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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 2, 2025 HI SB 1396 Establishes a "Green-Fee" Tax on Tourists to Support the Climate Concurrence Vote Passed - House (40 - 8)
May 2, 2025 HI SB 1396 Establishes a "Green-Fee" Tax on Tourists to Support the Climate Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 2)
May 2, 2025 ND HB 1575 Amends Property Tax Relief by Reducing the Taxable Value of All Categories Bill Failed - Senate (0 - 46)
April 29, 2025 MT HB 231 Establishes State Homestead Tax Rates Conference Report Adopted - Senate (28 - 22)
April 29, 2025 MT SB 542 Amends State Property Tax Rates Conference Report Adopted - Senate (29 - 21)
April 29, 2025 AZ SB 1540 Extends the Types of Properties Eligible for the $400,000 Homestead Exemption Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 3)
April 29, 2025 NY A 355 Establishes a Partial Tax Exemption for Residential Property Transferred to Low-Income Households Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 12)
April 28, 2025 MT HB 231 Establishes State Homestead Tax Rates Nonconcurrence Vote Passed - House (71 - 29)
April 26, 2025 WA HB 2077 Establishes New Taxes for Zero-Emission Vehicles, Banked Credits, and Pooled Credits Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 19)
April 26, 2025 WA HB 2049 Increases State Property Tax Rates Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 20)
April 26, 2025 WA HB 2081 Establishes New Surcharges and Adjusts Business and Occupation Tax Rates Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 22)
April 25, 2025 WA SB 5801 Increases Annually the State Gas Tax Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 17)
April 25, 2025 FL HB 7033 Amends the Way the Tourism Development Tax is Used Bill Passed - House (78 - 29)
April 24, 2025 MT SB 542 Amends State Property Tax Rates Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 26)
April 24, 2025 WA SB 5801 Increases Annually the State Gas Tax Bill Passed - House (51 - 47)
April 24, 2025 IA HF 1022 Establishes State Sales Tax Exemptions Bill Passed - House (84 - 5)
April 22, 2025 WI SB 24 Exempts Tax Incremental District Number 6 in the City of Middleton From Limits on Taxable Property Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
April 22, 2025 WA HB 2077 Establishes New Taxes for Zero-Emission Vehicles, Banked Credits, and Pooled Credits Bill Passed - House (52 - 45)
April 22, 2025 WA HB 2081 Establishes New Surcharges and Adjusts Business and Occupation Tax Rates Bill Passed - House (50 - 48)
April 22, 2025 WA HB 2049 Increases State Property Tax Rates Bill Passed - House (50 - 48)
April 22, 2025 MI HB 4261 Appropriates $115 Million Annually in Sales Tax Revenue for a New Public Safety and Violence Prevention Fund Bill Passed - House (104 - 4)
April 22, 2025 MI HB 4260 Appropriates $115 Million Annually in Sales Tax Revenue for a New Public Safety and Violence Prevention Fund Bill Passed - House (104 - 4)
April 17, 2025 TN SB 763 Requires Photo IDs to Purchase Any Vape Product Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 3)
April 17, 2025 NC SB 257 Appropriates $65 Billion in Funding for the 2025-2026 State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 15)
April 16, 2025 TN SB 763 Requires Photo IDs to Purchase Any Vape Product Bill Passed - House (87 - 4)
April 16, 2025 AZ SB 1464 Requires the Arizona Department of Revenue to Notify the State Legislature of Tax Laws that Adversely Impact Residents Bill Passed - House (33 - 25)
April 15, 2025 IN SB 1 Establishes a State Property Tax Relief Plan Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 22)
April 15, 2025 IA SJR 11 Amends the State Constitution to Require a Super-Majority for Certain Tax Changes Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
April 15, 2025 AK SB 113 Requires Companies that do Business in the State Via the Internet to Pay Alaska State Income Taxes Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 4)
April 11, 2025 KS SB 98 Exempts Qualified Data Centers From Sales Taxes and Sets Eligibility Requirements Conference Report Adopted - Senate (26 - 8)
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 KS HB 2231 Reduces Corporate Income Tax Rates Conference Report Adopted - House (118 - 4)
April 10, 2025 KS SB 269 Requires Future Income Tax and Privilege Tax Rate Decreases to be Contingent on Exceeding Revenue Estimates Veto Override Passed - Senate (30 - 10)
April 10, 2025 KS SB 269 Requires Future Income Tax and Privilege Tax Rate Decreases to be Contingent on Exceeding Revenue Estimates Veto Override Passed - House (87 - 37)
April 10, 2025 IN SB 1 Establishes a State Property Tax Relief Plan Bill Passed - House (65 - 29)
