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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
Oct. 25, 2023 ND HB 1549 Amends Requirements to Receive Income Tax Relief Bill Failed - Senate (16 - 31)
Oct. 24, 2023 ND HB 1549 Amends Requirements to Receive Income Tax Relief Bill Passed - House (71 - 19)
Oct. 17, 2023 WI AB 146 Prohibits Local Governments from Using Any Public Funding for Guaranteed Income Programs Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 10)
Oct. 11, 2023 MI SB 207 Prohibits Source of Income Discrimination for Rental Units Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
Oct. 11, 2023 MI SB 205 Prohibits Landlords from Discriminating Based on Source of Income Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
Sept. 14, 2023 CA SB 43 Authorizes First Responders to Place Individuals Experiencing Homelessness With Severe Mental Illnesses into Treatment Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
Sept. 13, 2023 CA AB 12 Prohibits Landlords from Charging a Tenant More Than One Month's Rent for a Security Deposit Concurrence Vote Passed - House (50 - 18)
Sept. 12, 2023 CA AB 12 Prohibits Landlords from Charging a Tenant More Than One Month's Rent for a Security Deposit Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 9)
Sept. 12, 2023 CA SB 326 Authorizes Counties to Provide Substance Abuse Disorder Treatment that Emphasizes Housing Bill Passed - House (68 - 7)
Sept. 11, 2023 CA SB 423 Increases Construction Speed of New Affordable Housing Projects Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 7)
Sept. 7, 2023 CA AB 881 Increases Juror Pay to $100 Per Day for Middle and Low Income Jurors Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 3)
Sept. 7, 2023 CA SB 423 Increases Construction Speed of New Affordable Housing Projects Bill Passed - House (61 - 8)
June 30, 2023 NJ S 3771 Repeals Fees for Public Defenders Services Bill Passed - House (46 - 29)
June 30, 2023 NJ A 5415 Establishes a Zero-Interest Forgivable Loan Program to Provide Down-Payment Assistance for First-Time Homebuyers Bill Passed - House (56 - 21)
June 30, 2023 NJ S 3771 Repeals Fees for Public Defenders Services Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
June 24, 2023 OR HB 3235 Establishes a Refundable Child Tax Credit Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 1)
June 23, 2023 National HR 3564 Middle Class Borrower Protection Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (230 - 189)
June 22, 2023 ME LD 263 Increases Access to State Family Planning Services "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (21 - 12)
June 21, 2023 ME LD 263 Increases Access to State Family Planning Services "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (71 - 65)
June 15, 2023 RI S 1037 Amends the Low and Moderate Income Housing Act Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 6)
June 15, 2023 RI S 311 Prohibits Rental Application Fees Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5)
June 13, 2023 PA HB 255 Authorizes Penalties to be Imposed for "Blighted" Properties Bill Passed - House (124 - 79)
June 12, 2023 PA HB 1085 Appropriates Funding for the State Public Defenders Office Bill Passed - House (132 - 71)
June 7, 2023 WI AB 152 Requires that Individuals Provide Proof of Identity when Filing Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
June 7, 2023 WI AB 149 Requires Employers Inform the State Workforce Department of Ineligibility Questions for Unemployment Insurance Claims Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
Date No. Title Outcome
10/25 HB 1549 Amends Requirements to Receive Income Tax Relief Bill Failed - Senate (16 - 31)
10/24 HB 1549 Amends Requirements to Receive Income Tax Relief Bill Passed - House (71 - 19)
10/17 AB 146 Prohibits Local Governments from Using Any Public Funding for Guaranteed Income Programs Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 10)
10/11 SB 207 Prohibits Source of Income Discrimination for Rental Units Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
10/11 SB 205 Prohibits Landlords from Discriminating Based on Source of Income Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
9/14 SB 43 Authorizes First Responders to Place Individuals Experiencing Homelessness With Severe Mental Illnesses into Treatment Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
9/13 AB 12 Prohibits Landlords from Charging a Tenant More Than One Month's Rent for a Security Deposit Concurrence Vote Passed - House (50 - 18)
9/12 AB 12 Prohibits Landlords from Charging a Tenant More Than One Month's Rent for a Security Deposit Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 9)
9/12 SB 326 Authorizes Counties to Provide Substance Abuse Disorder Treatment that Emphasizes Housing Bill Passed - House (68 - 7)
9/11 SB 423 Increases Construction Speed of New Affordable Housing Projects Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 7)
9/07 AB 881 Increases Juror Pay to $100 Per Day for Middle and Low Income Jurors Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 3)
9/07 SB 423 Increases Construction Speed of New Affordable Housing Projects Bill Passed - House (61 - 8)
6/30 S 3771 Repeals Fees for Public Defenders Services Bill Passed - House (46 - 29)
6/30 A 5415 Establishes a Zero-Interest Forgivable Loan Program to Provide Down-Payment Assistance for First-Time Homebuyers Bill Passed - House (56 - 21)
6/30 S 3771 Repeals Fees for Public Defenders Services Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
6/24 HB 3235 Establishes a Refundable Child Tax Credit Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 1)
6/23 HR 3564 Middle Class Borrower Protection Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (230 - 189)
6/22 LD 263 Increases Access to State Family Planning Services "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (21 - 12)
6/21 LD 263 Increases Access to State Family Planning Services "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (71 - 65)
6/15 S 1037 Amends the Low and Moderate Income Housing Act Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 6)
6/15 S 311 Prohibits Rental Application Fees Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5)
6/13 HB 255 Authorizes Penalties to be Imposed for "Blighted" Properties Bill Passed - House (124 - 79)
6/12 HB 1085 Appropriates Funding for the State Public Defenders Office Bill Passed - House (132 - 71)
6/07 AB 152 Requires that Individuals Provide Proof of Identity when Filing Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
6/07 AB 149 Requires Employers Inform the State Workforce Department of Ineligibility Questions for Unemployment Insurance Claims Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)

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