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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 21, 2025 OK SB 672 Prohibits the Governor from Closing Any Business During a Pandemic Without Documented Scientific Evidence that the Nature of the Business Contributes to the Spread of the Disease Bill Passed - House (74 - 15)
April 17, 2025 IN HB 1461 Authorizes the State to Charge Tolls on All Indiana Interstate Highways Including I-80/94 and I-65 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 17)
April 16, 2025 TN SB 763 Requires Photo IDs to Purchase Any Vape Product Bill Passed - House (87 - 4)
April 15, 2025 AR SB 632 Requires Warning Labels for Hair Relaxers that Contain Certain Chemicals Bill Passed - House (78 - 7)
April 15, 2025 AL HB 8 Increases Regulations on Tobacco and Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Bill Passed - House (89 - 9)
April 11, 2025 KS HB 2231 Reduces Corporate Income Tax Rates Conference Report Adopted - House (118 - 4)
April 11, 2025 CO HB 25-1010 Authorizes Price Regulations by the Governor During a Declared Disaster Concurrence Vote Passed - House (41 - 21)
April 11, 2025 WV SB 427 Authorizes 14 and 15 Year Olds to Work Without a Workers Permit Bill Passed - House (91 - 9)
April 10, 2025 WV SB 907 Authorizes the West Virginia Economic Development Authority Board of Directors to make Certain Determinations Related to High Impact Development Projects Bill Passed - House (85 - 10)
April 10, 2025 TX HB 1400 Establishes a Fund for Groundwater Research, Science, and Innovation Bill Passed - House (133 - 14)
April 9, 2025 National S J Res 18 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions". Joint Resolution Passed - House (217 - 211)
April 9, 2025 National S J Res 18 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions". Joint Resolution Passed - House (217 - 211)
April 9, 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 - House (219 - 211)
April 9, 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 - House (219 - 211)
April 9, 2025 MO HB 970 Authorizes the Missouri Lottery to Install Video Gambling Machines at Retail Locations Across the State Bill Passed - House (83 - 73)
April 8, 2025 DE HB 62 Increases Protections Individuals Have From Utility Shutoffs Bill Passed - House (28 - 12)
April 2, 2025 ND HB 1447 Establishes Regulations on Virtual Currency Kiosks (Crypto ATMs) Concurrence Vote Passed - House (83 - 8)
April 2, 2025 AK SB 15 Reduces the Minimum Age to Serve Alcohol from 21 to 18 Bill Passed - House (32 - 8)
April 1, 2025 CO SB 25-033 Prohibits and Halts Expansion of Hard Liquor Sales in Colorado Grocery and Big-Box Stores Bill Passed - House (55 - 8)
April 1, 2025 TX HJR 4 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment that Would Ban the Legislature from Imposing a Tax on Financial Trades Joint Resolution Passed - House (111 - 31)
March 31, 2025 GA SB 69 Requires Third-Party Litigation Investors to Register with the Department of Banking and Finance Concurrence Vote Passed - House (120 - 42)
March 28, 2025 CO HB 25-1238 Establishes Various New Rules for Gun and Firearm Shows Concurrence Vote Passed - House (35 - 28)
March 27, 2025 National H J Res 24 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers". Joint Resolution Passed - House (203 - 182)
March 27, 2025 National H J Res 75 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator- Freezers". Joint Resolution Passed - House (214 - 193)
March 26, 2025 OH HB 15 Increases Energy Generation and Reduces Fees for 2 Coal Plants and Solar Energy Generation Bill Passed - House (92 - 3)
March 26, 2025 OK HB 2756 Requires Companies Building Transmission Lines Greater than 300 Kilovolts to Obtain Permission from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission Before Building Bill Passed - House (84 - 10)
March 26, 2025 OK HB 2747 Extends and Expands the Pool of Entities Able to Bid on Transmission Projects in the State Bill Passed - House (68 - 28)
March 25, 2025 DE SB 21 Amends the Delaware Code Relating to General Corporate Laws Bill Passed - House (32 - 7)
March 25, 2025 DE SB 21 Amends the Delaware Code Relating to General Corporate Laws Bill Passed - House (32 - 7)
March 25, 2025 OK HB 1539 Authorizes a Gradual Repeal of State Income Tax Bill Passed - House (76 - 20)
March 24, 2025 KS HB 2152 Amends State Investment Strategy for Public Funds to Encourage Those Funds to be Deposited in Kansas Financial Institutions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (117 - 5)
