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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 26, 2023 IN SB 187 Requires State Police Departments Conduct Background Checks on Police Reserve Officers Conference Report Adopted - House (80 - 13)
April 26, 2023 OK SB 212 Prohibits Non-Citizens from Owning Certain Property Bill Passed - House (78 - 6)
April 26, 2023 OK SB 674 Authorizes the Creation of an Oklahoma Organized Retail Crime Task Force Bill Passed - House (69 - 12)
April 26, 2023 ND HB 1540 Appropriates $65.6 Million to Reduce Child Care Costs to Young Families Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 17)
April 26, 2023 FL HB 1627 Authorizes Pretrial Detention for DUI Manslaughter, Fentanyl Trafficking, and Extortion Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 3)
April 26, 2023 CO HB 23-1086 Amends the Due Process Asset Forfeiture Act Bill Passed - House (59 - 6)
April 26, 2023 FL HB 931 Prohibits Public Institutions from Requiring Students, Faculty, or Staff Take Political Loyalty Tests Bill Passed - House (82 - 34)
April 26, 2023 OH SB 58 Exempts Firearms from Liability Insurance or Fee Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
April 25, 2023 ND HB 1522 Requires Students Use the Same Restroom that Aligns with Their Sex at Birth Conference Report Adopted - House (68 - 22)
April 25, 2023 ND HB 1474 Establishes State Definitions for Male, Female, Sex, and Scrap Metal Dealer Conference Report Adopted - House (75 - 15)
April 25, 2023 LA SB 49 Establishes New Penalties for the Operation of a Fentanyl Producing Laboratory Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 2)
April 25, 2023 FL SB 1718 Amends Various State Immigration Laws, Policies, and Restrictions Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 10)
April 25, 2023 LA SB 49 Establishes New Penalties for the Operation of a Fentanyl Producing Laboratory Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 2)
April 25, 2023 NV AB 286 Authorizes Incarcerated Individuals to Vote Bill Passed - House (39 - 3)
April 25, 2023 NV SB 269 Amends Prohibitions on the Legal Ways Dogs May be Restrained Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 9)
April 25, 2023 NV AB 408 Authorizes Law Enforcement to Remove "Dangerous Vehicles" from the Road Bill Passed - House (28 - 14)
April 25, 2023 NV SB 243 Increases Criminal Penalties for Catalytic Converter Theft Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 1)
April 25, 2023 NV SB 391 Prohibits Local Government Use of "Sundown Sirens" Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 4)
April 25, 2023 NV SB 294 Requires Licensed Gun Dealers Provide a Locking Device with Firearms Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 6)
April 25, 2023 NV SB 155 Authorizes Homeless Individuals who Committed Misdemeanors to be Deferred to a Specialty Court Program Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 8)
April 25, 2023 NV SB 35 Increases Criminal Penalties for Fentanyl Trafficking and Possession Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 6)
April 25, 2023 NV SB 35 Increases Criminal Penalties for Fentanyl Trafficking and Possession Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 6)
April 25, 2023 NV AB 354 Prohibits Firearms Within 100 Feet of Election Locations Bill Passed - House (28 - 14)
April 25, 2023 NV SB 133 Establishes Falsifying Presidential Elector Signatures as a Felony Bill Passed - Senate (11 - 10)
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 ND HB 1371 Amends State Anti-Corporate Farming Laws to Increase Animal Agriculture Conference Report Adopted - Senate (41 - 5)
April 24, 2023 ND HB 1371 Amends State Anti-Corporate Farming Laws to Increase Animal Agriculture Conference Report Adopted - House (72 - 20)
April 24, 2023 IN HB 1087 Prohibits the Department of Corrections from Transporting Offenders to Any Location That's Not Their County of Residence Concurrence Vote Passed - House (89 - 5)
April 24, 2023 IA HF 425 Amends the Newborn Safe Haven Act Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 2)
April 24, 2023 CO SB 23-163 Classifies Wildlife Officers as State Troopers Bill Passed - House (61 - 3)
April 21, 2023 ND SB 2360 Prohibits the Display of "Sexually Explicit Material" in Places Where Minors are Present Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 14)
April 21, 2023 MT SB 359 Prohibits the Tracking of Firearms Sales by Financial Institutions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 13)
