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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
May 31, 2023 CA AB 518 Extends Paid Family Leave to LGBTQ+ Members Bill Passed - House (64 - 0)
May 31, 2023 CA AB 518 Extends Paid Family Leave to LGBTQ+ Members Bill Passed - House (64 - 0)
May 31, 2023 CA AB 310 Reduces Work Requirements for the CalWORKS Program Bill Passed - House (62 - 17)
May 31, 2023 CA SB 616 Increases Paid Sick Leave for Railroad Employees from 3 to 7 Days Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 9)
May 30, 2023 CA SB 227 Establishes a State Program to Pay Undocumented Workers Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 7)
May 30, 2023 CA SB 227 Establishes a State Program to Pay Undocumented Workers Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 7)
May 30, 2023 NY S 1201 Establishes New Discount Programs for Veterans Bill Passed - Senate (57 - 1)
May 29, 2023 NV SB 305 Establishes a State Run Retirement Program Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 5)
May 27, 2023 NV SB 226 Establishes Requirements for Wages When Constructing Public Hospitals and Other Buildings Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 6)
May 27, 2023 NV SB 226 Establishes Requirements for Wages When Constructing Public Hospitals and Other Buildings Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 6)
May 26, 2023 NV SB 274 Establishes New Regulations Governing the Administration of Industrial Insurance Claims Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 6)
May 26, 2023 NV SB 274 Establishes New Regulations Governing the Administration of Industrial Insurance Claims Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 6)
May 25, 2023 OK SB 377 Amends Voter Registration Policies and Regulations to Prohibit Undocumented Individuals Conference Report Adopted - House (77 - 18)
May 25, 2023 OK SB 377 Amends Voter Registration Policies and Regulations to Prohibit Undocumented Individuals Conference Report Adopted - Senate (37 - 5)
May 25, 2023 IL SB 1298 Authorizes Medicaid Healthcare Access to Undocumented Individuals 42 and Older Bill Passed - House (72 - 31)
May 25, 2023 CT HJ 34 Establishes a Joint Resolution Recognizing the Harm Done by the Salem Witch Trials Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (33 - 1)
May 24, 2023 TX HB 1287 Amends SNAP Vehicle Asset Tests to Modernize Reporting Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 4)
May 24, 2023 NV SB 263 Authorizes Affordable Housing Grants to Women Veterans and Survivors of Domestic Abuse Bill Passed - House (29 - 13)
May 24, 2023 IL HB 3882 Authorizes Undocumented Immigrants to Obtain a Standardized Illinois Driver's License Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 18)
May 24, 2023 TX HB 7 Authorizes the Creation of State Border Police Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 11)
May 24, 2023 CT HB 6768 Authorizes Pharmacists to Prescribe Birth Control Bill Passed - House (125 - 21)
May 24, 2023 CA SB 735 Establishes Extra Occupational Safety Measures on Motion Picture Sets Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 4)
May 24, 2023 CA SB 447 Authorizes State and Public University Employees to Resume Travel to Previously Restricted States Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 8)
May 23, 2023 NV SB 153 Requires the Nevada Department of Corrections Regulate the Security, Supervision, Medical, and Mental Health Treatment of Transgender Inmates Bill Passed - House (28 - 14)
May 23, 2023 MI SB 150 Authorizes the Small Claims Division of the Michigan Tax Tribunal to Have Virtual Hearings Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 2)
May 22, 2023 OR SB 599 Amends Definition of Childcare Facilities to Include Mobile Homes Bill Passed - House (36 - 20)
May 22, 2023 PA SB 190 Defines and Provides for Existing Regulatory Practices Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
May 22, 2023 LA HB 205 Authorizes Overtime Pay for Teachers and School Employees Bill Passed - House (93 - 4)
May 21, 2023 MN HF 1938 Amends State Tax Policies and Rebate Check Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 33)
May 20, 2023 MN HF 1938 Amends State Tax Policies and Rebate Check Requirements Bill Passed - House (69 - 63)
May 19, 2023 OK SB 212 Prohibits Non-Citizens from Owning Certain Property Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (40 - 6)
May 19, 2023 IL HB 3751 Authorizes DACA Recipients to Become Law enforcement Officers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (100 - 7)
