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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
July 1, 2020 NH HB 1246 Authorizes Pharmacists to Administer COVID-19 Vaccine Concurrence Vote Passed - House (194 - 132)
July 1, 2020 MS SB 3049 Establishes the "Mississippi Back-to-Business Liability Assurance and Health Care Emergency Response Liability Protection Act" Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 11)
July 1, 2020 NH HB 1623 Authorizes Healthcare Providers to Prescribe Substance Abuse Treatment via Telehealth Services Concurrence Vote Passed - House (204 - 117)
July 1, 2020 HI SB 2629 Prohibits Burning Coal After 2022 Bill Passed - House (46 - 5)
July 1, 2020 National HR 2 Moving Forward Act Bill Passed - House (233 - 188)
June 30, 2020 LA HB 57 Amends Jury Trial and Seatbelt Lawsuit Requirements Conference Report Adopted - House (86 - 15)
June 30, 2020 NH HB 1264 Establishes Maximum Contaminant Limits for Perfluorochemicals (PFCs) in Drinking Water Concurrence Vote Passed - House (210 - 116)
June 30, 2020 NH HB 1639 Establishes the Opioid Abatement Trust Fund, Among Other Provisions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (201 - 121)
June 30, 2020 NH HB 1558 Amends School Disciplinary Policies to Address Behavioral Needs Concurrence Vote Passed - House (201 - 129)
June 30, 2020 NH HB 1166 Extends Emergency Benefit Enhancements Regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic Concurrence Vote Passed - House (178 - 154)
June 30, 2020 OH SB 55 Reduces Penalty for Violating a Public Health Order Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (18 - 10)
June 30, 2020 PA HB 943 Prohibits Price Comparison "Gag Clauses" by Pharmacy Benefit Managers Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
June 30, 2020 MS SB 3049 Establishes the "Mississippi Back-to-Business Liability Assurance and Health Care Emergency Response Liability Protection Act" Bill Passed - House (76 - 36)
June 30, 2020 MA H 4818 Establishes a Special Commission to Reduce Racial Inequalities in Maternal Health Bill Passed - House (159 - 0)
June 29, 2020 National HR 7301 Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020 Bill Passed - House (232 - 180)
June 29, 2020 NJ S 2485 Authorizes Local Governments to Prohibit Evictions during COVID-19 Pandemic Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15)
June 29, 2020 NJ S 232 Requires the Evaluation of Environmental and Public Health Stressors Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 14)
June 28, 2020 MS HB 1796 Authorizes the Redesign of the Mississippi State Flag Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 14)
June 28, 2020 MS HB 1796 Authorizes the Redesign of the Mississippi State Flag Bill Passed - House (92 - 23)
June 26, 2020 National H J Res 76 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability" Veto Override Failed - House (238 - 173)
June 26, 2020 VT H 965 Appropriates Funds to Health Care and Human Services Programs from Coronavirus Relief Fund Concurrence Vote Passed - House
June 26, 2020 NC SB 681 Requires Credit in the Arts in Order to Graduate Conference Report Adopted - House (87 - 21)
June 26, 2020 VT H 965 Appropriates Funds to Health Care and Human Services Programs from Coronavirus Relief Fund Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 0)
June 26, 2020 OR HB 4213 Prohibits Evictions for Nonpayment During Emergency Period Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 8)
June 26, 2020 OR HB 4210 Repeals Driving Privilege Suspensions for Failure to Pay Fines Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 7)
Date No. Title Outcome
7/01 HB 1246 Authorizes Pharmacists to Administer COVID-19 Vaccine Concurrence Vote Passed - House (194 - 132)
7/01 SB 3049 Establishes the "Mississippi Back-to-Business Liability Assurance and Health Care Emergency Response Liability Protection Act" Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 11)
7/01 HB 1623 Authorizes Healthcare Providers to Prescribe Substance Abuse Treatment via Telehealth Services Concurrence Vote Passed - House (204 - 117)
7/01 SB 2629 Prohibits Burning Coal After 2022 Bill Passed - House (46 - 5)
7/01 HR 2 Moving Forward Act Bill Passed - House (233 - 188)
6/30 HB 57 Amends Jury Trial and Seatbelt Lawsuit Requirements Conference Report Adopted - House (86 - 15)
6/30 HB 1264 Establishes Maximum Contaminant Limits for Perfluorochemicals (PFCs) in Drinking Water Concurrence Vote Passed - House (210 - 116)
6/30 HB 1639 Establishes the Opioid Abatement Trust Fund, Among Other Provisions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (201 - 121)
6/30 HB 1558 Amends School Disciplinary Policies to Address Behavioral Needs Concurrence Vote Passed - House (201 - 129)
6/30 HB 1166 Extends Emergency Benefit Enhancements Regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic Concurrence Vote Passed - House (178 - 154)
6/30 SB 55 Reduces Penalty for Violating a Public Health Order Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (18 - 10)
6/30 HB 943 Prohibits Price Comparison "Gag Clauses" by Pharmacy Benefit Managers Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
6/30 SB 3049 Establishes the "Mississippi Back-to-Business Liability Assurance and Health Care Emergency Response Liability Protection Act" Bill Passed - House (76 - 36)
6/30 H 4818 Establishes a Special Commission to Reduce Racial Inequalities in Maternal Health Bill Passed - House (159 - 0)
6/29 HR 7301 Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020 Bill Passed - House (232 - 180)
6/29 S 2485 Authorizes Local Governments to Prohibit Evictions during COVID-19 Pandemic Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15)
6/29 S 232 Requires the Evaluation of Environmental and Public Health Stressors Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 14)
6/28 HB 1796 Authorizes the Redesign of the Mississippi State Flag Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 14)
6/28 HB 1796 Authorizes the Redesign of the Mississippi State Flag Bill Passed - House (92 - 23)
6/26 H J Res 76 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability" Veto Override Failed - House (238 - 173)
6/26 H 965 Appropriates Funds to Health Care and Human Services Programs from Coronavirus Relief Fund Concurrence Vote Passed - House
6/26 SB 681 Requires Credit in the Arts in Order to Graduate Conference Report Adopted - House (87 - 21)
6/26 H 965 Appropriates Funds to Health Care and Human Services Programs from Coronavirus Relief Fund Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 0)
6/26 HB 4213 Prohibits Evictions for Nonpayment During Emergency Period Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 8)
6/26 HB 4210 Repeals Driving Privilege Suspensions for Failure to Pay Fines Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 7)

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