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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. 1, 2022 National H Con Res 119 Providing for a Correction in the enrollment of H.J. Res. 100. Joint Resolution Failed - Senate (52 - 43)
Dec. 1, 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 - Senate (80 - 15)
Aug. 8, 2022 NJ A 1474 Expands the Rights of Temporary Workers Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15)
June 5, 2022 LA SB 141 Prohibits Insurance Companies from Requiring a Certain Vaccination Status or Proof Thereof Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 3)
June 3, 2022 LA HB 1083 Prohibits Hair Discrimination Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 4)
June 1, 2022 NY S 8922 Establishes Worker Protections for Warehouse Workers Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 18)
June 1, 2022 NY S 9427 Amends State Labor Laws to Require Employers Disclose Compensation Ranges in Job Postings Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 17)
May 25, 2022 OH HB 583 Reduces Occupational Licensing and Registration Regulations for Substitute Teachers (24 - 6)
May 19, 2022 MI HB 4232 Authorizes 17-Year-Olds to Serve Alcohol (25 - 11)
May 11, 2022 CO SB 22-230 Expands County Government Employees Right to Organize a Union and Engage in Collective Bargaining Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
May 11, 2022 CO SB 22-230 Expands County Government Employees Right to Organize a Union and Engage in Collective Bargaining Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
May 9, 2022 CO HB 22-1367 Expands Protections for Domestic Workers Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
May 6, 2022 MO HB 2090 Amends Pay Timeline for State Employees; Establishes Tax Credit; Limits COVID Vaccine Mandates (32 - 1)
April 13, 2022 NE LB 1130 Requires Annual Report from Statewide Workforce & Education Reporting System Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 2)
April 12, 2022 HI HB 2510 Increases Minimum Wage to $18 by 2026 Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 1)
April 12, 2022 NE LB 1148 Authorizes the Nebraska Motor Vehicle Industry Licensing Board to Employ a Hearing Officer Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 0)
April 7, 2022 ME LD 965 Prohibits Certain Employer/Employee Contracts and Agreements "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (21 - 11)
April 7, 2022 MD HB 172 Authorizes Tax Deductions for Union Dues Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 13)
April 6, 2022 TN SB 2445 Classifies Influencing Employee Voting as a Class E Felony Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 0)
April 6, 2022 LA SB 6 Expands Retired Teachers' Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
April 4, 2022 MS HB 1426 Increases Salaries of Certain Government Officials Conference Report Adopted - Senate (46 - 3)
April 4, 2022 GA HB 1390 Establishes a Cause of Action Against Government Employers Who Retaliate Against Employees Due to Complaints of Sexual Harassment Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 0)
April 1, 2022 MD HB 1468 Authorizes Tax Credit for Senior Citizens Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0)
March 31, 2022 SC S 11 Authorizes Paid Parental Leave for State Employees Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 0)
March 30, 2022 MS HB 770 Requires Gender Pay Equity Conference Report Adopted - Senate (40 - 5)
Date No. Title Outcome
12/01 H Con Res 119 Providing for a Correction in the enrollment of H.J. Res. 100. Joint Resolution Failed - Senate (52 - 43)
12/01 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 - Senate (80 - 15)
8/08 A 1474 Expands the Rights of Temporary Workers Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15)
6/05 SB 141 Prohibits Insurance Companies from Requiring a Certain Vaccination Status or Proof Thereof Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 3)
6/03 HB 1083 Prohibits Hair Discrimination Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 4)
6/01 S 8922 Establishes Worker Protections for Warehouse Workers Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 18)
6/01 S 9427 Amends State Labor Laws to Require Employers Disclose Compensation Ranges in Job Postings Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 17)
5/25 HB 583 Reduces Occupational Licensing and Registration Regulations for Substitute Teachers (24 - 6)
5/19 HB 4232 Authorizes 17-Year-Olds to Serve Alcohol (25 - 11)
5/11 SB 22-230 Expands County Government Employees Right to Organize a Union and Engage in Collective Bargaining Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
5/11 SB 22-230 Expands County Government Employees Right to Organize a Union and Engage in Collective Bargaining Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
5/09 HB 22-1367 Expands Protections for Domestic Workers Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
5/06 HB 2090 Amends Pay Timeline for State Employees; Establishes Tax Credit; Limits COVID Vaccine Mandates (32 - 1)
4/13 LB 1130 Requires Annual Report from Statewide Workforce & Education Reporting System Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 2)
4/12 HB 2510 Increases Minimum Wage to $18 by 2026 Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 1)
4/12 LB 1148 Authorizes the Nebraska Motor Vehicle Industry Licensing Board to Employ a Hearing Officer Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 0)
4/07 LD 965 Prohibits Certain Employer/Employee Contracts and Agreements "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (21 - 11)
4/07 HB 172 Authorizes Tax Deductions for Union Dues Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 13)
4/06 SB 2445 Classifies Influencing Employee Voting as a Class E Felony Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 0)
4/06 SB 6 Expands Retired Teachers' Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
4/04 HB 1426 Increases Salaries of Certain Government Officials Conference Report Adopted - Senate (46 - 3)
4/04 HB 1390 Establishes a Cause of Action Against Government Employers Who Retaliate Against Employees Due to Complaints of Sexual Harassment Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 0)
4/01 HB 1468 Authorizes Tax Credit for Senior Citizens Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0)
3/31 S 11 Authorizes Paid Parental Leave for State Employees Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 0)
3/30 HB 770 Requires Gender Pay Equity Conference Report Adopted - Senate (40 - 5)

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