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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. 28, 2024 UT HB 119 Authorizes Incentives for Teachers to Conceal Carry in School Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 13)
Feb. 28, 2024 UT HB 84 Authorizes School Employees to Volunteer as Armed Guards Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 9)
Feb. 28, 2024 SD SB 43 Establishes Procedures for the Imposition of Fines and Probation Against Medical Cannabis Establishments Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 6)
Feb. 28, 2024 SD HB 1195 Authorizes Offenders Convicted of Vehicular Homicide to Pay Restitution to a Victim's Child Until Age 18 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (69 - 1)
Feb. 28, 2024 LA SB 2 Authorizes Immunity for Conceal Carry Permit Holders Bill Passed - House (74 - 30)
Feb. 28, 2024 LA HB 1 Requires Publication of Minute Entries in Juvenile Justice Records Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 9)
Feb. 28, 2024 LA SB 4 Increases Penalties and Amends Sentencing Guidelines for Certain Juveniles Bill Passed - House (75 - 28)
Feb. 28, 2024 LA SB 2 Authorizes Immunity for Conceal Carry Permit Holders Bill Passed - House (74 - 30)
Feb. 28, 2024 LA HB 2 Authorizes Immunity for Law Enforcement Under Most Circumstances Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 11)
Feb. 28, 2024 LA HB 11 Authorizes Sanctions for Violation of Probation or Parole Conditions Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 11)
Feb. 28, 2024 WA SB 6009 Prohibits Police from Hog-Tying Suspects Bill Passed - House (89 - 7)
Feb. 28, 2024 WA SB 5824 Increases Legal Protections for State Public Libraries Bill Passed - House (90 - 5)
Feb. 28, 2024 WA SB 6009 Prohibits Police from Hog-Tying Suspects Bill Passed - House (89 - 7)
Feb. 28, 2024 FL HB 187 Defines "Antisemitism" into State Law Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
Feb. 28, 2024 WA HB 1903 Requires Gun Owners Provide Notice to Law Enforcement Within 24 Hours of a Firearm Theft Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
Feb. 28, 2024 WA HB 1903 Requires Gun Owners Provide Notice to Law Enforcement Within 24 Hours of a Firearm Theft Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
Feb. 28, 2024 UT HB 119 Authorizes Incentives for Teachers to Conceal Carry in School Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 6)
Feb. 28, 2024 LA HB 2 Authorizes Immunity for Law Enforcement Under Most Circumstances Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 11)
Feb. 28, 2024 WA SB 5427 Establishes a Statewide Hate Crimes Hotline Within the Attorney General's Office Bill Passed - House (56 - 39)
Feb. 28, 2024 LA SB 10 Reduces Ability of Incarcerated Individuals Convicted in the Death of an Officer from Earning Time Off for Good Behavior Bill Passed - House (96 - 8)
Feb. 28, 2024 LA SB 5 Amends Parole Proceedings and Revocation Policies in Certain Cases Bill Passed - House (72 - 31)
Feb. 28, 2024 SD SB 71 Repeals Prohibition on Law Enforcement Ability to Inspect, Search, Seize, and Prosecute Cannabis Dispensaries Bill Passed - House (59 - 10)
Feb. 28, 2024 LA SB 3 Amends Juvenile Justice Laws to Treat 17-Year-Olds as Adults Bill Passed - House (74 - 26)
Feb. 28, 2024 WA SB 5853 Expands the State's New System of Crisis Relief Centers Bill Passed - House (92 - 4)
Feb. 28, 2024 LA SB 1 Authorizes Carrying a Concealed Weapon Without a Permit Bill Passed - House (76 - 28)
Feb. 28, 2024 UT HB 30 Establishes Road Rage as a Criminal Offense Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 5)
Feb. 28, 2024 AZ SB 1231 Classifies Illegal Border Crossing as a State Crime Bill Passed - House (31 - 28)
Feb. 28, 2024 AZ HCR 2038 Defines "Drug Cartels" as Terrorist Organizations Joint Resolution Passed - House (31 - 28)
Feb. 28, 2024 OH SB 148 Establishes the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
Feb. 28, 2024 IA HF 2586 Authorizes School Employees to be Issued Permits to Carry Weapons Bill Passed - House (61 - 34)
Feb. 28, 2024 CO SB 24-035 Classifies Human Trafficking as a Crime of Violence Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 1)
Feb. 28, 2024 ME LD 2283 Establishes Various Red Flag Gun Purchase Provisions Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 11)
