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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
March 15, 2025 NM HB 78 Prohibits Discrimination Against 340B Entities Bill Passed - House (36 - 28)
March 14, 2025 KY SB 1 Establishes the Kentucky Film Office to Administer the State's Film Incentive Program Bill Passed - House (77 - 8)
March 14, 2025 MD HB 1294 Establishes Credit Laws and Regulates Earned Wage Access Programs Bill Passed - House (99 - 38)
March 13, 2025 SD HB 1132 Establishes Eligibility for Child Care Employees in the Child Care Assistance Program Veto Override Failed - House (27 - 43)
March 13, 2025 KY HB 90 Establishes Free-Standing Birthing Centers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (74 - 17)
March 13, 2025 ID H 59 Authorizes Medical Practitioners to Refuse Services and Procedures they Don't Morally Agree With Concurrence Vote Passed - House (58 - 9)
March 13, 2025 KY HB 15 Authorizes 15-Year-Olds to Take the Written Driving Permit Test Concurrence Vote Passed - House (90 - 5)
March 13, 2025 WV HB 2354 Prohibits Certain Synthetic Products Found in Food Concurrence Vote Passed - House (88 - 8)
March 13, 2025 KS SB 18 Establishes the Hunter Nation Distinctive License Plate Bill Passed - House (83 - 39)
March 13, 2025 MO SB 4 Amends Various State Utility Regulations Bill Passed - House (96 - 44)
March 13, 2025 GA SB 144 Prohibits Lawsuits Against Pesticide Companies Bill Passed - House (101 - 58)
March 13, 2025 NH HB 675 Establishes Automatic School Budget Caps "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (190 - 185)
March 13, 2025 OK HB 1087 Extends the Teacher Salary Schedule Increases by 10 Years Bill Passed - House (86 - 2)
March 13, 2025 MO HB 799 Repeals Vehicle Inspection Requirements Bill Passed - House (110 - 33)
March 13, 2025 WI AB 91 Authorizes Financial Penalties for School Districts that Fail to Comply with Police Being in Schools Bill Passed - House (53 - 44)
March 13, 2025 CO HB 25-1005 Establishes a $34 Million Filming Tax Credit Bill Passed - House (43 - 17)
March 13, 2025 NH HB 115 Authorizes a Phased-In Repeal of Income Caps for the State's Education Freedom Accounts Program Bill Passed - House (198 - 180)
March 13, 2025 MD HB 930 Appropriates $25 Million for State Abortion Grants Bill Passed - House (98 - 37)
March 12, 2025 IA SF 153 Amends Age Regulations for Certain Commercial Motor Vehicle Licenses Transporting Hazardous Material Bill Passed - House (92 - 4)
March 12, 2025 AR HB 1512 Establishes the Arkansas ACCESS Act Bill Passed - House (81 - 17)
March 12, 2025 WA HB 1296 Requires the State to Promote a Safe and Supportive Public Education System Bill Passed - House (56 - 37)
March 12, 2025 OK HB 2754 Establishes the Oklahoma Rural Hospitals Funding Assistance Grant Program Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (72 - 11)
March 12, 2025 IA HF 579 Authorizes the Modified Supplemental Amount Ratio School Districts to Levy for Dropout Prevention Programs to Go Up to 5% Bill Passed - House (92 - 4)
March 12, 2025 MO HB 711 Establishes Open Enrollment Policies for Missouri Schools Bill Passed - House (88 - 69)
March 12, 2025 IA HF 516 Requires 80% of Students Admitted to the University of Iowa's Medical and Dentistry Colleges to be Iowa Residents Bill Passed - House (67 - 28)
March 12, 2025 OK HB 2125 Authorizes Adjunct Teachers in Early Childhood Classes Bill Passed - House (68 - 22)
March 12, 2025 AK HB 69 Authorizes Open Enrollment for Students in Alaska Bill Passed - House (24 - 16)
March 11, 2025 SD HB 1259 Prohibits Unauthorized Access to Certain Multi-Occupancy Restrooms Concurrence Vote Passed - House (58 - 9)
March 11, 2025 SD HB 1239 Repeals an Exemption Shielding Libraries, Schools, Universities, Museums and Their Employees from Prosecution Concurrence Vote Passed - House (36 - 34)
