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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:

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  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Sept. 13, 2021 IL SB 2408 Increases the Growth of Wind, Solar and Other Forms of Renewable Energy Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 17)
Sept. 10, 2021 CA SB 715 Extends Restrictions on Gun Control Loopholes by Requiring Verification on Hunting Licenses Conference Report Adopted - Senate (26 - 9)
Sept. 10, 2021 CA AB 1395 Requires California to Maintain Net Negative Greenhouse Gas Emissions After Achieving Net-Zero Bill Failed - Senate (14 - 12)
Sept. 9, 2021 CA SB 596 Requires That a Comprehensive Strategy be Created to Achieve Net-Zero Emissions Associated With Cement by 2045 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 9)
Sept. 9, 2021 CA SB 343 Establishes Additional Labeling Requirements for Recyclable Materials Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 7)
Sept. 8, 2021 CA AB 416 Requires Companies that Produce Forest-Risk Commodities Maintain a No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation Policy Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 8)
Sept. 8, 2021 CA AB 1403 Authorizes Planned Power Outages During State of Emergencies Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 5)
Sept. 8, 2021 CA AB 1346 Prohibits Exhaust, Emissions From Certain Vehicles Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 9)
Sept. 2, 2021 CA SB 500 Requires All New Self-Driving Cars to be Zero-Emission by 2030 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 9)
Sept. 2, 2021 CA AB 1183 Establishes the California Desert Conservation Program Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 6)
Aug. 31, 2021 IL SB 18 Requires All Energy Production to be from Renewable Energy Sources by 2050 Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 16)
Aug. 31, 2021 IL SB 18 Requires All Energy Production to be from Renewable Energy Sources by 2050 Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 16)
Aug. 26, 2021 CA AB 616 Authorizes "Card Check" for Farm Workers Unions Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
July 20, 2021 LA SB 203 Exempts Groundwater District Commissioners from Provisions of the Code of Governmental Ethics Veto Override Failed - Senate (25 - 12)
July 19, 2021 ME LD 151 Authorizes Farm Workers to Bargain Collectively (18 - 17)
June 30, 2021 NJ A 4554 Establishes a Renewable Solar Energy Certificate Program Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
June 30, 2021 NJ A 4554 Establishes a Renewable Solar Energy Certificate Program Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
June 25, 2021 OR SB 762 Appropriates $220 Million for Wildfire Prevention Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
June 24, 2021 NJ A 5121 Exempts Certain Manufacturing Facilities from Certain Energy Related Taxes Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 14)
June 24, 2021 OH HB 201 Prohibits Local Governments from limiting use of Natural Gas Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
June 24, 2021 NJ S 2515 Requires Plastic Containers and Packaging to Include Recycled Materials Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 14)
June 24, 2021 NJ S 3926 Authorizes Offshore Wind Projects Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13)
June 24, 2021 NJ S 3926 Authorizes Offshore Wind Projects Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13)
June 24, 2021 National S 1251 Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021 Bill Passed - Senate (92 - 8)
June 17, 2021 ME LD 1541 Amends Recycling Laws to Shift the Cost of Disposing Packaging Materials to Companies Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
June 14, 2021 PA SB 119 Prohibits Pennsylvania from Joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 15)
June 10, 2021 MI SB 486 Authorizes People From the Upper Peninsula to Sit on a Body to Decide Whether Hunters Can Kill Wolves Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
June 9, 2021 NY A 6193 Requires Utilities to Allow Customers to Use Their Preferred Name and Pronouns Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 17)
June 8, 2021 NY S 1759A Requires Statewide Testing for 40 Types of Emerging Contaminants Bill Passed - Senate (54 - 9)
June 7, 2021 CT HB 6441 Authorizes Climate Change Adaptation for Shoreline and Inland Communities Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
June 3, 2021 NJ S 3223 Establishes Numerical Requirements and Zoning Standards for Electric Vehicles Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 13)
June 3, 2021 NJ A 3352 Requires Solar Panels on All New Warehouses Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13)
June 3, 2021 NJ A 3352 Requires Solar Panels on All New Warehouses Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13)
June 3, 2021 NJ A 3352 Requires Solar Panels on All New Warehouses Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13)
June 3, 2021 CA SB 38 Requires the Beverage Industry to Create an Accessible Recycling and Redemption System Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 8)
June 2, 2021 OH SB 52 Prohibits Wind and Solar Companies from Applying to Build Projects Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 13)
June 2, 2021 OH SB 52 Prohibits Wind and Solar Companies from Applying to Build Projects Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 13)
June 1, 2021 RI S 629 Requires All of the State's Electricity to Originate from Renewable Energy Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 4)
May 26, 2021 NE LB 306 Establishes Eligibility Requirements for Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Programs Veto Override Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
May 19, 2021 NE LB 2 Reduces the Valuation of Agricultural Land to Decrease Taxation Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 6)
May 12, 2021 CO SB 21-246 Extends Assistance to Aid in the Transition to "Healthier" Homes Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14)
May 12, 2021 CO SB 21-246 Extends Assistance to Aid in the Transition to "Healthier" Homes Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14)
May 12, 2021 LA SB 185 Establishes Regulations on Leasing Land for Solar Farms Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
May 6, 2021 IL SB 1747 Establishes Tax Advantaged Zones for Green Energy Businesses Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 11)
May 5, 2021 NY S 1130 Prohibits Pet Shops from Selling Dogs, Cats, and Rabbits Bill Passed - Senate (57 - 6)
May 4, 2021 TX HB 17 Prohibits Cities from Banning Natural Gas Hookups in New Buildings Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 12)
May 4, 2021 TX HB 17 Prohibits Cities from Banning Natural Gas Hookups in New Buildings Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 12)
April 28, 2021 MT SB 98 Reduces Restrictions on Killing/Taking of Grizzly Bears Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 18)
