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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
June 8, 2024 NY S 9679 Authorizes Cannabis Showcase Event Permits to be Issued by a Board to Regulate the Sale of Cannabis Bill Passed - House (103 - 38)
June 6, 2024 NY S 7543 Amends and Regulates the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in State Government Bill Passed - House (113 - 34)
June 6, 2024 NY S 9679 Authorizes Cannabis Showcase Event Permits to be Issued by a Board to Regulate the Sale of Cannabis Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 15)
June 6, 2024 NY S 9837 Requires the Board of Elections to Provide a Domestic Postage Paid Return Envelope for Voters Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 17)
June 6, 2024 NY S 9826 Requires Certain Elections Take Place in Even-Numbered Years for Certain Municipal and Judicial Officials Except in the City of New York Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 22)
June 5, 2024 NC HB 834 Requires 16 and 17 Year-Olds be Sent to Adult Court for a Greater Range of Felonies Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 34)
June 5, 2024 NY A 5909 Establishes a Chief Sustainability Officer Bill Passed - Senate (52 - 7)
June 3, 2024 LA SB 181 Expands Governor Authority Over State Employees Bill Not Tabled - House (68 - 30)
June 3, 2024 LA SB 181 Expands Governor Authority Over State Employees Bill Not Tabled - House (68 - 30)
June 3, 2024 LA SB 181 Expands Governor Authority Over State Employees Bill Tabled - Senate (27 - 9)
June 3, 2024 LA SB 181 Expands Governor Authority Over State Employees Bill Tabled - Senate (27 - 9)
May 31, 2024 OH HB 1 Prohibits Foreign Nationals from Contributing Money Directly or Indirectly to State Ballot Initiatives Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
May 30, 2024 LA HB 492 Establishes Eminent Domain Authority for Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Construction Conference Report Adopted - House (88 - 2)
May 30, 2024 OK SB 1155 Establishes the Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture Supplemental Revolving Fund Bill Passed - House (68 - 24)
May 30, 2024 OH HB 1 Prohibits Foreign Nationals from Contributing Money Directly or Indirectly to State Ballot Initiatives Bill Passed - House (63 - 31)
May 30, 2024 NY S 3257 Requires Entities that Submit Records to State Agencies Reapply for FOIL Exemption Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 18)
May 29, 2024 NY S 6130 Authorizes Attorneys to be Poll Watchers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (98 - 49)
May 29, 2024 OK SB 473 Establishes Judicial Offices in Tulsa and Oklahoma City for Business Courts Concurrence Vote Passed - House (79 - 8)
May 29, 2024 OK SB 473 Establishes Judicial Offices in Tulsa and Oklahoma City for Business Courts Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 6)
May 29, 2024 OK HB 2923 Amends Salaries for Members of the State Board of Judges Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 2)
May 28, 2024 NY S 5943 Amends the Order in Which Candidates Appear on State and Federal Ballots Bill Passed - House (96 - 48)
May 28, 2024 LA SB 84 Specifies that if Final Amount Obtained by Plaintiff or Defendant is 25% in Favor of the Offering Party the Offering Party Must Pay Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 10)
May 28, 2024 NY S 6130 Authorizes Attorneys to be Poll Watchers Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 21)
May 28, 2024 OH HB 271 Requires that State Questions and Issues Appearing on Ballots Must be Numbered Consecutively Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
May 28, 2024 OK SB 1155 Establishes the Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture Supplemental Revolving Fund Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 15)
May 28, 2024 OK HB 2923 Amends Salaries for Members of the State Board of Judges Bill Passed - House (68 - 16)
May 28, 2024 OK HB 2896 Transfers Funds to the Department of Public Safety Bill Passed - House (89 - 2)
May 25, 2024 IL HB 277 Requires Drivers Appearing in Court Have More Notice Before License Suspension Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 36)
May 24, 2024 IL SB 2643 Increases Regulations on the Chain of Custody for Human Remains Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (59 - 0)
May 23, 2024 OK HB 1105 Increases the Challenge Period for Initiative Petitions and Referendums from 10 to 90 Days Concurrence Vote Passed - House (72 - 18)
May 23, 2024 OK HB 1105 Increases the Challenge Period for Initiative Petitions and Referendums from 10 to 90 Days Concurrence Vote Passed - House (72 - 18)
May 23, 2024 IL HB 277 Requires Drivers Appearing in Court Have More Notice Before License Suspension Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 15)
