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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
March 4, 2025 WY SF 53 Authorizes the Secretary of State to Administratively Cancel Trademarks Bill Passed - House (56 - 4)
March 4, 2025 National S J Res 3 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 "Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales". Motion Agreed - Senate (70 - 28)
March 4, 2025 National S J Res 28 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications". Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (50 - 47)
March 4, 2025 National S J Res 28 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications". Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (50 - 47)
March 4, 2025 KY SB 3 Authorizes Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Usage by Student Athletes Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
March 4, 2025 HI SB 227 Establishes an "Illegal Fireworks Enforcement Division" within the Department of Law Enforcement Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 2)
March 3, 2025 WA SB 5589 Authorizes the Commissioner's Office to Analyze How Rates Are Made For Insurance Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
March 3, 2025 WA SB 5331 Authorizes Insurance Commissioners to Order Restitution for Harmed Policyholders Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19)
March 3, 2025 OK HB 1220 Prohibits Certain Taxes and Fees on the Repayment of Borrowed Funds Bill Passed - House (97 - 0)
March 3, 2025 NM HB 19 Establishes Trade Ports Development Program Bill Passed - House (56 - 4)
March 3, 2025 OK HB 1160 Amends State Insurance Laws to Protect Policyholders in the Event of an Insurance Company's Insolvency Bill Passed - House (93 - 2)
Feb. 28, 2025 WV SB 427 Authorizes 14 and 15 Year Olds to Work Without a Workers Permit Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0)
Feb. 28, 2025 HI HB 1483 Increases Penalty Fines for Illegal Fireworks Bill Passed - House (46 - 1)
Feb. 28, 2025 WA SB 5419 Amends the Authority for Fire Loss Insurance Reporting Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 1)
Feb. 27, 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 - Senate (17 - 11)
Feb. 27, 2025 AZ SB 1373 Establishes a Strategic Digital Assets (Crypto) Reserve Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 12)
Feb. 27, 2025 OR HB 2561 Prohibits Predatory Loans and Caps Interest Rates at 36% Bill Passed - House (33 - 28)
Feb. 27, 2025 GA SB 69 Requires Third-Party Litigation Investors to Register with the Department of Banking and Finance Bill Passed - Senate (52 - 0)
Feb. 27, 2025 OR HB 2561 Prohibits Predatory Loans and Caps Interest Rates at 36% Bill Passed - House (33 - 28)
Feb. 27, 2025 AZ SB 1237 Prohibits Full-Time State Employees from Working Remotely Unless Sick Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 12)
Feb. 26, 2025 National PN 11-17 Nomination of Jamieson Greer to be U.S. Trade Representative Nomination Confirmed - Senate (56 - 43)
Feb. 25, 2025 NY S 488 Increases Transparency in Pricing of Essential Goods and Services Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 11)
Feb. 25, 2025 ND HB 1575 Amends Property Tax Relief by Reducing the Taxable Value of All Categories Bill Passed - House (86 - 5)
Feb. 25, 2025 National HR 804 Rural Small Business Resilience Act Bill Passed - House (415 - 8)
Feb. 25, 2025 National HR 788 DOE and SBA Research Act Bill Passed - House (427 - 3)
Feb. 25, 2025 NJ S 2886 Requires Pharmacies to Share Information on Insulin Assistance Programs Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
Feb. 24, 2025 National HR 832 Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (396 - 15)
Feb. 24, 2025 MO SB 4 Amends Various State Utility Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
Feb. 24, 2025 National HR 818 Small Business Procurement and Utilization Reform (SPUR) Act Bill Passed - House (384 - 25)
Feb. 24, 2025 TN SB 320 Reduces the Population Mandate for a County Selling Alcohol at a Stadium Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 3)
Feb. 24, 2025 MO SB 3 Increases Certain Service Fees at License Offices Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
Feb. 21, 2025 WY HB 234 Increases Sportsmen's Credit Card Purchase Privacy Bill Failed - Senate (14 - 17)
Feb. 20, 2025 ND HB 1038 Prohibits and Replaces Chinese-Made Drones in the State Fleet Concurrence Vote Passed - House (84 - 3)
Feb. 20, 2025 MI HB 4002 Exempts Small Businesses with Fewer than 50 Employees from Guaranteeing Paid Sick Leave Concurrence Vote Passed - House (81 - 29)
