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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
Feb. 2, 2023 MT HB 192 Appropriates Surplus Revenue for Income Tax and Property Tax Refunds and Payment of Bonds Bill Passed - House (70 - 29)
Feb. 2, 2023 CO SB 23-1006 Requires Employer Notification of Employee Income Tax Credit Eligibility Bill Passed - House (43 - 20)
Feb. 2, 2023 MT HB 212 Increases Business Equipment Tax Exemption from $300,000 to $1 Million Bill Passed - House (67 - 32)
Feb. 2, 2023 MT HB 222 Authorizes Rebates of Property Taxes Paid on a Principal Residence Bill Passed - House (69 - 30)
Jan. 24, 2023 ND HB 1380 Establishes Property Tax Credit for Senior Citizens Bill Failed - House (25 - 67)
Jan. 19, 2023 AR HB 1023 Requires State and National Flags Purchased with Taxpayer Funds be Manufactured in the United States Bill Passed - House (93 - 2)
Jan. 11, 2023 ND HB 1170 Establishes Property Tax Exemption for Natural Gas Pipelines Bill Passed - House (92 - 2)
Jan. 11, 2023 PA SB 35 Repeals the Automatic Gas Tax Increase for 2023 and Permanently Sets the Wholesale Price of Gas at $2.99 Per Gallon Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 19)
Jan. 9, 2023 National HR 23 Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act Bill Passed - House (221 - 210)
Jan. 5, 2023 KY HB 1 Reduces Personal Income Tax Rate Bill Passed - House (79 - 19)
Dec. 22, 2022 National HR 9640 Presidential Tax Filings and Audit Transparency Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (222 - 201)
Dec. 14, 2022 OH HB 45 Authorizes Tax Amnesty Program Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 0)
Oct. 27, 2022 NJ A 3946 Amends Tax Provisions Relating to Cannabis Bill Passed - House (60 - 6)
Oct. 26, 2022 PA HB 1059 Amends Tax Law Relating to Personal Income Tax and Transfer of Tax Concurrence Vote Passed - House (139 - 59)
Oct. 26, 2022 PA HB 1059 Amends Tax Law Relating to Personal Income Tax and Transfer of Tax Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 8)
Oct. 3, 2022 NJ S 3046 Amends Starting Date of Child Tax Credit Bill Passed - House (68 - 4)
Sept. 29, 2022 NJ S 3046 Amends Starting Date of Child Tax Credit Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
Sept. 21, 2022 MI HB 6070 Authorizes Tax Credit for Employers Providing Paid Adoption Leave Concurrence Vote Passed - House (100 - 8)
Sept. 1, 2022 ID H 1 Reduces Tax Rates; Appropriates Monies for Education Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1)
Sept. 1, 2022 ID H 1 Reduces Tax Rates; Appropriates Monies for Education Bill Passed - House (55 - 15)
Aug. 11, 2022 AR HB 1002 Reduces State Income and Corporate Taxes Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 5)
Aug. 10, 2022 AR HB 1002 Reduces State Income and Corporate Taxes Bill Passed - House (81 - 14)
July 28, 2022 WV HB 301 Reduces Personal Income Tax Rates Bill Passed - House (78 - 7)
June 15, 2022 SC S 233 Amends Law Regarding Property Tax Exemptions Conference Report Adopted - House (47 - 40)
June 15, 2022 SC S 233 Amends Law Regarding Property Tax Exemptions Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 12)
Date No. Title Outcome
2/02 HB 192 Appropriates Surplus Revenue for Income Tax and Property Tax Refunds and Payment of Bonds Bill Passed - House (70 - 29)
2/02 SB 23-1006 Requires Employer Notification of Employee Income Tax Credit Eligibility Bill Passed - House (43 - 20)
2/02 HB 212 Increases Business Equipment Tax Exemption from $300,000 to $1 Million Bill Passed - House (67 - 32)
2/02 HB 222 Authorizes Rebates of Property Taxes Paid on a Principal Residence Bill Passed - House (69 - 30)
1/24 HB 1380 Establishes Property Tax Credit for Senior Citizens Bill Failed - House (25 - 67)
1/19 HB 1023 Requires State and National Flags Purchased with Taxpayer Funds be Manufactured in the United States Bill Passed - House (93 - 2)
1/11 HB 1170 Establishes Property Tax Exemption for Natural Gas Pipelines Bill Passed - House (92 - 2)
1/11 SB 35 Repeals the Automatic Gas Tax Increase for 2023 and Permanently Sets the Wholesale Price of Gas at $2.99 Per Gallon Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 19)
1/09 HR 23 Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act Bill Passed - House (221 - 210)
1/05 HB 1 Reduces Personal Income Tax Rate Bill Passed - House (79 - 19)
12/22 HR 9640 Presidential Tax Filings and Audit Transparency Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (222 - 201)
12/14 HB 45 Authorizes Tax Amnesty Program Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 0)
10/27 A 3946 Amends Tax Provisions Relating to Cannabis Bill Passed - House (60 - 6)
10/26 HB 1059 Amends Tax Law Relating to Personal Income Tax and Transfer of Tax Concurrence Vote Passed - House (139 - 59)
10/26 HB 1059 Amends Tax Law Relating to Personal Income Tax and Transfer of Tax Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 8)
10/03 S 3046 Amends Starting Date of Child Tax Credit Bill Passed - House (68 - 4)
9/29 S 3046 Amends Starting Date of Child Tax Credit Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
9/21 HB 6070 Authorizes Tax Credit for Employers Providing Paid Adoption Leave Concurrence Vote Passed - House (100 - 8)
9/01 H 1 Reduces Tax Rates; Appropriates Monies for Education Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1)
9/01 H 1 Reduces Tax Rates; Appropriates Monies for Education Bill Passed - House (55 - 15)
8/11 HB 1002 Reduces State Income and Corporate Taxes Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 5)
8/10 HB 1002 Reduces State Income and Corporate Taxes Bill Passed - House (81 - 14)
7/28 HB 301 Reduces Personal Income Tax Rates Bill Passed - House (78 - 7)
6/15 S 233 Amends Law Regarding Property Tax Exemptions Conference Report Adopted - House (47 - 40)
6/15 S 233 Amends Law Regarding Property Tax Exemptions Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 12)

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