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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 30, 2025 NJ S 317 Amends the Athletic Training Licensure Act to Authorize Athletic Trainers to Provide Care to More Individuals Bill Passed - House (77 - 2)
June 27, 2025 CA AB 116 Establishes Regulations for the Health Omnibus Trailer Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (58 - 15)
June 27, 2025 CA SB 127 Appropriates Funds for Climate Change Reform Bill Passed - House (58 - 19)
June 27, 2025 OR SB 1173 Prohibits Lawsuits Against Hospitals for Injury Caused by Drugs That the Hospital Did Not Design, Manufacture, or Sell Commercially Bill Passed - House (39 - 12)
June 27, 2025 OR SB 1173 Prohibits Lawsuits Against Hospitals for Injury Caused by Drugs That the Hospital Did Not Design, Manufacture, or Sell Commercially Bill Passed - House (39 - 12)
June 26, 2025 NH HB 712 Limits Breast Surgeries for Minors to Procedures Needed to Treat Malignancy, Injury, Infection, or Malformation and Those Needed to Reconstruct the Breasts After Such Procedures Conference Report Adopted - House (191 - 163)
June 26, 2025 NH SB 14 Establishes Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Individuals Convicted on Fentanyl Charges Conference Report Adopted - House (185 - 182)
June 26, 2025 OR SB 537 Requires Training and Procedures for Health Care Employers to Investigate and Report on Incidents of Workplace Violence Bill Passed - House (37 - 12)
June 26, 2025 OR SB 1168 Prohibits Home Health Care Staff From Being Compensated on a Per-Visit Basis Bill Passed - House (38 - 12)
June 26, 2025 OR SB 692 Requires Health Insurance Plans That Cover Pregnancy and Childbirth Expenses to Cover Doula Services Bill Passed - House (44 - 4)
June 26, 2025 OR SB 692 Requires Health Insurance Plans That Cover Pregnancy and Childbirth Expenses to Cover Doula Services Bill Passed - House (44 - 4)
June 25, 2025 NC SB 429 Amends Domestic Violence, Drug Trafficking and Exposing Children to Controlled Substances Bill Passed - House (108 - 6)
June 25, 2025 NC HB 192 Requires the state Department of Health and Human Services to Disenroll Planned Parenthood as a Medicaid Provider Bill Passed - House (96 - 17)
June 25, 2025 NC HB 192 Requires the state Department of Health and Human Services to Disenroll Planned Parenthood as a Medicaid Provider Bill Passed - House (96 - 17)
June 24, 2025 OR HB 3410 Amends Corporate Medicine Legislation to Make Physician Noncompetition Agreements Retroactive Concurrence Vote Passed - House (38 - 13)
June 24, 2025 OR SB 83 Repeals a Map Which Identified Parts of Oregon as High Risk for Catastrophic Wildfires Bill Passed - House (50 - 1)
June 20, 2025 RI S 188 Limits Smoking in Gambling Facilities Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 4)
June 17, 2025 ME LD 93 Expands the Universal Childhood Immunization Program to Cover Vaccines for Adults Concurrence Vote Passed - House (78 - 70)
June 17, 2025 ME LD 93 Expands the Universal Childhood Immunization Program to Cover Vaccines for Adults Concurrence Vote Passed - House (78 - 70)
June 17, 2025 ME LD 1937 Requires Hospitals and their Affiliates to Provide Financial Assistance Programs for Medical Care "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (75 - 72)
June 17, 2025 NY S 6360 Amends and Clarifies Provisions Regarding the Use of Crossbows for Hunting Bill Passed - House (139 - 2)
June 17, 2025 DE HB 205 Prohibits the Board from Imposing any Sanction for the Performance, Recommendation, or Provision of any Healthcare Service that is Lawful in Delaware even if such Performance, Recommendation, or Provision is for a Person who Resides in a State where it is Illegal Bill Passed - House (29 - 11)
June 16, 2025 NY S 7501 Requires New York Municipalities to Develop Emergency Medical Service Plans Bill Passed - House (141 - 3)
June 16, 2025 NY S 8012 Amends the Valuation of Renewable Energy in New York Bill Passed - House (88 - 56)