March 11, 2025 ID H 41 Prohibits Flags in Public Schools that Represent a Political Viewpoint Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 10)
March 11, 2025 MS SB 2510 Prohibits Online Sweepstakes Casinos Bill Passed - House (83 - 19)
March 11, 2025 IA HF 393 Amends How School Performance Grades are Calculated for School Districts Bill Passed - House (89 - 2)
March 11, 2025 OR HB 3378 Requires Landlords to Provide Non-Digital Access Options to Rental Units Bill Passed - House (46 - 12)
March 11, 2025 WA HB 1596 Requires the Installation of Devices to Limit Vehicle Speeds for Drivers with Histories of Speeding Bill Passed - House (84 - 12)
March 11, 2025 NM HB 295 Exempts Improvements on Land Owned by the New Mexico Renewable Energy Authority From Property Tax Bill Passed - House (38 - 27)
March 11, 2025 AZ HCR 2053 Repeals Legislative Immunity to Avoid Traffic Ticket Violations Joint Resolution Passed - House (37 - 20)
March 11, 2025 OK HB 1597 Establishes Misdemeanor Charges for Continuing to Approach First Responders Bill Passed - House (84 - 5)
March 10, 2025 ID S 1101 Requires Coroners Across Idaho Follow Standardized Procedures Bill Passed - House (60 - 6)
March 10, 2025 MN SF 1552 Amends Grain Buyers' Financial Reporting Requirements Bill Passed - House (123 - 10)
March 10, 2025 IA HF 299 Requires All Schools Using the Tuition Grant Program to Include Information on Vaccine Requirement Exemptions Bill Passed - House (58 - 30)
March 10, 2025 IA HF 315 Authorizes School Districts Impacted by a Natural Disaster to be Eligible for an Additional Year of Budget Guarantees Bill Passed - House (88 - 1)
March 10, 2025 IA HF 316 Amends Changes to Career Education and Exploration in K-12 Schools Bill Passed - House (61 - 28)
March 10, 2025 IA HF 299 Requires All Schools Using the Tuition Grant Program to Include Information on Vaccine Requirement Exemptions Bill Passed - House (58 - 30)
March 10, 2025 OK HB 1389 Requires Mammograms and Other Breast Cancer Screenings to Be Covered by Health Insurance Bill Passed - House (95 - 0)
March 10, 2025 WA HB 1217 Limits Rent Increases to 7% Over the Next Year Bill Passed - House (53 - 42)
March 7, 2025 UT HB 306 Authorizes the State to Pay Vendors in Gold and Silver Concurrence Vote Passed - House (58 - 6)
March 7, 2025 ID S 1044 Requires Students to be Proficient at Both Reading and Writing in Cursive by the End of the 5th Grade Bill Passed - House (58 - 10)
March 7, 2025 MT HB 676 Requires the Land Board to Sell Isolated Sections of State Land to Lessees Who Own Adjacent Property Bill Passed - House (56 - 43)
March 7, 2025 NM HB 156 Increases the Minimum Salaries for Each Tier of Teachers by $5,000 Bill Passed - House (62 - 1)
March 7, 2025 KS HCR 5011 Requires Property Values be Based on the Lesser of the Fair Market Value or the Average Fair Market Value Joint Resolution Passed - House (117 - 4)
March 7, 2025 KS HB 2396 Limits Property Tax Revenue Increases for Local Jurisdictions Bill Passed - House (115 - 6)
March 6, 2025 SD SB 3 Increases State Driver License Fees Bill Passed - House (51 - 18)
March 6, 2025 National S J Res 11 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources". Joint Resolution Passed - House (221 - 202)
March 6, 2025 NH HB 524 Repeals the State Childhood Vaccine Buying Program "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (189 - 181)
March 6, 2025 NH HB 649 Repeals Motor Vehicle Safety Inspections "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (212 - 143)
March 6, 2025 OK HB 1727 Extends Eligibility for the Oklahoma's Promise Scholarship Bill Passed - House (71 - 20)
March 6, 2025 RI H 5083 Requires Public or Private Golf Courses to have an Automated External Defibrillator on the Premises Bill Passed - House (70 - 0)
