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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 8, 2025 CT HB 7132 Amends Certain Statutes for Traffic Stops Bill Passed - House (143 - 0)
May 7, 2025 CO SB 25-161 Authorizes the Regional Transportation District to Enter Service Partnership Agreements with Certain Entities and Requires Alignment with Statewide Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Conference Report Adopted - House (43 - 22)
May 7, 2025 CO SB 25-161 Authorizes the Regional Transportation District to Enter Service Partnership Agreements with Certain Entities and Requires Alignment with Statewide Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Conference Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 12)
May 7, 2025 CO HB 25-1291 Requires Rideshare Companies Like Uber and Lyft to Enact New Safety Measures Concurrence Vote Passed - House (58 - 6)
May 7, 2025 SC H 3276 Requires Hands-Free Cellphone Use While Driving Concurrence Vote Passed - House (77 - 37)
May 7, 2025 CO HB 25-1291 Requires Rideshare Companies Like Uber and Lyft to Enact New Safety Measures Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13)
May 7, 2025 AL SB 158 Prohibits Using Foreign National Driver's Licenses as a Form of Identification when Voting Bill Passed - House (82 - 13)
May 6, 2025 National H J Res 60 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Park Service relating to "Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Motor Vehicles". Motion Agreed - Senate (53 - 47)
May 6, 2025 LA HB 119 Authorizes the Use of a Sun Screening Device on a Motor Vehicle with a Light Transmission of at Least 25 Percent Bill Passed - House (93 - 3)
May 5, 2025 CO SB 25-281 Classifies Careless Driving Which Results in Serious Bodily Injury or Death as a Class 1 Misdemeanor Bill Passed - House (59 - 5)
May 2, 2025 ND HB 1298 Increases the State Interstate Speed Limit from 75 to 80 Miles Per Hour Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 20)
May 1, 2025 ND HB 1298 Increases the State Interstate Speed Limit from 75 to 80 Miles Per Hour Conference Report Adopted - House (54 - 36)
May 1, 2025 ND HB 1298 Increases the State Interstate Speed Limit from 75 to 80 Miles Per Hour Concurrence Vote Failed - House (46 - 45)
May 1, 2025 National H J Res 88 Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision". Joint Resolution Passed - House (246 - 164)
April 30, 2025 OR HB 2978 Establishes an Advisory Group under the Oregon Department of Transportation and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to Guide the Development of Critical Wildlife Crossings Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 3)
April 30, 2025 CO SB 25-069 Authorizes the Colorado Department of Transportation to Permit Private Companies to Offer Tire Chain Services Bill Passed - House (54 - 11)
April 30, 2025 IL SB 191 Requires All School Buses in K-12 Schools To Have Seat Belts On Them Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 13)
April 30, 2025 LA HB 148 Requires Homeowner and Auto Insurance Companies to Show Customers What They Paid Previously For Coverage When Sending Out Renewal Notices Bill Passed - House (68 - 34)
April 30, 2025 NC HB 307 Amends Various Criminal Justice Regulations Bill Passed - House (89 - 21)
April 30, 2025 National H J Res 89 Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The 'Omnibus' Low NOX Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision". Joint Resolution Passed - House (225 - 196)
April 29, 2025 AZ HB 2104 Establishes New Requirements for Individuals Who Want to Participate in the Voluntary Vehicle Repair Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (43 - 12)
April 29, 2025 OR HB 3233 Requires the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to Develop a New Passenger Rail Transportation Plan Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 12)
April 29, 2025 RI H 5960 Authorizes Municipalities to Abandon Roads or Paths They No Longer Wish to Maintain but Preserves a Public Easement on Them that Allows the Public to Access Them by Foot, Bicycle or Other Means Bill Passed - House (69 - 0)
April 29, 2025 National H J Res 60 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Park Service relating to "Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Motor Vehicles". Joint Resolution Passed - House (219 - 205)
