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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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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Feb. 25, 2022 IL SB 3120 Establishes Family Bereavement Leave Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 11)
Feb. 24, 2022 OR SB 1513 Requires Employers to Notify Employees of Mandatory Overtime Hours in Advance Bill Passed - House (36 - 21)
Feb. 24, 2022 WY HB 16 Expands Eligibility for the Wyoming Military Assistance Trust Fund Bill Passed - House (39 - 20)
Feb. 24, 2022 MO SB 672 Expands the Fast Track Scholarship Grant Program by 7 Years Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 8)
Feb. 24, 2022 AZ SB 1494 Prohibits the Non-Vaccinated Terminated Persons from Being Denied Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 9)
Feb. 24, 2022 AZ SB 1494 Prohibits the Non-Vaccinated Terminated Persons from Being Denied Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 9)
Feb. 24, 2022 GA SB 435 Prohibits Transgender Students Participation in Sports Teams Matching Their Gender Identity Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 22)
Feb. 23, 2022 ME LD 344 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment that Prohibits Discrimination Based on Sex "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 12)
Feb. 23, 2022 WI SB 695 Repeals the Limit on the Total Number of Charter Schools Authorized by the College of Menominee Nation and the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 35)
Feb. 23, 2022 ID S 1255 Establishes the Empowering Parents Grant Program with Funds from the American Rescue Plan Bill Passed - House (67 - 1)
Feb. 23, 2022 AL SB 184 Establishes that Providing Gender Affirming Therapy to Children is a Felony Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 6)
Feb. 23, 2022 WY SF 51 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 4)
Feb. 23, 2022 WY SF 51 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 4)
Feb. 23, 2022 FL SB 896 Authorizes Veterans to List Military Experience in Place of Higher Education on Teaching Certificate Applications Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
Feb. 23, 2022 AZ SB 1718 Appropriates Funds for Border Security Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 9)
Feb. 23, 2022 IL SB 3490 Expands Protections for LGBTQ Seniors Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 9)
Feb. 23, 2022 IL SB 3490 Expands Protections for LGBTQ Seniors Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 9)
Feb. 23, 2022 SD HB 1223 Authorizes Prenatal Care to Minors Without Parental Consent Bill Passed - House (37 - 33)
Feb. 22, 2022 WI AB 937 Reduces the Number of Weeks of Unemployment Benefits Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 14)
Feb. 22, 2022 WI AB 936 Authorizes Able Bodied Individuals Who Deny Job Offers to Qualify for Medicaid Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
Feb. 21, 2022 VA HB 283 Establishes Human Trafficking Training For Law Enforcement Personnel Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
Feb. 21, 2022 KS HCR 5014 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment to Provide Legislative Oversight to the Executive Branch Joint Resolution Passed - House (85 - 39)
Feb. 21, 2022 KS HCR 5014 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment to Provide Legislative Oversight to the Executive Branch Joint Resolution Passed - House (85 - 39)
Feb. 21, 2022 IA HF 2416 Requires Student Athletes to Join Teams Based on Sex Assigned at Birth Bill Passed - House (55 - 39)
Feb. 17, 2022 WI AB 937 Reduces the Number of Weeks of Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - House (57 - 35)
Feb. 17, 2022 WI AB 936 Authorizes Able Bodied Individuals Who Deny Job Offers to Qualify for Medicaid Bill Passed - House (59 - 33)
Feb. 16, 2022 ME LD 344 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment that Prohibits Discrimination Based on Sex "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (80 - 57)
Feb. 16, 2022 MA H 4461 Authorizes Driver's Licenses for Certain Undocumented Immigrants (120 - 36)
Feb. 16, 2022 MA H 4470 Authorizes Driver's Licenses for Certain Undocumented Persons Bill Passed - House (120 - 36)
Feb. 16, 2022 OH HB 304 Amends Smoke Detector Laws in Residential Premises Bill Passed - House (79 - 14)
