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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 7, 2026 CO HB 26-1084 Requires Ballot Measures that Would Reduce Tax Revenue to Disclose Resulting Budget Cuts Conference Report Adopted - House (41 - 22)
May 7, 2026 MN SF 856 Establishes the Office of Inspector General to Oversee Public Funds Bill Passed - House (127 - 5)
May 6, 2026 AR HB 1001 Reduces the State Income Tax Rates For Individuals, Trusts, Estates, and Corporations Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6)
May 6, 2026 NC SB 889 Estabishes a Moratorium on Certain Property Tax Reappraisals Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 8)
May 5, 2026 OK SB 1503 Authorizes State Grant Funding for Out Of State Pro-Life Organizations Bill Passed - House (73 - 18)
May 5, 2026 AR HB 1001 Reduces the State Income Tax Rates For Individuals, Trusts, Estates, and Corporations Bill Passed - House (79 - 17)
May 4, 2026 NY S 10167 Appropriates Certain Public Transit Funds for Fiscal Year 2027 Bill Passed - Senate (59 - 1)
May 3, 2026 IA SF 2472 Amends Regulations for Local Property Taxes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 22)
May 3, 2026 IA SF 2472 Amends Regulations for Local Property Taxes Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (41 - 1)
May 3, 2026 IA HF 2800 Establishes Various Regulations for State and Local Government and Finances Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 11)
May 2, 2026 IA SF 2490 Establishes a Severance Tax for Certain Owners of Land that Contains Geological Hydrogen Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (35 - 11)
May 2, 2026 IA SF 2490 Establishes a Severance Tax for Certain Owners of Land that Contains Geological Hydrogen Bill Passed - House (65 - 21)
May 2, 2026 IA SF 2480 Establishes an Additional Tax on Alternative Nicotine Products Bill Passed - House (67 - 18)
May 2, 2026 IA SJR 11 Amends the State Constitution to Require a Super-Majority for Certain Tax Changes Joint Resolution Passed - House (57 - 21)
May 2, 2026 IA HF 2800 Establishes Various Regulations for State and Local Government and Finances Bill Passed - House (58 - 26)
April 30, 2026 CO HB 26-1084 Requires Ballot Measures that Would Reduce Tax Revenue to Disclose Resulting Budget Cuts Conference Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 12)
April 29, 2026 National S Con Res 33 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035 Bill Passed - House (215 - 211)
April 28, 2026 NC HB 696 Appropriates Funds and Establishes Provisions for Medicaid Conference Report Adopted - Senate (45 - 3)
April 28, 2026 NC HB 696 Appropriates Funds and Establishes Provisions for Medicaid Conference Report Adopted - House (113 - 2)
April 27, 2026 National HR 227 Clergy Act Bill Passed - House (350 - 5)
April 23, 2026 National S Con Res 33 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035 Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 48)
April 22, 2026 IA SF 2472 Amends Regulations for Local Property Taxes Bill Passed - House (64 - 23)
April 21, 2026 National S Con Res 33 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035 Motion Agreed - Senate (52 - 46)
April 21, 2026 National HR 2493 Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (406 - 4)
April 16, 2026 National H Res 1156 Expressing support for tax policies that support working families. Bill Passed - House (219 - 207)
April 16, 2026 AR HR 1006 Authorizes A Bill to Increase the Homestead Property Tax Credit Bill Passed - House (92 - 0)
April 13, 2026 OK SB 1290 Establishes the 2-1-1 Hotline Revolving Fund Bill Passed - House (82 - 5)
April 8, 2026 AL SB 146 Appropriates Funds for the Fiscal Year 2027 State Operating Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 0)
April 8, 2026 IA SF 2472 Amends Regulations for Local Property Taxes Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 4)
April 2, 2026 GA HB 463 Establishes a Homestead Exemption for Senior Citizens who Volunteer with Local Governments Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 20)
April 2, 2026 GA HB 463 Establishes a Homestead Exemption for Senior Citizens who Volunteer with Local Governments Bill Passed - House (104 - 71)
April 2, 2026 AL HB 238 Appropriates Funds for Education for Fiscal Year 2027 Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