March 24, 2025 CO SB 25-003 Prohibits the Manufacture, Distribution, Transfer, Sale, or Purchase of Specified Semiautomatic Firearms Bill Passed - House (36 - 28)
March 21, 2025 NM SB 159 Authorizes Beer and Wine Licenses for Special Independent Theaters Bill Passed - House (57 - 9)
March 20, 2025 KS SB 137 Authorizes the Sale or Transfer of Forfeited Firearms under the Kansas Standard Asset Seizure and Forfeiture Act to a Licensed Firearm Dealer Bill Passed - House (90 - 28)
March 20, 2025 NM SB 169 Appropriates $24 Million for Preparing Sites for Business Development Bill Passed - House (59 - 4)
March 20, 2025 MI HB 4115 Increases Pawn Shop Interest Rates Bill Passed - House (83 - 21)
March 20, 2025 MI HB 4116 Increases Penalties for Violators of Interest Rate Limits Bill Passed - House (83 - 21)
March 19, 2025 KS SB 13 Reduces Requirements for Filings, Registrations, and Licenses Certain Organizations and Businesses Must Send to the Kansas Secretary of State Bill Passed - House (121 - 2)
March 19, 2025 KS SB 97 Requires Vehicle Dealers to Apply for a Dealer Inventory-Only Title for Certain Used Non-Highway Vehicles that a Vehicle Dealer Obtains Bill Passed - House (116 - 7)
March 19, 2025 MI HB 4182 Exempts the Storage, Use, or Consumption of Motor Fuel, Alternative Fuel, and Leaded Racing Fuel from Use Tax Bill Passed - House (65 - 43)
March 19, 2025 CO HB 25-1208 Authorizes Local Government Where the Minimum Wage is Higher than the State's Base to have the Option of Increasing Their Tipped-Wage Credit Bill Passed - House (44 - 20)
March 19, 2025 CO HB 25-1282 Prohibits Credit Card Companies from Assessing Swipe Fees on Taxes or Tips Bill Passed - House (43 - 21)
March 19, 2025 MI HB 4186 Increases the Business Tax Rate Bill Passed - House (61 - 47)
March 19, 2025 MI HB 4184 Amends the Aeronautics Code of the State of Michigan to Increase Tax on Aviation Fuel Bill Passed - House (62 - 46)
March 18, 2025 AR SB 307 Authorizes Utility Companies to Make Capital Investments Without Permission from State Regulators Bill Passed - House (77 - 13)
March 18, 2025 AR HB 1509 Prohibits Payment Processors From Using Merchant Category Code 5723 for Firearm Purchases Bill Passed - House (80 - 14)
March 17, 2025 TN SB 320 Reduces the Population Mandate for a County Selling Alcohol at a Stadium Bill Passed - House (70 - 14)
March 14, 2025 MD HB 1294 Establishes Credit Laws and Regulates Earned Wage Access Programs Bill Passed - House (99 - 38)
March 14, 2025 MD HB 1294 Establishes Credit Laws and Regulates Earned Wage Access Programs Bill Passed - House (99 - 38)
March 13, 2025 MO SB 4 Amends Various State Utility Regulations Bill Passed - House (96 - 44)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/21 SB 672 Prohibits the Governor from Closing Any Business During a Pandemic Without Documented Scientific Evidence that the Nature of the Business Contributes to the Spread of the Disease Bill Passed - House (74 - 15)
4/17 HB 1461 Authorizes the State to Charge Tolls on All Indiana Interstate Highways Including I-80/94 and I-65 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 17)
4/16 SB 763 Requires Photo IDs to Purchase Any Vape Product Bill Passed - House (87 - 4)
4/15 SB 632 Requires Warning Labels for Hair Relaxers that Contain Certain Chemicals Bill Passed - House (78 - 7)
4/15 HB 8 Increases Regulations on Tobacco and Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Bill Passed - House (89 - 9)
4/11 HB 2231 Reduces Corporate Income Tax Rates Conference Report Adopted - House (118 - 4)
4/11 HB 25-1010 Authorizes Price Regulations by the Governor During a Declared Disaster Concurrence Vote Passed - House (41 - 21)
4/11 SB 427 Authorizes 14 and 15 Year Olds to Work Without a Workers Permit Bill Passed - House (91 - 9)
4/10 SB 907 Authorizes the West Virginia Economic Development Authority Board of Directors to make Certain Determinations Related to High Impact Development Projects Bill Passed - House (85 - 10)
4/10 HB 1400 Establishes a Fund for Groundwater Research, Science, and Innovation Bill Passed - House (133 - 14)
4/09 S J Res 18 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions". Joint Resolution Passed - House (217 - 211)
4/09 S J Res 18 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions". Joint Resolution Passed - House (217 - 211)
4/09 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 - House (219 - 211)
4/09 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 - House (219 - 211)
4/09 HB 970 Authorizes the Missouri Lottery to Install Video Gambling Machines at Retail Locations Across the State Bill Passed - House (83 - 73)