April 10, 2025 OK HB 1539 Authorizes a Gradual Repeal of State Income Tax Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 9)
April 7, 2025 MO HB 594 Authorizes Income Tax Deduction for Capital Gains Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6)
April 7, 2025 MO HB 508 Exempts Capital Gains from State Income Tax Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6)
April 4, 2025 WA HB 1341 Establishes Excise Tax Exemptions Through Medical Cannabis Authorization Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 1)
April 2, 2025 GA HB 136 Expands Georgia's Child Care Tax Credit to Allow Parents to Claim 50% of Their Expenses for Child Care Concurrence Vote Passed - House (163 - 4)
April 1, 2025 National HR 1491 Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act Bill Passed - House (423 - 0)
March 31, 2025 AZ SB 1013 Requires Municipalities and Counties to Secure Two-Thirds Vote for Tax Increases Bill Failed - House (26 - 30)
March 31, 2025 National HR 997 National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (385 - 0)
March 31, 2025 National HR 517 Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act Bill Passed - House (388 - 0)
March 31, 2025 TN SB 763 Requires Photo IDs to Purchase Any Vape Product Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 4)
March 29, 2025 WA SB 5801 Increases Annually the State Gas Tax Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18)
March 28, 2025 CO HB 25-1005 Establishes a $34 Million Filming Tax Credit Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 5)
March 27, 2025 KS HCR 5011 Requires Property Values be Based on the Lesser of the Fair Market Value or the Average Fair Market Value Conference Report Rejected - House (37 - 88)
March 27, 2025 KS HCR 5011 Requires Property Values be Based on the Lesser of the Fair Market Value or the Average Fair Market Value Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 13)
March 27, 2025 KS SB 35 Repeals State Property Tax Levies for the Kansas Educational Building Fund and Transfers Appropriations From the General Fund Conference Report Adopted - House (96 - 26)
March 26, 2025 KS SB 227 Increases the Tax Credit for the Redevelopment of Historic Structures Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 9)
March 25, 2025 OK HB 1539 Authorizes a Gradual Repeal of State Income Tax Bill Passed - House (76 - 20)
March 25, 2025 OK SB 304 Amends and Replaces Oklahoma's Graduated Bracket System for Individual Income Taxes with a 4.75% Flat Tax Starting in 2025 Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 1)
March 20, 2025 MS HB 1 Repeals the State Income Tax, Reduces the State Grocery Tax, and Increases Sales and Gas Taxes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (92 - 27)
March 20, 2025 KS SB 227 Increases the Tax Credit for the Redevelopment of Historic Structures Bill Passed - House (102 - 16)
March 20, 2025 NM HB 295 Exempts Improvements on Land Owned by the New Mexico Renewable Energy Authority From Property Tax Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 18)
March 20, 2025 KS SB 117 Extends and Expands the Property Tax Exemption for Strother Field Airport Property Bill Passed - House (111 - 7)
March 20, 2025 NM SB 23 Increases Top Oil And Gas Royalty Rates On State Lands Bill Passed - House (37 - 31)
March 20, 2025 NM HB 14 Establishes an Earned Income Tax Credit Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 1)
March 20, 2025 GA HB 111 Establishes a Flat 5.19% Income Tax Rate Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 23)
March 19, 2025 MI HB 4180 Exempts Gas and Airline Fuel from Sales Tax Bill Passed - House (65 - 43)
March 19, 2025 TX SB 19 Prohibits Texas Public Tax Funds from Being Used in Lobbying or Other Activities Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 11)
March 19, 2025 OH HB 28 Prohibits Local Governments from Asking Voters to Approve What's Called a "Replacement" Levy Bill Passed - House (62 - 30)
March 19, 2025 MI HB 4181 Repeals the Sales Tax on Gas and Airline Fuel Bill Passed - House (65 - 43)
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 MI HB 4184 Amends the Aeronautics Code of the State of Michigan to Increase Tax on Aviation Fuel Bill Passed - House (62 - 46)
March 19, 2025 MI HB 4183 Increases the Motor Fuel Tax Bill Passed - House (62 - 46)
March 19, 2025 MI HB 4186 Increases the Business Tax Rate Bill Passed - House (61 - 47)
March 18, 2025 MS HB 1 Repeals the State Income Tax, Reduces the State Grocery Tax, and Increases Sales and Gas Taxes Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 16)
March 18, 2025 MS SB 3095 Increases State Infrastructure Funding Bill Passed - House (91 - 27)
March 18, 2025 MI HB 4170 Reduces Michigan's Personal Income Tax Rate from 4.25% to 4.05% Bill Passed - House (65 - 43)