April 1, 2026 KY HB 500 Appropriates Funds for the Fiscal Year 2027 and 2028 State Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (73 - 21)
March 30, 2026 ID S 1435 Appropriates Funds to the Department of Health and Human Services for Fiscal Year 2027 Bill Passed - House (43 - 25)
March 26, 2026 National HR 7147 Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (53 - 47)
March 26, 2026 ID S 1435 Appropriates Funds to the Department of Health and Human Services for Fiscal Year 2027 Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13)
March 26, 2026 National HR 8029 Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act Bill Passed - House (218 - 206)
March 25, 2026 National HR 7147 Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (54 - 46)
March 25, 2026 AK HB 289 Appropriates Supplemental Funds for Fiscal Year 2026 Conference Report Adopted - Senate (16 - 4)
March 25, 2026 OH HB 730 Appropriates Funds for SNAP and Other State Programs Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
March 25, 2026 National S J Res 107 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Beginning of Construction Requirements for Purposes of the Termination of Clean Electricity Production Credits and Clean Electricity Investment Credits for Applicable Wind and Solar Facilities" Motion Rejected - Senate (47 - 53)
March 20, 2026 National HR 7147 Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (47 - 37)
March 18, 2026 AK HB 289 Appropriates Supplemental Funds for Fiscal Year 2026 Concurrence Vote Failed - House (19 - 20)
March 18, 2026 OH HB 730 Appropriates Funds for SNAP and Other State Programs Bill Passed - House (66 - 29)
March 18, 2026 National H J Res 139 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced budget for the Federal Government Amendment Rejected - House (211 - 207)
March 18, 2026 ID H 916 Establishes the Idaho Rural Health Transformation Fund Bill Passed - House (52 - 15)
March 17, 2026 KY HB 1 Establishes the State's Election to Participate in the Federal Education Scholarship Tax Credit Veto Override Passed - Senate (31 - 5)
March 16, 2026 KY HB 1 Establishes the State's Election to Participate in the Federal Education Scholarship Tax Credit Veto Override Passed - House (77 - 14)
March 16, 2026 OK SB 710 Authorizes Additional TeachForwardOK Grant Award Recipients Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 0)
March 12, 2026 National HR 7147 Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 46)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/07 HB 26-1084 Requires Ballot Measures that Would Reduce Tax Revenue to Disclose Resulting Budget Cuts Conference Report Adopted - House (41 - 22)
5/07 SF 856 Establishes the Office of Inspector General to Oversee Public Funds Bill Passed - House (127 - 5)
5/06 HB 1001 Reduces the State Income Tax Rates For Individuals, Trusts, Estates, and Corporations Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6)
5/06 SB 889 Estabishes a Moratorium on Certain Property Tax Reappraisals Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 8)
5/05 SB 1503 Authorizes State Grant Funding for Out Of State Pro-Life Organizations Bill Passed - House (73 - 18)
5/05 HB 1001 Reduces the State Income Tax Rates For Individuals, Trusts, Estates, and Corporations Bill Passed - House (79 - 17)
5/04 S 10167 Appropriates Certain Public Transit Funds for Fiscal Year 2027 Bill Passed - Senate (59 - 1)
5/03 SF 2472 Amends Regulations for Local Property Taxes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 22)
5/03 SF 2472 Amends Regulations for Local Property Taxes Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (41 - 1)
5/03 HF 2800 Establishes Various Regulations for State and Local Government and Finances Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 11)
5/02 SF 2490 Establishes a Severance Tax for Certain Owners of Land that Contains Geological Hydrogen Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (35 - 11)
5/02 SF 2490 Establishes a Severance Tax for Certain Owners of Land that Contains Geological Hydrogen Bill Passed - House (65 - 21)
5/02 SF 2480 Establishes an Additional Tax on Alternative Nicotine Products Bill Passed - House (67 - 18)
5/02 SJR 11 Amends the State Constitution to Require a Super-Majority for Certain Tax Changes Joint Resolution Passed - House (57 - 21)