Feb. 20, 2025 AR SB 98 Authorizes Third Party Delivery Services for Alcohol Bill Passed - House (56 - 33)
Feb. 20, 2025 MI HB 4002 Exempts Small Businesses with Fewer than 50 Employees from Guaranteeing Paid Sick Leave Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
Feb. 20, 2025 AR SB 97 Authorizes Businesses to Obtain Additional Retail Liquor Licenses Bill Passed - House (56 - 33)
Feb. 20, 2025 NH HB 75 Authorizes Legal Adult Use of Cannabis "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Failed - House (167 - 190)
Feb. 20, 2025 WA HB 1347 Requires Licensed Cannabis Producers and Processors Submit Samples of Their Products to Independent, Third-Party Testing Laboratories Bill Passed - House (95 - 2)
Feb. 20, 2025 CO SB 25-033 Prohibits and Halts Expansion of Hard Liquor Sales in Colorado Grocery and Big-Box Stores Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 5)
Feb. 20, 2025 MO SB 81 Amends and Modifies Provisions Relating to Fireworks Protections Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 2)
Feb. 19, 2025 National PN 11-18 Nomination of Kelly Loeffler to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration Nomination Confirmed - Senate (52 - 46)
Feb. 19, 2025 VA SB 1100 Establishes a Pilot Program to Authorize Utility Companies to Take Over Thermostat Control and Other Energy-Using Devices for Individuals and Businesses Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 19)
Feb. 19, 2025 OH SB 6 Amends Code Related to Building Inspection Fees and Appeals Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
Feb. 19, 2025 KS SB 197 Authorizes Redevelopment of Certain Mall Facilities with STAR bond. Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 8)
Feb. 18, 2025 National PN 11-9 Nomination of Howard Lutnick to be Secretary of Commerce Nomination Confirmed - Senate (51 - 45)
Feb. 18, 2025 VA SB 1100 Establishes a Pilot Program to Authorize Utility Companies to Take Over Thermostat Control and Other Energy-Using Devices for Individuals and Businesses Bill Passed - House (70 - 26)
Feb. 18, 2025 KS HB 2117 Amends Filing Requirements for Businesses by Removing Certain Requirements Bill Passed - House (118 - 1)
Feb. 18, 2025 CO SB 25-003 Prohibits the Manufacture, Distribution, Transfer, Sale, or Purchase of Specified Semiautomatic Firearms Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 15)
Feb. 17, 2025 ND HB 1447 Establishes Regulations on Virtual Currency Kiosks (Crypto ATMs) Bill Passed - House (87 - 3)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/04 SF 53 Authorizes the Secretary of State to Administratively Cancel Trademarks Bill Passed - House (56 - 4)
3/04 S J Res 3 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 "Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales". Motion Agreed - Senate (70 - 28)
3/04 S J Res 28 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications". Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (50 - 47)
3/04 S J Res 28 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications". Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (50 - 47)
3/04 SB 3 Authorizes Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Usage by Student Athletes Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
3/04 SB 227 Establishes an "Illegal Fireworks Enforcement Division" within the Department of Law Enforcement Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 2)
3/03 SB 5589 Authorizes the Commissioner's Office to Analyze How Rates Are Made For Insurance Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
3/03 SB 5331 Authorizes Insurance Commissioners to Order Restitution for Harmed Policyholders Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19)
3/03 HB 1220 Prohibits Certain Taxes and Fees on the Repayment of Borrowed Funds Bill Passed - House (97 - 0)
3/03 HB 19 Establishes Trade Ports Development Program Bill Passed - House (56 - 4)
3/03 HB 1160 Amends State Insurance Laws to Protect Policyholders in the Event of an Insurance Company's Insolvency Bill Passed - House (93 - 2)
2/28 SB 427 Authorizes 14 and 15 Year Olds to Work Without a Workers Permit Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0)
2/28 HB 1483 Increases Penalty Fines for Illegal Fireworks Bill Passed - House (46 - 1)
2/28 SB 5419 Amends the Authority for Fire Loss Insurance Reporting Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 1)
2/27 SB 1025 Authorizes Arizona's Treasury and State Retirement System to Invest up to 10% of its Available Funds into Bitcoin Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 11)
