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See Which State Legislatures Have Key COVID-19 Legislation

On March 2, the [2]New York state legislature voted to pass [3]key
legislation to address the COVID-19 outbreak. Titled, “Appropriating Funds
for COVID-19 Coronavirus Response,” the legislation was voted on, passed,
and signed into law within 48 hours. A week later, [4]Minnesota followed
New York’s lead and created their own COVID-19 specific legislation. Three
days later, [5]Washington state did the same. And so on and so forth,
until, by April 15, Vote Smart researchers had found that a total of 25
states had voted on key legislation in place to fight COVID-19 and protect
their local communities.

As the chart and map below indicate, states like New York and Minnesota
were quicker to act than others. It would take weeks for the number of
states with specific COVID-19 legislation to hit the [6]double digits.

As of this week, states such as Illinois were still working on crafting and
passing key legislation. Vote Smart researchers are continuing to monitor
state legislatures across the country.

As the COVID-19 outbreak has continued to dominate headlines and social
media, this [7]Vote Smart data shows that it has also dominated state
legislatures across the country. 25 states have chosen to craft their own
COVID-19 key legislation, providing their constituents with state-specific
rules and regulations and setting themselves apart from the 25 that have
not voted on key legislation.

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