4/08 HB 62 Increases Protections Individuals Have From Utility Shutoffs Bill Passed - House (28 - 12)
4/02 HB 1447 Establishes Regulations on Virtual Currency Kiosks (Crypto ATMs) Concurrence Vote Passed - House (83 - 8)
4/02 SB 15 Reduces the Minimum Age to Serve Alcohol from 21 to 18 Bill Passed - House (32 - 8)
4/01 SB 25-033 Prohibits and Halts Expansion of Hard Liquor Sales in Colorado Grocery and Big-Box Stores Bill Passed - House (55 - 8)
4/01 HJR 4 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment that Would Ban the Legislature from Imposing a Tax on Financial Trades Joint Resolution Passed - House (111 - 31)
3/31 SB 69 Requires Third-Party Litigation Investors to Register with the Department of Banking and Finance Concurrence Vote Passed - House (120 - 42)
3/28 HB 25-1238 Establishes Various New Rules for Gun and Firearm Shows Concurrence Vote Passed - House (35 - 28)
3/27 H J Res 24 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers". Joint Resolution Passed - House (203 - 182)
3/27 H J Res 75 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator- Freezers". Joint Resolution Passed - House (214 - 193)
3/26 HB 15 Increases Energy Generation and Reduces Fees for 2 Coal Plants and Solar Energy Generation Bill Passed - House (92 - 3)
3/26 HB 2756 Requires Companies Building Transmission Lines Greater than 300 Kilovolts to Obtain Permission from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission Before Building Bill Passed - House (84 - 10)
3/26 HB 2747 Extends and Expands the Pool of Entities Able to Bid on Transmission Projects in the State Bill Passed - House (68 - 28)
3/25 SB 21 Amends the Delaware Code Relating to General Corporate Laws Bill Passed - House (32 - 7)
3/25 SB 21 Amends the Delaware Code Relating to General Corporate Laws Bill Passed - House (32 - 7)
3/25 HB 1539 Authorizes a Gradual Repeal of State Income Tax Bill Passed - House (76 - 20)
3/24 HB 2152 Amends State Investment Strategy for Public Funds to Encourage Those Funds to be Deposited in Kansas Financial Institutions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (117 - 5)
3/24 SB 25-003 Prohibits the Manufacture, Distribution, Transfer, Sale, or Purchase of Specified Semiautomatic Firearms Bill Passed - House (36 - 28)
3/21 SB 159 Authorizes Beer and Wine Licenses for Special Independent Theaters Bill Passed - House (57 - 9)
3/20 SB 137 Authorizes the Sale or Transfer of Forfeited Firearms under the Kansas Standard Asset Seizure and Forfeiture Act to a Licensed Firearm Dealer Bill Passed - House (90 - 28)
3/20 SB 169 Appropriates $24 Million for Preparing Sites for Business Development Bill Passed - House (59 - 4)
3/20 HB 4115 Increases Pawn Shop Interest Rates Bill Passed - House (83 - 21)
3/20 HB 4116 Increases Penalties for Violators of Interest Rate Limits Bill Passed - House (83 - 21)
3/19 SB 13 Reduces Requirements for Filings, Registrations, and Licenses Certain Organizations and Businesses Must Send to the Kansas Secretary of State Bill Passed - House (121 - 2)
3/19 SB 97 Requires Vehicle Dealers to Apply for a Dealer Inventory-Only Title for Certain Used Non-Highway Vehicles that a Vehicle Dealer Obtains Bill Passed - House (116 - 7)
3/19 HB 4182 Exempts the Storage, Use, or Consumption of Motor Fuel, Alternative Fuel, and Leaded Racing Fuel from Use Tax Bill Passed - House (65 - 43)
3/19 HB 25-1208 Authorizes Local Government Where the Minimum Wage is Higher than the State's Base to have the Option of Increasing Their Tipped-Wage Credit Bill Passed - House (44 - 20)
3/19 HB 25-1282 Prohibits Credit Card Companies from Assessing Swipe Fees on Taxes or Tips Bill Passed - House (43 - 21)
3/19 HB 4186 Increases the Business Tax Rate Bill Passed - House (61 - 47)
3/19 HB 4184 Amends the Aeronautics Code of the State of Michigan to Increase Tax on Aviation Fuel Bill Passed - House (62 - 46)
3/18 SB 307 Authorizes Utility Companies to Make Capital Investments Without Permission from State Regulators Bill Passed - House (77 - 13)
3/18 HB 1509 Prohibits Payment Processors From Using Merchant Category Code 5723 for Firearm Purchases Bill Passed - House (80 - 14)
3/17 SB 320 Reduces the Population Mandate for a County Selling Alcohol at a Stadium Bill Passed - House (70 - 14)
3/14 HB 1294 Establishes Credit Laws and Regulates Earned Wage Access Programs Bill Passed - House (99 - 38)
3/14 HB 1294 Establishes Credit Laws and Regulates Earned Wage Access Programs Bill Passed - House (99 - 38)
3/13 SB 4 Amends Various State Utility Regulations Bill Passed - House (96 - 44)

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