March 6, 2025 ID SCR 103 Establishes Bipartisan Working Group to Study Housing Availability and Affordability Joint Resolution Passed - House (51 - 16)
March 5, 2025 WY HB 164 Authorizes Prescribers to Prescribe Medications for Off-Label Indication as Specified Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 7)
March 5, 2025 UT SB 334 Amends College General Education Courses Statewide Bill Passed - House (68 - 3)
March 5, 2025 SD SB 193 Authorizes an Applicant to have an Interpreter Present During the Driving Portion of a Driver License Exam Bill Passed - House (59 - 11)
March 5, 2025 SD SB 45 Establishes a Motor Vehicle Technology Fee Bill Passed - House (57 - 13)
March 5, 2025 National H J Res 42 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment". Joint Resolution Passed - House (222 - 203)
March 5, 2025 NM HB 15 Establishes the Health Care Strategic Recruitment Program to Improve the State Healthcare Worker Shortage Bill Passed - House (39 - 21)
March 5, 2025 ID H 290 Amends Decision-Making Authority About Child Daycare Vaccination Requirements from the Department of Health and Welfare to the Idaho Legislature Bill Passed - House (49 - 21)
March 5, 2025 CT HB 7163 Appropriates and Restores $40 Million for Special Education Funding Bill Passed - House (117 - 29)
March 4, 2025 SD SB 75 Requires Driver's Licenses and State IDs to Show Citizenship Status Bill Passed - House (66 - 4)
March 4, 2025 WY SF 167 Authorizes the Board of Chiropractic Examiners to Obtain Criminal Background Checks Bill Passed - House (55 - 5)
March 4, 2025 AR HB 1150 Prohibits Pharmacy Benefit Managers From Obtaining Certain Pharmacy Permits Bill Passed - House (89 - 4)
March 4, 2025 OR HB 2789 Authorizes Registered Nurses to Be Reimbursed for Certain Care Management Services Without a Primary Care Provider's Order Bill Passed - House (55 - 2)
March 4, 2025 CO HB 25-1090 Prohibits Landlords from Charging Renters Hidden Fees Bill Passed - House (41 - 21)
March 4, 2025 GA HB 651 Authorizes Regulations over Automated Speed Enforcement Cameras Bill Passed - House (164 - 8)
March 4, 2025 GA HB 225 Prohibits Automated Speed Enforcement Cameras in School Zones Bill Passed - House (129 - 37)
March 4, 2025 GA HB 225 Prohibits Automated Speed Enforcement Cameras in School Zones Bill Passed - House (129 - 37)
March 4, 2025 GA HB 340 Prohibits Student Cellphone Use in Schools from Kindergarten Through 8th Grade Bill Passed - House (143 - 29)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/15 HB 78 Prohibits Discrimination Against 340B Entities Bill Passed - House (36 - 28)
3/14 SB 1 Establishes the Kentucky Film Office to Administer the State's Film Incentive Program Bill Passed - House (77 - 8)
3/14 HB 1294 Establishes Credit Laws and Regulates Earned Wage Access Programs Bill Passed - House (99 - 38)
3/13 HB 1132 Establishes Eligibility for Child Care Employees in the Child Care Assistance Program Veto Override Failed - House (27 - 43)
3/13 HB 90 Establishes Free-Standing Birthing Centers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (74 - 17)
3/13 H 59 Authorizes Medical Practitioners to Refuse Services and Procedures they Don't Morally Agree With Concurrence Vote Passed - House (58 - 9)
3/13 HB 15 Authorizes 15-Year-Olds to Take the Written Driving Permit Test Concurrence Vote Passed - House (90 - 5)
3/13 HB 2354 Prohibits Certain Synthetic Products Found in Food Concurrence Vote Passed - House (88 - 8)
3/13 SB 18 Establishes the Hunter Nation Distinctive License Plate Bill Passed - House (83 - 39)
3/13 SB 4 Amends Various State Utility Regulations Bill Passed - House (96 - 44)
3/13 SB 144 Prohibits Lawsuits Against Pesticide Companies Bill Passed - House (101 - 58)
3/13 HB 675 Establishes Automatic School Budget Caps "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (190 - 185)
3/13 HB 1087 Extends the Teacher Salary Schedule Increases by 10 Years Bill Passed - House (86 - 2)