Feb. 16, 2022 AR SB 2 Appropriates Monies for Governor's Office Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
Feb. 15, 2022 NM HB 135 Establishes Indian Family Protection Act Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 4)
Feb. 15, 2022 NM HB 135 Establishes Indian Family Protection Act Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 4)
Feb. 15, 2022 NM SB 36 Increases Required Contributions to the Educational Retirement Fund Bill Passed - House (52 - 12)
Feb. 15, 2022 NM HB 163 Reduces Various Tax Rates, Establishes Credits Bill Passed - House (59 - 9)
Feb. 15, 2022 OR SB 1513 Requires Employers to Notify Employees of Mandatory Overtime Hours in Advance Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 2)
Feb. 15, 2022 AL SB 116 Authorizes the Children of Military Members to Enroll in Public School Prior to State Residency Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 0)
Feb. 15, 2022 VA HB 212 Requires Informed Written Consent be Given by Individuals Seeking an Abortion Prior to the Procedure Bill Passed - House (52 - 48)
Feb. 15, 2022 VA SB 4 Limits the Duration of Executive Orders Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 11)
Feb. 15, 2022 VA HB 90 Establishes a Tax Exemption for Food and Personal Hygiene Products Bill Passed - House (88 - 1)
Feb. 15, 2022 AL SB 119 Expands the G.I. Dependent Scholarship Program Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 0)
Feb. 14, 2022 WV SCR 44 Rescinds Ratification of Equal Rights Amendment Motion Rejected - House (18 - 75)
Feb. 14, 2022 National PN 1593 Nomination of Robert Califf as Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services Cloture Invoked - Senate (49 - 45)
Feb. 14, 2022 LA SB 15 Amends Supreme Court District Boundaries Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 12)
Feb. 12, 2022 NM HB 99 Prohibits Threats Against Judges Bill Passed - House (59 - 7)
Feb. 12, 2022 NM HB 73 Authorizes Certain Retirees to Return to Work Without Suspension of Retirement Benefits Bill Passed - House (62 - 1)
Feb. 11, 2022 NE LB 310 Reduces Inheritance Taxes; Increases Exemptions Therefrom Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 1)
Feb. 11, 2022 NM SB 7 Establishes a $15 State Minimum Wage Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 11)
Feb. 10, 2022 MA H 4441 Expands Protections for Veterans Bill Passed - House (156 - 1)
Feb. 10, 2022 KY HB 4 Amends the Length of State Unemployment Benefits Based on State Unemployment Rates Bill Passed - House (60 - 4)
Date No. Title Outcome
2/25 SB 3120 Establishes Family Bereavement Leave Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 11)
2/24 SB 1513 Requires Employers to Notify Employees of Mandatory Overtime Hours in Advance Bill Passed - House (36 - 21)
2/24 HB 16 Expands Eligibility for the Wyoming Military Assistance Trust Fund Bill Passed - House (39 - 20)
2/24 SB 672 Expands the Fast Track Scholarship Grant Program by 7 Years Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 8)
2/24 SB 1494 Prohibits the Non-Vaccinated Terminated Persons from Being Denied Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 9)
2/24 SB 1494 Prohibits the Non-Vaccinated Terminated Persons from Being Denied Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 9)
2/24 SB 435 Prohibits Transgender Students Participation in Sports Teams Matching Their Gender Identity Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 22)
2/23 LD 344 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment that Prohibits Discrimination Based on Sex "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 12)
2/23 SB 695 Repeals the Limit on the Total Number of Charter Schools Authorized by the College of Menominee Nation and the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 35)
2/23 S 1255 Establishes the Empowering Parents Grant Program with Funds from the American Rescue Plan Bill Passed - House (67 - 1)
2/23 SB 184 Establishes that Providing Gender Affirming Therapy to Children is a Felony Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 6)
2/23 SF 51 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 4)
2/23 SF 51 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 4)
2/23 SB 896 Authorizes Veterans to List Military Experience in Place of Higher Education on Teaching Certificate Applications Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
