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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
May 31, 2023 CA AB 8 Requires Ticket Sellers be More Transparent About Their Fees Bill Passed - House (48 - 11)
May 30, 2023 CA SB 74 Prohibits the Use of Tik-Tok on Government-Issued Devices Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
May 23, 2023 MI SB 150 Authorizes the Small Claims Division of the Michigan Tax Tribunal to Have Virtual Hearings Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 2)
May 22, 2023 NY S 1042 Classifies "Deep Fakes" as Unlawful Dissemination or Publication of an Intimate Image Bill Passed - Senate (61 - 0)
May 7, 2023 CO HB 23-1132 Appropriates Funds for a State Data-Sharing Task Force Conference Report Adopted - House (56 - 8)
May 5, 2023 VT H 81 Requires Agricultural Equipment Manufacturers to Make Available the Information and Tools Necessary for Repair to Independent Repair Providers Bill Passed - House (137 - 2)
May 4, 2023 CO HB 23-1132 Appropriates Funds for a State Data-Sharing Task Force Conference Report Adopted - Senate (29 - 6)
May 4, 2023 FL SB 262 Establishes a State Digital Bill of Rights to Provide User Protections Concurrence Vote Passed - House (110 - 2)
May 4, 2023 CO HB 23-1306 Authorizes Elected Officials to Block Public Access to Their Social Media Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
May 2, 2023 HI HB 192 Prohibits the Sale and Production of Mercury Containing Light Bulbs Concurrence Vote Passed - House (48 - 3)
May 2, 2023 CO HB 23-1182 Requires Remote Public Access To Criminal Court Proceedings Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 8)
May 2, 2023 AL SB 10 Prohibits Electronic Voting Machines from Being Connected to Internet or Bluetooth Bill Passed - House (77 - 28)
May 1, 2023 CO HB 23-1306 Authorizes Elected Officials to Block Public Access to Their Social Media Bill Passed - House (43 - 20)
April 29, 2023 ND SB 2012 Authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services Develop a Pregnancy and Parenting Resource Website Conference Report Adopted - House (78 - 5)
April 29, 2023 ND SB 2012 Authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services Develop a Pregnancy and Parenting Resource Website Conference Report Adopted - Senate (41 - 6)
April 17, 2023 WA HB 1155 Prohibits the Collection and Sharing of Consumer Health Data Without Consumer's Consent Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 40)
April 17, 2023 OK SB 110 Requires School Districts with Over 225,000 Registered Voters Within Their Boundaries be Divided into Geographic Zones Bill Passed - House (95 - 3)
April 14, 2023 MT SB 419 Prohibits the Use of the App TikTok in Montana Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 43)
April 12, 2023 AZ HB 2691 Requires a Video Livestream of Ballots During the Signature Matching Process Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13)
April 10, 2023 AZ SB 1565 Prohibits Arizona Counties from Using Artificial Intelligence in Verifying a Voter's Signature Bill Passed - House (31 - 26)
April 6, 2023 AR SB 396 Requires Age Verification For Social Media Use Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 3)
April 5, 2023 AR SB 396 Requires Age Verification For Social Media Use Bill Passed - House (82 - 10)
April 5, 2023 WA HB 1155 Prohibits the Collection and Sharing of Consumer Health Data Without Consumer's Consent Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 21)
March 29, 2023 MS HB 1315 Requires Vendors Providing Online Resources or Databases to K-12 Schools Block Access to Pornography Conference Report Adopted - Senate (36 - 14)
March 28, 2023 MS SB 2346 Requires Age Verification in Order to Use Apps where at least 1/3 of the Content Consists of Pornography Conference Report Adopted - Senate (39 - 10)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/31 AB 8 Requires Ticket Sellers be More Transparent About Their Fees Bill Passed - House (48 - 11)
5/30 SB 74 Prohibits the Use of Tik-Tok on Government-Issued Devices Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
5/23 SB 150 Authorizes the Small Claims Division of the Michigan Tax Tribunal to Have Virtual Hearings Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 2)
5/22 S 1042 Classifies "Deep Fakes" as Unlawful Dissemination or Publication of an Intimate Image Bill Passed - Senate (61 - 0)
5/07 HB 23-1132 Appropriates Funds for a State Data-Sharing Task Force Conference Report Adopted - House (56 - 8)
5/05 H 81 Requires Agricultural Equipment Manufacturers to Make Available the Information and Tools Necessary for Repair to Independent Repair Providers Bill Passed - House (137 - 2)
5/04 HB 23-1132 Appropriates Funds for a State Data-Sharing Task Force Conference Report Adopted - Senate (29 - 6)
5/04 SB 262 Establishes a State Digital Bill of Rights to Provide User Protections Concurrence Vote Passed - House (110 - 2)
5/04 HB 23-1306 Authorizes Elected Officials to Block Public Access to Their Social Media Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
5/02 HB 192 Prohibits the Sale and Production of Mercury Containing Light Bulbs Concurrence Vote Passed - House (48 - 3)
5/02 HB 23-1182 Requires Remote Public Access To Criminal Court Proceedings Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 8)
5/02 SB 10 Prohibits Electronic Voting Machines from Being Connected to Internet or Bluetooth Bill Passed - House (77 - 28)
5/01 HB 23-1306 Authorizes Elected Officials to Block Public Access to Their Social Media Bill Passed - House (43 - 20)
4/29 SB 2012 Authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services Develop a Pregnancy and Parenting Resource Website Conference Report Adopted - House (78 - 5)
4/29 SB 2012 Authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services Develop a Pregnancy and Parenting Resource Website Conference Report Adopted - Senate (41 - 6)
4/17 HB 1155 Prohibits the Collection and Sharing of Consumer Health Data Without Consumer's Consent Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 40)
4/17 SB 110 Requires School Districts with Over 225,000 Registered Voters Within Their Boundaries be Divided into Geographic Zones Bill Passed - House (95 - 3)
4/14 SB 419 Prohibits the Use of the App TikTok in Montana Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 43)
4/12 HB 2691 Requires a Video Livestream of Ballots During the Signature Matching Process Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13)
4/10 SB 1565 Prohibits Arizona Counties from Using Artificial Intelligence in Verifying a Voter's Signature Bill Passed - House (31 - 26)
4/06 SB 396 Requires Age Verification For Social Media Use Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 3)
4/05 SB 396 Requires Age Verification For Social Media Use Bill Passed - House (82 - 10)
4/05 HB 1155 Prohibits the Collection and Sharing of Consumer Health Data Without Consumer's Consent Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 21)
3/29 HB 1315 Requires Vendors Providing Online Resources or Databases to K-12 Schools Block Access to Pornography Conference Report Adopted - Senate (36 - 14)
3/28 SB 2346 Requires Age Verification in Order to Use Apps where at least 1/3 of the Content Consists of Pornography Conference Report Adopted - Senate (39 - 10)

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