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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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  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Aug. 19, 2026 NH SB 434 Requires Local School Boards to Adopt Policies to Address Complaints About School Materials Veto Override Passed - Senate (16 - 8)
Aug. 19, 2026 NH SB 434 Requires Local School Boards to Adopt Policies to Address Complaints About School Materials Veto Override Passed - Senate (16 - 8)
Aug. 7, 2026 National HR 5334 Supporting Early-childhood Educators' Deductions (SEED) Act of 2025 Bill Passed - Senate (86 - 11)
Aug. 7, 2026 National HR 5334 Supporting Early-childhood Educators' Deductions (SEED) Act of 2025 Bill Passed - Senate (86 - 11)
July 29, 2026 National HR 5334 Supporting Early-childhood Educators' Deductions (SEED) Act of 2025 Motion Agreed - Senate (84 - 12)
July 29, 2026 National HR 5334 Supporting Early-childhood Educators' Deductions (SEED) Act of 2025 Motion Agreed - Senate (84 - 12)
July 28, 2026 National HR 5334 Supporting Early-childhood Educators' Deductions (SEED) Act of 2025 Cloture Invoked - Senate (86 - 12)
July 28, 2026 National HR 5334 Supporting Early-childhood Educators' Deductions (SEED) Act of 2025 Cloture Invoked - Senate (86 - 12)
July 2, 2026 CA AB 2324 Establishes a Youth Caregiver Career Pathway Within the Technical Education System Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
July 2, 2026 CA AB 2003 Establishes Statewide Online Training for K-12 Pupil Suicide Prevention Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
June 29, 2026 CA SB 172 Establishes the California Farm to School Program as a Permanent Program Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 2)
June 24, 2026 National S J Res 196 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations" Motion Rejected - Senate (45 - 52)
June 24, 2026 National S J Res 196 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations" Motion Rejected - Senate (45 - 52)
June 4, 2026 NH HB 1300 Establishes a Ballot Measure to Limit School District Local Taxes Conference Report Adopted - Senate (15 - 8)
May 26, 2026 LA HB 1249 Requires Public Schools to Adopt Policies to Provide School-Based Health Center Services Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 3)
May 21, 2026 NH SB 430 Requires Educators to Disclose Student Information to Parents Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (14 - 8)
May 18, 2026 LA HB 568 Increases Penalties for Smoking in School Zones Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 10)
May 13, 2026 WI AB 1 Increases Education Funding and Repeals Income Taxes for Qualified Tips and Overtime Bill Failed - Senate (15 - 18)
May 12, 2026 CO SB 26-135 Establishes a Ballot Initiative to Approve a Funding Increase for K-12 Education Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
May 4, 2026 OK SB 201 Increases the Minimum Salary Schedule For Teachers Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (47 - 0)
May 4, 2026 OK SB 201 Increases the Minimum Salary Schedule For Teachers Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (47 - 0)
May 4, 2026 PA SB 250 Requires the Preamble of the Pennsylvania Constitution to be Displayed in Schools Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 13)
May 3, 2026 IA SF 2453 Requires Public Universities to Invest at Least 1% of their Endowment Assets in Innovation Funds Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (39 - 5)
April 27, 2026 OK HB 3151 Requires an Increase in the Minimum Number of School Days Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 17)
April 27, 2026 OK HB 3151 Requires an Increase in the Minimum Number of School Days Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 17)
April 22, 2026 TN SB 714 Authorizes the State to Oversee Underperforming School Districts Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 6)
April 22, 2026 TN SB 714 Authorizes the State to Oversee Underperforming School Districts Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 6)
April 22, 2026 PA SB 1293 Requires Institutions of Higher Education to Designate Sports as Male or Female Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 17)
April 20, 2026 OK SB 1778 Establishes a Multi-Tiered Support Framework for Literacy Instruction Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (43 - 2)
April 20, 2026 OK SB 1778 Establishes a Multi-Tiered Support Framework for Literacy Instruction Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (43 - 2)
April 15, 2026 OK HB 1276 Requires School Districts to Implement Policies Prohibiting Cell Phones in Schools Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 5)
