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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
May 6, 2024 AK SB 206 Establishes Worker Rehabilitation and Return-to-Work Programs Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 1)
May 16, 2024 National H J Res 109 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (60 - 38)
May 16, 2024 National H J Res 109 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (60 - 38)
April 29, 2024 MN SF 5289 Appropriates Funding for Employment Training Programs Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 33)
April 30, 2024 CT SB 136 Increases the Retirement Contribution Rate for State Employees from 3 to 5% Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
May 8, 2024 CT HB 5431 Establishes the Connecticut Families and Workers Account Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
May 13, 2024 MN SF 3852 Increases State Minimum Wage Among Other Various Labor Appropriations Conference Report Adopted - Senate (34 - 33)
May 6, 2024 CO HB 24-1001 Extends the State's Rural Jump-Start Program Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9)
April 19, 2024 CO SB 24-190 Expands the Rural Opportunity Office's Role in Supporting Diversification in Workforce Training Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 3)
May 8, 2024 CO SB 24-205 Authorizes Broad Artificial Intelligence (AI) Regulations Over Employment Decisions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
May 23, 2024 IL HB 2161 Prohibits Workplace Discrimination Based on Family Responsibilities Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 19)
May 23, 2024 DE SB 273 Authorizes the Sale of Raw Milk Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 5)
June 3, 2024 PA SB 1102 Establishes a Long-Term Care Curriculum for Nurse's Aides Developed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 8)
March 7, 2024 MO SB 802 Amends Provisions Relating to Business Investment Incentives Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 14)
June 12, 2024 PA SB 761 Requires the Department of Labor and Industry to Provide Users with Wage and Employment Data Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 0)
April 19, 2024 MS SB 3105 Establishes an Excise Tax On Heated Tobacco Products Under The Tobacco Tax Law (47 - 4)
June 13, 2024 RI H 7127 Establishes an Automated Individual Retirement Account (IRA) for Uncovered Workers Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 1)
June 11, 2024 RI S 2045 Requires Private Sector Employers with 5 or more Employees Offer Retirement Plans Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
June 13, 2024 RI H 7532 Extends Minimum Wage Protections to Domestic Workers Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5)
May 1, 2024 PA SB 832 Authorizes Energy Companies to Bypass State Agencies when Applying for a Permit to Build Amendment Adopted - Senate (28 - 22)
March 18, 2024 NJ S 1313 Establishes a State Certification Process for LGBTQ+ Businesses Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 3)
March 12, 2024 ID S 1390 Amends Definition of "In-Demand Careers" Regarding Idaho Launch Grant program Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
March 12, 2024 ID S 1390 Amends Definition of "In-Demand Careers" Regarding Idaho Launch Grant program Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
April 24, 2024 CO SB 24-149 Amends State Worker Compensation Insurance Laws Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13)
Feb. 16, 2024 ID S 1261 Establishes Policies for Employees Participating in Telework and Defines Scheduling and Other Specific Details Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/06 SB 206 Establishes Worker Rehabilitation and Return-to-Work Programs Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 1)
5/16 H J Res 109 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (60 - 38)
5/16 H J Res 109 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (60 - 38)
4/29 SF 5289 Appropriates Funding for Employment Training Programs Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 33)
4/30 SB 136 Increases the Retirement Contribution Rate for State Employees from 3 to 5% Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
5/08 HB 5431 Establishes the Connecticut Families and Workers Account Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
5/13 SF 3852 Increases State Minimum Wage Among Other Various Labor Appropriations Conference Report Adopted - Senate (34 - 33)
5/06 HB 24-1001 Extends the State's Rural Jump-Start Program Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9)
4/19 SB 24-190 Expands the Rural Opportunity Office's Role in Supporting Diversification in Workforce Training Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 3)
5/08 SB 24-205 Authorizes Broad Artificial Intelligence (AI) Regulations Over Employment Decisions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
5/23 HB 2161 Prohibits Workplace Discrimination Based on Family Responsibilities Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 19)
5/23 SB 273 Authorizes the Sale of Raw Milk Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 5)
6/03 SB 1102 Establishes a Long-Term Care Curriculum for Nurse's Aides Developed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 8)
3/07 SB 802 Amends Provisions Relating to Business Investment Incentives Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 14)
6/12 SB 761 Requires the Department of Labor and Industry to Provide Users with Wage and Employment Data Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 0)
4/19 SB 3105 Establishes an Excise Tax On Heated Tobacco Products Under The Tobacco Tax Law (47 - 4)
6/13 H 7127 Establishes an Automated Individual Retirement Account (IRA) for Uncovered Workers Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 1)
6/11 S 2045 Requires Private Sector Employers with 5 or more Employees Offer Retirement Plans Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
6/13 H 7532 Extends Minimum Wage Protections to Domestic Workers Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5)
5/01 SB 832 Authorizes Energy Companies to Bypass State Agencies when Applying for a Permit to Build Amendment Adopted - Senate (28 - 22)
3/18 S 1313 Establishes a State Certification Process for LGBTQ+ Businesses Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 3)
3/12 S 1390 Amends Definition of "In-Demand Careers" Regarding Idaho Launch Grant program Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
3/12 S 1390 Amends Definition of "In-Demand Careers" Regarding Idaho Launch Grant program Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
4/24 SB 24-149 Amends State Worker Compensation Insurance Laws Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13)
2/16 S 1261 Establishes Policies for Employees Participating in Telework and Defines Scheduling and Other Specific Details Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)

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