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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
March 6, 2024 OR HB 4010 Prohibits Drug Manufactures from Limiting where Safety Net Clinics can send Patients for Prescriptions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (41 - 14)
March 6, 2024 OR HB 4083 Prohibits the State Treasurer From Investing Funding in Companies that Deal in Thermal Coal Concurrence Vote Passed - House (34 - 21)
March 6, 2024 AL SB 159 Authorizes Immunity for IVF Providers and Receivers Bill Passed - House (81 - 10)
March 6, 2024 WV SB 477 Prohibits Sharing Health Care Workers' Personal Information on the Internet Bill Passed - House (93 - 2)
March 6, 2024 National HR 3821 Firefighter Cancer Registry Reauthorization Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (413 - 7)
March 5, 2024 SD HB 1092 increases the 911 Surcharge on Phone Lines from $1.25 to $2 Conference Report Adopted - House (60 - 10)
March 5, 2024 WY SF 103 Authorizes Producers to Sell Meat Products so Long as the Federal PRIME ACT Passes Congress Bill Passed - House (56 - 6)
March 5, 2024 OK SB 3571 Establishes Odell's Law Bill Passed - House (69 - 25)
March 5, 2024 National HR 3838 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (382 - 12)
March 5, 2024 SC H 4113 Establishes a Fee for Private Ambulance Services Bill Passed - House (88 - 26)
March 5, 2024 HI HB 2700 Establishes the Hawaii Wildfire Relief Fund and Corporation to Provide Compensation for Property Damage Resulting from Wildfires Bill Passed - House (47 - 2)
March 5, 2024 OR HB 4080 Requires Individuals Involved in Offshore Wind Energy Projects Meet Certain Labor and Supply Chain Standards Bill Passed - House (37 - 21)
March 4, 2024 SD SB 191 Requires Parolees Attain Additional Sign-Offs from Healthcare Practitioners to get a Medical Cannabis Card Bill Passed - House (63 - 7)
March 4, 2024 SD SB 134 Establishes Forest Protection as a State Imperative Bill Passed - House (41 - 29)
March 4, 2024 ID H 617 Prohibits and Repeals the Syringe Exchange Program Bill Passed - House (53 - 13)
March 4, 2024 MO HB 2634 Prohibits State Medicaid Funding for Abortion Providers and Their Affiliates Bill Passed - House (102 - 50)
March 4, 2024 ID H 617 Prohibits and Repeals the Syringe Exchange Program Bill Passed - House (53 - 13)
March 1, 2024 UT SB 61 Prohibits the Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products Conference Report Adopted - House (67 - 6)
March 1, 2024 HI HB 2696 Establishes the Lahaina Recovery Oversight Commission Bill Passed - House (48 - 0)
Feb. 29, 2024 WA SB 6228 Repeals Hidden Barriers Which Prevent Patients From Accessing Treatment They Need Bill Passed - House (84 - 8)
Feb. 29, 2024 WA SB 6228 Repeals Hidden Barriers Which Prevent Patients From Accessing Treatment They Need Bill Passed - House (84 - 8)
Feb. 29, 2024 WA SB 6058 Amends State Carbon Markets to Align with the California-Quebec Carbon Market Bill Passed - House (57 - 39)
Feb. 29, 2024 CO SB 24-005 Prohibits Landscaping Practices for Water Conservations Purposes Bill Passed - House (48 - 14)
Feb. 29, 2024 AL HB 237 Authorizes Immunity for IVF Providers and Receivers Bill Passed - House (94 - 6)
Feb. 29, 2024 OR HB 4002 Amends State Law to Re-Criminalize Drug Possession Bill Passed - House (51 - 7)
Feb. 28, 2024 WA SB 5853 Expands the State's New System of Crisis Relief Centers Bill Passed - House (92 - 4)
Feb. 28, 2024 UT SB 211 Appropriates Funding for Construction of New State Water Infrastructure Bill Passed - House (70 - 4)
Feb. 28, 2024 OR SB 1506 Authorizes Pharmacists to Test for COVID-19 and Administer Treatments Covered by State Health Insurance Plans Bill Passed - House (51 - 3)
Feb. 28, 2024 OR SB 1506 Authorizes Pharmacists to Test for COVID-19 and Administer Treatments Covered by State Health Insurance Plans Bill Passed - House (51 - 3)
Feb. 28, 2024 WA SB 5853 Expands the State's New System of Crisis Relief Centers Bill Passed - House (92 - 4)
