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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:

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
May 31, 2025 TX SB 13 Establishes Sanctions Within All Public Schools to Regulate the Books Available to Students and Ban Books that are Deemed Inappropriate Conference Report Adopted - House (81 - 48)
May 31, 2025 TX SB 12 Authorizes Parents the Right to Prohibit Topics Regarding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Being Taught to Their Children Conference Report Adopted - House (77 - 40)
May 31, 2025 CT HB 5003 Establishes Requirements for New Programs of the Office of Early Childhood Bill Passed - House (133 - 10)
May 31, 2025 CT SB 1 Appropriates $300 Million for a Child Care Trust Bill Passed - House (101 - 45)
May 30, 2025 IL HB 1859 Prohibits the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) As an Instructional Tool Concurrence Vote Passed - House (93 - 22)
May 30, 2025 IL HB 3522 Requires Each Public University in the Direct Admission Program to Identify its Grade Point Average Standards for First Time Admission and Transfer Students Concurrence Vote Passed - House (103 - 10)
May 30, 2025 IL HB 3522 Requires Each Public University in the Direct Admission Program to Identify its Grade Point Average Standards for First Time Admission and Transfer Students Concurrence Vote Passed - House (103 - 10)
May 29, 2025 TX HB 2243 Establishes the Texas Commission on Teacher Job Satisfaction and Retention Concurrence Vote Passed - House (99 - 36)
May 29, 2025 TX HB 2243 Establishes the Texas Commission on Teacher Job Satisfaction and Retention Concurrence Vote Passed - House (99 - 36)
May 29, 2025 TX HB 2 Appropriates $7.7 Billion for the State Education Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (122 - 13)
May 29, 2025 ME LD 384 Establishes the Student Homelessness Prevention Program Within the Department of Education "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (81 - 62)
May 29, 2025 ME LD 1097 Requires De-Escalation and Behavior Intervention Training for School Staff "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (76 - 69)
May 29, 2025 CA AB 65 Requires Schools and Colleges to Pay Teachers During Maternity Leave Bill Passed - House (62 - 0)
May 29, 2025 CA AB 715 Increases Protections Against Antisemitism and Other Forms of Discrimination in Schools Bill Passed - House (68 - 0)
May 28, 2025 OK SB 235 Establishes the Grow Your Own Educator Program Conference Report Adopted - House (79 - 13)
May 28, 2025 OK SB 235 Establishes the Grow Your Own Educator Program Conference Report Adopted - House (79 - 13)
May 28, 2025 OK HB 1727 Extends Eligibility for the Oklahoma's Promise Scholarship Conference Report Adopted - House (60 - 27)
May 28, 2025 OK HB 1727 Extends Eligibility for the Oklahoma's Promise Scholarship Conference Report Adopted - House (60 - 27)
May 28, 2025 OK HB 1087 Extends the Teacher Salary Schedule Increases by 10 Years Conference Report Adopted - House (81 - 6)
May 28, 2025 OK HB 1087 Extends the Teacher Salary Schedule Increases by 10 Years Conference Report Adopted - House (81 - 6)
May 28, 2025 TX HB 6 Authorizes K-12 Public Schools to Discipline Students with Out-of-School Suspensions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (114 - 19)
May 28, 2025 TX HB 6 Authorizes K-12 Public Schools to Discipline Students with Out-of-School Suspensions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (114 - 19)
May 28, 2025 TX HB 120 Establishes Career, College, and Military Readiness Programs in Texas Public Schools Concurrence Vote Passed - House (116 - 6)
May 28, 2025 TX HB 120 Establishes Career, College, and Military Readiness Programs in Texas Public Schools Concurrence Vote Passed - House (116 - 6)
May 28, 2025 TX SB 974 Prohibits the Influence of Texas School District Trustees and Authorizes District Employees to Serve on Appraisal Review Boards Bill Passed - House (80 - 56)
May 28, 2025 TX SB 974 Prohibits the Influence of Texas School District Trustees and Authorizes District Employees to Serve on Appraisal Review Boards Bill Passed - House (80 - 56)
May 28, 2025 IL SB 1519 Prohibits Public School Students From Being Subject to Municipal Fines, Fees, Tickets, or Citations as a Form of School-Based Discipline Bill Passed - House (69 - 44)
May 28, 2025 ME LD 858 Requires that Behavioral and Mental Health Services be Available to Students by Providing Grants to Schools That Contract for Those Services "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (79 - 65)
May 27, 2025 TX SB 1032 Specifies Eligibility Requirements for Postsecondary Educational Institutions to Participate in the Governor's University Research Initiative Bill Passed - House (104 - 37)
May 27, 2025 CA AB 49 Prohibits School Officials From Allowing an Immigration Authority Onto a Nonpublic School Site Without a Warrant or Court Order Bill Passed - House (62 - 9)
