Key Votes

Chamber

Keyword Search

Search string must be longer than 3 characters.

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.

For more information about the legislative process, see here.


results per page:
Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
April 26, 2018 IL HB 4595 Establishes the Illinois Employers Mutual Insurance Company Bill Passed - House (62 - 43)
April 16, 2018 PA SB 936 Establishes Prescription Drug Formulary for Injured Employees Bill Passed - House (101 - 92)
April 14, 2018 KY SB 78 Amends Licensing for Electricians Bill Passed - House (45 - 44)
April 11, 2018 PA HB 456 Establishes Regulations for Tattoo Industry Bill Passed - House (173 - 17)
April 7, 2018 KS HB 2482 Prohibits Contracts with Businesses That Boycott Israel Conference Report Adopted - House (88 - 32)
April 5, 2018 MD SB 639 Establishes Disciplinary Hearing Procedures for Public School Employees Veto Override Passed - House (89 - 49)
April 4, 2018 TN SB 1631 Prohibits Renting Hotel Rooms for Less than 7 Hours Bill Failed - House (38 - 45)
April 2, 2018 MD SB 1068 Establishes Financial Consumer Protection Act of 2018 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 12)
April 2, 2018 MD HB 1243 Authorizes Workers to Sue for Unpaid Wages Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 12)
April 2, 2018 MD HB 1539 Establishes General Contractor Liability for Unpaid Wages Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 13)
March 30, 2018 MD SB 654 Requires Extension of Union Contracts Bill Passed - House (89 - 47)
March 29, 2018 KY SB 151 Amends the State Public Pension System Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
March 29, 2018 KY SB 151 Amends the State Public Pension System Bill Passed - House (49 - 46)
March 29, 2018 DE HB 399 Amends State Constitution to Provide Equal Rights Bill Passed - House (34 - 5)
March 28, 2018 AL HB 317 Exempts Certain Individuals from Registering as Lobbyists Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 14)
March 27, 2018 CO SB 18-200 Amends Public Retirement System Policies Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
March 26, 2018 MD SB 859 Establishes State Parental Leave Bill Passed - House (96 - 41)
March 26, 2018 NJ S 104 Establishes Equal Pay Law Bill Passed - House (74 - 2)
March 26, 2018 MD SB 654 Requires Extension of Union Contracts Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 14)
March 22, 2018 KY HB 2 Amends Workers' Compensation Law Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
March 22, 2018 MD HB 1017 Requires Equal Access to Collective Bargaining New Employee Programs Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 14)
March 21, 2018 MI HB 5456 Establishes Asbestos Bankruptcy Trust Claims Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (83 - 25)
March 21, 2018 National HR 1865 Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 Bill Passed - Senate (97 - 2)
March 19, 2018 MD SB 877 Authorizes Corporate Tax Incentives Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 12)
March 16, 2018 VT H 710 Amends State Beer Franchise Contracts Bill Passed - House (123 - 11)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/26 HB 4595 Establishes the Illinois Employers Mutual Insurance Company Bill Passed - House (62 - 43)
4/16 SB 936 Establishes Prescription Drug Formulary for Injured Employees Bill Passed - House (101 - 92)
4/14 SB 78 Amends Licensing for Electricians Bill Passed - House (45 - 44)
4/11 HB 456 Establishes Regulations for Tattoo Industry Bill Passed - House (173 - 17)
4/07 HB 2482 Prohibits Contracts with Businesses That Boycott Israel Conference Report Adopted - House (88 - 32)
4/05 SB 639 Establishes Disciplinary Hearing Procedures for Public School Employees Veto Override Passed - House (89 - 49)
4/04 SB 1631 Prohibits Renting Hotel Rooms for Less than 7 Hours Bill Failed - House (38 - 45)
4/02 SB 1068 Establishes Financial Consumer Protection Act of 2018 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 12)
4/02 HB 1243 Authorizes Workers to Sue for Unpaid Wages Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 12)
4/02 HB 1539 Establishes General Contractor Liability for Unpaid Wages Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 13)
3/30 SB 654 Requires Extension of Union Contracts Bill Passed - House (89 - 47)
3/29 SB 151 Amends the State Public Pension System Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
3/29 SB 151 Amends the State Public Pension System Bill Passed - House (49 - 46)
3/29 HB 399 Amends State Constitution to Provide Equal Rights Bill Passed - House (34 - 5)
3/28 HB 317 Exempts Certain Individuals from Registering as Lobbyists Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 14)
3/27 SB 18-200 Amends Public Retirement System Policies Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
3/26 SB 859 Establishes State Parental Leave Bill Passed - House (96 - 41)
3/26 S 104 Establishes Equal Pay Law Bill Passed - House (74 - 2)
3/26 SB 654 Requires Extension of Union Contracts Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 14)
3/22 HB 2 Amends Workers' Compensation Law Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
3/22 HB 1017 Requires Equal Access to Collective Bargaining New Employee Programs Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 14)
3/21 HB 5456 Establishes Asbestos Bankruptcy Trust Claims Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (83 - 25)
3/21 HR 1865 Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 Bill Passed - Senate (97 - 2)
3/19 SB 877 Authorizes Corporate Tax Incentives Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 12)
3/16 H 710 Amends State Beer Franchise Contracts Bill Passed - House (123 - 11)

arrow_upward