Feb. 28, 2024 AZ HCR 2038 Defines "Drug Cartels" as Terrorist Organizations Joint Resolution Passed - House (31 - 28)
Feb. 27, 2024 VA SB 237 Requires Health Insurance Providers Cover Contraceptive Drugs and Devices Bill Passed - House (53 - 43)
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 VA SB 237 Requires Health Insurance Providers Cover Contraceptive Drugs and Devices Bill Passed - House (53 - 43)
Feb. 26, 2024 AK HB 143 Authorizes New Advanced Recycling Programs Bill Passed - House (23 - 13)
Feb. 26, 2024 GA HB 1172 Amends State Laws on Waterway Usage for Boating, Fishing and Hunting Bill Passed - House (107 - 60)
Feb. 22, 2024 WI SB 1014 Authorizes the Department of Health Services (DHS) to Spend $15 Million in Funding on Capital Improvement Grants Bill Passed - House (63 - 34)
Feb. 22, 2024 FL SB 1638 Establishes Funding for Environmental Resource Management Bill Passed - House (114 - 6)
Feb. 22, 2024 WI SB 312 Appropriates Funding for Grants to Local Governments and Landowners to Address PFAS Contamination Bill Passed - House (63 - 35)
Feb. 22, 2024 CA AB 2435 Extends Healthcare Coverage Bill Passed - House (53 - 13)
Feb. 22, 2024 LA HB 8 Increases Penalties for Distributing Drugs Containing Fentanyl Bill Passed - House (92 - 13)
Feb. 22, 2024 CA AB 2435 Extends Healthcare Coverage Bill Passed - House (53 - 13)
Feb. 22, 2024 WI AB 610 Requires Colleges Provide Waivers for Vaccination Requirements Bill Passed - House (62 - 35)
Feb. 22, 2024 KS HB 2613 Establishes the Statewide Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Program Educator Position Bill Passed - House (105 - 15)
Feb. 22, 2024 KS HB 2613 Establishes the Statewide Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Program Educator Position Bill Passed - House (105 - 15)
Feb. 22, 2024 KS HB 2494 Requires School Districts Establish Cardiac Emergency Response Plans Bill Passed - House (117 - 2)
Feb. 22, 2024 KS HB 2547 Requires Schools Maintain Certain Emergency Medication Kits and Utilize Them in Emergencies Bill Passed - House (116 - 4)
Feb. 22, 2024 KS HB 2669 Establishes a State Mental Health Intervention Team Provider Bill Passed - House (101 - 18)
Feb. 21, 2024 UT HB 11 Limits the Use of "Nonfunctional" Grass in the Construction of New Government Buildings Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 12)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/06 HB 4010 Prohibits Drug Manufactures from Limiting where Safety Net Clinics can send Patients for Prescriptions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (41 - 14)
3/06 HB 4083 Prohibits the State Treasurer From Investing Funding in Companies that Deal in Thermal Coal Concurrence Vote Passed - House (34 - 21)
3/06 SB 159 Authorizes Immunity for IVF Providers and Receivers Bill Passed - House (81 - 10)
3/06 SB 477 Prohibits Sharing Health Care Workers' Personal Information on the Internet Bill Passed - House (93 - 2)
3/06 HR 3821 Firefighter Cancer Registry Reauthorization Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (413 - 7)
3/05 HB 1092 increases the 911 Surcharge on Phone Lines from $1.25 to $2 Conference Report Adopted - House (60 - 10)
3/05 SF 103 Authorizes Producers to Sell Meat Products so Long as the Federal PRIME ACT Passes Congress Bill Passed - House (56 - 6)
3/05 SB 3571 Establishes Odell's Law Bill Passed - House (69 - 25)
3/05 HR 3838 Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (382 - 12)
3/05 H 4113 Establishes a Fee for Private Ambulance Services Bill Passed - House (88 - 26)
3/05 HB 2700 Establishes the Hawaii Wildfire Relief Fund and Corporation to Provide Compensation for Property Damage Resulting from Wildfires Bill Passed - House (47 - 2)
3/05 HB 4080 Requires Individuals Involved in Offshore Wind Energy Projects Meet Certain Labor and Supply Chain Standards Bill Passed - House (37 - 21)
3/04 SB 191 Requires Parolees Attain Additional Sign-Offs from Healthcare Practitioners to get a Medical Cannabis Card Bill Passed - House (63 - 7)
3/04 SB 134 Establishes Forest Protection as a State Imperative Bill Passed - House (41 - 29)