May 25, 2025 TX SB 10 Requires the 10 Commandments be Displayed in Public Schools Bill Passed - House (82 - 46)
May 23, 2025 NV SB 161 Specifies Authorized Actions for Teachers That do Not Constitute a Strike Under Existing State Law Bill Passed - House (33 - 9)
May 23, 2025 TX SB 965 Authorizes Teachers the Right to Pray While Working in Texas Bill Passed - House (86 - 48)
May 23, 2025 TX SB 11 Requires Schools to Provide Time for Students to Practice Prayer of Any Religion During School Hours Bill Passed - House (88 - 48)
May 22, 2025 NH SB 97 Authorizes Intra-District Public School Open Enrollment for Students "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (199 - 165)
May 22, 2025 NH SB 97 Authorizes Intra-District Public School Open Enrollment for Students "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (199 - 165)
May 22, 2025 TX SB 24 Requires Public Schools in the State to Include Lessons on Communism and its Ideologies Bill Passed - House (119 - 13)
May 22, 2025 TX SB 24 Requires Public Schools in the State to Include Lessons on Communism and its Ideologies Bill Passed - House (119 - 13)
May 22, 2025 NJ A 3424 Establishes Program Requirements for School Counselor Certification Bill Passed - House (72 - 2)
May 22, 2025 RI H 5251 Establishes a Voluntary 9/11 Moment of Silence in Schools Bill Passed - House (66 - 0)
May 22, 2025 NJ A 3424 Establishes Program Requirements for School Counselor Certification Bill Passed - House (72 - 2)
May 22, 2025 MI HB 4066 Prohibits Schools From Allowing Transgender Girls to Participate in Girls' Sports Bill Passed - House (58 - 46)
May 22, 2025 MI HB 4469 Authorizes K-12 Schools to Base Students' Eligibility for Athletics on Their Biological Sex Bill Passed - House (59 - 45)
May 21, 2025 IL SB 191 Requires All School Buses in K-12 Schools To Have Seat Belts On Them Bill Passed - House (83 - 27)
May 21, 2025 NY A 5448 Requires Institutions of Higher Education to Designate a Title VI Coordinator Bill Passed - House (143 - 1)
May 21, 2025 OH HB 114 Establishes Consistent Statewide Age Requirements for Kindergarten Enrollment Bill Passed - House (96 - 0)
May 21, 2025 NV AB 416 Prohibits Public Schools and Libraries from Restricting Access to Materials Based on Content Bill Passed - House (29 - 13)
May 20, 2025 AK HB 57 Increases the Basic Input Into the State's Public School Funding Formula for the Base Student Allocation by $700 Veto Override Passed - House (29 - 11)
May 17, 2025 AK HB 174 Authorizes Rural School Fund Would be Able to Pay for Teacher Housing and Mount Edgecumbe High School in Sitka Bill Passed - House (34 - 5)
May 15, 2025 CT SB 1234 Prohibits Libraries From Agreeing To Certain Terms In Electronic Book And Digital Audiobook License Agreements Or Contracts Bill Passed - House (106 - 38)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/31 SB 13 Establishes Sanctions Within All Public Schools to Regulate the Books Available to Students and Ban Books that are Deemed Inappropriate Conference Report Adopted - House (81 - 48)
5/31 SB 12 Authorizes Parents the Right to Prohibit Topics Regarding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Being Taught to Their Children Conference Report Adopted - House (77 - 40)
5/31 HB 5003 Establishes Requirements for New Programs of the Office of Early Childhood Bill Passed - House (133 - 10)
5/31 SB 1 Appropriates $300 Million for a Child Care Trust Bill Passed - House (101 - 45)
5/30 HB 1859 Prohibits the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) As an Instructional Tool Concurrence Vote Passed - House (93 - 22)
5/30 HB 3522 Requires Each Public University in the Direct Admission Program to Identify its Grade Point Average Standards for First Time Admission and Transfer Students Concurrence Vote Passed - House (103 - 10)
5/30 HB 3522 Requires Each Public University in the Direct Admission Program to Identify its Grade Point Average Standards for First Time Admission and Transfer Students Concurrence Vote Passed - House (103 - 10)
5/29 HB 2243 Establishes the Texas Commission on Teacher Job Satisfaction and Retention Concurrence Vote Passed - House (99 - 36)
5/29 HB 2243 Establishes the Texas Commission on Teacher Job Satisfaction and Retention Concurrence Vote Passed - House (99 - 36)
5/29 HB 2 Appropriates $7.7 Billion for the State Education Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (122 - 13)
5/29 LD 384 Establishes the Student Homelessness Prevention Program Within the Department of Education "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (81 - 62)
5/29 LD 1097 Requires De-Escalation and Behavior Intervention Training for School Staff "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (76 - 69)
5/29 AB 65 Requires Schools and Colleges to Pay Teachers During Maternity Leave Bill Passed - House (62 - 0)
5/29 AB 715 Increases Protections Against Antisemitism and Other Forms of Discrimination in Schools Bill Passed - House (68 - 0)
