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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
Dec. 14, 2022 OH SB 302 Amends Unemployment Compensation Law (68 - 22)
Nov. 30, 2022 National H Con Res 119 Providing for a Correction in the enrollment of H.J. Res. 100. Joint Resolution Passed - House (221 - 207)
Nov. 30, 2022 National H J Res 100 To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees. Joint Resolution Passed - House (290 - 137)
Oct. 3, 2022 NJ A 1474 Expands the Rights of Temporary Workers Veto Override Passed - House (41 - 28)
Sept. 21, 2022 MI HB 6070 Authorizes Tax Credit for Employers Providing Paid Adoption Leave Concurrence Vote Passed - House (100 - 8)
July 27, 2022 National HR 6929 Susan Muffley Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (254 - 175)
June 7, 2022 MI HB 4232 Authorizes 17-Year-Olds to Serve Alcohol Concurrence Vote Passed - House (78 - 29)
June 3, 2022 LA SB 141 Prohibits Insurance Companies from Requiring a Certain Vaccination Status or Proof Thereof Bill Passed - House (70 - 23)
June 3, 2022 NY S 8922 Establishes Worker Protections for Warehouse Workers Bill Passed - House (119 - 30)
June 3, 2022 NY S 9427 Amends State Labor Laws to Require Employers Disclose Compensation Ranges in Job Postings Bill Passed - House (96 - 48)
June 1, 2022 OH HB 583 Reduces Occupational Licensing and Registration Regulations for Substitute Teachers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 36)
May 19, 2022 LA HB 1083 Prohibits Hair Discrimination Bill Passed - House (74 - 24)
May 12, 2022 SC S 533 Prohibits Paying Disabled Workers Less than the Minimum Wage Concurrence Vote Passed - House (101 - 2)
May 11, 2022 CO SB 22-230 Expands County Government Employees Right to Organize a Union and Engage in Collective Bargaining Bill Passed - House (41 - 24)
May 11, 2022 CO SB 22-230 Expands County Government Employees Right to Organize a Union and Engage in Collective Bargaining Bill Passed - House (41 - 24)
May 6, 2022 MO HB 2090 Amends Pay Timeline for State Employees; Establishes Tax Credit; Limits COVID Vaccine Mandates Bill Passed - House (104 - 30)
May 3, 2022 HI SB 3289 Establishes Retirement Savings Program (50 - 1)
April 28, 2022 CO HB 22-1367 Expands Protections for Domestic Workers Bill Passed - House (40 - 23)
April 20, 2022 OK SB 176 Extends Leave Benefits for State Employees Bill Passed - House (84 - 9)
April 14, 2022 DE SB 1 Expands Family and Medical Leave Bill Passed - House (29 - 11)
April 13, 2022 CT HB 5444 Specifies Unfair Labor Practices Bill Passed - House (91 - 49)
April 13, 2022 CT HB 5444 Specifies Unfair Labor Practices Bill Passed - House (91 - 49)
April 11, 2022 MD HB 172 Authorizes Tax Deductions for Union Dues Concurrence Vote Passed - House (96 - 37)
April 5, 2022 ME LD 965 Prohibits Certain Employer/Employee Contracts and Agreements "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (76 - 36)
April 4, 2022 MS HB 1426 Increases Salaries of Certain Government Officials Conference Report Adopted - House (72 - 34)
Date No. Title Outcome
12/14 SB 302 Amends Unemployment Compensation Law (68 - 22)
11/30 H Con Res 119 Providing for a Correction in the enrollment of H.J. Res. 100. Joint Resolution Passed - House (221 - 207)
11/30 H J Res 100 To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees. Joint Resolution Passed - House (290 - 137)
10/03 A 1474 Expands the Rights of Temporary Workers Veto Override Passed - House (41 - 28)
9/21 HB 6070 Authorizes Tax Credit for Employers Providing Paid Adoption Leave Concurrence Vote Passed - House (100 - 8)
7/27 HR 6929 Susan Muffley Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (254 - 175)
6/07 HB 4232 Authorizes 17-Year-Olds to Serve Alcohol Concurrence Vote Passed - House (78 - 29)
6/03 SB 141 Prohibits Insurance Companies from Requiring a Certain Vaccination Status or Proof Thereof Bill Passed - House (70 - 23)
6/03 S 8922 Establishes Worker Protections for Warehouse Workers Bill Passed - House (119 - 30)
6/03 S 9427 Amends State Labor Laws to Require Employers Disclose Compensation Ranges in Job Postings Bill Passed - House (96 - 48)
6/01 HB 583 Reduces Occupational Licensing and Registration Regulations for Substitute Teachers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 36)
5/19 HB 1083 Prohibits Hair Discrimination Bill Passed - House (74 - 24)
5/12 S 533 Prohibits Paying Disabled Workers Less than the Minimum Wage Concurrence Vote Passed - House (101 - 2)
5/11 SB 22-230 Expands County Government Employees Right to Organize a Union and Engage in Collective Bargaining Bill Passed - House (41 - 24)
5/11 SB 22-230 Expands County Government Employees Right to Organize a Union and Engage in Collective Bargaining Bill Passed - House (41 - 24)
5/06 HB 2090 Amends Pay Timeline for State Employees; Establishes Tax Credit; Limits COVID Vaccine Mandates Bill Passed - House (104 - 30)
5/03 SB 3289 Establishes Retirement Savings Program (50 - 1)
4/28 HB 22-1367 Expands Protections for Domestic Workers Bill Passed - House (40 - 23)
4/20 SB 176 Extends Leave Benefits for State Employees Bill Passed - House (84 - 9)
4/14 SB 1 Expands Family and Medical Leave Bill Passed - House (29 - 11)
4/13 HB 5444 Specifies Unfair Labor Practices Bill Passed - House (91 - 49)
4/13 HB 5444 Specifies Unfair Labor Practices Bill Passed - House (91 - 49)
4/11 HB 172 Authorizes Tax Deductions for Union Dues Concurrence Vote Passed - House (96 - 37)
4/05 LD 965 Prohibits Certain Employer/Employee Contracts and Agreements "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (76 - 36)
4/04 HB 1426 Increases Salaries of Certain Government Officials Conference Report Adopted - House (72 - 34)

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