Feb. 27, 2024 WA SB 5985 Amends Firearms Background Check Program Bill Passed - House (63 - 33)
Feb. 27, 2024 IN SB 202 Amends State University Tenure, Promotion and Diversity Policies Bill Passed - House (66 - 31)
Feb. 27, 2024 WA SB 5444 Prohibits Open Carrying of Guns in Zoos, Libraries and Transit Centers Bill Passed - House (58 - 36)
Feb. 27, 2024 WA HB 2118 Requires Gun Dealers Have Surveillance Cameras Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
Feb. 27, 2024 SD SB 6 Increases Prison Sentences for Drug Dealers Who Sell Fentanyl to an Individual Who Dies of an Overdose Bill Passed - House (67 - 3)
Feb. 27, 2024 SD SB 6 Increases Prison Sentences for Drug Dealers Who Sell Fentanyl to an Individual Who Dies of an Overdose Bill Passed - House (67 - 3)
Feb. 27, 2024 SD SB 170 Appropriates $5.75 Million to the Department of Corrections to Expand Health Care Services at the Pierre Women's Prison Bill Passed - House (66 - 4)
Feb. 27, 2024 SD SB 203 Authorizes Concealed Carry Permit Holders to Carry a Concealed Weapon on School Grounds with Permission Bill Passed - House (62 - 8)
Feb. 27, 2024 SD HB 1098 Repeals the Fee for Homeless Individuals to Obtain a Copy of Their Birth Certificate Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 5)
Feb. 27, 2024 WY SF 111 Requires Separate Hunting Licenses and Seasons for Mule and Whitetail Deer Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 3)
Feb. 27, 2024 WV SB 717 Prohibits the Sale of Tobacco to Individuals Younger than 21 Years of age Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 9)
Feb. 27, 2024 AZ SB 1208 Prohibits Equipment Developed by Foreign Adversaries from Being Used in Critical Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13)
Feb. 27, 2024 WY HB 125 Repeals Gun-Free Zones in Wyoming Bill Passed - House (54 - 7)
Feb. 26, 2024 SD SB 43 Establishes Procedures for the Imposition of Fines and Probation Against Medical Cannabis Establishments Bill Passed - House (59 - 10)
Feb. 26, 2024 WV SB 725 Specifies Conditions for Pretrial Release and Maximum Bail Amount that can be Set Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 2)
Feb. 23, 2024 WV SB 712 Reduces the Minimum Age for State Police Cadets from 21 to 18 Years Old Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 0)
Feb. 23, 2024 WY HB 29 Amends Cold Case Database and Investigation Provisions Bill Passed - House (53 - 9)
Feb. 23, 2024 WY HB 77 Amends Simple Assault to Include Menacing or Threatening Behavior Bill Passed - House (35 - 27)
Date No. Title Outcome
2/28 HB 119 Authorizes Incentives for Teachers to Conceal Carry in School Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 13)
2/28 HB 84 Authorizes School Employees to Volunteer as Armed Guards Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 9)
2/28 SB 43 Establishes Procedures for the Imposition of Fines and Probation Against Medical Cannabis Establishments Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 6)
2/28 HB 1195 Authorizes Offenders Convicted of Vehicular Homicide to Pay Restitution to a Victim's Child Until Age 18 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (69 - 1)
2/28 SB 2 Authorizes Immunity for Conceal Carry Permit Holders Bill Passed - House (74 - 30)
2/28 HB 1 Requires Publication of Minute Entries in Juvenile Justice Records Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 9)
2/28 SB 4 Increases Penalties and Amends Sentencing Guidelines for Certain Juveniles Bill Passed - House (75 - 28)
2/28 SB 2 Authorizes Immunity for Conceal Carry Permit Holders Bill Passed - House (74 - 30)
2/28 HB 2 Authorizes Immunity for Law Enforcement Under Most Circumstances Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 11)
2/28 HB 11 Authorizes Sanctions for Violation of Probation or Parole Conditions Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 11)
2/28 SB 6009 Prohibits Police from Hog-Tying Suspects Bill Passed - House (89 - 7)
2/28 SB 5824 Increases Legal Protections for State Public Libraries Bill Passed - House (90 - 5)
2/28 SB 6009 Prohibits Police from Hog-Tying Suspects Bill Passed - House (89 - 7)
2/28 HB 187 Defines "Antisemitism" into State Law Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
2/28 HB 1903 Requires Gun Owners Provide Notice to Law Enforcement Within 24 Hours of a Firearm Theft Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