5/28 SB 235 Establishes the Grow Your Own Educator Program Conference Report Adopted - House (79 - 13)
5/28 SB 235 Establishes the Grow Your Own Educator Program Conference Report Adopted - House (79 - 13)
5/28 HB 1727 Extends Eligibility for the Oklahoma's Promise Scholarship Conference Report Adopted - House (60 - 27)
5/28 HB 1727 Extends Eligibility for the Oklahoma's Promise Scholarship Conference Report Adopted - House (60 - 27)
5/28 HB 1087 Extends the Teacher Salary Schedule Increases by 10 Years Conference Report Adopted - House (81 - 6)
5/28 HB 1087 Extends the Teacher Salary Schedule Increases by 10 Years Conference Report Adopted - House (81 - 6)
5/28 HB 6 Authorizes K-12 Public Schools to Discipline Students with Out-of-School Suspensions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (114 - 19)
5/28 HB 6 Authorizes K-12 Public Schools to Discipline Students with Out-of-School Suspensions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (114 - 19)
5/28 HB 120 Establishes Career, College, and Military Readiness Programs in Texas Public Schools Concurrence Vote Passed - House (116 - 6)
5/28 HB 120 Establishes Career, College, and Military Readiness Programs in Texas Public Schools Concurrence Vote Passed - House (116 - 6)
5/28 SB 974 Prohibits the Influence of Texas School District Trustees and Authorizes District Employees to Serve on Appraisal Review Boards Bill Passed - House (80 - 56)
5/28 SB 974 Prohibits the Influence of Texas School District Trustees and Authorizes District Employees to Serve on Appraisal Review Boards Bill Passed - House (80 - 56)
5/28 SB 1519 Prohibits Public School Students From Being Subject to Municipal Fines, Fees, Tickets, or Citations as a Form of School-Based Discipline Bill Passed - House (69 - 44)
5/28 LD 858 Requires that Behavioral and Mental Health Services be Available to Students by Providing Grants to Schools That Contract for Those Services "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (79 - 65)
5/27 SB 1032 Specifies Eligibility Requirements for Postsecondary Educational Institutions to Participate in the Governor's University Research Initiative Bill Passed - House (104 - 37)
5/27 AB 49 Prohibits School Officials From Allowing an Immigration Authority Onto a Nonpublic School Site Without a Warrant or Court Order Bill Passed - House (62 - 9)
5/25 SB 10 Requires the 10 Commandments be Displayed in Public Schools Bill Passed - House (82 - 46)
5/23 SB 161 Specifies Authorized Actions for Teachers That do Not Constitute a Strike Under Existing State Law Bill Passed - House (33 - 9)
5/23 SB 965 Authorizes Teachers the Right to Pray While Working in Texas Bill Passed - House (86 - 48)
5/23 SB 11 Requires Schools to Provide Time for Students to Practice Prayer of Any Religion During School Hours Bill Passed - House (88 - 48)
5/22 SB 97 Authorizes Intra-District Public School Open Enrollment for Students "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (199 - 165)
5/22 SB 97 Authorizes Intra-District Public School Open Enrollment for Students "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (199 - 165)
5/22 SB 24 Requires Public Schools in the State to Include Lessons on Communism and its Ideologies Bill Passed - House (119 - 13)
5/22 SB 24 Requires Public Schools in the State to Include Lessons on Communism and its Ideologies Bill Passed - House (119 - 13)
5/22 A 3424 Establishes Program Requirements for School Counselor Certification Bill Passed - House (72 - 2)
5/22 H 5251 Establishes a Voluntary 9/11 Moment of Silence in Schools Bill Passed - House (66 - 0)
5/22 A 3424 Establishes Program Requirements for School Counselor Certification Bill Passed - House (72 - 2)
5/22 HB 4066 Prohibits Schools From Allowing Transgender Girls to Participate in Girls' Sports Bill Passed - House (58 - 46)
5/22 HB 4469 Authorizes K-12 Schools to Base Students' Eligibility for Athletics on Their Biological Sex Bill Passed - House (59 - 45)
5/21 SB 191 Requires All School Buses in K-12 Schools To Have Seat Belts On Them Bill Passed - House (83 - 27)
5/21 A 5448 Requires Institutions of Higher Education to Designate a Title VI Coordinator Bill Passed - House (143 - 1)
5/21 HB 114 Establishes Consistent Statewide Age Requirements for Kindergarten Enrollment Bill Passed - House (96 - 0)
5/21 AB 416 Prohibits Public Schools and Libraries from Restricting Access to Materials Based on Content Bill Passed - House (29 - 13)
5/20 HB 57 Increases the Basic Input Into the State's Public School Funding Formula for the Base Student Allocation by $700 Veto Override Passed - House (29 - 11)
5/17 HB 174 Authorizes Rural School Fund Would be Able to Pay for Teacher Housing and Mount Edgecumbe High School in Sitka Bill Passed - House (34 - 5)
5/15 SB 1234 Prohibits Libraries From Agreeing To Certain Terms In Electronic Book And Digital Audiobook License Agreements Or Contracts Bill Passed - House (106 - 38)
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