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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. Our summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to our strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. They do not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill, but rather the version voted on in that stage. While many procedural votes take place before a full chamber vote, our voting stages reflect the final reading of each chamber vote. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
June 24, 2021 OR HB 2433 Increases the Total Amount of Outstanding Affordable Housing Tax Credits to $35 Million Through 2025 Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 6)
June 24, 2021 NJ A 5121 Exempts Certain Manufacturing Facilities from Certain Energy Related Taxes Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 14)
June 24, 2021 NJ S 3926 Authorizes Offshore Wind Projects Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13)
June 24, 2021 MI SB 379 Prohibits the Governor from Unilaterally Increasing the State's Road Debt Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
June 24, 2021 National S 1251 Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021 Bill Passed - Senate (92 - 8)
June 24, 2021 RI S 190 Authorizes DMV to Issue Driving Privileges to Undocumented Residents Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10)
June 24, 2021 AZ SB 1847 Expands the Usage of Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 3)
June 24, 2021 NJ S 3691 Authorizes Financial Relief to Certain Landlords and Tenants in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
June 23, 2021 NC SB 116 Establishes the North Carolina Back to Work Act Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 22)
June 23, 2021 OH HB 82 Repeals ACT and SAT Requirements for High School Graduation Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
June 22, 2021 OR HB 2411 Requires Notifications and a Process for Installing Underground Broadband Infrastructure Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 3)
June 16, 2021 OH SB 176 Authorizes the Legalization of Sports Betting Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 2)
June 15, 2021 NC HB 642 Prohibits Organ Transplant Discrimination on the Basis of Down Syndrome Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
June 10, 2021 LA HB 38 Requires that School Board Information be Made Accessible On the Louisiana Fiscal Transparency Website Conference Report Adopted - Senate (20 - 14)
June 10, 2021 NY A 7667 Requires Owners to Provide Essential Services and Habitability for Interim Multiple Dwelling Units Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 19)
June 10, 2021 NY A 2633 Authorizes Towns in the Peconic Bay Region to Establish a Community Housing Fund Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 14)
June 10, 2021 NY S 784 Prohibits the Use of Devices That Make Cars Louder Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 15)
June 10, 2021 NY A 2573A Prohibits the Ban on Individuals Convicted of a Felony That Prevent Them From Being Appointed Fiduciary of an Estate Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 20)
June 10, 2021 NY A 7637 Authorizes Additional Supervision and Regulation of Limited-Profit Housing Companies Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 19)
June 9, 2021 OR HB 3115 Amends Homeless Laws to Allow Homeless Communities to Seek Shelter on Public Property Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 10)
June 9, 2021 NY A 6193 Requires Utilities to Allow Customers to Use Their Preferred Name and Pronouns Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 17)
June 9, 2021 ME LD 1640 Expands Protections for Campus Free Speech "Ought Not to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 11)
June 8, 2021 OR SB 8 Requires Local Governments to Allow Affordable Housing on Lands Not Zoned for Residential Purposes Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 5)
June 8, 2021 OR HB 3124 Extends the Local Government Timeline for Homeless Campers to Remove Belongings by 2 Days Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 13)
June 8, 2021 NY A 3149 Establishes Requirements for Healthcare Practitioners Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 13)
Date No. Title Outcome
6/24 HB 2433 Increases the Total Amount of Outstanding Affordable Housing Tax Credits to $35 Million Through 2025 Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 6)
6/24 A 5121 Exempts Certain Manufacturing Facilities from Certain Energy Related Taxes Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 14)
6/24 S 3926 Authorizes Offshore Wind Projects Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13)
6/24 SB 379 Prohibits the Governor from Unilaterally Increasing the State's Road Debt Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
6/24 S 1251 Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021 Bill Passed - Senate (92 - 8)
6/24 S 190 Authorizes DMV to Issue Driving Privileges to Undocumented Residents Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10)
6/24 SB 1847 Expands the Usage of Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 3)
6/24 S 3691 Authorizes Financial Relief to Certain Landlords and Tenants in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
6/23 SB 116 Establishes the North Carolina Back to Work Act Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 22)
6/23 HB 82 Repeals ACT and SAT Requirements for High School Graduation Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
6/22 HB 2411 Requires Notifications and a Process for Installing Underground Broadband Infrastructure Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 3)
6/16 SB 176 Authorizes the Legalization of Sports Betting Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 2)
6/15 HB 642 Prohibits Organ Transplant Discrimination on the Basis of Down Syndrome Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
6/10 HB 38 Requires that School Board Information be Made Accessible On the Louisiana Fiscal Transparency Website Conference Report Adopted - Senate (20 - 14)
6/10 A 7667 Requires Owners to Provide Essential Services and Habitability for Interim Multiple Dwelling Units Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 19)
6/10 A 2633 Authorizes Towns in the Peconic Bay Region to Establish a Community Housing Fund Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 14)
6/10 S 784 Prohibits the Use of Devices That Make Cars Louder Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 15)
6/10 A 2573A Prohibits the Ban on Individuals Convicted of a Felony That Prevent Them From Being Appointed Fiduciary of an Estate Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 20)
6/10 A 7637 Authorizes Additional Supervision and Regulation of Limited-Profit Housing Companies Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 19)
6/09 HB 3115 Amends Homeless Laws to Allow Homeless Communities to Seek Shelter on Public Property Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 10)
6/09 A 6193 Requires Utilities to Allow Customers to Use Their Preferred Name and Pronouns Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 17)
6/09 LD 1640 Expands Protections for Campus Free Speech "Ought Not to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 11)
6/08 SB 8 Requires Local Governments to Allow Affordable Housing on Lands Not Zoned for Residential Purposes Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 5)
6/08 HB 3124 Extends the Local Government Timeline for Homeless Campers to Remove Belongings by 2 Days Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 13)
6/08 A 3149 Establishes Requirements for Healthcare Practitioners Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 13)

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