April 15, 2026 TN HB 2532 Expands Scholarships for Private School Students Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 14)
April 15, 2026 LA SB 105 Repeals Certain Requirements for Veterans to Access TOPS-Tech Funding Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
April 14, 2026 KY HB 490 Authorizes University Boards of Regents to Dismiss Faculty for Financial Reasons Veto Override Passed - Senate (32 - 6)
April 10, 2026 AK SB 41 Authorizes the Alaska Board of Education to Develop Mental Health Guidelines Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 1)
April 10, 2026 AK SB 41 Authorizes the Alaska Board of Education to Develop Mental Health Guidelines Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 1)
April 9, 2026 KS HB 2333 Establishes Protections for Political Speech on College Campuses Veto Override Passed - Senate (29 - 11)
April 2, 2026 AL HB 238 Appropriates Funds for Education for Fiscal Year 2027 Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
March 31, 2026 LA SB 82 Prohibits School Districts from Establishing Four-Day School Weeks Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
March 31, 2026 LA SB 82 Prohibits School Districts from Establishing Four-Day School Weeks Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
March 30, 2026 LA SB 289 Expands Exemptions From Public Records Laws for Universities Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 2)
March 27, 2026 KY HB 490 Authorizes University Boards of Regents to Dismiss Faculty for Financial Reasons Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 7)
March 26, 2026 OK SB 1884 Expands Contract Access for Non-Union Educator's Associations Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 7)
March 24, 2026 OK SB 346 Amends the Background Check Process for Teachers Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 0)
March 23, 2026 GA HB 1009 Prohibits Students in Grades 9-12 From Accessing Their Cellphones During School Bill Passed - Senate (52 - 0)
March 23, 2026 TN HB 2194 Requires University Boards of Regents to Distinguish Between Tenure Decisions and Disciplinary Actions for Faculty Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 5)
March 19, 2026 TN HB 47 Authorizes the Ten Commandments and Certain Historical Documents to be Displayed in Schools Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6)
March 17, 2026 KY HB 1 Establishes the State's Election to Participate in the Federal Education Scholarship Tax Credit Veto Override Passed - Senate (31 - 5)
March 16, 2026 OK SB 710 Authorizes Additional TeachForwardOK Grant Award Recipients Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 0)
March 14, 2026 VA HB 1377 Establishes a Task Force to Examine Higher Education at the Virginia Military Institute Conference Report Adopted - Senate (21 - 18)
Date No. Title Outcome
8/19 SB 434 Requires Local School Boards to Adopt Policies to Address Complaints About School Materials Veto Override Passed - Senate (16 - 8)
8/19 SB 434 Requires Local School Boards to Adopt Policies to Address Complaints About School Materials Veto Override Passed - Senate (16 - 8)
8/07 HR 5334 Supporting Early-childhood Educators' Deductions (SEED) Act of 2025 Bill Passed - Senate (86 - 11)
8/07 HR 5334 Supporting Early-childhood Educators' Deductions (SEED) Act of 2025 Bill Passed - Senate (86 - 11)
7/29 HR 5334 Supporting Early-childhood Educators' Deductions (SEED) Act of 2025 Motion Agreed - Senate (84 - 12)
7/29 HR 5334 Supporting Early-childhood Educators' Deductions (SEED) Act of 2025 Motion Agreed - Senate (84 - 12)
7/28 HR 5334 Supporting Early-childhood Educators' Deductions (SEED) Act of 2025 Cloture Invoked - Senate (86 - 12)
7/28 HR 5334 Supporting Early-childhood Educators' Deductions (SEED) Act of 2025 Cloture Invoked - Senate (86 - 12)
7/02 AB 2324 Establishes a Youth Caregiver Career Pathway Within the Technical Education System Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
7/02 AB 2003 Establishes Statewide Online Training for K-12 Pupil Suicide Prevention Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
6/29 SB 172 Establishes the California Farm to School Program as a Permanent Program Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 2)
6/24 S J Res 196 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations" Motion Rejected - Senate (45 - 52)
6/24 S J Res 196 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations" Motion Rejected - Senate (45 - 52)
6/04 HB 1300 Establishes a Ballot Measure to Limit School District Local Taxes Conference Report Adopted - Senate (15 - 8)
5/26 HB 1249 Requires Public Schools to Adopt Policies to Provide School-Based Health Center Services Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 3)
