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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. 20, 2020 KY HB 136 Authorizes Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - House (65 - 30)
Feb. 19, 2020 WV HB 4543 Establishes an Insulin Price Cap Bill Passed - House (94 - 4)
Feb. 19, 2020 OR HB 4109 Prohibits Aerial Pesticide Applications of Chlorpyrifos Bill Passed - House (32 - 24)
Feb. 18, 2020 NM SB 2 Establishes an Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 18)
Feb. 18, 2020 UT HB 243 Requires Warning Labels on Pornography Bill Passed - House (60 - 12)
Feb. 18, 2020 WA SB 6087 Establishes Cost-Sharing Requirements for Coverage of Insulin Products Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 14)
Feb. 18, 2020 AZ HB 2608 Establishes Used Needle Exchange Program Bill Passed - House (50 - 10)
Feb. 18, 2020 AZ HB 2608 Establishes Used Needle Exchange Program Bill Passed - House (50 - 10)
Jan. 30, 2020 DE HB 263 Limits the Cost of Insulin to $100 per 30-day Supply Bill Passed - House (40 - 0)
Sept. 10, 2020 VA HB 5116 Requires Public and Private Employers to Provide Paid Quarantine Leave Bill Passed - House (54 - 44)
Feb. 17, 2020 OR HJR 202 Authorizes a Ballot Referendum Vote on Universal Health Care Bill Passed - House (36 - 21)
Feb. 17, 2020 OR HJR 202 Authorizes a Ballot Referendum Vote on Universal Health Care Bill Passed - House (36 - 21)
Sept. 22, 2020 PA SB 1164 Amends County Coroner Notification Requirements for Contagious Disease Deaths Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 10)
Feb. 16, 2020 WA HB 2311 Requires State Greenhouse Gas Emissions be Reduced to Zero by 2050 Bill Passed - House (55 - 41)
Sept. 23, 2020 OH SB 311 Prohibits the Department of Health from Issuing Certain Mandatory Quarantine Orders Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 13)
Jan. 30, 2020 DE HB 263 Limits the Cost of Insulin to $100 per 30-day Supply Bill Passed - House (40 - 0)
Dec. 17, 2020 NJ S 3256 Reduces Penalties for Psilocybin Possession Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15)
Sept. 24, 2020 National HR 4447 Expanding Access to Sustainable Energy Act of 2019 Bill Passed - House (220 - 185)
Sept. 24, 2020 NJ S 2712 Establishes Minimum Direct Care Staff-to-Resident Ratios in Nursing Homes Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 12)
Feb. 15, 2020 NM SB 131 Increases Legal Age to Buy Tobacco Products to 21 Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 11)
Jan. 22, 2020 VA SB 318 Reduces Number of Balloons that Can be Released per Hour Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 15)
Feb. 14, 2020 NM HB 292 Establishes an Insulin Price Cap Bill Passed - House (61 - 2)
Sept. 24, 2020 NJ A 1135 Amends Property Tax Law to Exempt Non-Profit Hospitals Bill Passed - House (68 - 10)
May 20, 2020 LA SB 440 Limits Environmental Lawsuits Against Oil and Gas Companies Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
May 21, 2020 AZ HB 2912 Increases Requirements for COVID-19 Business Lawsuits Bill Passed - House (31 - 29)
May 19, 2020 VT S 337 Establishes New Programs to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 2)
May 15, 2020 WY SF 1002 Establishes Immunity from COVID-19 Claims to Businesses Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 4)
May 15, 2020 National HR 6800 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act Bill Passed - House (208 - 199)
May 14, 2020 NJ S 2437 Limits Fees Charged to Restaurants by Third-Party Food Delivery Applications Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
May 14, 2020 NJ A 4131 Requires Sanitation and Cleaning Guidelines for Hotels Bill Passed - House (51 - 26)
May 13, 2020 MI HB 5416 Extends Medicaid Coverage to At-Home or In-School Telehealth Services Bill Passed - House (105 - 0)
May 27, 2020 NY S 8415 Repeals Anti-Mask Law Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 27)
Jan. 15, 2020 WV HB 4007 Establishes Requirements for Abortions Resulting in Premature Birth Bill Passed - House (93 - 5)