3/04 H 617 Prohibits and Repeals the Syringe Exchange Program Bill Passed - House (53 - 13)
3/04 HB 2634 Prohibits State Medicaid Funding for Abortion Providers and Their Affiliates Bill Passed - House (102 - 50)
3/04 H 617 Prohibits and Repeals the Syringe Exchange Program Bill Passed - House (53 - 13)
3/01 SB 61 Prohibits the Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products Conference Report Adopted - House (67 - 6)
3/01 HB 2696 Establishes the Lahaina Recovery Oversight Commission Bill Passed - House (48 - 0)
2/29 SB 6228 Repeals Hidden Barriers Which Prevent Patients From Accessing Treatment They Need Bill Passed - House (84 - 8)
2/29 SB 6228 Repeals Hidden Barriers Which Prevent Patients From Accessing Treatment They Need Bill Passed - House (84 - 8)
2/29 SB 6058 Amends State Carbon Markets to Align with the California-Quebec Carbon Market Bill Passed - House (57 - 39)
2/29 SB 24-005 Prohibits Landscaping Practices for Water Conservations Purposes Bill Passed - House (48 - 14)
2/29 HB 237 Authorizes Immunity for IVF Providers and Receivers Bill Passed - House (94 - 6)
2/29 HB 4002 Amends State Law to Re-Criminalize Drug Possession Bill Passed - House (51 - 7)
2/28 SB 5853 Expands the State's New System of Crisis Relief Centers Bill Passed - House (92 - 4)
2/28 SB 211 Appropriates Funding for Construction of New State Water Infrastructure Bill Passed - House (70 - 4)
2/28 SB 1506 Authorizes Pharmacists to Test for COVID-19 and Administer Treatments Covered by State Health Insurance Plans Bill Passed - House (51 - 3)
2/28 SB 1506 Authorizes Pharmacists to Test for COVID-19 and Administer Treatments Covered by State Health Insurance Plans Bill Passed - House (51 - 3)
2/28 SB 5853 Expands the State's New System of Crisis Relief Centers Bill Passed - House (92 - 4)
2/28 HCR 2038 Defines "Drug Cartels" as Terrorist Organizations Joint Resolution Passed - House (31 - 28)
2/27 SB 237 Requires Health Insurance Providers Cover Contraceptive Drugs and Devices Bill Passed - House (53 - 43)
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 237 Requires Health Insurance Providers Cover Contraceptive Drugs and Devices Bill Passed - House (53 - 43)
2/26 HB 143 Authorizes New Advanced Recycling Programs Bill Passed - House (23 - 13)
2/26 HB 1172 Amends State Laws on Waterway Usage for Boating, Fishing and Hunting Bill Passed - House (107 - 60)
2/22 SB 1014 Authorizes the Department of Health Services (DHS) to Spend $15 Million in Funding on Capital Improvement Grants Bill Passed - House (63 - 34)
2/22 SB 1638 Establishes Funding for Environmental Resource Management Bill Passed - House (114 - 6)
2/22 SB 312 Appropriates Funding for Grants to Local Governments and Landowners to Address PFAS Contamination Bill Passed - House (63 - 35)
2/22 AB 2435 Extends Healthcare Coverage Bill Passed - House (53 - 13)
2/22 HB 8 Increases Penalties for Distributing Drugs Containing Fentanyl Bill Passed - House (92 - 13)
2/22 AB 2435 Extends Healthcare Coverage Bill Passed - House (53 - 13)
2/22 AB 610 Requires Colleges Provide Waivers for Vaccination Requirements Bill Passed - House (62 - 35)
2/22 HB 2613 Establishes the Statewide Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Program Educator Position Bill Passed - House (105 - 15)
2/22 HB 2613 Establishes the Statewide Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Program Educator Position Bill Passed - House (105 - 15)
2/22 HB 2494 Requires School Districts Establish Cardiac Emergency Response Plans Bill Passed - House (117 - 2)
2/22 HB 2547 Requires Schools Maintain Certain Emergency Medication Kits and Utilize Them in Emergencies Bill Passed - House (116 - 4)
2/22 HB 2669 Establishes a State Mental Health Intervention Team Provider Bill Passed - House (101 - 18)
2/21 HB 11 Limits the Use of "Nonfunctional" Grass in the Construction of New Government Buildings Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 12)

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