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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 22, 2023 WA SB 5440 Establishes Timely Competency Evaluations and Restoration Services to Persons Suffering from Behavioral Health Disorders Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (43 - 6)
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 WA HB 1470 Establishes New Regulations Concerning Private Prisons Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 40)
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 SB 5440 Establishes Timely Competency Evaluations and Restoration Services to Persons Suffering from Behavioral Health Disorders Bill Passed - House (79 - 18)
April 21, 2023 TN SB 102 Prohibits Schools from Requiring Implicit Bias Trainings Bill Passed - House (71 - 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 VT H 37 Expands Protections for Legally Protected Healthcare Activities and Regulation for Healthcare Providers Bill Passed - House (114 - 24)
April 21, 2023 MN HF 16 Prohibits Conversion Therapy for Children and Vulnerable Adults Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 27)
April 21, 2023 CO SB 23-259 Authorizes Casinos to Offer Individual Lines of Credit Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8)
April 21, 2023 TN SB 102 Prohibits Schools from Requiring Implicit Bias Trainings Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 5)
April 20, 2023 ND HB 1515 Authorizes Direct-to-Consumer Sales of Raw Milk Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 14)
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 TX SB 1515 Requires Every School Classroom Display the 10 Commandments Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 12)
April 20, 2023 IL HB 3892 Authorizes the Development of Urban Gardening at Affordable Housing Projects Bill Passed - House (73 - 31)
April 20, 2023 IL HB 3892 Authorizes the Development of Urban Gardening at Affordable Housing Projects Bill Passed - House (73 - 31)
April 20, 2023 NV SB 371 Authorizes Counties and Cities to Enact Affordable Housing Ordinances Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 9)
April 20, 2023 NV SB 263 Authorizes Affordable Housing Grants to Women Veterans and Survivors of Domestic Abuse Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 3)
April 20, 2023 MN HF 2497 Appropriates $23 Billion for the State Education Budget through 2027 Bill Passed - House (70 - 60)
April 20, 2023 National HR 734 Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (219 - 203)
April 20, 2023 MI SB 88 Require Schools and Child Care Centers Develop a Drinking Water Management Plan Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 6)
April 19, 2023 ND HB 1515 Authorizes Direct-to-Consumer Sales of Raw Milk Conference Report Adopted - House (83 - 10)
April 19, 2023 WA SB 5702 Expands the Students Experiencing Homelessness and Foster Youth Pilot Program Permanently Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (42 - 7)
April 19, 2023 MT HB 828 Authorizes Additional Financial Support for Montana Ambulance Providers Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 13)
April 19, 2023 MT HB 889 Expands Legal Protections for Mobile Home Park Tenants Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
April 19, 2023 WA SB 5583 Expands Young Driver Training and Education Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 11)
April 19, 2023 CO HB 23-1186 Authorizes Remote Participation in County Court Residential Eviction Filings Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
April 19, 2023 TN SB 1443 Limits Students Access to Educational Instruction by Requiring Written Consent from Parents Bill Passed - House (74 - 24)
April 19, 2023 WA HB 1756 Amends Tax Rules Concerning Clean Energies and Increased Revenue to Local Governments, Schools, and Communities Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 15)
April 19, 2023 AK SB 58 Expands Medicaid Coverage for Postpartum Mothers Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 0)
April 19, 2023 MN SF 2995 Establishes a State Public Health Option Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 32)
April 19, 2023 MN HF 917 Prohibits Rental Assistance Discrimination and Requires 14 Day Eviction Notice Bill Passed - House (70 - 57)
April 19, 2023 NC HB 574 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - House (73 - 39)
April 19, 2023 LA HB 564 Authorizes Fixed-Odds Bets on Horse Racing Bill Passed - House (93 - 9)
April 19, 2023 NV SB 172 Authorizes Minors Access to Services that Prevent Sexually Transmitted Diseases Without Parental Consent Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 7)
April 19, 2023 NV SB 131 Prohibits Arrest of Any Individual Charged in Another State for Receiving Reproductive Healthcare Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 6)
April 19, 2023 NV SB 239 Authorizes Medical Aid-In-Dying for Terminally Ill Individuals Bill Passed - Senate (11 - 10)
April 18, 2023 WA HB 1134 Establishes a Behavioral Health Crisis Response and Suicide Prevention System Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 27)
April 18, 2023 WA HB 1238 Expands Washington's Free School Lunch Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (92 - 4)
April 18, 2023 WA HB 1791 Repeals and Restarts the Process of Selecting a Site for the New State International Airport Concurrence Vote Passed - House (91 - 6)
April 18, 2023 WA HB 1110 Authorizes Duplexes, Triplexes and Fourplexes on Single-Family Housing Lots Concurrence Vote Passed - House (79 - 18)
April 18, 2023 MT HB 748 Repeals Local Governments Ability to Pass Zoning Restrictions for the Purpose of Promoting "Morals" Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (38 - 12)
April 18, 2023 MT HB 587 Reduces School Funding and Property Taxes Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (49 - 0)
April 18, 2023 MT HB 676 Amends and Outlines Fundamental Parental Rights Regarding Student Records Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 20)
April 18, 2023 MT SB 397 Amends Laws Related to Privacy and Facial Recognition Technology Concurrence Vote Passed - House (83 - 16)
April 18, 2023 VT H 89 Establishes Protections for Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Care Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 4)
April 18, 2023 WI AB 141 Prohibits Local Restrictions on Clean Energy Devices Bill Passed - House (62 - 35)
April 18, 2023 WI AB 142 Prohibits Local Restrictions on Motor Vehicles Based on Energy Sources Bill Passed - House (63 - 35)
