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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. 16, 2020 NJ A 3950 Prohibits Employers from Using Tracking Devices in Employee Vehicles Bill Passed - House (47 - 25)
Oct. 21, 2020 PA HB 2438 Authorizes Rural Electric Cooperatives to Use Existing Infrastructure for High-Speed Internet Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 0)
Oct. 21, 2020 PA SB 1112 Repeals Certain Existing Telecommunications Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 16)
Oct. 20, 2020 PA SB 1199 Specifies Provisions for Personal Delivery Devices Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 19)
Oct. 19, 2020 PA SB 1199 Specifies Provisions for Personal Delivery Devices Bill Passed - House (105 - 97)
Oct. 13, 2020 MI SB 1108 Requires Public Bodies that Meet Electronically to Include 2-Way Communication that Allows the Public to Participate Bill Passed - House (85 - 18)
Oct. 2, 2020 National H Res 1154 Condemning QAnon and rejecting the conspiracy theories it promotes Bill Passed - House (371 - 18)
Sept. 23, 2020 SC H 3780 Expands Internet Access to Rural Communities Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
Sept. 10, 2020 MI SB 892 Authorizes Deliveries by Semi-Autonomous Delivery Devices Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 16)
July 30, 2020 NJ A 4250 Authorizes Remote Online Notarizations Bill Passed - House (53 - 20)
June 26, 2020 OR SB 1603 Extends a Cell Phone Tax to Pay for Public Broadband Projects Bill Passed - House (38 - 19)
June 26, 2020 OR SB 1603 Extends a Cell Phone Tax to Pay for Public Broadband Projects Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 10)
June 24, 2020 MS SB 3046 Establishes COVID-19 Broadband Grant Programs Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 2)
June 11, 2020 OH HB 13 Establishes Fund to Create Broadband Infrastructure in Rural Areas of Ohio Bill Passed - House (82 - 8)
June 11, 2020 CA AB 3262 Requires Electronic Marketplaces Be Held Liable for Defective Products Bill Passed - House (54 - 14)
May 27, 2020 LA SB 50 Prohibits Handheld Cell Phone Use While Driving Bill Failed - House (40 - 59)
May 26, 2020 LA HB 722 Specifies that Electronic Signatures Used in Transactions with Financial Institutions are Enforceable to the Full Extent of the Law Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
May 22, 2020 OK SB 1002 Expands Broadband Internet Access to Rural Areas Veto Override Passed - House (91 - 7)
May 20, 2020 AZ SB 1305 Increases Autonomous Vehicle Delivery Bill Passed - House (31 - 29)
May 13, 2020 LA SB 50 Prohibits Handheld Cell Phone Use While Driving Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 5)
May 13, 2020 OH HB 368 Establishes Criminal Penalties for Cyber Crimes Bill Passed - House (93 - 1)
March 19, 2020 TN SJR 836 Increases the 911 Surcharge to $1.50 Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 8)
March 18, 2020 AK SB 74 Increases Minimum Internet Speed for K-12 Schools Bill Passed - House (32 - 3)
March 17, 2020 MD HB 448 Authorizes Telehealth Practices Concurrence Vote Passed - House (131 - 2)
March 12, 2020 WA SB 6280 Establishes Regulations for Facial-Recognition Technology Conference Report Adopted - House (53 - 43)
March 10, 2020 ME LD 2031 Requires Cable Companies to Probate Bills Bill Passed - House (131 - 6)
March 6, 2020 WA SB 6281 Increases Consumer Personal Data Protections and Regulations on Facial Recognition Technology Bill Passed - House (56 - 41)
March 4, 2020 SD HB 1169 Prohibits Use of Certain Electronic Devices While Driving Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
March 4, 2020 OH SB 260 Prohibits the Use of Telemedicine for Medication Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 9)
March 4, 2020 SD HB 1189 Appropriates Funds to Expand Rural Access to Broadband Services Bill Passed - House (54 - 14)
Feb. 28, 2020 ID H 521 Exempts Large Data Centers from the New State Sales Tax Bill Passed - House (37 - 21)
Feb. 26, 2020 IA SF 2272 Establishes Computer Verification System for Public Assistance Programs Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17)
Feb. 19, 2020 SD HB 1169 Prohibits Use of Certain Electronic Devices While Driving Bill Passed - House (42 - 26)
Feb. 19, 2020 WA SB 6280 Establishes Regulations for Facial-Recognition Technology Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 18)