May 23, 2024 NH HB 1569 Repeals Voter Identification Exceptions for Elections Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 11)
May 23, 2024 LA SB 84 Specifies that if Final Amount Obtained by Plaintiff or Defendant is 25% in Favor of the Offering Party the Offering Party Must Pay Bill Passed - House (68 - 20)
May 23, 2024 IL HB 5028 Authorizes the State to Provide Opioid Antagonists at State Agencies and Shields Employees from Liability Bill Passed - Senate (59 - 0)
May 23, 2024 IL SB 3501 Requires New Types of Lighting Fixtures at Illinois Department of Natural Resources Facilities Bill Passed - House (71 - 39)
May 23, 2024 National HR 192 To prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia Bill Passed - House (262 - 143)
May 22, 2024 NY S 5801 Amends Previous FOIL Laws to Award Attorney Fees to a Successful Petitioner in a FOIL Case Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 3)
May 22, 2024 CA AB 3233 Requires Reinforcement of Local Governments' Authority Over Oil and Gas Production Bill Passed - House (43 - 14)
May 22, 2024 OH SB 63 Requires Individuals that Have Been Exposed to Asbestos to File Specific Types of Disclosures Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 10)
May 22, 2024 CA AB 2355 Requires Entities that Create, Publish, or Distribute Political Advertisements Provide a Disclosure of AI Use Bill Passed - House (64 - 0)
May 21, 2024 MI SB 760 Appropriates Funding for General Government Operations Bill Passed - House (56 - 51)
May 21, 2024 National HR 5863 Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (382 - 7)
May 21, 2024 CA AB 1802 Requires California Highway Patrol to Coordinate with the Department of Justice to Set Up Local Crime Task Committees in Areas Subject to High Crime Levels Bill Passed - House (72 - 0)
May 21, 2024 CA AB 2642 Amends Statutes Regarding Elections Bill Passed - House (59 - 10)
May 21, 2024 CA AB 2064 Establishes the Community Violence Interdiction Grant Program to Give Communities Funding to Decrease Levels of Violence Bill Passed - House (64 - 7)
May 21, 2024 CA AB 1807 Amends Certain Sections of the Elections Code Relating to Elections Bill Passed - House (58 - 13)
May 21, 2024 CA SB 1331 Establishes a Fund for Reparations and Reparative Justice Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 7)
May 20, 2024 NJ S 862 Requires the Department of Transportation to Include Information about Potholes and Pothole Repair Projects in its Annual Roadway Pavement System Report Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
May 18, 2024 MN SF 37 Authorizes Minnesota Voters to Vote On a Constitutional Amendment Providing For Equality Under the Law Bill Passed - House (68 - 62)
Date No. Title Outcome
6/08 S 9679 Authorizes Cannabis Showcase Event Permits to be Issued by a Board to Regulate the Sale of Cannabis Bill Passed - House (103 - 38)
6/06 S 7543 Amends and Regulates the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in State Government Bill Passed - House (113 - 34)
6/06 S 9679 Authorizes Cannabis Showcase Event Permits to be Issued by a Board to Regulate the Sale of Cannabis Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 15)
6/06 S 9837 Requires the Board of Elections to Provide a Domestic Postage Paid Return Envelope for Voters Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 17)
6/06 S 9826 Requires Certain Elections Take Place in Even-Numbered Years for Certain Municipal and Judicial Officials Except in the City of New York Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 22)
6/05 HB 834 Requires 16 and 17 Year-Olds be Sent to Adult Court for a Greater Range of Felonies Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 34)
6/05 A 5909 Establishes a Chief Sustainability Officer Bill Passed - Senate (52 - 7)
6/03 SB 181 Expands Governor Authority Over State Employees Bill Not Tabled - House (68 - 30)
6/03 SB 181 Expands Governor Authority Over State Employees Bill Not Tabled - House (68 - 30)
6/03 SB 181 Expands Governor Authority Over State Employees Bill Tabled - Senate (27 - 9)
6/03 SB 181 Expands Governor Authority Over State Employees Bill Tabled - Senate (27 - 9)
5/31 HB 1 Prohibits Foreign Nationals from Contributing Money Directly or Indirectly to State Ballot Initiatives Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
5/30 HB 492 Establishes Eminent Domain Authority for Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Construction Conference Report Adopted - House (88 - 2)
5/30 SB 1155 Establishes the Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture Supplemental Revolving Fund Bill Passed - House (68 - 24)
5/30 HB 1 Prohibits Foreign Nationals from Contributing Money Directly or Indirectly to State Ballot Initiatives Bill Passed - House (63 - 31)