2/23 SB 1718 Appropriates Funds for Border Security Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 9)
2/23 SB 3490 Expands Protections for LGBTQ Seniors Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 9)
2/23 SB 3490 Expands Protections for LGBTQ Seniors Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 9)
2/23 HB 1223 Authorizes Prenatal Care to Minors Without Parental Consent Bill Passed - House (37 - 33)
2/22 AB 937 Reduces the Number of Weeks of Unemployment Benefits Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 14)
2/22 AB 936 Authorizes Able Bodied Individuals Who Deny Job Offers to Qualify for Medicaid Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
2/21 HB 283 Establishes Human Trafficking Training For Law Enforcement Personnel Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
2/21 HCR 5014 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment to Provide Legislative Oversight to the Executive Branch Joint Resolution Passed - House (85 - 39)
2/21 HCR 5014 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment to Provide Legislative Oversight to the Executive Branch Joint Resolution Passed - House (85 - 39)
2/21 HF 2416 Requires Student Athletes to Join Teams Based on Sex Assigned at Birth Bill Passed - House (55 - 39)
2/17 AB 937 Reduces the Number of Weeks of Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - House (57 - 35)
2/17 AB 936 Authorizes Able Bodied Individuals Who Deny Job Offers to Qualify for Medicaid Bill Passed - House (59 - 33)
2/16 LD 344 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment that Prohibits Discrimination Based on Sex "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (80 - 57)
2/16 H 4461 Authorizes Driver's Licenses for Certain Undocumented Immigrants (120 - 36)
2/16 H 4470 Authorizes Driver's Licenses for Certain Undocumented Persons Bill Passed - House (120 - 36)
2/16 HB 304 Amends Smoke Detector Laws in Residential Premises Bill Passed - House (79 - 14)
2/16 SB 2 Appropriates Monies for Governor's Office Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
2/15 HB 135 Establishes Indian Family Protection Act Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 4)
2/15 HB 135 Establishes Indian Family Protection Act Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 4)
2/15 SB 36 Increases Required Contributions to the Educational Retirement Fund Bill Passed - House (52 - 12)
2/15 HB 163 Reduces Various Tax Rates, Establishes Credits Bill Passed - House (59 - 9)
2/15 SB 1513 Requires Employers to Notify Employees of Mandatory Overtime Hours in Advance Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 2)
2/15 SB 116 Authorizes the Children of Military Members to Enroll in Public School Prior to State Residency Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 0)
2/15 HB 212 Requires Informed Written Consent be Given by Individuals Seeking an Abortion Prior to the Procedure Bill Passed - House (52 - 48)
2/15 SB 4 Limits the Duration of Executive Orders Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 11)
2/15 HB 90 Establishes a Tax Exemption for Food and Personal Hygiene Products Bill Passed - House (88 - 1)
2/15 SB 119 Expands the G.I. Dependent Scholarship Program Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 0)
2/14 SCR 44 Rescinds Ratification of Equal Rights Amendment Motion Rejected - House (18 - 75)
2/14 PN 1593 Nomination of Robert Califf as Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services Cloture Invoked - Senate (49 - 45)
2/14 SB 15 Amends Supreme Court District Boundaries Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 12)
2/12 HB 99 Prohibits Threats Against Judges Bill Passed - House (59 - 7)
2/12 HB 73 Authorizes Certain Retirees to Return to Work Without Suspension of Retirement Benefits Bill Passed - House (62 - 1)
2/11 LB 310 Reduces Inheritance Taxes; Increases Exemptions Therefrom Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 1)
2/11 SB 7 Establishes a $15 State Minimum Wage Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 11)
2/10 H 4441 Expands Protections for Veterans Bill Passed - House (156 - 1)
2/10 HB 4 Amends the Length of State Unemployment Benefits Based on State Unemployment Rates Bill Passed - House (60 - 4)
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