Feb. 5, 2020 VA HB 874 Prohibits Handheld Phone Use While Driving Bill Passed - House (72 - 24)
Jan. 29, 2020 IN HB 1070 Prohibits Distracted Driving Bill Passed - House (86 - 10)
Date No. Title Outcome
11/16 A 3950 Prohibits Employers from Using Tracking Devices in Employee Vehicles Bill Passed - House (47 - 25)
10/21 HB 2438 Authorizes Rural Electric Cooperatives to Use Existing Infrastructure for High-Speed Internet Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 0)
10/21 SB 1112 Repeals Certain Existing Telecommunications Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 16)
10/20 SB 1199 Specifies Provisions for Personal Delivery Devices Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 19)
10/19 SB 1199 Specifies Provisions for Personal Delivery Devices Bill Passed - House (105 - 97)
10/13 SB 1108 Requires Public Bodies that Meet Electronically to Include 2-Way Communication that Allows the Public to Participate Bill Passed - House (85 - 18)
10/02 H Res 1154 Condemning QAnon and rejecting the conspiracy theories it promotes Bill Passed - House (371 - 18)
9/23 H 3780 Expands Internet Access to Rural Communities Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
9/10 SB 892 Authorizes Deliveries by Semi-Autonomous Delivery Devices Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 16)
7/30 A 4250 Authorizes Remote Online Notarizations Bill Passed - House (53 - 20)
6/26 SB 1603 Extends a Cell Phone Tax to Pay for Public Broadband Projects Bill Passed - House (38 - 19)
6/26 SB 1603 Extends a Cell Phone Tax to Pay for Public Broadband Projects Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 10)
6/24 SB 3046 Establishes COVID-19 Broadband Grant Programs Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 2)
6/11 HB 13 Establishes Fund to Create Broadband Infrastructure in Rural Areas of Ohio Bill Passed - House (82 - 8)
6/11 AB 3262 Requires Electronic Marketplaces Be Held Liable for Defective Products Bill Passed - House (54 - 14)
5/27 SB 50 Prohibits Handheld Cell Phone Use While Driving Bill Failed - House (40 - 59)
5/26 HB 722 Specifies that Electronic Signatures Used in Transactions with Financial Institutions are Enforceable to the Full Extent of the Law Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
5/22 SB 1002 Expands Broadband Internet Access to Rural Areas Veto Override Passed - House (91 - 7)
5/20 SB 1305 Increases Autonomous Vehicle Delivery Bill Passed - House (31 - 29)
5/13 SB 50 Prohibits Handheld Cell Phone Use While Driving Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 5)
5/13 HB 368 Establishes Criminal Penalties for Cyber Crimes Bill Passed - House (93 - 1)
3/19 SJR 836 Increases the 911 Surcharge to $1.50 Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 8)
3/18 SB 74 Increases Minimum Internet Speed for K-12 Schools Bill Passed - House (32 - 3)
3/17 HB 448 Authorizes Telehealth Practices Concurrence Vote Passed - House (131 - 2)
3/12 SB 6280 Establishes Regulations for Facial-Recognition Technology Conference Report Adopted - House (53 - 43)
3/10 LD 2031 Requires Cable Companies to Probate Bills Bill Passed - House (131 - 6)
3/06 SB 6281 Increases Consumer Personal Data Protections and Regulations on Facial Recognition Technology Bill Passed - House (56 - 41)
3/04 HB 1169 Prohibits Use of Certain Electronic Devices While Driving Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
3/04 SB 260 Prohibits the Use of Telemedicine for Medication Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 9)
3/04 HB 1189 Appropriates Funds to Expand Rural Access to Broadband Services Bill Passed - House (54 - 14)
2/28 H 521 Exempts Large Data Centers from the New State Sales Tax Bill Passed - House (37 - 21)
2/26 SF 2272 Establishes Computer Verification System for Public Assistance Programs Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17)
2/19 HB 1169 Prohibits Use of Certain Electronic Devices While Driving Bill Passed - House (42 - 26)
2/19 SB 6280 Establishes Regulations for Facial-Recognition Technology Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 18)
2/05 HB 874 Prohibits Handheld Phone Use While Driving Bill Passed - House (72 - 24)
1/29 HB 1070 Prohibits Distracted Driving Bill Passed - House (86 - 10)
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