5/02 HF 2800 Establishes Various Regulations for State and Local Government and Finances Bill Passed - House (58 - 26)
4/30 HB 26-1084 Requires Ballot Measures that Would Reduce Tax Revenue to Disclose Resulting Budget Cuts Conference Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 12)
4/29 S Con Res 33 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035 Bill Passed - House (215 - 211)
4/28 HB 696 Appropriates Funds and Establishes Provisions for Medicaid Conference Report Adopted - Senate (45 - 3)
4/28 HB 696 Appropriates Funds and Establishes Provisions for Medicaid Conference Report Adopted - House (113 - 2)
4/27 HR 227 Clergy Act Bill Passed - House (350 - 5)
4/23 S Con Res 33 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035 Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 48)
4/22 SF 2472 Amends Regulations for Local Property Taxes Bill Passed - House (64 - 23)
4/21 S Con Res 33 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035 Motion Agreed - Senate (52 - 46)
4/21 HR 2493 Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (406 - 4)
4/16 H Res 1156 Expressing support for tax policies that support working families. Bill Passed - House (219 - 207)
4/16 HR 1006 Authorizes A Bill to Increase the Homestead Property Tax Credit Bill Passed - House (92 - 0)
4/13 SB 1290 Establishes the 2-1-1 Hotline Revolving Fund Bill Passed - House (82 - 5)
4/08 SB 146 Appropriates Funds for the Fiscal Year 2027 State Operating Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 0)
4/08 SF 2472 Amends Regulations for Local Property Taxes Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 4)
4/02 HB 463 Establishes a Homestead Exemption for Senior Citizens who Volunteer with Local Governments Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 20)
4/02 HB 463 Establishes a Homestead Exemption for Senior Citizens who Volunteer with Local Governments Bill Passed - House (104 - 71)
4/02 HB 238 Appropriates Funds for Education for Fiscal Year 2027 Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
4/01 HB 500 Appropriates Funds for the Fiscal Year 2027 and 2028 State Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (73 - 21)
3/30 S 1435 Appropriates Funds to the Department of Health and Human Services for Fiscal Year 2027 Bill Passed - House (43 - 25)
3/26 HR 7147 Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (53 - 47)
3/26 S 1435 Appropriates Funds to the Department of Health and Human Services for Fiscal Year 2027 Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13)
3/26 HR 8029 Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act Bill Passed - House (218 - 206)
3/25 HR 7147 Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (54 - 46)
3/25 HB 289 Appropriates Supplemental Funds for Fiscal Year 2026 Conference Report Adopted - Senate (16 - 4)
3/25 HB 730 Appropriates Funds for SNAP and Other State Programs Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
3/25 S J Res 107 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Beginning of Construction Requirements for Purposes of the Termination of Clean Electricity Production Credits and Clean Electricity Investment Credits for Applicable Wind and Solar Facilities" Motion Rejected - Senate (47 - 53)
3/20 HR 7147 Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (47 - 37)
3/18 HB 289 Appropriates Supplemental Funds for Fiscal Year 2026 Concurrence Vote Failed - House (19 - 20)
3/18 HB 730 Appropriates Funds for SNAP and Other State Programs Bill Passed - House (66 - 29)
3/18 H J Res 139 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced budget for the Federal Government Amendment Rejected - House (211 - 207)
3/18 H 916 Establishes the Idaho Rural Health Transformation Fund Bill Passed - House (52 - 15)
3/17 HB 1 Establishes the State's Election to Participate in the Federal Education Scholarship Tax Credit Veto Override Passed - Senate (31 - 5)
3/16 HB 1 Establishes the State's Election to Participate in the Federal Education Scholarship Tax Credit Veto Override Passed - House (77 - 14)
3/16 SB 710 Authorizes Additional TeachForwardOK Grant Award Recipients Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 0)
3/12 HR 7147 Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 46)

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