May 19, 2023 NE LB 574 Limits to Abortion Access and Prohibition of Gender Affirming Care for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 15)
May 18, 2023 IL HB 1286 Authorizes Businesses to Designate Multi-Occupancy Restrooms as All-Gender Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 20)
May 18, 2023 IL HB 3751 Authorizes DACA Recipients to Become Law enforcement Officers Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 20)
May 18, 2023 IL HB 218 Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to Include Firearm Industry Members Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 22)
May 18, 2023 DE SB 92 Amends the Delaware Public Employment Relations Act Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 4)
May 18, 2023 DE SB 72 Establishes a Tax Credit for Dues-paying Union Members Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 3)
May 17, 2023 National S J Res 18 A joint resolution disapproving of the rule submitted by the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility". Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (50 - 47)
May 17, 2023 National HR 2494 POLICE Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (255 - 175)
May 17, 2023 DE SB 102 Repeals a loophole in wage statutes that was being used to pay workers below the prevailing wage Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 4)
May 17, 2023 MN SF 37 Authorizes Minnesota Voters to Vote On a Constitutional Amendment Providing For Equality Under the Law Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 23)
May 16, 2023 MN SF 2909 Appropriates Funding for the State Public Safety Omnibus Bill Bill Passed - House (69 - 63)
May 16, 2023 RI S 71 Appropriates State Funds to Provide for Free School Breakfast and Lunch in All K-12 Public Schools Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 4)
May 13, 2023 AK HB 29 Prohibits Discrimination Against Elected Officials in Insurance Bill Passed - House (25 - 15)
May 12, 2023 MN HF 782 Establishes the Minnesota Secure Choice Retirement Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (71 - 57)
May 12, 2023 MO SB 227 Amends Requirements Relating to the Culpable Mental State Necessary for a Homicide Offense Bill Passed - House (106 - 49)
May 11, 2023 MO SB 116 Amends Provisions and Regulations Over Disposal of the Dead Bill Passed - House (155 - 1)
May 11, 2023 National HR 2 Secure the Border Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (219 - 213)
May 11, 2023 National HR 1163 Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act Bill Passed - House (230 - 200)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/31 AB 518 Extends Paid Family Leave to LGBTQ+ Members Bill Passed - House (64 - 0)
5/31 AB 518 Extends Paid Family Leave to LGBTQ+ Members Bill Passed - House (64 - 0)
5/31 AB 310 Reduces Work Requirements for the CalWORKS Program Bill Passed - House (62 - 17)
5/31 SB 616 Increases Paid Sick Leave for Railroad Employees from 3 to 7 Days Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 9)
5/30 SB 227 Establishes a State Program to Pay Undocumented Workers Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 7)
5/30 SB 227 Establishes a State Program to Pay Undocumented Workers Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 7)
5/30 S 1201 Establishes New Discount Programs for Veterans Bill Passed - Senate (57 - 1)
5/29 SB 305 Establishes a State Run Retirement Program Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 5)
5/27 SB 226 Establishes Requirements for Wages When Constructing Public Hospitals and Other Buildings Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 6)
5/27 SB 226 Establishes Requirements for Wages When Constructing Public Hospitals and Other Buildings Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 6)
5/26 SB 274 Establishes New Regulations Governing the Administration of Industrial Insurance Claims Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 6)
5/26 SB 274 Establishes New Regulations Governing the Administration of Industrial Insurance Claims Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 6)
5/25 SB 377 Amends Voter Registration Policies and Regulations to Prohibit Undocumented Individuals Conference Report Adopted - House (77 - 18)
5/25 SB 377 Amends Voter Registration Policies and Regulations to Prohibit Undocumented Individuals Conference Report Adopted - Senate (37 - 5)
5/25 SB 1298 Authorizes Medicaid Healthcare Access to Undocumented Individuals 42 and Older Bill Passed - House (72 - 31)