5/30 S 3257 Requires Entities that Submit Records to State Agencies Reapply for FOIL Exemption Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 18)
5/29 S 6130 Authorizes Attorneys to be Poll Watchers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (98 - 49)
5/29 SB 473 Establishes Judicial Offices in Tulsa and Oklahoma City for Business Courts Concurrence Vote Passed - House (79 - 8)
5/29 SB 473 Establishes Judicial Offices in Tulsa and Oklahoma City for Business Courts Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 6)
5/29 HB 2923 Amends Salaries for Members of the State Board of Judges Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 2)
5/28 S 5943 Amends the Order in Which Candidates Appear on State and Federal Ballots Bill Passed - House (96 - 48)
5/28 SB 84 Specifies that if Final Amount Obtained by Plaintiff or Defendant is 25% in Favor of the Offering Party the Offering Party Must Pay Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 10)
5/28 S 6130 Authorizes Attorneys to be Poll Watchers Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 21)
5/28 HB 271 Requires that State Questions and Issues Appearing on Ballots Must be Numbered Consecutively Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
5/28 SB 1155 Establishes the Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture Supplemental Revolving Fund Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 15)
5/28 HB 2923 Amends Salaries for Members of the State Board of Judges Bill Passed - House (68 - 16)
5/28 HB 2896 Transfers Funds to the Department of Public Safety Bill Passed - House (89 - 2)
5/25 HB 277 Requires Drivers Appearing in Court Have More Notice Before License Suspension Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 36)
5/24 SB 2643 Increases Regulations on the Chain of Custody for Human Remains Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (59 - 0)
5/23 HB 1105 Increases the Challenge Period for Initiative Petitions and Referendums from 10 to 90 Days Concurrence Vote Passed - House (72 - 18)
5/23 HB 1105 Increases the Challenge Period for Initiative Petitions and Referendums from 10 to 90 Days Concurrence Vote Passed - House (72 - 18)
5/23 HB 277 Requires Drivers Appearing in Court Have More Notice Before License Suspension Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 15)
5/23 HB 1569 Repeals Voter Identification Exceptions for Elections Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 11)
5/23 SB 84 Specifies that if Final Amount Obtained by Plaintiff or Defendant is 25% in Favor of the Offering Party the Offering Party Must Pay Bill Passed - House (68 - 20)
5/23 HB 5028 Authorizes the State to Provide Opioid Antagonists at State Agencies and Shields Employees from Liability Bill Passed - Senate (59 - 0)
5/23 SB 3501 Requires New Types of Lighting Fixtures at Illinois Department of Natural Resources Facilities Bill Passed - House (71 - 39)
5/23 HR 192 To prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia Bill Passed - House (262 - 143)
5/22 S 5801 Amends Previous FOIL Laws to Award Attorney Fees to a Successful Petitioner in a FOIL Case Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 3)
5/22 AB 3233 Requires Reinforcement of Local Governments' Authority Over Oil and Gas Production Bill Passed - House (43 - 14)
5/22 SB 63 Requires Individuals that Have Been Exposed to Asbestos to File Specific Types of Disclosures Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 10)
5/22 AB 2355 Requires Entities that Create, Publish, or Distribute Political Advertisements Provide a Disclosure of AI Use Bill Passed - House (64 - 0)
5/21 SB 760 Appropriates Funding for General Government Operations Bill Passed - House (56 - 51)
5/21 HR 5863 Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (382 - 7)
5/21 AB 1802 Requires California Highway Patrol to Coordinate with the Department of Justice to Set Up Local Crime Task Committees in Areas Subject to High Crime Levels Bill Passed - House (72 - 0)
5/21 AB 2642 Amends Statutes Regarding Elections Bill Passed - House (59 - 10)
5/21 AB 2064 Establishes the Community Violence Interdiction Grant Program to Give Communities Funding to Decrease Levels of Violence Bill Passed - House (64 - 7)
5/21 AB 1807 Amends Certain Sections of the Elections Code Relating to Elections Bill Passed - House (58 - 13)
5/21 SB 1331 Establishes a Fund for Reparations and Reparative Justice Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 7)
5/20 S 862 Requires the Department of Transportation to Include Information about Potholes and Pothole Repair Projects in its Annual Roadway Pavement System Report Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
5/18 SF 37 Authorizes Minnesota Voters to Vote On a Constitutional Amendment Providing For Equality Under the Law Bill Passed - House (68 - 62)

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