2/28 HB 1903 Requires Gun Owners Provide Notice to Law Enforcement Within 24 Hours of a Firearm Theft Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
2/28 HB 119 Authorizes Incentives for Teachers to Conceal Carry in School Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 6)
2/28 HB 2 Authorizes Immunity for Law Enforcement Under Most Circumstances Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 11)
2/28 SB 5427 Establishes a Statewide Hate Crimes Hotline Within the Attorney General's Office Bill Passed - House (56 - 39)
2/28 SB 10 Reduces Ability of Incarcerated Individuals Convicted in the Death of an Officer from Earning Time Off for Good Behavior Bill Passed - House (96 - 8)
2/28 SB 5 Amends Parole Proceedings and Revocation Policies in Certain Cases Bill Passed - House (72 - 31)
2/28 SB 71 Repeals Prohibition on Law Enforcement Ability to Inspect, Search, Seize, and Prosecute Cannabis Dispensaries Bill Passed - House (59 - 10)
2/28 SB 3 Amends Juvenile Justice Laws to Treat 17-Year-Olds as Adults Bill Passed - House (74 - 26)
2/28 SB 5853 Expands the State's New System of Crisis Relief Centers Bill Passed - House (92 - 4)
2/28 SB 1 Authorizes Carrying a Concealed Weapon Without a Permit Bill Passed - House (76 - 28)
2/28 HB 30 Establishes Road Rage as a Criminal Offense Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 5)
2/28 SB 1231 Classifies Illegal Border Crossing as a State Crime Bill Passed - House (31 - 28)
2/28 HCR 2038 Defines "Drug Cartels" as Terrorist Organizations Joint Resolution Passed - House (31 - 28)
2/28 SB 148 Establishes the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
2/28 HF 2586 Authorizes School Employees to be Issued Permits to Carry Weapons Bill Passed - House (61 - 34)
2/28 SB 24-035 Classifies Human Trafficking as a Crime of Violence Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 1)
2/28 LD 2283 Establishes Various Red Flag Gun Purchase Provisions Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 11)
2/27 SB 5985 Amends Firearms Background Check Program Bill Passed - House (63 - 33)
2/27 SB 202 Amends State University Tenure, Promotion and Diversity Policies Bill Passed - House (66 - 31)
2/27 SB 5444 Prohibits Open Carrying of Guns in Zoos, Libraries and Transit Centers Bill Passed - House (58 - 36)
2/27 HB 2118 Requires Gun Dealers Have Surveillance Cameras Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
2/27 SB 6 Increases Prison Sentences for Drug Dealers Who Sell Fentanyl to an Individual Who Dies of an Overdose Bill Passed - House (67 - 3)
2/27 SB 6 Increases Prison Sentences for Drug Dealers Who Sell Fentanyl to an Individual Who Dies of an Overdose Bill Passed - House (67 - 3)
2/27 SB 170 Appropriates $5.75 Million to the Department of Corrections to Expand Health Care Services at the Pierre Women's Prison Bill Passed - House (66 - 4)
2/27 SB 203 Authorizes Concealed Carry Permit Holders to Carry a Concealed Weapon on School Grounds with Permission Bill Passed - House (62 - 8)
2/27 HB 1098 Repeals the Fee for Homeless Individuals to Obtain a Copy of Their Birth Certificate Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 5)
2/27 SF 111 Requires Separate Hunting Licenses and Seasons for Mule and Whitetail Deer Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 3)
2/27 SB 717 Prohibits the Sale of Tobacco to Individuals Younger than 21 Years of age Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 9)
2/27 SB 1208 Prohibits Equipment Developed by Foreign Adversaries from Being Used in Critical Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13)
2/27 HB 125 Repeals Gun-Free Zones in Wyoming Bill Passed - House (54 - 7)
2/26 SB 43 Establishes Procedures for the Imposition of Fines and Probation Against Medical Cannabis Establishments Bill Passed - House (59 - 10)
2/26 SB 725 Specifies Conditions for Pretrial Release and Maximum Bail Amount that can be Set Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 2)
2/23 SB 712 Reduces the Minimum Age for State Police Cadets from 21 to 18 Years Old Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 0)
2/23 HB 29 Amends Cold Case Database and Investigation Provisions Bill Passed - House (53 - 9)
2/23 HB 77 Amends Simple Assault to Include Menacing or Threatening Behavior Bill Passed - House (35 - 27)

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