May 13, 2020 MI HB 5416 Extends Medicaid Coverage to At-Home or In-School Telehealth Services Bill Passed - House (105 - 0)
May 11, 2020 MN HF 4502 Increases the Minnesota Conservation Program's Energy Savings Goal Bill Passed - House (79 - 55)
May 11, 2020 OK SB 1946 Exempts from Civil Liability Any Individual Who Potentially Exposes Another to COVID-19 Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 11)
May 28, 2020 PA HR 836 Establishes a Resolution to Terminate the Governor's Emergency Declaration Bill Passed - House (117 - 85)
Feb. 12, 2020 NY A 8349 Increases Protections of Certain Streams and Protected Waterways Bill Passed - House (113 - 31)
Jan. 30, 2020 DE HB 285 Requires Schools to Provide Free Feminine Hygiene Products Bill Passed - House (33 - 6)
May 9, 2020 MN HF 331 Increases Legal Age to Buy Tobacco Products to 21 Bill Passed - House (89 - 41)
May 5, 2020 OK SB 1073 Expands Oklahoma's Medicaid Program Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 8)
June 3, 2020 OH SB 308 Establishes Legal Protection to Small Businesses and Healthcare Providers during COVID-19 Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 9)
May 1, 2020 VT S 346 Establishes Hazard Pay for Essential Workers Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 0)
June 5, 2020 CO HB 20-1143 Increases Maximum Fines for Air and Water Quality Violations Bill Passed - House (40 - 24)
June 8, 2020 CA AB 3030 Requires Protection for 30 Percent of State's Land and Waters by 2030 Bill Passed - House (45 - 19)
June 9, 2020 CO HB 20-1413 Establishes a Small Business Tax Credit for the COVID-19 Response Bill Passed - House (43 - 18)
Jan. 29, 2020 KS SCR 1613 Establishes a State Constitutional Amendment Specifying that Abortion Shall Not Be Constitutionally Protected Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 12)
June 9, 2020 CO HB 20-1017 Expands Substance Use Disorder Treatment in the Criminal Justice System Bill Passed - House (40 - 22)
June 9, 2020 CO HB 20-1065 Authorizes Pharmacists to Sell Nonprescription Syringes Bill Passed - House (38 - 24)
June 9, 2020 CO HB 20-1065 Authorizes Pharmacists to Sell Nonprescription Syringes Bill Passed - House (38 - 24)
April 30, 2020 MN SF 3843 Amends Business Tax Policies and Establishes Recovery Aid to Small Businesses for Financial Relief Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 27)
June 10, 2020 OH HB 624 Requires Different Reporting Methods for COVID-19 Statistics Bill Passed - House (61 - 34)
April 29, 2020 NC SB 704 Establishes the COVID-19 Response Act Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 0)
June 10, 2020 CA AB 3214 Increases Penalties for Oil Spills Bill Passed - House (41 - 28)
June 10, 2020 CO SB 20-213 Extends State Take-Out Regulations for Alcohol Sales Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1)
April 23, 2020 National H Res 938 Establishing a Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis as a select investigative subcommittee of the Committee on Oversight and Reform Bill Passed - House (212 - 182)
June 10, 2020 MI SB 942 Extends To-Go and Delivery Options to Cocktails Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 1)
April 23, 2020 UT SB 3007 Establishes Immunity from COVID-19 Injury Litigation to Businesses after Reopening Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 6)
June 10, 2020 OH HB 679 Expands Telehealth Services to Various Medical fields Bill Passed - House (91 - 3)
Oct. 2, 2020 National H Res 1153 Condemning unwanted, unnecessary medical procedures on individuals without their full, informed consent Bill Passed - House (232 - 157)
March 23, 2020 National HR 748 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (49 - 46)
March 22, 2020 National HR 748 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (47 - 47)
March 30, 2020 SD SB 191 Authorizes Emergency Powers for Counties During a Public Health Crisis in Order to Declare an Emergency Bill Failed - House (37 - 29)
