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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 2, 2021 NY S 153 Establishes Consumer Credit Fairness Act Bill Passed - House (103 - 45)
June 2, 2021 MI HB 4667 Prohibits a Governmental Entity from Mandating the Use of Vaccine Passports Bill Passed - House (62 - 47)
June 1, 2021 CT SB 1 Alleges Racism is a Public Health Crisis Bill Passed - House (114 - 33)
June 1, 2021 CT HB 6402 Authorizes Student-Athletes to Receive Compensation for the Use of their Likeness Bill Passed - House (136 - 11)
May 31, 2021 NV SB 448 Increases Spending on Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Bill Passed - House (32 - 10)
May 31, 2021 NV SB 448 Increases Spending on Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Bill Passed - House (32 - 10)
May 30, 2021 NV SB 420 Establishes a State Public Option Health Care Plan Bill Passed - House (26 - 15)
May 30, 2021 NV SB 219 Repeals the Practice of Suspending People's Driver's Licenses When they Can't Afford to Pay Bill Passed - House (34 - 8)
May 28, 2021 TX HB 547 Authorizes Homeschooled Students to Participate in University Interscholastic League Activities Concurrence Vote Passed - House (80 - 63)
May 28, 2021 TX HB 4545 Establishes Requirements for Accelerated Instruction for Students who Fail to Pass State Assessments Concurrence Vote Passed - House (104 - 41)
May 27, 2021 NV AB 486 Prohibits Tenants from Being Locked Out While Applications for Rental Assistance are Pending Bill Passed - House (29 - 12)
May 27, 2021 CA AB 816 Requires State and Local Governments to Develop Plans to Reduce Homelessness Bill Passed - House (55 - 15)
May 26, 2021 NY A 6193 Requires Utilities to Allow Customers to Use Their Preferred Name and Pronouns Bill Passed - House (99 - 48)
May 25, 2021 MI HB 4501 Prohibits Levying Fines Towards Businesses for Violations of COVID-19 Emergency Orders Bill Passed - House (74 - 34)
May 25, 2021 RI H 5830 Prohibits the Use of a School District's Listserv to Distribute Any Political Advertisements Bill Passed - House (74 - 0)
May 24, 2021 NY A 3149 Establishes Requirements for Healthcare Practitioners Bill Passed - House (102 - 45)
May 20, 2021 NJ S 3223 Establishes Numerical Requirements and Zoning Standards for Electric Vehicles Bill Passed - House (53 - 23)
May 20, 2021 NJ S 3223 Establishes Numerical Requirements and Zoning Standards for Electric Vehicles Bill Passed - House (53 - 23)
May 20, 2021 NY S 4478 Prohibits the Use of Pesticides at Children's' Day and Overnight Camps Bill Passed - House (112 - 35)
May 20, 2021 CA AB 978 Establishes Rent Stabilization and Protections for Mobile Home Owners Bill Passed - House (50 - 19)
May 20, 2021 CT HB 6107 Amends Zoning Regulations to Address Long-Standing Housing Inequities Bill Passed - House (84 - 59)
May 19, 2021 IA HF 847 Repeals Mask Mandates for Public School Students Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 35)
May 19, 2021 IA HF 847 Repeals Mask Mandates for Public School Students Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 35)
May 19, 2021 OR SJR 12 Amends the State Constitution to Establish Healthcare as a Right for All Citizens Bill Passed - House (34 - 23)
May 19, 2021 ME LD 604 Requires a Separate Line Item in the State Budget for Charter School Funding "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (81 - 65)
Date No. Title Outcome
6/02 S 153 Establishes Consumer Credit Fairness Act Bill Passed - House (103 - 45)
6/02 HB 4667 Prohibits a Governmental Entity from Mandating the Use of Vaccine Passports Bill Passed - House (62 - 47)
6/01 SB 1 Alleges Racism is a Public Health Crisis Bill Passed - House (114 - 33)
6/01 HB 6402 Authorizes Student-Athletes to Receive Compensation for the Use of their Likeness Bill Passed - House (136 - 11)
5/31 SB 448 Increases Spending on Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Bill Passed - House (32 - 10)
5/31 SB 448 Increases Spending on Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Bill Passed - House (32 - 10)
5/30 SB 420 Establishes a State Public Option Health Care Plan Bill Passed - House (26 - 15)
5/30 SB 219 Repeals the Practice of Suspending People's Driver's Licenses When they Can't Afford to Pay Bill Passed - House (34 - 8)
5/28 HB 547 Authorizes Homeschooled Students to Participate in University Interscholastic League Activities Concurrence Vote Passed - House (80 - 63)
5/28 HB 4545 Establishes Requirements for Accelerated Instruction for Students who Fail to Pass State Assessments Concurrence Vote Passed - House (104 - 41)
5/27 AB 486 Prohibits Tenants from Being Locked Out While Applications for Rental Assistance are Pending Bill Passed - House (29 - 12)
5/27 AB 816 Requires State and Local Governments to Develop Plans to Reduce Homelessness Bill Passed - House (55 - 15)
5/26 A 6193 Requires Utilities to Allow Customers to Use Their Preferred Name and Pronouns Bill Passed - House (99 - 48)
5/25 HB 4501 Prohibits Levying Fines Towards Businesses for Violations of COVID-19 Emergency Orders Bill Passed - House (74 - 34)
5/25 H 5830 Prohibits the Use of a School District's Listserv to Distribute Any Political Advertisements Bill Passed - House (74 - 0)
5/24 A 3149 Establishes Requirements for Healthcare Practitioners Bill Passed - House (102 - 45)
5/20 S 3223 Establishes Numerical Requirements and Zoning Standards for Electric Vehicles Bill Passed - House (53 - 23)
5/20 S 3223 Establishes Numerical Requirements and Zoning Standards for Electric Vehicles Bill Passed - House (53 - 23)
5/20 S 4478 Prohibits the Use of Pesticides at Children's' Day and Overnight Camps Bill Passed - House (112 - 35)
5/20 AB 978 Establishes Rent Stabilization and Protections for Mobile Home Owners Bill Passed - House (50 - 19)
5/20 HB 6107 Amends Zoning Regulations to Address Long-Standing Housing Inequities Bill Passed - House (84 - 59)
5/19 HF 847 Repeals Mask Mandates for Public School Students Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 35)
5/19 HF 847 Repeals Mask Mandates for Public School Students Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 35)
5/19 SJR 12 Amends the State Constitution to Establish Healthcare as a Right for All Citizens Bill Passed - House (34 - 23)
5/19 LD 604 Requires a Separate Line Item in the State Budget for Charter School Funding "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (81 - 65)

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