March 15, 2025 NM HB 14 Establishes an Earned Income Tax Credit Bill Passed - House (40 - 27)
March 14, 2025 KY HB 775 Amends Various Changes to the State's Tax Laws Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 23)
March 14, 2025 KY SB 1 Establishes the Kentucky Film Office to Administer the State's Film Incentive Program Bill Passed - House (77 - 8)
March 14, 2025 KY HB 775 Amends Various Changes to the State's Tax Laws Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/02 SB 1396 Establishes a "Green-Fee" Tax on Tourists to Support the Climate Concurrence Vote Passed - House (40 - 8)
5/02 SB 1396 Establishes a "Green-Fee" Tax on Tourists to Support the Climate Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 2)
5/02 HB 1575 Amends Property Tax Relief by Reducing the Taxable Value of All Categories Bill Failed - Senate (0 - 46)
4/29 HB 231 Establishes State Homestead Tax Rates Conference Report Adopted - Senate (28 - 22)
4/29 SB 542 Amends State Property Tax Rates Conference Report Adopted - Senate (29 - 21)
4/29 SB 1540 Extends the Types of Properties Eligible for the $400,000 Homestead Exemption Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 3)
4/29 A 355 Establishes a Partial Tax Exemption for Residential Property Transferred to Low-Income Households Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 12)
4/28 HB 231 Establishes State Homestead Tax Rates Nonconcurrence Vote Passed - House (71 - 29)
4/26 HB 2077 Establishes New Taxes for Zero-Emission Vehicles, Banked Credits, and Pooled Credits Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 19)
4/26 HB 2049 Increases State Property Tax Rates Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 20)
4/26 HB 2081 Establishes New Surcharges and Adjusts Business and Occupation Tax Rates Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 22)
4/25 SB 5801 Increases Annually the State Gas Tax Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 17)
4/25 HB 7033 Amends the Way the Tourism Development Tax is Used Bill Passed - House (78 - 29)
4/24 SB 542 Amends State Property Tax Rates Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 26)
4/24 SB 5801 Increases Annually the State Gas Tax Bill Passed - House (51 - 47)
4/24 HF 1022 Establishes State Sales Tax Exemptions Bill Passed - House (84 - 5)
4/22 SB 24 Exempts Tax Incremental District Number 6 in the City of Middleton From Limits on Taxable Property Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
4/22 HB 2077 Establishes New Taxes for Zero-Emission Vehicles, Banked Credits, and Pooled Credits Bill Passed - House (52 - 45)
4/22 HB 2081 Establishes New Surcharges and Adjusts Business and Occupation Tax Rates Bill Passed - House (50 - 48)
4/22 HB 2049 Increases State Property Tax Rates Bill Passed - House (50 - 48)
4/22 HB 4261 Appropriates $115 Million Annually in Sales Tax Revenue for a New Public Safety and Violence Prevention Fund Bill Passed - House (104 - 4)
4/22 HB 4260 Appropriates $115 Million Annually in Sales Tax Revenue for a New Public Safety and Violence Prevention Fund Bill Passed - House (104 - 4)
4/17 SB 763 Requires Photo IDs to Purchase Any Vape Product Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 3)
4/17 SB 257 Appropriates $65 Billion in Funding for the 2025-2026 State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 15)
4/16 SB 763 Requires Photo IDs to Purchase Any Vape Product Bill Passed - House (87 - 4)
4/16 SB 1464 Requires the Arizona Department of Revenue to Notify the State Legislature of Tax Laws that Adversely Impact Residents Bill Passed - House (33 - 25)
4/15 SB 1 Establishes a State Property Tax Relief Plan Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 22)
4/15 SJR 11 Amends the State Constitution to Require a Super-Majority for Certain Tax Changes Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
4/15 SB 113 Requires Companies that do Business in the State Via the Internet to Pay Alaska State Income Taxes Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 4)
4/11 SB 98 Exempts Qualified Data Centers From Sales Taxes and Sets Eligibility Requirements Conference Report Adopted - Senate (26 - 8)
4/11 SB 98 Exempts Qualified Data Centers From Sales Taxes and Sets Eligibility Requirements Conference Report Adopted - House (85 - 37)
4/11 HB 2231 Reduces Corporate Income Tax Rates Conference Report Adopted - House (118 - 4)
4/10 SB 269 Requires Future Income Tax and Privilege Tax Rate Decreases to be Contingent on Exceeding Revenue Estimates Veto Override Passed - Senate (30 - 10)
4/10 SB 269 Requires Future Income Tax and Privilege Tax Rate Decreases to be Contingent on Exceeding Revenue Estimates Veto Override Passed - House (87 - 37)
4/10 SB 1 Establishes a State Property Tax Relief Plan Bill Passed - House (65 - 29)
