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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
Nov. 17, 2021 FL HB 1 Prohibits Private Employers from Imposing COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 14)
Nov. 17, 2021 FL HB 3 Authorizes Exemption from Public Records Requirements for Employee Complaints Alleging Private Employer's Violation of COVID-19 Vaccination Policies or Practices Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
Nov. 17, 2021 FL HB 1 Prohibits Private Employers from Imposing COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates Bill Passed - House (78 - 39)
Nov. 17, 2021 FL HB 3 Authorizes Exemption from Public Records Requirements for Employee Complaints Alleging Private Employer's Violation of COVID-19 Vaccination Policies or Practices Bill Passed - House (85 - 31)
Oct. 28, 2021 IA HF 902 Authorizes Certain Exemptions from the COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates and Guarantees Unemployment Benefits for Those Who are Fired for Refusing a Vaccine Bill Passed - House (68 - 27)
Oct. 19, 2021 WV HB 335 Limits Employer Discretion in Requiring Workers have the COVID-19 Vaccine Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 16)
Oct. 15, 2021 WV HB 335 Limits Employer Discretion in Requiring Workers have the COVID-19 Vaccine Bill Passed - House (68 - 30)
Oct. 6, 2021 AR SB 739 Exempts Employees from Federal Vaccine Mandates Bill Passed - House (61 - 25)
Oct. 6, 2021 AR HB 1977 Exempts Employees from Federal Mandates and Employer Mandates Related to COVID-19 Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
Oct. 5, 2021 AR HB 1977 Exempts Employees from Federal Mandates and Employer Mandates Related to COVID-19 Bill Passed - House (68 - 23)
Oct. 4, 2021 AR SB 730 Extends Unemployment Benefits to Individuals Who Have Been Terminated After Refusing the COVID-19 Vaccine Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 13)
Oct. 4, 2021 AR SB 739 Exempts Employees from Federal Vaccine Mandates Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
Sept. 10, 2021 CA AB 654 Authorizes the State to Not Disclose COVID-19 Outbreak Numbers Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
May 30, 2021 NV SB 386 Establishes the Right for Laid-Off Hospitality Workers to Return to their Jobs Bill Passed - House (26 - 16)
May 26, 2021 NV SB 386 Establishes the Right for Laid-Off Hospitality Workers to Return to their Jobs Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 9)
May 26, 2021 OH HB 157 Authorizes Employees to Apply for Tax Refunds Paid to Cities they do Not Live in Bill Passed - House (63 - 31)
April 8, 2021 SC S 177 Prohibits Business from Firing Employees if they Don't Get Vaccinated Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 7)
March 23, 2021 WI AB 25 Prohibits Private Employers from Mandating COVID-19 Vaccinations Bill Passed - House (59 - 35)
March 1, 2021 CT HB 6516 Authorizes Tax Fairness for Remote Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
Feb. 25, 2021 CT HB 6516 Authorizes Tax Fairness for Remote Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic Bill Passed - House (125 - 24)
Feb. 8, 2021 SD HB 1046 Establishes a COVID-19 Liability Shield for Businesses and Healthcare Providers Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 3)
Feb. 2, 2021 MT SB 132 Requires Employers to Offer Alternative Accommodations for Employees Who Do Not Receive the COVID-19 Vaccination Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21)
Jan. 26, 2021 SD HB 1046 Establishes a COVID-19 Liability Shield for Businesses and Healthcare Providers Bill Passed - House (60 - 10)
Jan. 15, 2021 CA AB 84 Establishes a New Paid Sick Leave Program Bill Passed - House (48 - 13)
Date No. Title Outcome
11/17 HB 1 Prohibits Private Employers from Imposing COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 14)
11/17 HB 3 Authorizes Exemption from Public Records Requirements for Employee Complaints Alleging Private Employer's Violation of COVID-19 Vaccination Policies or Practices Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
11/17 HB 1 Prohibits Private Employers from Imposing COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates Bill Passed - House (78 - 39)
11/17 HB 3 Authorizes Exemption from Public Records Requirements for Employee Complaints Alleging Private Employer's Violation of COVID-19 Vaccination Policies or Practices Bill Passed - House (85 - 31)
10/28 HF 902 Authorizes Certain Exemptions from the COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates and Guarantees Unemployment Benefits for Those Who are Fired for Refusing a Vaccine Bill Passed - House (68 - 27)
10/19 HB 335 Limits Employer Discretion in Requiring Workers have the COVID-19 Vaccine Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 16)
10/15 HB 335 Limits Employer Discretion in Requiring Workers have the COVID-19 Vaccine Bill Passed - House (68 - 30)
10/06 SB 739 Exempts Employees from Federal Vaccine Mandates Bill Passed - House (61 - 25)
10/06 HB 1977 Exempts Employees from Federal Mandates and Employer Mandates Related to COVID-19 Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
10/05 HB 1977 Exempts Employees from Federal Mandates and Employer Mandates Related to COVID-19 Bill Passed - House (68 - 23)
10/04 SB 730 Extends Unemployment Benefits to Individuals Who Have Been Terminated After Refusing the COVID-19 Vaccine Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 13)
10/04 SB 739 Exempts Employees from Federal Vaccine Mandates Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
9/10 AB 654 Authorizes the State to Not Disclose COVID-19 Outbreak Numbers Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
5/30 SB 386 Establishes the Right for Laid-Off Hospitality Workers to Return to their Jobs Bill Passed - House (26 - 16)
5/26 SB 386 Establishes the Right for Laid-Off Hospitality Workers to Return to their Jobs Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 9)
5/26 HB 157 Authorizes Employees to Apply for Tax Refunds Paid to Cities they do Not Live in Bill Passed - House (63 - 31)
4/08 S 177 Prohibits Business from Firing Employees if they Don't Get Vaccinated Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 7)
3/23 AB 25 Prohibits Private Employers from Mandating COVID-19 Vaccinations Bill Passed - House (59 - 35)
3/01 HB 6516 Authorizes Tax Fairness for Remote Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
2/25 HB 6516 Authorizes Tax Fairness for Remote Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic Bill Passed - House (125 - 24)
2/08 HB 1046 Establishes a COVID-19 Liability Shield for Businesses and Healthcare Providers Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 3)
2/02 SB 132 Requires Employers to Offer Alternative Accommodations for Employees Who Do Not Receive the COVID-19 Vaccination Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21)
1/26 HB 1046 Establishes a COVID-19 Liability Shield for Businesses and Healthcare Providers Bill Passed - House (60 - 10)
1/15 AB 84 Establishes a New Paid Sick Leave Program Bill Passed - House (48 - 13)

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