2/27 SB 1373 Establishes a Strategic Digital Assets (Crypto) Reserve Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 12)
2/27 HB 2561 Prohibits Predatory Loans and Caps Interest Rates at 36% Bill Passed - House (33 - 28)
2/27 SB 69 Requires Third-Party Litigation Investors to Register with the Department of Banking and Finance Bill Passed - Senate (52 - 0)
2/27 HB 2561 Prohibits Predatory Loans and Caps Interest Rates at 36% Bill Passed - House (33 - 28)
2/27 SB 1237 Prohibits Full-Time State Employees from Working Remotely Unless Sick Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 12)
2/26 PN 11-17 Nomination of Jamieson Greer to be U.S. Trade Representative Nomination Confirmed - Senate (56 - 43)
2/25 S 488 Increases Transparency in Pricing of Essential Goods and Services Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 11)
2/25 HB 1575 Amends Property Tax Relief by Reducing the Taxable Value of All Categories Bill Passed - House (86 - 5)
2/25 HR 804 Rural Small Business Resilience Act Bill Passed - House (415 - 8)
2/25 HR 788 DOE and SBA Research Act Bill Passed - House (427 - 3)
2/25 S 2886 Requires Pharmacies to Share Information on Insulin Assistance Programs Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
2/24 HR 832 Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (396 - 15)
2/24 SB 4 Amends Various State Utility Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
2/24 HR 818 Small Business Procurement and Utilization Reform (SPUR) Act Bill Passed - House (384 - 25)
2/24 SB 320 Reduces the Population Mandate for a County Selling Alcohol at a Stadium Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 3)
2/24 SB 3 Increases Certain Service Fees at License Offices Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
2/21 HB 234 Increases Sportsmen's Credit Card Purchase Privacy Bill Failed - Senate (14 - 17)
2/20 HB 1038 Prohibits and Replaces Chinese-Made Drones in the State Fleet Concurrence Vote Passed - House (84 - 3)
2/20 HB 4002 Exempts Small Businesses with Fewer than 50 Employees from Guaranteeing Paid Sick Leave Concurrence Vote Passed - House (81 - 29)
2/20 SB 98 Authorizes Third Party Delivery Services for Alcohol Bill Passed - House (56 - 33)
2/20 HB 4002 Exempts Small Businesses with Fewer than 50 Employees from Guaranteeing Paid Sick Leave Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
2/20 SB 97 Authorizes Businesses to Obtain Additional Retail Liquor Licenses Bill Passed - House (56 - 33)
2/20 HB 75 Authorizes Legal Adult Use of Cannabis "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Failed - House (167 - 190)
2/20 HB 1347 Requires Licensed Cannabis Producers and Processors Submit Samples of Their Products to Independent, Third-Party Testing Laboratories Bill Passed - House (95 - 2)
2/20 SB 25-033 Prohibits and Halts Expansion of Hard Liquor Sales in Colorado Grocery and Big-Box Stores Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 5)
2/20 SB 81 Amends and Modifies Provisions Relating to Fireworks Protections Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 2)
2/19 PN 11-18 Nomination of Kelly Loeffler to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration Nomination Confirmed - Senate (52 - 46)
2/19 SB 1100 Establishes a Pilot Program to Authorize Utility Companies to Take Over Thermostat Control and Other Energy-Using Devices for Individuals and Businesses Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 19)
2/19 SB 6 Amends Code Related to Building Inspection Fees and Appeals Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
2/19 SB 197 Authorizes Redevelopment of Certain Mall Facilities with STAR bond. Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 8)
2/18 PN 11-9 Nomination of Howard Lutnick to be Secretary of Commerce Nomination Confirmed - Senate (51 - 45)
2/18 SB 1100 Establishes a Pilot Program to Authorize Utility Companies to Take Over Thermostat Control and Other Energy-Using Devices for Individuals and Businesses Bill Passed - House (70 - 26)
2/18 HB 2117 Amends Filing Requirements for Businesses by Removing Certain Requirements Bill Passed - House (118 - 1)
2/18 SB 25-003 Prohibits the Manufacture, Distribution, Transfer, Sale, or Purchase of Specified Semiautomatic Firearms Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 15)
2/17 HB 1447 Establishes Regulations on Virtual Currency Kiosks (Crypto ATMs) Bill Passed - House (87 - 3)

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