4/10 HB 1539 Authorizes a Gradual Repeal of State Income Tax Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 9)
4/07 HB 594 Authorizes Income Tax Deduction for Capital Gains Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6)
4/07 HB 508 Exempts Capital Gains from State Income Tax Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6)
4/04 HB 1341 Establishes Excise Tax Exemptions Through Medical Cannabis Authorization Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 1)
4/02 HB 136 Expands Georgia's Child Care Tax Credit to Allow Parents to Claim 50% of Their Expenses for Child Care Concurrence Vote Passed - House (163 - 4)
4/01 HR 1491 Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act Bill Passed - House (423 - 0)
3/31 SB 1013 Requires Municipalities and Counties to Secure Two-Thirds Vote for Tax Increases Bill Failed - House (26 - 30)
3/31 HR 997 National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (385 - 0)
3/31 HR 517 Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act Bill Passed - House (388 - 0)
3/31 SB 763 Requires Photo IDs to Purchase Any Vape Product Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 4)
3/29 SB 5801 Increases Annually the State Gas Tax Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18)
3/28 HB 25-1005 Establishes a $34 Million Filming Tax Credit Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 5)
3/27 HCR 5011 Requires Property Values be Based on the Lesser of the Fair Market Value or the Average Fair Market Value Conference Report Rejected - House (37 - 88)
3/27 HCR 5011 Requires Property Values be Based on the Lesser of the Fair Market Value or the Average Fair Market Value Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 13)
3/27 SB 35 Repeals State Property Tax Levies for the Kansas Educational Building Fund and Transfers Appropriations From the General Fund Conference Report Adopted - House (96 - 26)
3/26 SB 227 Increases the Tax Credit for the Redevelopment of Historic Structures Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 9)
3/25 HB 1539 Authorizes a Gradual Repeal of State Income Tax Bill Passed - House (76 - 20)
3/25 SB 304 Amends and Replaces Oklahoma's Graduated Bracket System for Individual Income Taxes with a 4.75% Flat Tax Starting in 2025 Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 1)
3/20 HB 1 Repeals the State Income Tax, Reduces the State Grocery Tax, and Increases Sales and Gas Taxes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (92 - 27)
3/20 SB 227 Increases the Tax Credit for the Redevelopment of Historic Structures Bill Passed - House (102 - 16)
3/20 HB 295 Exempts Improvements on Land Owned by the New Mexico Renewable Energy Authority From Property Tax Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 18)
3/20 SB 117 Extends and Expands the Property Tax Exemption for Strother Field Airport Property Bill Passed - House (111 - 7)
3/20 SB 23 Increases Top Oil And Gas Royalty Rates On State Lands Bill Passed - House (37 - 31)
3/20 HB 14 Establishes an Earned Income Tax Credit Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 1)
3/20 HB 111 Establishes a Flat 5.19% Income Tax Rate Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 23)
3/19 HB 4180 Exempts Gas and Airline Fuel from Sales Tax Bill Passed - House (65 - 43)
3/19 SB 19 Prohibits Texas Public Tax Funds from Being Used in Lobbying or Other Activities Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 11)
3/19 HB 28 Prohibits Local Governments from Asking Voters to Approve What's Called a "Replacement" Levy Bill Passed - House (62 - 30)
3/19 HB 4181 Repeals the Sales Tax on Gas and Airline Fuel Bill Passed - House (65 - 43)
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 4184 Amends the Aeronautics Code of the State of Michigan to Increase Tax on Aviation Fuel Bill Passed - House (62 - 46)
3/19 HB 4183 Increases the Motor Fuel Tax Bill Passed - House (62 - 46)
3/19 HB 4186 Increases the Business Tax Rate Bill Passed - House (61 - 47)
3/18 HB 1 Repeals the State Income Tax, Reduces the State Grocery Tax, and Increases Sales and Gas Taxes Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 16)
3/18 SB 3095 Increases State Infrastructure Funding Bill Passed - House (91 - 27)
3/18 HB 4170 Reduces Michigan's Personal Income Tax Rate from 4.25% to 4.05% Bill Passed - House (65 - 43)
3/15 HB 14 Establishes an Earned Income Tax Credit Bill Passed - House (40 - 27)
3/14 HB 775 Amends Various Changes to the State's Tax Laws Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 23)
3/14 SB 1 Establishes the Kentucky Film Office to Administer the State's Film Incentive Program Bill Passed - House (77 - 8)
3/14 HB 775 Amends Various Changes to the State's Tax Laws Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5)

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