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:
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.
For more information about the legislative process, see here.
| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 14, 2021 | WI | SB 213 | Authorizes Individuals to File Election Law Violation Claims Against Election Officials | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 11) |
| March 23, 2021 | WI | AR 15 | Requires the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections to Investigate Administration of Elections in the State | Bill Passed - House (58 - 35) |
| March 16, 2021 | WI | SJR 20 | Establishes February 2021 as Black History Month and Honors Black Legislators | Joint Resolution Failed - Senate (11 - 20) |
| Feb. 16, 2021 | WI | SB 38 | Establishes a Return to Work Plan for State Employees | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 12) |
| Feb. 16, 2021 | WI | SB 55 | Authorizes Local Government Units to No Longer Publish Their Meeting Proceedings | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 12) |
| Jan. 28, 2021 | WI | SJR 3 | Prohibits Extending Emergency Orders Related to COVID-19 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 42) |
| Jan. 26, 2021 | WI | SJR 3 | Prohibits Extending Emergency Orders Related to COVID-19 | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (18 - 13) |
| Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4/14 | SB 213 | Authorizes Individuals to File Election Law Violation Claims Against Election Officials | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 11) |
| 3/23 | AR 15 | Requires the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections to Investigate Administration of Elections in the State | Bill Passed - House (58 - 35) |
| 3/16 | SJR 20 | Establishes February 2021 as Black History Month and Honors Black Legislators | Joint Resolution Failed - Senate (11 - 20) |
| 2/16 | SB 38 | Establishes a Return to Work Plan for State Employees | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 12) |
| 2/16 | SB 55 | Authorizes Local Government Units to No Longer Publish Their Meeting Proceedings | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 12) |
| 1/28 | SJR 3 | Prohibits Extending Emergency Orders Related to COVID-19 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 42) |
| 1/26 | SJR 3 | Prohibits Extending Emergency Orders Related to COVID-19 | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (18 - 13) |