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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
April 27, 2023 RI H 5006 Requires All State Employee's and Individuals Receiving Medicaid Continue to Receive Abortion Coverage Bill Passed - House (49 - 24)
April 26, 2023 KS HB 2313 Establishes the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act Veto Override Passed - House (87 - 37)
April 26, 2023 KS HB 2325 Amends Definition of Healthcare Provider to Include Maternity Centers and Exclude Abortion Facilities Veto Override Passed - House (84 - 40)
April 25, 2023 NV AB 250 Reduces Prescription Drug Costs by Expanding Policies Under the Federal Inflation Reduction Act Bill Passed - House (27 - 15)
April 25, 2023 NV AB 250 Reduces Prescription Drug Costs by Expanding Policies Under the Federal Inflation Reduction Act Bill Passed - House (27 - 15)
April 24, 2023 CO SB 23-163 Classifies Wildlife Officers as State Troopers Bill Passed - House (61 - 3)
April 21, 2023 WA SB 5440 Establishes Timely Competency Evaluations and Restoration Services to Persons Suffering from Behavioral Health Disorders Bill Passed - House (79 - 18)
April 21, 2023 VT H 37 Expands Protections for Legally Protected Healthcare Activities and Regulation for Healthcare Providers Bill Passed - House (114 - 24)
April 20, 2023 TN SB 807 Exempts Those Convicted of Criminal Exposure to HIV from Having to Register as a Sex Offender Bill Passed - House (77 - 12)
April 20, 2023 IL HB 3892 Authorizes the Development of Urban Gardening at Affordable Housing Projects Bill Passed - House (73 - 31)
April 19, 2023 ND HB 1515 Authorizes Direct-to-Consumer Sales of Raw Milk Conference Report Adopted - House (83 - 10)
April 19, 2023 AK HB 104 Authorizes Expedited Sales of Timber Bill Passed - House (32 - 5)
April 18, 2023 WA HB 1134 Establishes a Behavioral Health Crisis Response and Suicide Prevention System Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 27)
April 18, 2023 WA HB 1238 Expands Washington's Free School Lunch Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (92 - 4)
April 17, 2023 IN SB 7 Prohibits Non-Compete Agreements for Physicians Bill Passed - House (81 - 17)
April 17, 2023 ND SB 2150 Amends and Updates State Abortion Laws Bill Passed - House (76 - 14)
April 17, 2023 MN HF 2310 Prohibits Products that Contain Common but Toxic Chemicals Bill Passed - House (69 - 59)
April 13, 2023 AZ HB 2509 Authorizes the Individual Sale of "Cottage Foods" or Home Baked Goods Concurrence Vote Passed - House (45 - 11)
April 13, 2023 MT SB 301 Amends Property Laws Related to Lakeshore Regulations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (65 - 35)
April 13, 2023 MT SB 275 Amends Definitions of Proposed Mixing Zones and Well Isolation Zones Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 40)
April 13, 2023 CO SB 23-093 Prohibits Annual Medical Debt Interest from Exceeding 3% Bill Passed - House (43 - 20)
April 13, 2023 IA SF 494 Establishes New Eligibility Requirements for Families to Receive SNAP Benefits Bill Passed - House (58 - 41)
April 13, 2023 CO SB 23-093 Prohibits Annual Medical Debt Interest from Exceeding 3% Bill Passed - House (43 - 20)
April 13, 2023 FL SB 300 Prohibits Abortions After 6 Weeks Bill Passed - House (70 - 40)
April 13, 2023 OR HB 2929 Authorizes the Water Resources Department to Seek Injunctive Relief Against Violators or Attempted Violators of State Water Laws Bill Passed - House (31 - 20)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/27 H 5006 Requires All State Employee's and Individuals Receiving Medicaid Continue to Receive Abortion Coverage Bill Passed - House (49 - 24)
4/26 HB 2313 Establishes the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act Veto Override Passed - House (87 - 37)
4/26 HB 2325 Amends Definition of Healthcare Provider to Include Maternity Centers and Exclude Abortion Facilities Veto Override Passed - House (84 - 40)
4/25 AB 250 Reduces Prescription Drug Costs by Expanding Policies Under the Federal Inflation Reduction Act Bill Passed - House (27 - 15)
4/25 AB 250 Reduces Prescription Drug Costs by Expanding Policies Under the Federal Inflation Reduction Act Bill Passed - House (27 - 15)
4/24 SB 23-163 Classifies Wildlife Officers as State Troopers Bill Passed - House (61 - 3)
4/21 SB 5440 Establishes Timely Competency Evaluations and Restoration Services to Persons Suffering from Behavioral Health Disorders Bill Passed - House (79 - 18)
4/21 H 37 Expands Protections for Legally Protected Healthcare Activities and Regulation for Healthcare Providers Bill Passed - House (114 - 24)
4/20 SB 807 Exempts Those Convicted of Criminal Exposure to HIV from Having to Register as a Sex Offender Bill Passed - House (77 - 12)
4/20 HB 3892 Authorizes the Development of Urban Gardening at Affordable Housing Projects Bill Passed - House (73 - 31)
4/19 HB 1515 Authorizes Direct-to-Consumer Sales of Raw Milk Conference Report Adopted - House (83 - 10)
4/19 HB 104 Authorizes Expedited Sales of Timber Bill Passed - House (32 - 5)
4/18 HB 1134 Establishes a Behavioral Health Crisis Response and Suicide Prevention System Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 27)
4/18 HB 1238 Expands Washington's Free School Lunch Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (92 - 4)
4/17 SB 7 Prohibits Non-Compete Agreements for Physicians Bill Passed - House (81 - 17)
4/17 SB 2150 Amends and Updates State Abortion Laws Bill Passed - House (76 - 14)
4/17 HF 2310 Prohibits Products that Contain Common but Toxic Chemicals Bill Passed - House (69 - 59)
4/13 HB 2509 Authorizes the Individual Sale of "Cottage Foods" or Home Baked Goods Concurrence Vote Passed - House (45 - 11)
4/13 SB 301 Amends Property Laws Related to Lakeshore Regulations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (65 - 35)
4/13 SB 275 Amends Definitions of Proposed Mixing Zones and Well Isolation Zones Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 40)
4/13 SB 23-093 Prohibits Annual Medical Debt Interest from Exceeding 3% Bill Passed - House (43 - 20)
4/13 SF 494 Establishes New Eligibility Requirements for Families to Receive SNAP Benefits Bill Passed - House (58 - 41)
4/13 SB 23-093 Prohibits Annual Medical Debt Interest from Exceeding 3% Bill Passed - House (43 - 20)
4/13 SB 300 Prohibits Abortions After 6 Weeks Bill Passed - House (70 - 40)
4/13 HB 2929 Authorizes the Water Resources Department to Seek Injunctive Relief Against Violators or Attempted Violators of State Water Laws Bill Passed - House (31 - 20)

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