April 28, 2021 National S J Res 14 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Review" Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (52 - 42)
April 27, 2021 NY S 4478 Prohibits the Use of Pesticides at Children's' Day and Overnight Camps Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 16)
Date No. Title Outcome
9/13 SB 2408 Increases the Growth of Wind, Solar and Other Forms of Renewable Energy Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 17)
9/10 SB 715 Extends Restrictions on Gun Control Loopholes by Requiring Verification on Hunting Licenses Conference Report Adopted - Senate (26 - 9)
9/10 AB 1395 Requires California to Maintain Net Negative Greenhouse Gas Emissions After Achieving Net-Zero Bill Failed - Senate (14 - 12)
9/09 SB 596 Requires That a Comprehensive Strategy be Created to Achieve Net-Zero Emissions Associated With Cement by 2045 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 9)
9/09 SB 343 Establishes Additional Labeling Requirements for Recyclable Materials Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 7)
9/08 AB 416 Requires Companies that Produce Forest-Risk Commodities Maintain a No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation Policy Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 8)
9/08 AB 1403 Authorizes Planned Power Outages During State of Emergencies Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 5)
9/08 AB 1346 Prohibits Exhaust, Emissions From Certain Vehicles Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 9)
9/02 SB 500 Requires All New Self-Driving Cars to be Zero-Emission by 2030 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 9)
9/02 AB 1183 Establishes the California Desert Conservation Program Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 6)
8/31 SB 18 Requires All Energy Production to be from Renewable Energy Sources by 2050 Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 16)
8/31 SB 18 Requires All Energy Production to be from Renewable Energy Sources by 2050 Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 16)
8/26 AB 616 Authorizes "Card Check" for Farm Workers Unions Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
7/20 SB 203 Exempts Groundwater District Commissioners from Provisions of the Code of Governmental Ethics Veto Override Failed - Senate (25 - 12)
7/19 LD 151 Authorizes Farm Workers to Bargain Collectively (18 - 17)
6/30 A 4554 Establishes a Renewable Solar Energy Certificate Program Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
6/30 A 4554 Establishes a Renewable Solar Energy Certificate Program Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
6/25 SB 762 Appropriates $220 Million for Wildfire Prevention Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
6/24 A 5121 Exempts Certain Manufacturing Facilities from Certain Energy Related Taxes Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 14)
6/24 HB 201 Prohibits Local Governments from limiting use of Natural Gas Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
6/24 S 2515 Requires Plastic Containers and Packaging to Include Recycled Materials Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 14)
6/24 S 3926 Authorizes Offshore Wind Projects Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13)
6/24 S 3926 Authorizes Offshore Wind Projects Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13)
6/24 S 1251 Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021 Bill Passed - Senate (92 - 8)
6/17 LD 1541 Amends Recycling Laws to Shift the Cost of Disposing Packaging Materials to Companies Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
6/14 SB 119 Prohibits Pennsylvania from Joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 15)
6/10 SB 486 Authorizes People From the Upper Peninsula to Sit on a Body to Decide Whether Hunters Can Kill Wolves Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
6/09 A 6193 Requires Utilities to Allow Customers to Use Their Preferred Name and Pronouns Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 17)
6/08 S 1759A Requires Statewide Testing for 40 Types of Emerging Contaminants Bill Passed - Senate (54 - 9)
6/07 HB 6441 Authorizes Climate Change Adaptation for Shoreline and Inland Communities Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
6/03 S 3223 Establishes Numerical Requirements and Zoning Standards for Electric Vehicles Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 13)
6/03 A 3352 Requires Solar Panels on All New Warehouses Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13)
6/03 A 3352 Requires Solar Panels on All New Warehouses Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13)
6/03 A 3352 Requires Solar Panels on All New Warehouses Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13)
6/03 SB 38 Requires the Beverage Industry to Create an Accessible Recycling and Redemption System Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 8)
6/02 SB 52 Prohibits Wind and Solar Companies from Applying to Build Projects Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 13)
6/02 SB 52 Prohibits Wind and Solar Companies from Applying to Build Projects Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 13)
6/01 S 629 Requires All of the State's Electricity to Originate from Renewable Energy Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 4)
5/26 LB 306 Establishes Eligibility Requirements for Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Programs Veto Override Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
5/19 LB 2 Reduces the Valuation of Agricultural Land to Decrease Taxation Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 6)
5/12 SB 21-246 Extends Assistance to Aid in the Transition to "Healthier" Homes Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14)
5/12 SB 21-246 Extends Assistance to Aid in the Transition to "Healthier" Homes Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14)
5/12 SB 185 Establishes Regulations on Leasing Land for Solar Farms Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
5/06 SB 1747 Establishes Tax Advantaged Zones for Green Energy Businesses Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 11)
5/05 S 1130 Prohibits Pet Shops from Selling Dogs, Cats, and Rabbits Bill Passed - Senate (57 - 6)
5/04 HB 17 Prohibits Cities from Banning Natural Gas Hookups in New Buildings Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 12)
5/04 HB 17 Prohibits Cities from Banning Natural Gas Hookups in New Buildings Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 12)
4/28 SB 98 Reduces Restrictions on Killing/Taking of Grizzly Bears Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 18)
4/28 S J Res 14 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Review" Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (52 - 42)
4/27 S 4478 Prohibits the Use of Pesticides at Children's' Day and Overnight Camps Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 16)
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