April 28, 2025 AZ HB 2111 Authorizes for the Creation of License Plates for the 988 Suicide Awareness Lifeline, the America250 Celebration, the Hopi Tribe and Kidney Disease Awareness. Concurrence Vote Passed - House (32 - 23)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/08 HB 7132 Amends Certain Statutes for Traffic Stops Bill Passed - House (143 - 0)
5/07 SB 25-161 Authorizes the Regional Transportation District to Enter Service Partnership Agreements with Certain Entities and Requires Alignment with Statewide Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Conference Report Adopted - House (43 - 22)
5/07 SB 25-161 Authorizes the Regional Transportation District to Enter Service Partnership Agreements with Certain Entities and Requires Alignment with Statewide Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Conference Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 12)
5/07 HB 25-1291 Requires Rideshare Companies Like Uber and Lyft to Enact New Safety Measures Concurrence Vote Passed - House (58 - 6)
5/07 H 3276 Requires Hands-Free Cellphone Use While Driving Concurrence Vote Passed - House (77 - 37)
5/07 HB 25-1291 Requires Rideshare Companies Like Uber and Lyft to Enact New Safety Measures Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13)
5/07 SB 158 Prohibits Using Foreign National Driver's Licenses as a Form of Identification when Voting Bill Passed - House (82 - 13)
5/06 H J Res 60 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Park Service relating to "Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Motor Vehicles". Motion Agreed - Senate (53 - 47)
5/06 HB 119 Authorizes the Use of a Sun Screening Device on a Motor Vehicle with a Light Transmission of at Least 25 Percent Bill Passed - House (93 - 3)
5/05 SB 25-281 Classifies Careless Driving Which Results in Serious Bodily Injury or Death as a Class 1 Misdemeanor Bill Passed - House (59 - 5)
5/02 HB 1298 Increases the State Interstate Speed Limit from 75 to 80 Miles Per Hour Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 20)
5/01 HB 1298 Increases the State Interstate Speed Limit from 75 to 80 Miles Per Hour Conference Report Adopted - House (54 - 36)
5/01 HB 1298 Increases the State Interstate Speed Limit from 75 to 80 Miles Per Hour Concurrence Vote Failed - House (46 - 45)
5/01 H J Res 88 Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision". Joint Resolution Passed - House (246 - 164)
4/30 HB 2978 Establishes an Advisory Group under the Oregon Department of Transportation and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to Guide the Development of Critical Wildlife Crossings Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 3)
4/30 SB 25-069 Authorizes the Colorado Department of Transportation to Permit Private Companies to Offer Tire Chain Services Bill Passed - House (54 - 11)
4/30 SB 191 Requires All School Buses in K-12 Schools To Have Seat Belts On Them Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 13)
4/30 HB 148 Requires Homeowner and Auto Insurance Companies to Show Customers What They Paid Previously For Coverage When Sending Out Renewal Notices Bill Passed - House (68 - 34)
4/30 HB 307 Amends Various Criminal Justice Regulations Bill Passed - House (89 - 21)
4/30 H J Res 89 Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The 'Omnibus' Low NOX Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision". Joint Resolution Passed - House (225 - 196)
4/29 HB 2104 Establishes New Requirements for Individuals Who Want to Participate in the Voluntary Vehicle Repair Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (43 - 12)
4/29 HB 3233 Requires the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to Develop a New Passenger Rail Transportation Plan Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 12)
4/29 H 5960 Authorizes Municipalities to Abandon Roads or Paths They No Longer Wish to Maintain but Preserves a Public Easement on Them that Allows the Public to Access Them by Foot, Bicycle or Other Means Bill Passed - House (69 - 0)
4/29 H J Res 60 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Park Service relating to "Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Motor Vehicles". Joint Resolution Passed - House (219 - 205)
4/28 HB 2111 Authorizes for the Creation of License Plates for the 988 Suicide Awareness Lifeline, the America250 Celebration, the Hopi Tribe and Kidney Disease Awareness. Concurrence Vote Passed - House (32 - 23)

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