5/25 HJ 34 Establishes a Joint Resolution Recognizing the Harm Done by the Salem Witch Trials Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (33 - 1)
5/24 HB 1287 Amends SNAP Vehicle Asset Tests to Modernize Reporting Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 4)
5/24 SB 263 Authorizes Affordable Housing Grants to Women Veterans and Survivors of Domestic Abuse Bill Passed - House (29 - 13)
5/24 HB 3882 Authorizes Undocumented Immigrants to Obtain a Standardized Illinois Driver's License Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 18)
5/24 HB 7 Authorizes the Creation of State Border Police Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 11)
5/24 HB 6768 Authorizes Pharmacists to Prescribe Birth Control Bill Passed - House (125 - 21)
5/24 SB 735 Establishes Extra Occupational Safety Measures on Motion Picture Sets Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 4)
5/24 SB 447 Authorizes State and Public University Employees to Resume Travel to Previously Restricted States Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 8)
5/23 SB 153 Requires the Nevada Department of Corrections Regulate the Security, Supervision, Medical, and Mental Health Treatment of Transgender Inmates Bill Passed - House (28 - 14)
5/23 SB 150 Authorizes the Small Claims Division of the Michigan Tax Tribunal to Have Virtual Hearings Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 2)
5/22 SB 599 Amends Definition of Childcare Facilities to Include Mobile Homes Bill Passed - House (36 - 20)
5/22 SB 190 Defines and Provides for Existing Regulatory Practices Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
5/22 HB 205 Authorizes Overtime Pay for Teachers and School Employees Bill Passed - House (93 - 4)
5/21 HF 1938 Amends State Tax Policies and Rebate Check Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 33)
5/20 HF 1938 Amends State Tax Policies and Rebate Check Requirements Bill Passed - House (69 - 63)
5/19 SB 212 Prohibits Non-Citizens from Owning Certain Property Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (40 - 6)
5/19 HB 3751 Authorizes DACA Recipients to Become Law enforcement Officers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (100 - 7)
5/19 LB 574 Limits to Abortion Access and Prohibition of Gender Affirming Care for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 15)
5/18 HB 1286 Authorizes Businesses to Designate Multi-Occupancy Restrooms as All-Gender Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 20)
5/18 HB 3751 Authorizes DACA Recipients to Become Law enforcement Officers Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 20)
5/18 HB 218 Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to Include Firearm Industry Members Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 22)
5/18 SB 92 Amends the Delaware Public Employment Relations Act Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 4)
5/18 SB 72 Establishes a Tax Credit for Dues-paying Union Members Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 3)
5/17 S J Res 18 A joint resolution disapproving of the rule submitted by the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility". Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (50 - 47)
5/17 HR 2494 POLICE Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (255 - 175)
5/17 SB 102 Repeals a loophole in wage statutes that was being used to pay workers below the prevailing wage Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 4)
5/17 SF 37 Authorizes Minnesota Voters to Vote On a Constitutional Amendment Providing For Equality Under the Law Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 23)
5/16 SF 2909 Appropriates Funding for the State Public Safety Omnibus Bill Bill Passed - House (69 - 63)
5/16 S 71 Appropriates State Funds to Provide for Free School Breakfast and Lunch in All K-12 Public Schools Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 4)
5/13 HB 29 Prohibits Discrimination Against Elected Officials in Insurance Bill Passed - House (25 - 15)
5/12 HF 782 Establishes the Minnesota Secure Choice Retirement Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (71 - 57)
5/12 SB 227 Amends Requirements Relating to the Culpable Mental State Necessary for a Homicide Offense Bill Passed - House (106 - 49)
5/11 SB 116 Amends Provisions and Regulations Over Disposal of the Dead Bill Passed - House (155 - 1)
5/11 HR 2 Secure the Border Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (219 - 213)
5/11 HR 1163 Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act Bill Passed - House (230 - 200)
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