June 13, 2025 OR HB 2748 Prohibits Artificial Intelligence Programs From Posing as a Nurse Concurrence Vote Passed - House (39 - 1)
Date No. Title Outcome
6/30 S 317 Amends the Athletic Training Licensure Act to Authorize Athletic Trainers to Provide Care to More Individuals Bill Passed - House (77 - 2)
6/27 AB 116 Establishes Regulations for the Health Omnibus Trailer Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (58 - 15)
6/27 SB 127 Appropriates Funds for Climate Change Reform Bill Passed - House (58 - 19)
6/27 SB 1173 Prohibits Lawsuits Against Hospitals for Injury Caused by Drugs That the Hospital Did Not Design, Manufacture, or Sell Commercially Bill Passed - House (39 - 12)
6/27 SB 1173 Prohibits Lawsuits Against Hospitals for Injury Caused by Drugs That the Hospital Did Not Design, Manufacture, or Sell Commercially Bill Passed - House (39 - 12)
6/26 HB 712 Limits Breast Surgeries for Minors to Procedures Needed to Treat Malignancy, Injury, Infection, or Malformation and Those Needed to Reconstruct the Breasts After Such Procedures Conference Report Adopted - House (191 - 163)
6/26 SB 14 Establishes Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Individuals Convicted on Fentanyl Charges Conference Report Adopted - House (185 - 182)
6/26 SB 537 Requires Training and Procedures for Health Care Employers to Investigate and Report on Incidents of Workplace Violence Bill Passed - House (37 - 12)
6/26 SB 1168 Prohibits Home Health Care Staff From Being Compensated on a Per-Visit Basis Bill Passed - House (38 - 12)
6/26 SB 692 Requires Health Insurance Plans That Cover Pregnancy and Childbirth Expenses to Cover Doula Services Bill Passed - House (44 - 4)
6/26 SB 692 Requires Health Insurance Plans That Cover Pregnancy and Childbirth Expenses to Cover Doula Services Bill Passed - House (44 - 4)
6/25 SB 429 Amends Domestic Violence, Drug Trafficking and Exposing Children to Controlled Substances Bill Passed - House (108 - 6)
6/25 HB 192 Requires the state Department of Health and Human Services to Disenroll Planned Parenthood as a Medicaid Provider Bill Passed - House (96 - 17)
6/25 HB 192 Requires the state Department of Health and Human Services to Disenroll Planned Parenthood as a Medicaid Provider Bill Passed - House (96 - 17)
6/24 HB 3410 Amends Corporate Medicine Legislation to Make Physician Noncompetition Agreements Retroactive Concurrence Vote Passed - House (38 - 13)
6/24 SB 83 Repeals a Map Which Identified Parts of Oregon as High Risk for Catastrophic Wildfires Bill Passed - House (50 - 1)
6/20 S 188 Limits Smoking in Gambling Facilities Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 4)
6/17 LD 93 Expands the Universal Childhood Immunization Program to Cover Vaccines for Adults Concurrence Vote Passed - House (78 - 70)
6/17 LD 93 Expands the Universal Childhood Immunization Program to Cover Vaccines for Adults Concurrence Vote Passed - House (78 - 70)
6/17 LD 1937 Requires Hospitals and their Affiliates to Provide Financial Assistance Programs for Medical Care "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (75 - 72)
6/17 S 6360 Amends and Clarifies Provisions Regarding the Use of Crossbows for Hunting Bill Passed - House (139 - 2)
6/17 HB 205 Prohibits the Board from Imposing any Sanction for the Performance, Recommendation, or Provision of any Healthcare Service that is Lawful in Delaware even if such Performance, Recommendation, or Provision is for a Person who Resides in a State where it is Illegal Bill Passed - House (29 - 11)
6/16 S 7501 Requires New York Municipalities to Develop Emergency Medical Service Plans Bill Passed - House (141 - 3)
6/16 S 8012 Amends the Valuation of Renewable Energy in New York Bill Passed - House (88 - 56)
6/13 HB 2748 Prohibits Artificial Intelligence Programs From Posing as a Nurse Concurrence Vote Passed - House (39 - 1)

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