5/21 SB 430 Requires Educators to Disclose Student Information to Parents Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (14 - 8)
5/18 HB 568 Increases Penalties for Smoking in School Zones Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 10)
5/13 AB 1 Increases Education Funding and Repeals Income Taxes for Qualified Tips and Overtime Bill Failed - Senate (15 - 18)
5/12 SB 26-135 Establishes a Ballot Initiative to Approve a Funding Increase for K-12 Education Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
5/04 SB 201 Increases the Minimum Salary Schedule For Teachers Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (47 - 0)
5/04 SB 201 Increases the Minimum Salary Schedule For Teachers Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (47 - 0)
5/04 SB 250 Requires the Preamble of the Pennsylvania Constitution to be Displayed in Schools Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 13)
5/03 SF 2453 Requires Public Universities to Invest at Least 1% of their Endowment Assets in Innovation Funds Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (39 - 5)
4/27 HB 3151 Requires an Increase in the Minimum Number of School Days Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 17)
4/27 HB 3151 Requires an Increase in the Minimum Number of School Days Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 17)
4/22 SB 714 Authorizes the State to Oversee Underperforming School Districts Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 6)
4/22 SB 714 Authorizes the State to Oversee Underperforming School Districts Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 6)
4/22 SB 1293 Requires Institutions of Higher Education to Designate Sports as Male or Female Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 17)
4/20 SB 1778 Establishes a Multi-Tiered Support Framework for Literacy Instruction Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (43 - 2)
4/20 SB 1778 Establishes a Multi-Tiered Support Framework for Literacy Instruction Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (43 - 2)
4/15 HB 1276 Requires School Districts to Implement Policies Prohibiting Cell Phones in Schools Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 5)
4/15 HB 2532 Expands Scholarships for Private School Students Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 14)
4/15 SB 105 Repeals Certain Requirements for Veterans to Access TOPS-Tech Funding Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
4/14 HB 490 Authorizes University Boards of Regents to Dismiss Faculty for Financial Reasons Veto Override Passed - Senate (32 - 6)
4/10 SB 41 Authorizes the Alaska Board of Education to Develop Mental Health Guidelines Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 1)
4/10 SB 41 Authorizes the Alaska Board of Education to Develop Mental Health Guidelines Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 1)
4/09 HB 2333 Establishes Protections for Political Speech on College Campuses Veto Override Passed - Senate (29 - 11)
4/02 HB 238 Appropriates Funds for Education for Fiscal Year 2027 Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
3/31 SB 82 Prohibits School Districts from Establishing Four-Day School Weeks Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
3/31 SB 82 Prohibits School Districts from Establishing Four-Day School Weeks Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
3/30 SB 289 Expands Exemptions From Public Records Laws for Universities Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 2)
3/27 HB 490 Authorizes University Boards of Regents to Dismiss Faculty for Financial Reasons Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 7)
3/26 SB 1884 Expands Contract Access for Non-Union Educator's Associations Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 7)
3/24 SB 346 Amends the Background Check Process for Teachers Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 0)
3/23 HB 1009 Prohibits Students in Grades 9-12 From Accessing Their Cellphones During School Bill Passed - Senate (52 - 0)
3/23 HB 2194 Requires University Boards of Regents to Distinguish Between Tenure Decisions and Disciplinary Actions for Faculty Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 5)
3/19 HB 47 Authorizes the Ten Commandments and Certain Historical Documents to be Displayed in Schools Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6)
3/17 HB 1 Establishes the State's Election to Participate in the Federal Education Scholarship Tax Credit Veto Override Passed - Senate (31 - 5)
3/16 SB 710 Authorizes Additional TeachForwardOK Grant Award Recipients Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 0)
3/14 HB 1377 Establishes a Task Force to Examine Higher Education at the Virginia Military Institute Conference Report Adopted - Senate (21 - 18)
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