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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 22, 2022 MN HF 3420 Appropriates Moneys for Drought Relief Conference Report Adopted - Senate (66 - 1)
May 22, 2022 MN HF 1829 Prohibits Insurers from Discriminating Against Bone Marrow or Organ Donors Bill Passed - House (125 - 6)
May 22, 2022 MN HF 2725 Expands Mental Health Funding and Amends Competency Procedures for Standing Trial Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 60)
May 22, 2022 MN HF 4065 Expands Health & Human Services Regulations Bill Passed - House (68 - 65)
May 22, 2022 MN HF 4065 Expands Health & Human Services Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (66 - 0)
May 18, 2022 MN HF 3765 Appropriates $70.88 Million to the Environmental and Natural Resources Fund Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 28)
May 18, 2022 MN HF 3400 Amends Law Regarding Business Filings Bill Passed - House (114 - 14)
May 12, 2022 MN HF 4670 Appropriates Monies for Claims Against State Bill Passed - House (83 - 43)
May 12, 2022 MN HF 778 Authorizes Sports Betting in State Bill Passed - House (70 - 57)
May 11, 2022 MN HF 3669 Reduces Various State Tax Rates Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 22)
May 4, 2022 MN HF 3669 Reduces Various State Tax Rates Bill Passed - House (69 - 62)
April 28, 2022 MN SF 4062 Appropriates Funds for Environmental Cleanup and Tourism Support Bill Passed - House (70 - 59)
April 28, 2022 MN SF 4476 Amends Legislative District Boundaries Bill Passed - Senate (63 - 1)
April 27, 2022 MN HF 4366 Expands Assistance for Agricultural Industry Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 26)
April 27, 2022 MN HF 4300 Increases Parental Involvement in School Curriculum Bill Passed - House (69 - 61)
April 25, 2022 MN HF 4366 Expands Assistance for Agricultural Industry Bill Passed - House (70 - 62)
April 21, 2022 MN HF 3765 Appropriates $70.88 Million to the Environmental and Natural Resources Fund Bill Passed - House (72 - 60)
April 21, 2022 MN SF 4062 Appropriates Funds for Environmental Cleanup and Tourism Support Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 29)
April 4, 2022 MN HF 4065 Expands Health & Human Services Regulations Bill Passed - House (132 - 1)
March 29, 2022 MN HF 4165 Requires Divestment from Russia and Belarus Bill Passed - Senate (67 - 0)
March 28, 2022 MN HF 2774 Increases Warehouse Worker Safety Regulations Bill Passed - House (72 - 60)
March 24, 2022 MN SF 3472 Expands Operation of Premium Security Plan Bill Passed - House (70 - 58)
March 17, 2022 MN SF 2876 Extends COVID-19 Related Human Services Programs Bill Passed - House (87 - 46)
March 14, 2022 MN SF 2677 Appropriates $2.7 Billion to Commissioner of Employment & Economic Development Bill Failed - House (66 - 67)
March 14, 2022 MN HF 2353 Expands Student Privacy Rights Bill Passed - House (75 - 57)
March 14, 2022 MN SF 3472 Expands Operation of Premium Security Plan Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 25)
March 10, 2022 MN HF 3420 Appropriates Moneys for Drought Relief Bill Passed - House (101 - 33)
March 3, 2022 MN SF 2575 Expands Requirements Regarding Parental Curriculum Review Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 30)
Feb. 24, 2022 MN HF 2900 Appropriates Pay for Frontline Workers Bill Passed - House (71 - 61)
Feb. 21, 2022 MN SF 2876 Extends COVID-19 Related Human Services Programs Bill Failed - Senate (28 - 39)
Feb. 14, 2022 MN SF 2677 Appropriates $2.7 Billion to Commissioner of Employment & Economic Development Bill Passed - Senate (55 - 11)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/22 HF 3420 Appropriates Moneys for Drought Relief Conference Report Adopted - Senate (66 - 1)
5/22 HF 1829 Prohibits Insurers from Discriminating Against Bone Marrow or Organ Donors Bill Passed - House (125 - 6)
5/22 HF 2725 Expands Mental Health Funding and Amends Competency Procedures for Standing Trial Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 60)
5/22 HF 4065 Expands Health & Human Services Regulations Bill Passed - House (68 - 65)
5/22 HF 4065 Expands Health & Human Services Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (66 - 0)
5/18 HF 3765 Appropriates $70.88 Million to the Environmental and Natural Resources Fund Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 28)
5/18 HF 3400 Amends Law Regarding Business Filings Bill Passed - House (114 - 14)
5/12 HF 4670 Appropriates Monies for Claims Against State Bill Passed - House (83 - 43)
5/12 HF 778 Authorizes Sports Betting in State Bill Passed - House (70 - 57)
5/11 HF 3669 Reduces Various State Tax Rates Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 22)
5/04 HF 3669 Reduces Various State Tax Rates Bill Passed - House (69 - 62)
4/28 SF 4062 Appropriates Funds for Environmental Cleanup and Tourism Support Bill Passed - House (70 - 59)
4/28 SF 4476 Amends Legislative District Boundaries Bill Passed - Senate (63 - 1)
4/27 HF 4366 Expands Assistance for Agricultural Industry Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 26)
4/27 HF 4300 Increases Parental Involvement in School Curriculum Bill Passed - House (69 - 61)
4/25 HF 4366 Expands Assistance for Agricultural Industry Bill Passed - House (70 - 62)
4/21 HF 3765 Appropriates $70.88 Million to the Environmental and Natural Resources Fund Bill Passed - House (72 - 60)
4/21 SF 4062 Appropriates Funds for Environmental Cleanup and Tourism Support Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 29)
4/04 HF 4065 Expands Health & Human Services Regulations Bill Passed - House (132 - 1)
3/29 HF 4165 Requires Divestment from Russia and Belarus Bill Passed - Senate (67 - 0)
3/28 HF 2774 Increases Warehouse Worker Safety Regulations Bill Passed - House (72 - 60)
3/24 SF 3472 Expands Operation of Premium Security Plan Bill Passed - House (70 - 58)
3/17 SF 2876 Extends COVID-19 Related Human Services Programs Bill Passed - House (87 - 46)
3/14 SF 2677 Appropriates $2.7 Billion to Commissioner of Employment & Economic Development Bill Failed - House (66 - 67)
3/14 HF 2353 Expands Student Privacy Rights Bill Passed - House (75 - 57)
3/14 SF 3472 Expands Operation of Premium Security Plan Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 25)
3/10 HF 3420 Appropriates Moneys for Drought Relief Bill Passed - House (101 - 33)
3/03 SF 2575 Expands Requirements Regarding Parental Curriculum Review Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 30)
2/24 HF 2900 Appropriates Pay for Frontline Workers Bill Passed - House (71 - 61)
2/21 SF 2876 Extends COVID-19 Related Human Services Programs Bill Failed - Senate (28 - 39)
2/14 SF 2677 Appropriates $2.7 Billion to Commissioner of Employment & Economic Development Bill Passed - Senate (55 - 11)

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