April 21, 2023 ND HB 1473 Requires Designated Male and Female Restrooms, Lockers, and Showers in Correctional Facilities and Dormitories Concurrence Vote Passed - House (78 - 14)
April 21, 2023 TN SB 807 Exempts Those Convicted of Criminal Exposure to HIV from Having to Register as a Sex Offender Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 2)
April 21, 2023 ND HB 1473 Requires Designated Male and Female Restrooms, Lockers, and Showers in Correctional Facilities and Dormitories Concurrence Vote Passed - House (78 - 14)
April 21, 2023 WA HB 1470 Establishes New Regulations Concerning Private Prisons Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 40)
April 21, 2023 ND HB 1205 Prohibits "Explicit Sexual Material" in Public Libraries' Children's Collections Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 22)
April 21, 2023 MT SB 458 Repeals Legal Recognition of Transgender, Nonbinary and Intersex Terms from Montana State Code Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 36)
April 21, 2023 MN HF 16 Prohibits Conversion Therapy for Children and Vulnerable Adults Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 27)
April 21, 2023 TN SB 1440 Amends State Law to Codify Narrower Definitions of Sex Bill Passed - House (71 - 21)
April 21, 2023 MN HF 146 Prohibits State Extradition of Minors Seeking Gender Affirming Care Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 30)
April 21, 2023 TN SB 466 Specifies that Teachers and Peers Do Not Have to Use a Student's Preferred Pronouns Bill Passed - House (72 - 22)
April 21, 2023 MN HF 366 Prohibits State Extradition of Any Individual Seeking or Assisting in an Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 29)
April 21, 2023 CO SB 23-259 Authorizes Casinos to Offer Individual Lines of Credit Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8)
April 21, 2023 NV AB 355 Increases Age to Purchase an Assault Weapon to 21 Bill Passed - House (26 - 14)
April 20, 2023 ND SB 2360 Prohibits the Display of "Sexually Explicit Material" in Places Where Minors are Present Bill Passed - House (54 - 38)
April 20, 2023 CO HB 23-1100 Prohibits Government Participation in Civil Immigration Detention Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 13)
April 20, 2023 CO HB 23-1100 Prohibits Government Participation in Civil Immigration Detention Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 13)
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 WA SB 5768 Authorizes the Department of Corrections to Acquire and Dispense Abortion Medications Bill Passed - House (55 - 40)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/26 SB 187 Requires State Police Departments Conduct Background Checks on Police Reserve Officers Conference Report Adopted - House (80 - 13)
4/26 SB 212 Prohibits Non-Citizens from Owning Certain Property Bill Passed - House (78 - 6)
4/26 SB 674 Authorizes the Creation of an Oklahoma Organized Retail Crime Task Force Bill Passed - House (69 - 12)
4/26 HB 1540 Appropriates $65.6 Million to Reduce Child Care Costs to Young Families Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 17)
4/26 HB 1627 Authorizes Pretrial Detention for DUI Manslaughter, Fentanyl Trafficking, and Extortion Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 3)
4/26 HB 23-1086 Amends the Due Process Asset Forfeiture Act Bill Passed - House (59 - 6)
4/26 HB 931 Prohibits Public Institutions from Requiring Students, Faculty, or Staff Take Political Loyalty Tests Bill Passed - House (82 - 34)
4/26 SB 58 Exempts Firearms from Liability Insurance or Fee Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
4/25 HB 1522 Requires Students Use the Same Restroom that Aligns with Their Sex at Birth Conference Report Adopted - House (68 - 22)
4/25 HB 1474 Establishes State Definitions for Male, Female, Sex, and Scrap Metal Dealer Conference Report Adopted - House (75 - 15)
4/25 SB 49 Establishes New Penalties for the Operation of a Fentanyl Producing Laboratory Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 2)
4/25 SB 1718 Amends Various State Immigration Laws, Policies, and Restrictions Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 10)
4/25 SB 49 Establishes New Penalties for the Operation of a Fentanyl Producing Laboratory Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 2)
4/25 AB 286 Authorizes Incarcerated Individuals to Vote Bill Passed - House (39 - 3)
4/25 SB 269 Amends Prohibitions on the Legal Ways Dogs May be Restrained Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 9)
4/25 AB 408 Authorizes Law Enforcement to Remove "Dangerous Vehicles" from the Road Bill Passed - House (28 - 14)