April 18, 2023 WI AB 142 Prohibits Local Restrictions on Motor Vehicles Based on Energy Sources Bill Passed - House (63 - 35)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/22 SB 5440 Establishes Timely Competency Evaluations and Restoration Services to Persons Suffering from Behavioral Health Disorders Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (43 - 6)
4/21 HB 1205 Prohibits "Explicit Sexual Material" in Public Libraries' Children's Collections Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 22)
4/21 HB 1470 Establishes New Regulations Concerning Private Prisons Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 40)
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 SB 5440 Establishes Timely Competency Evaluations and Restoration Services to Persons Suffering from Behavioral Health Disorders Bill Passed - House (79 - 18)
4/21 SB 102 Prohibits Schools from Requiring Implicit Bias Trainings Bill Passed - House (71 - 22)
4/21 HF 366 Prohibits State Extradition of Any Individual Seeking or Assisting in an Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 29)
4/21 H 37 Expands Protections for Legally Protected Healthcare Activities and Regulation for Healthcare Providers Bill Passed - House (114 - 24)
4/21 HF 16 Prohibits Conversion Therapy for Children and Vulnerable Adults Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 27)
4/21 SB 23-259 Authorizes Casinos to Offer Individual Lines of Credit Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8)
4/21 SB 102 Prohibits Schools from Requiring Implicit Bias Trainings Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 5)
4/20 HB 1515 Authorizes Direct-to-Consumer Sales of Raw Milk Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 14)
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 1515 Requires Every School Classroom Display the 10 Commandments Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 12)
4/20 HB 3892 Authorizes the Development of Urban Gardening at Affordable Housing Projects Bill Passed - House (73 - 31)
4/20 HB 3892 Authorizes the Development of Urban Gardening at Affordable Housing Projects Bill Passed - House (73 - 31)
4/20 SB 371 Authorizes Counties and Cities to Enact Affordable Housing Ordinances Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 9)
4/20 SB 263 Authorizes Affordable Housing Grants to Women Veterans and Survivors of Domestic Abuse Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 3)
4/20 HF 2497 Appropriates $23 Billion for the State Education Budget through 2027 Bill Passed - House (70 - 60)
4/20 HR 734 Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (219 - 203)
4/20 SB 88 Require Schools and Child Care Centers Develop a Drinking Water Management Plan Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 6)
4/19 HB 1515 Authorizes Direct-to-Consumer Sales of Raw Milk Conference Report Adopted - House (83 - 10)
4/19 SB 5702 Expands the Students Experiencing Homelessness and Foster Youth Pilot Program Permanently Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (42 - 7)
4/19 HB 828 Authorizes Additional Financial Support for Montana Ambulance Providers Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 13)
4/19 HB 889 Expands Legal Protections for Mobile Home Park Tenants Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
4/19 SB 5583 Expands Young Driver Training and Education Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 11)
4/19 HB 23-1186 Authorizes Remote Participation in County Court Residential Eviction Filings Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
4/19 SB 1443 Limits Students Access to Educational Instruction by Requiring Written Consent from Parents Bill Passed - House (74 - 24)
4/19 HB 1756 Amends Tax Rules Concerning Clean Energies and Increased Revenue to Local Governments, Schools, and Communities Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 15)
4/19 SB 58 Expands Medicaid Coverage for Postpartum Mothers Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 0)
4/19 SF 2995 Establishes a State Public Health Option Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 32)
4/19 HF 917 Prohibits Rental Assistance Discrimination and Requires 14 Day Eviction Notice Bill Passed - House (70 - 57)
4/19 HB 574 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - House (73 - 39)
4/19 HB 564 Authorizes Fixed-Odds Bets on Horse Racing Bill Passed - House (93 - 9)
4/19 SB 172 Authorizes Minors Access to Services that Prevent Sexually Transmitted Diseases Without Parental Consent Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 7)
4/19 SB 131 Prohibits Arrest of Any Individual Charged in Another State for Receiving Reproductive Healthcare Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 6)
4/19 SB 239 Authorizes Medical Aid-In-Dying for Terminally Ill Individuals Bill Passed - Senate (11 - 10)
4/18 HB 1134 Establishes a Behavioral Health Crisis Response and Suicide Prevention System Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 27)
4/18 HB 1238 Expands Washington's Free School Lunch Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (92 - 4)
4/18 HB 1791 Repeals and Restarts the Process of Selecting a Site for the New State International Airport Concurrence Vote Passed - House (91 - 6)
4/18 HB 1110 Authorizes Duplexes, Triplexes and Fourplexes on Single-Family Housing Lots Concurrence Vote Passed - House (79 - 18)
4/18 HB 748 Repeals Local Governments Ability to Pass Zoning Restrictions for the Purpose of Promoting "Morals" Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (38 - 12)
4/18 HB 587 Reduces School Funding and Property Taxes Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (49 - 0)
4/18 HB 676 Amends and Outlines Fundamental Parental Rights Regarding Student Records Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 20)
4/18 SB 397 Amends Laws Related to Privacy and Facial Recognition Technology Concurrence Vote Passed - House (83 - 16)
4/18 H 89 Establishes Protections for Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Care Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 4)
4/18 AB 141 Prohibits Local Restrictions on Clean Energy Devices Bill Passed - House (62 - 35)
4/18 AB 142 Prohibits Local Restrictions on Motor Vehicles Based on Energy Sources Bill Passed - House (63 - 35)
4/18 AB 142 Prohibits Local Restrictions on Motor Vehicles Based on Energy Sources Bill Passed - House (63 - 35)

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