3/13 HB 799 Repeals Vehicle Inspection Requirements Bill Passed - House (110 - 33)
3/13 AB 91 Authorizes Financial Penalties for School Districts that Fail to Comply with Police Being in Schools Bill Passed - House (53 - 44)
3/13 HB 25-1005 Establishes a $34 Million Filming Tax Credit Bill Passed - House (43 - 17)
3/13 HB 115 Authorizes a Phased-In Repeal of Income Caps for the State's Education Freedom Accounts Program Bill Passed - House (198 - 180)
3/13 HB 930 Appropriates $25 Million for State Abortion Grants Bill Passed - House (98 - 37)
3/12 SF 153 Amends Age Regulations for Certain Commercial Motor Vehicle Licenses Transporting Hazardous Material Bill Passed - House (92 - 4)
3/12 HB 1512 Establishes the Arkansas ACCESS Act Bill Passed - House (81 - 17)
3/12 HB 1296 Requires the State to Promote a Safe and Supportive Public Education System Bill Passed - House (56 - 37)
3/12 HB 2754 Establishes the Oklahoma Rural Hospitals Funding Assistance Grant Program Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (72 - 11)
3/12 HF 579 Authorizes the Modified Supplemental Amount Ratio School Districts to Levy for Dropout Prevention Programs to Go Up to 5% Bill Passed - House (92 - 4)
3/12 HB 711 Establishes Open Enrollment Policies for Missouri Schools Bill Passed - House (88 - 69)
3/12 HF 516 Requires 80% of Students Admitted to the University of Iowa's Medical and Dentistry Colleges to be Iowa Residents Bill Passed - House (67 - 28)
3/12 HB 2125 Authorizes Adjunct Teachers in Early Childhood Classes Bill Passed - House (68 - 22)
3/12 HB 69 Authorizes Open Enrollment for Students in Alaska Bill Passed - House (24 - 16)
3/11 HB 1259 Prohibits Unauthorized Access to Certain Multi-Occupancy Restrooms Concurrence Vote Passed - House (58 - 9)
3/11 HB 1239 Repeals an Exemption Shielding Libraries, Schools, Universities, Museums and Their Employees from Prosecution Concurrence Vote Passed - House (36 - 34)
3/11 H 41 Prohibits Flags in Public Schools that Represent a Political Viewpoint Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 10)
3/11 SB 2510 Prohibits Online Sweepstakes Casinos Bill Passed - House (83 - 19)
3/11 HF 393 Amends How School Performance Grades are Calculated for School Districts Bill Passed - House (89 - 2)
3/11 HB 3378 Requires Landlords to Provide Non-Digital Access Options to Rental Units Bill Passed - House (46 - 12)
3/11 HB 1596 Requires the Installation of Devices to Limit Vehicle Speeds for Drivers with Histories of Speeding Bill Passed - House (84 - 12)
3/11 HB 295 Exempts Improvements on Land Owned by the New Mexico Renewable Energy Authority From Property Tax Bill Passed - House (38 - 27)
3/11 HCR 2053 Repeals Legislative Immunity to Avoid Traffic Ticket Violations Joint Resolution Passed - House (37 - 20)
3/11 HB 1597 Establishes Misdemeanor Charges for Continuing to Approach First Responders Bill Passed - House (84 - 5)
3/10 S 1101 Requires Coroners Across Idaho Follow Standardized Procedures Bill Passed - House (60 - 6)
3/10 SF 1552 Amends Grain Buyers' Financial Reporting Requirements Bill Passed - House (123 - 10)
3/10 HF 299 Requires All Schools Using the Tuition Grant Program to Include Information on Vaccine Requirement Exemptions Bill Passed - House (58 - 30)
3/10 HF 315 Authorizes School Districts Impacted by a Natural Disaster to be Eligible for an Additional Year of Budget Guarantees Bill Passed - House (88 - 1)
3/10 HF 316 Amends Changes to Career Education and Exploration in K-12 Schools Bill Passed - House (61 - 28)
3/10 HF 299 Requires All Schools Using the Tuition Grant Program to Include Information on Vaccine Requirement Exemptions Bill Passed - House (58 - 30)
3/10 HB 1389 Requires Mammograms and Other Breast Cancer Screenings to Be Covered by Health Insurance Bill Passed - House (95 - 0)