4/25 SB 243 Increases Criminal Penalties for Catalytic Converter Theft Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 1)
4/25 SB 391 Prohibits Local Government Use of "Sundown Sirens" Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 4)
4/25 SB 294 Requires Licensed Gun Dealers Provide a Locking Device with Firearms Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 6)
4/25 SB 155 Authorizes Homeless Individuals who Committed Misdemeanors to be Deferred to a Specialty Court Program Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 8)
4/25 SB 35 Increases Criminal Penalties for Fentanyl Trafficking and Possession Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 6)
4/25 SB 35 Increases Criminal Penalties for Fentanyl Trafficking and Possession Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 6)
4/25 AB 354 Prohibits Firearms Within 100 Feet of Election Locations Bill Passed - House (28 - 14)
4/25 SB 133 Establishes Falsifying Presidential Elector Signatures as a Felony Bill Passed - Senate (11 - 10)
4/25 AB 250 Reduces Prescription Drug Costs by Expanding Policies Under the Federal Inflation Reduction Act Bill Passed - House (27 - 15)
4/24 HB 1371 Amends State Anti-Corporate Farming Laws to Increase Animal Agriculture Conference Report Adopted - Senate (41 - 5)
4/24 HB 1371 Amends State Anti-Corporate Farming Laws to Increase Animal Agriculture Conference Report Adopted - House (72 - 20)
4/24 HB 1087 Prohibits the Department of Corrections from Transporting Offenders to Any Location That's Not Their County of Residence Concurrence Vote Passed - House (89 - 5)
4/24 HF 425 Amends the Newborn Safe Haven Act Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 2)
4/24 SB 23-163 Classifies Wildlife Officers as State Troopers Bill Passed - House (61 - 3)
4/21 SB 2360 Prohibits the Display of "Sexually Explicit Material" in Places Where Minors are Present Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 14)
4/21 SB 359 Prohibits the Tracking of Firearms Sales by Financial Institutions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 13)
4/21 HB 1473 Requires Designated Male and Female Restrooms, Lockers, and Showers in Correctional Facilities and Dormitories Concurrence Vote Passed - House (78 - 14)
4/21 SB 807 Exempts Those Convicted of Criminal Exposure to HIV from Having to Register as a Sex Offender Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 2)
4/21 HB 1473 Requires Designated Male and Female Restrooms, Lockers, and Showers in Correctional Facilities and Dormitories Concurrence Vote Passed - House (78 - 14)
4/21 HB 1470 Establishes New Regulations Concerning Private Prisons Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 40)
4/21 HB 1205 Prohibits "Explicit Sexual Material" in Public Libraries' Children's Collections Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 22)
4/21 SB 458 Repeals Legal Recognition of Transgender, Nonbinary and Intersex Terms from Montana State Code Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 36)
4/21 HF 16 Prohibits Conversion Therapy for Children and Vulnerable Adults Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 27)
4/21 SB 1440 Amends State Law to Codify Narrower Definitions of Sex Bill Passed - House (71 - 21)
4/21 HF 146 Prohibits State Extradition of Minors Seeking Gender Affirming Care Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 30)
4/21 SB 466 Specifies that Teachers and Peers Do Not Have to Use a Student's Preferred Pronouns Bill Passed - House (72 - 22)
4/21 HF 366 Prohibits State Extradition of Any Individual Seeking or Assisting in an Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 29)
4/21 SB 23-259 Authorizes Casinos to Offer Individual Lines of Credit Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8)
4/21 AB 355 Increases Age to Purchase an Assault Weapon to 21 Bill Passed - House (26 - 14)
4/20 SB 2360 Prohibits the Display of "Sexually Explicit Material" in Places Where Minors are Present Bill Passed - House (54 - 38)
4/20 HB 23-1100 Prohibits Government Participation in Civil Immigration Detention Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 13)
4/20 HB 23-1100 Prohibits Government Participation in Civil Immigration Detention Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 13)
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 SB 5768 Authorizes the Department of Corrections to Acquire and Dispense Abortion Medications Bill Passed - House (55 - 40)

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