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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
Oct. 7, 2021 MI HB 5007 Rescinds Fees for Obtaining or Renewing a State ID Card Starting in 2022 (20 - 16)
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)
Aug. 30, 2021 CA AB 816 Requires State and Local Governments to Develop Plans to Reduce Homelessness Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 7)
Aug. 23, 2021 CA SB 10 Authorizes Cities to Rezone Certain Lands for Low-Income Housing Bill Passed - House (44 - 12)
Aug. 6, 2021 AR SB 1 Repeals Accepting Funds from the Federal Unemployment Benefits Program Bill Passed - House (73 - 18)
Aug. 5, 2021 AR SB 1 Repeals Accepting Funds from the Federal Unemployment Benefits Program Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
July 15, 2021 CA AB 133 Expands Medi-Cal Eligibility to Low-Income Adults Regardless of Immigration Status Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 8)
June 30, 2021 NJ A 4463 Requires Confidentiality of Court Records for Certain Evictions Initiated During the COVID-19 Pandemic Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13)
June 24, 2021 MI HB 4434 Repeals the Federal $300 Per Week Unemployment Jobless Pay Boost Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 49)
June 24, 2021 MI HB 4434 Repeals the Federal $300 Per Week Unemployment Jobless Pay Boost Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
June 23, 2021 NC SB 116 Establishes the North Carolina Back to Work Act Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 22)
June 23, 2021 MI HB 5007 Rescinds Fees for Obtaining or Renewing a State ID Card Starting in 2022 Bill Passed - House (58 - 52)
June 10, 2021 LA HB 183 Rescinds Federal Unemployment Compensation and Increases State Unemployment Compensation by $28 Conference Report Adopted - House (74 - 27)
June 10, 2021 LA HB 183 Rescinds Federal Unemployment Compensation and Increases State Unemployment Compensation by $28 Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 5)
June 9, 2021 OR HB 3124 Extends the Local Government Timeline for Homeless Campers to Remove Belongings by 2 Days Concurrence Vote Passed - House (39 - 19)
June 9, 2021 WI AB 336 Repeals $300 per Week Federal Unemployment Compensation Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 12)
June 9, 2021 OR HB 3115 Amends Homeless Laws to Allow Homeless Communities to Seek Shelter on Public Property Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 10)
June 9, 2021 WI AB 336 Repeals $300 per Week Federal Unemployment Compensation Bill Passed - House (60 - 37)
June 8, 2021 OR HB 3124 Extends the Local Government Timeline for Homeless Campers to Remove Belongings by 2 Days Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 13)
June 8, 2021 CO SB 21-060 Establishes a Program that Provides Financial Assistance to Access Broadband Services Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
June 4, 2021 CO SB 21-060 Establishes a Program that Provides Financial Assistance to Access Broadband Services Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
June 3, 2021 NC SB 116 Establishes the North Carolina Back to Work Act Bill Passed - House (71 - 36)
June 2, 2021 CA SB 10 Authorizes Cities to Rezone Certain Lands for Low-Income Housing Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7)
June 1, 2021 NC HB 128 Establishes a $1,500 Bonus for Unemployed Individuals that Accept Reemployment Within 30 Days Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 10)
May 31, 2021 NV AB 116 Amends Minor Traffic Violations to be a Civil Instead of a Criminal Infraction Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 1)
Date No. Title Outcome
10/07 HB 5007 Rescinds Fees for Obtaining or Renewing a State ID Card Starting in 2022 (20 - 16)
10/04 SB 730 Extends Unemployment Benefits to Individuals Who Have Been Terminated After Refusing the COVID-19 Vaccine Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 13)
8/30 AB 816 Requires State and Local Governments to Develop Plans to Reduce Homelessness Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 7)
8/23 SB 10 Authorizes Cities to Rezone Certain Lands for Low-Income Housing Bill Passed - House (44 - 12)
8/06 SB 1 Repeals Accepting Funds from the Federal Unemployment Benefits Program Bill Passed - House (73 - 18)
8/05 SB 1 Repeals Accepting Funds from the Federal Unemployment Benefits Program Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
7/15 AB 133 Expands Medi-Cal Eligibility to Low-Income Adults Regardless of Immigration Status Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 8)
6/30 A 4463 Requires Confidentiality of Court Records for Certain Evictions Initiated During the COVID-19 Pandemic Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13)
6/24 HB 4434 Repeals the Federal $300 Per Week Unemployment Jobless Pay Boost Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 49)
6/24 HB 4434 Repeals the Federal $300 Per Week Unemployment Jobless Pay Boost Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
6/23 SB 116 Establishes the North Carolina Back to Work Act Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 22)
6/23 HB 5007 Rescinds Fees for Obtaining or Renewing a State ID Card Starting in 2022 Bill Passed - House (58 - 52)
6/10 HB 183 Rescinds Federal Unemployment Compensation and Increases State Unemployment Compensation by $28 Conference Report Adopted - House (74 - 27)
6/10 HB 183 Rescinds Federal Unemployment Compensation and Increases State Unemployment Compensation by $28 Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 5)
6/09 HB 3124 Extends the Local Government Timeline for Homeless Campers to Remove Belongings by 2 Days Concurrence Vote Passed - House (39 - 19)
6/09 AB 336 Repeals $300 per Week Federal Unemployment Compensation Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 12)
6/09 HB 3115 Amends Homeless Laws to Allow Homeless Communities to Seek Shelter on Public Property Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 10)
6/09 AB 336 Repeals $300 per Week Federal Unemployment Compensation Bill Passed - House (60 - 37)
6/08 HB 3124 Extends the Local Government Timeline for Homeless Campers to Remove Belongings by 2 Days Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 13)
6/08 SB 21-060 Establishes a Program that Provides Financial Assistance to Access Broadband Services Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
6/04 SB 21-060 Establishes a Program that Provides Financial Assistance to Access Broadband Services Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
6/03 SB 116 Establishes the North Carolina Back to Work Act Bill Passed - House (71 - 36)
6/02 SB 10 Authorizes Cities to Rezone Certain Lands for Low-Income Housing Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7)
6/01 HB 128 Establishes a $1,500 Bonus for Unemployed Individuals that Accept Reemployment Within 30 Days Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 10)
5/31 AB 116 Amends Minor Traffic Violations to be a Civil Instead of a Criminal Infraction Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 1)

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