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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
April 28, 2025 CO SB 25-086 Establishes Minor Social Media Protections Veto Override Passed - House (51 - 13)
April 28, 2025 AZ SB 1025 Authorizes Arizona's Treasury and State Retirement System to Invest up to 10% of its Available Funds into Bitcoin Bill Passed - House (31 - 25)
April 28, 2025 National S 146 Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN) Act Bill Passed - House (409 - 2)
April 28, 2025 National HR 973 Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act Bill Passed - House (365 - 42)
April 24, 2025 MI HB 4047 Authorizes Civil Action Against Certain AI Deepfakes in Michigan Bill Passed - House (104 - 1)
April 24, 2025 MI HB 4048 Establishes Sentencing Guidelines for Certain AI Deepfakes in Michigan Bill Passed - House (104 - 1)
April 22, 2025 NV AB 406 Prohibits School Counselors, Psychologists and Social Workers from Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Provide Care Bill Passed - House (42 - 0)
April 22, 2025 NV AB 73 Requires the Disclosure of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Campaign Materials Bill Passed - House (42 - 0)
April 22, 2025 AL HB 479 Prohibits the State from Participating in the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) Bill Passed - House (74 - 28)
April 22, 2025 NV AB 499 Requires Voter Photo Identification and Reforms to Mail Voting and Voter Registration Systems Bill Passed - House (30 - 12)
April 21, 2025 WA HB 1596 Requires the Installation of Devices to Limit Vehicle Speeds for Drivers with Histories of Speeding Concurrence Vote Passed - House (80 - 17)
April 17, 2025 ND HB 1160 Prohibits Student Cellphone Use in Public Schools Concurrence Vote Passed - House (82 - 8)
April 17, 2025 AZ SB 1462 Prohibits and Criminalizes Deep-Fake (AI) Pornography Bill Passed - House (33 - 24)
April 16, 2025 NV AB 325 Prohibits Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Make Final Decisions on Planning Emergency Responses and Allocating Resources Bill Passed - House (41 - 0)
April 15, 2025 AR SB 612 Establishes a Private Right of Action Against a Social Media Platform that Causes Harm Bill Passed - House (91 - 2)
April 14, 2025 AR HB 1866 Requires All Public Schools to Install an Audio Recording Device in Locker Rooms and Dressing Rooms of Public-School Campuses Concurrence Vote Passed - House (71 - 21)
April 11, 2025 KS SB 98 Exempts Qualified Data Centers From Sales Taxes and Sets Eligibility Requirements Conference Report Adopted - House (85 - 37)
April 11, 2025 CO HB 25-1135 Requires Colorado School Districts to Establish and Publish Policies Regarding Students' Use of Cellphones Concurrence Vote Passed - House (46 - 16)
April 9, 2025 IL HB 35 Prohibits Health Insurance Companies from Relying Only on AI to Deny, Reduce, or Terminate Coverage for Patients Receiving Care Bill Passed - House (79 - 35)
April 9, 2025 SC H 3276 Requires Hands-Free Cellphone Use While Driving Bill Passed - House (85 - 25)
April 8, 2025 IA HF 782 Requires that K-12 School Districts Enact Policies Prohibiting the Use of Cellphones During Instructional Hours Concurrence Vote Passed - House (92 - 4)
April 8, 2025 IA SF 491 Prohibits Remote-Piloted Drones Over Farmstead Without Landowner's Permission Bill Passed - House (89 - 7)
April 7, 2025 ND SB 2354 Requires All Public and Private Schools to Follow the Statewide Student Cellphone Ban Bill Passed - House (61 - 29)
April 7, 2025 IL HB 1859 Prohibits the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) As an Instructional Tool Bill Passed - House (87 - 17)
April 3, 2025 CO SB 25-143 Authorizes Facial Recognition Technology for School Security Bill Passed - House (63 - 2)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/28 SB 25-086 Establishes Minor Social Media Protections Veto Override Passed - House (51 - 13)
4/28 SB 1025 Authorizes Arizona's Treasury and State Retirement System to Invest up to 10% of its Available Funds into Bitcoin Bill Passed - House (31 - 25)
4/28 S 146 Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN) Act Bill Passed - House (409 - 2)
4/28 HR 973 Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act Bill Passed - House (365 - 42)
4/24 HB 4047 Authorizes Civil Action Against Certain AI Deepfakes in Michigan Bill Passed - House (104 - 1)
4/24 HB 4048 Establishes Sentencing Guidelines for Certain AI Deepfakes in Michigan Bill Passed - House (104 - 1)
4/22 AB 406 Prohibits School Counselors, Psychologists and Social Workers from Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Provide Care Bill Passed - House (42 - 0)
4/22 AB 73 Requires the Disclosure of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Campaign Materials Bill Passed - House (42 - 0)
4/22 HB 479 Prohibits the State from Participating in the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) Bill Passed - House (74 - 28)
4/22 AB 499 Requires Voter Photo Identification and Reforms to Mail Voting and Voter Registration Systems Bill Passed - House (30 - 12)
4/21 HB 1596 Requires the Installation of Devices to Limit Vehicle Speeds for Drivers with Histories of Speeding Concurrence Vote Passed - House (80 - 17)
4/17 HB 1160 Prohibits Student Cellphone Use in Public Schools Concurrence Vote Passed - House (82 - 8)
4/17 SB 1462 Prohibits and Criminalizes Deep-Fake (AI) Pornography Bill Passed - House (33 - 24)
4/16 AB 325 Prohibits Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Make Final Decisions on Planning Emergency Responses and Allocating Resources Bill Passed - House (41 - 0)
4/15 SB 612 Establishes a Private Right of Action Against a Social Media Platform that Causes Harm Bill Passed - House (91 - 2)
4/14 HB 1866 Requires All Public Schools to Install an Audio Recording Device in Locker Rooms and Dressing Rooms of Public-School Campuses Concurrence Vote Passed - House (71 - 21)
4/11 SB 98 Exempts Qualified Data Centers From Sales Taxes and Sets Eligibility Requirements Conference Report Adopted - House (85 - 37)
4/11 HB 25-1135 Requires Colorado School Districts to Establish and Publish Policies Regarding Students' Use of Cellphones Concurrence Vote Passed - House (46 - 16)
4/09 HB 35 Prohibits Health Insurance Companies from Relying Only on AI to Deny, Reduce, or Terminate Coverage for Patients Receiving Care Bill Passed - House (79 - 35)
4/09 H 3276 Requires Hands-Free Cellphone Use While Driving Bill Passed - House (85 - 25)
4/08 HF 782 Requires that K-12 School Districts Enact Policies Prohibiting the Use of Cellphones During Instructional Hours Concurrence Vote Passed - House (92 - 4)
4/08 SF 491 Prohibits Remote-Piloted Drones Over Farmstead Without Landowner's Permission Bill Passed - House (89 - 7)
4/07 SB 2354 Requires All Public and Private Schools to Follow the Statewide Student Cellphone Ban Bill Passed - House (61 - 29)
4/07 HB 1859 Prohibits the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) As an Instructional Tool Bill Passed - House (87 - 17)
4/03 SB 25-143 Authorizes Facial Recognition Technology for School Security Bill Passed - House (63 - 2)

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