Feb. 7, 2020 KS SCR 1613 Establishes a State Constitutional Amendment Specifying that Abortion Shall Not Be Constitutionally Protected Bill Failed - House (80 - 43)
Oct. 1, 2020 National S 4653 A bill to protect the healthcare of hundreds of millions of people of the United States and prevent efforts of the Department of Justice to advocate courts to strike down the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 43)
Date No. Title Outcome
2/20 HB 136 Authorizes Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - House (65 - 30)
2/19 HB 4543 Establishes an Insulin Price Cap Bill Passed - House (94 - 4)
2/19 HB 4109 Prohibits Aerial Pesticide Applications of Chlorpyrifos Bill Passed - House (32 - 24)
2/18 SB 2 Establishes an Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 18)
2/18 HB 243 Requires Warning Labels on Pornography Bill Passed - House (60 - 12)
2/18 SB 6087 Establishes Cost-Sharing Requirements for Coverage of Insulin Products Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 14)
2/18 HB 2608 Establishes Used Needle Exchange Program Bill Passed - House (50 - 10)
2/18 HB 2608 Establishes Used Needle Exchange Program Bill Passed - House (50 - 10)
1/30 HB 263 Limits the Cost of Insulin to $100 per 30-day Supply Bill Passed - House (40 - 0)
9/10 HB 5116 Requires Public and Private Employers to Provide Paid Quarantine Leave Bill Passed - House (54 - 44)
2/17 HJR 202 Authorizes a Ballot Referendum Vote on Universal Health Care Bill Passed - House (36 - 21)
2/17 HJR 202 Authorizes a Ballot Referendum Vote on Universal Health Care Bill Passed - House (36 - 21)
9/22 SB 1164 Amends County Coroner Notification Requirements for Contagious Disease Deaths Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 10)
2/16 HB 2311 Requires State Greenhouse Gas Emissions be Reduced to Zero by 2050 Bill Passed - House (55 - 41)
9/23 SB 311 Prohibits the Department of Health from Issuing Certain Mandatory Quarantine Orders Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 13)
1/30 HB 263 Limits the Cost of Insulin to $100 per 30-day Supply Bill Passed - House (40 - 0)
12/17 S 3256 Reduces Penalties for Psilocybin Possession Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15)
9/24 HR 4447 Expanding Access to Sustainable Energy Act of 2019 Bill Passed - House (220 - 185)
9/24 S 2712 Establishes Minimum Direct Care Staff-to-Resident Ratios in Nursing Homes Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 12)
2/15 SB 131 Increases Legal Age to Buy Tobacco Products to 21 Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 11)
1/22 SB 318 Reduces Number of Balloons that Can be Released per Hour Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 15)
2/14 HB 292 Establishes an Insulin Price Cap Bill Passed - House (61 - 2)
9/24 A 1135 Amends Property Tax Law to Exempt Non-Profit Hospitals Bill Passed - House (68 - 10)
5/20 SB 440 Limits Environmental Lawsuits Against Oil and Gas Companies Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
5/21 HB 2912 Increases Requirements for COVID-19 Business Lawsuits Bill Passed - House (31 - 29)
5/19 S 337 Establishes New Programs to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 2)
5/15 SF 1002 Establishes Immunity from COVID-19 Claims to Businesses Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 4)
5/15 HR 6800 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act Bill Passed - House (208 - 199)
5/14 S 2437 Limits Fees Charged to Restaurants by Third-Party Food Delivery Applications Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
5/14 A 4131 Requires Sanitation and Cleaning Guidelines for Hotels Bill Passed - House (51 - 26)
5/13 HB 5416 Extends Medicaid Coverage to At-Home or In-School Telehealth Services Bill Passed - House (105 - 0)
5/27 S 8415 Repeals Anti-Mask Law Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 27)
1/15 HB 4007 Establishes Requirements for Abortions Resulting in Premature Birth Bill Passed - House (93 - 5)
