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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
Feb. 2, 2021 KY HB 1 Authorizes Businesses, Organizations, and Schools to Remain Open if they are Following CDC Guidelines Regardless of Governor Mandate Veto Override Passed - House (72 - 22)
Jan. 15, 2021 CO SB 21-001 Expands COVID-19 Relief Programs for Minority Small Business Owners Bill Passed - House (47 - 16)
Jan. 15, 2021 CO SB 21-002 Extends Limitations on Debt Collection Actions Bill Passed - House (44 - 20)
Jan. 26, 2021 NY S 1042 Extends Aid to Small Businesses and Restaurants Bill Passed - House (130 - 20)
Feb. 5, 2021 National HR 447 National Apprenticeship Act of 2021 Bill Passed - House (247 - 173)
Feb. 9, 2021 GA HB 112 Establishes COVID-19 Liability Protections for Businesses Bill Passed - House (99 - 68)
Feb. 11, 2021 UT SB 87 Amends Licensing Requirements for Hair Dressers and Stylists Bill Passed - House (50 - 22)
Jan. 9, 2021 KY HB 10 Protects Businesses from Civil Lawsuits Arising from COVID-19 Bill Passed - House (75 - 21)
Jan. 11, 2021 IL SB 1608 Establishes New Commissions to Impose Racial Diversity Requirements Bill Passed - House (70 - 39)
Feb. 1, 2021 WA HB 1368 Appropriates Funds for COVID-19 Pandemic Relief Bill Passed - House (61 - 36)
Feb. 23, 2021 VA SB 1182 Increases Auto Insurance Minimum Coverage Limits Bill Passed - House (61 - 37)
Feb. 1, 2021 MT HB 137 Restructures Vaping and Nicotine Product Laws Bill Passed - House (62 - 37)
Jan. 26, 2021 SD HB 1046 Establishes a COVID-19 Liability Shield for Businesses and Healthcare Providers Bill Passed - House (60 - 10)
March 5, 2021 CO SB 21-111 Establishes a Program to Support Entrepreneurs in the Marijuana Industry Bill Passed - House (40 - 23)
March 5, 2021 FL HB 07 Establishes a Legal Defense Fund for Businesses Bill Passed - House (83 - 31)
Feb. 25, 2021 MO HB 345 Restructures Arbitration Award Guidelines Bill Passed - House (110 - 47)
March 2, 2021 AL HB 103 Prohibits the Government Selecting Which Entities Can Remain Open During COVID-19 Bill Passed - House (75 - 22)
Jan. 15, 2021 CA AB 80 Authorizes Businesses to Deduct PPP Loans as Expenses on Their Taxes Bill Passed - House (48 - 13)
Feb. 4, 2021 MT HB 195 Restructures Property Insurance Claims Bill Passed - House (73 - 24)
March 22, 2021 MN HF 844 Prohibits Price Gouging Bill Passed - House (71 - 62)
March 11, 2021 MO HB 554 Requires Companies Charge Sales Tax for Online Shopping Bill Passed - House (96 - 59)
March 31, 2021 NY S 1453 Extends the Utility Shut-Off Moratorium throughout the Duration of the COVID-19 Pandemic State of Emergency Bill Passed - House (111 - 35)
March 3, 2021 AZ HB 2770 Authorizes Businesses to Ignore Mask Mandates Bill Passed - House (31 - 28)
March 4, 2021 KS HB 2126 Exempts Various Industries from Legal Liability Related to COVID-19 Bill Passed - House (85 - 37)
April 8, 2021 ID H 362 Expands Idaho's State Sales Taxes Bill Passed - House (59 - 11)
Date No. Title Outcome
2/02 HB 1 Authorizes Businesses, Organizations, and Schools to Remain Open if they are Following CDC Guidelines Regardless of Governor Mandate Veto Override Passed - House (72 - 22)
1/15 SB 21-001 Expands COVID-19 Relief Programs for Minority Small Business Owners Bill Passed - House (47 - 16)
1/15 SB 21-002 Extends Limitations on Debt Collection Actions Bill Passed - House (44 - 20)
1/26 S 1042 Extends Aid to Small Businesses and Restaurants Bill Passed - House (130 - 20)
2/05 HR 447 National Apprenticeship Act of 2021 Bill Passed - House (247 - 173)
2/09 HB 112 Establishes COVID-19 Liability Protections for Businesses Bill Passed - House (99 - 68)
2/11 SB 87 Amends Licensing Requirements for Hair Dressers and Stylists Bill Passed - House (50 - 22)
1/09 HB 10 Protects Businesses from Civil Lawsuits Arising from COVID-19 Bill Passed - House (75 - 21)
1/11 SB 1608 Establishes New Commissions to Impose Racial Diversity Requirements Bill Passed - House (70 - 39)
2/01 HB 1368 Appropriates Funds for COVID-19 Pandemic Relief Bill Passed - House (61 - 36)
2/23 SB 1182 Increases Auto Insurance Minimum Coverage Limits Bill Passed - House (61 - 37)
2/01 HB 137 Restructures Vaping and Nicotine Product Laws Bill Passed - House (62 - 37)
1/26 HB 1046 Establishes a COVID-19 Liability Shield for Businesses and Healthcare Providers Bill Passed - House (60 - 10)
3/05 SB 21-111 Establishes a Program to Support Entrepreneurs in the Marijuana Industry Bill Passed - House (40 - 23)
3/05 HB 07 Establishes a Legal Defense Fund for Businesses Bill Passed - House (83 - 31)
2/25 HB 345 Restructures Arbitration Award Guidelines Bill Passed - House (110 - 47)
3/02 HB 103 Prohibits the Government Selecting Which Entities Can Remain Open During COVID-19 Bill Passed - House (75 - 22)
1/15 AB 80 Authorizes Businesses to Deduct PPP Loans as Expenses on Their Taxes Bill Passed - House (48 - 13)
2/04 HB 195 Restructures Property Insurance Claims Bill Passed - House (73 - 24)
3/22 HF 844 Prohibits Price Gouging Bill Passed - House (71 - 62)
3/11 HB 554 Requires Companies Charge Sales Tax for Online Shopping Bill Passed - House (96 - 59)
3/31 S 1453 Extends the Utility Shut-Off Moratorium throughout the Duration of the COVID-19 Pandemic State of Emergency Bill Passed - House (111 - 35)
3/03 HB 2770 Authorizes Businesses to Ignore Mask Mandates Bill Passed - House (31 - 28)
3/04 HB 2126 Exempts Various Industries from Legal Liability Related to COVID-19 Bill Passed - House (85 - 37)
4/08 H 362 Expands Idaho's State Sales Taxes Bill Passed - House (59 - 11)

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