3/10 HB 1217 Limits Rent Increases to 7% Over the Next Year Bill Passed - House (53 - 42)
3/07 HB 306 Authorizes the State to Pay Vendors in Gold and Silver Concurrence Vote Passed - House (58 - 6)
3/07 S 1044 Requires Students to be Proficient at Both Reading and Writing in Cursive by the End of the 5th Grade Bill Passed - House (58 - 10)
3/07 HB 676 Requires the Land Board to Sell Isolated Sections of State Land to Lessees Who Own Adjacent Property Bill Passed - House (56 - 43)
3/07 HB 156 Increases the Minimum Salaries for Each Tier of Teachers by $5,000 Bill Passed - House (62 - 1)
3/07 HCR 5011 Requires Property Values be Based on the Lesser of the Fair Market Value or the Average Fair Market Value Joint Resolution Passed - House (117 - 4)
3/07 HB 2396 Limits Property Tax Revenue Increases for Local Jurisdictions Bill Passed - House (115 - 6)
3/06 SB 3 Increases State Driver License Fees Bill Passed - House (51 - 18)
3/06 S J Res 11 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources". Joint Resolution Passed - House (221 - 202)
3/06 HB 524 Repeals the State Childhood Vaccine Buying Program "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (189 - 181)
3/06 HB 649 Repeals Motor Vehicle Safety Inspections "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (212 - 143)
3/06 HB 1727 Extends Eligibility for the Oklahoma's Promise Scholarship Bill Passed - House (71 - 20)
3/06 H 5083 Requires Public or Private Golf Courses to have an Automated External Defibrillator on the Premises Bill Passed - House (70 - 0)
3/06 SCR 103 Establishes Bipartisan Working Group to Study Housing Availability and Affordability Joint Resolution Passed - House (51 - 16)
3/05 HB 164 Authorizes Prescribers to Prescribe Medications for Off-Label Indication as Specified Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 7)
3/05 SB 334 Amends College General Education Courses Statewide Bill Passed - House (68 - 3)
3/05 SB 193 Authorizes an Applicant to have an Interpreter Present During the Driving Portion of a Driver License Exam Bill Passed - House (59 - 11)
3/05 SB 45 Establishes a Motor Vehicle Technology Fee Bill Passed - House (57 - 13)
3/05 H J Res 42 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment". Joint Resolution Passed - House (222 - 203)
3/05 HB 15 Establishes the Health Care Strategic Recruitment Program to Improve the State Healthcare Worker Shortage Bill Passed - House (39 - 21)
3/05 H 290 Amends Decision-Making Authority About Child Daycare Vaccination Requirements from the Department of Health and Welfare to the Idaho Legislature Bill Passed - House (49 - 21)
3/05 HB 7163 Appropriates and Restores $40 Million for Special Education Funding Bill Passed - House (117 - 29)
3/04 SB 75 Requires Driver's Licenses and State IDs to Show Citizenship Status Bill Passed - House (66 - 4)
3/04 SF 167 Authorizes the Board of Chiropractic Examiners to Obtain Criminal Background Checks Bill Passed - House (55 - 5)
3/04 HB 1150 Prohibits Pharmacy Benefit Managers From Obtaining Certain Pharmacy Permits Bill Passed - House (89 - 4)
3/04 HB 2789 Authorizes Registered Nurses to Be Reimbursed for Certain Care Management Services Without a Primary Care Provider's Order Bill Passed - House (55 - 2)
3/04 HB 25-1090 Prohibits Landlords from Charging Renters Hidden Fees Bill Passed - House (41 - 21)
3/04 HB 651 Authorizes Regulations over Automated Speed Enforcement Cameras Bill Passed - House (164 - 8)
3/04 HB 225 Prohibits Automated Speed Enforcement Cameras in School Zones Bill Passed - House (129 - 37)
3/04 HB 225 Prohibits Automated Speed Enforcement Cameras in School Zones Bill Passed - House (129 - 37)
3/04 HB 340 Prohibits Student Cellphone Use in Schools from Kindergarten Through 8th Grade Bill Passed - House (143 - 29)

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