5/13 HB 5416 Extends Medicaid Coverage to At-Home or In-School Telehealth Services Bill Passed - House (105 - 0)
5/11 HF 4502 Increases the Minnesota Conservation Program's Energy Savings Goal Bill Passed - House (79 - 55)
5/11 SB 1946 Exempts from Civil Liability Any Individual Who Potentially Exposes Another to COVID-19 Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 11)
5/28 HR 836 Establishes a Resolution to Terminate the Governor's Emergency Declaration Bill Passed - House (117 - 85)
2/12 A 8349 Increases Protections of Certain Streams and Protected Waterways Bill Passed - House (113 - 31)
1/30 HB 285 Requires Schools to Provide Free Feminine Hygiene Products Bill Passed - House (33 - 6)
5/09 HF 331 Increases Legal Age to Buy Tobacco Products to 21 Bill Passed - House (89 - 41)
5/05 SB 1073 Expands Oklahoma's Medicaid Program Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 8)
6/03 SB 308 Establishes Legal Protection to Small Businesses and Healthcare Providers during COVID-19 Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 9)
5/01 S 346 Establishes Hazard Pay for Essential Workers Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 0)
6/05 HB 20-1143 Increases Maximum Fines for Air and Water Quality Violations Bill Passed - House (40 - 24)
6/08 AB 3030 Requires Protection for 30 Percent of State's Land and Waters by 2030 Bill Passed - House (45 - 19)
6/09 HB 20-1413 Establishes a Small Business Tax Credit for the COVID-19 Response Bill Passed - House (43 - 18)
1/29 SCR 1613 Establishes a State Constitutional Amendment Specifying that Abortion Shall Not Be Constitutionally Protected Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 12)
6/09 HB 20-1017 Expands Substance Use Disorder Treatment in the Criminal Justice System Bill Passed - House (40 - 22)
6/09 HB 20-1065 Authorizes Pharmacists to Sell Nonprescription Syringes Bill Passed - House (38 - 24)
6/09 HB 20-1065 Authorizes Pharmacists to Sell Nonprescription Syringes Bill Passed - House (38 - 24)
4/30 SF 3843 Amends Business Tax Policies and Establishes Recovery Aid to Small Businesses for Financial Relief Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 27)
6/10 HB 624 Requires Different Reporting Methods for COVID-19 Statistics Bill Passed - House (61 - 34)
4/29 SB 704 Establishes the COVID-19 Response Act Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 0)
6/10 AB 3214 Increases Penalties for Oil Spills Bill Passed - House (41 - 28)
6/10 SB 20-213 Extends State Take-Out Regulations for Alcohol Sales Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1)
4/23 H Res 938 Establishing a Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis as a select investigative subcommittee of the Committee on Oversight and Reform Bill Passed - House (212 - 182)
6/10 SB 942 Extends To-Go and Delivery Options to Cocktails Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 1)
4/23 SB 3007 Establishes Immunity from COVID-19 Injury Litigation to Businesses after Reopening Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 6)
6/10 HB 679 Expands Telehealth Services to Various Medical fields Bill Passed - House (91 - 3)
10/02 H Res 1153 Condemning unwanted, unnecessary medical procedures on individuals without their full, informed consent Bill Passed - House (232 - 157)
3/23 HR 748 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (49 - 46)
3/22 HR 748 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (47 - 47)
3/30 SB 191 Authorizes Emergency Powers for Counties During a Public Health Crisis in Order to Declare an Emergency Bill Failed - House (37 - 29)
2/07 SCR 1613 Establishes a State Constitutional Amendment Specifying that Abortion Shall Not Be Constitutionally Protected Bill Failed - House (80 - 43)
10/01 S 4653 A bill to protect the healthcare of hundreds of millions of people of the United States and prevent efforts of the Department of Justice to advocate courts to strike down the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 43)
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