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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 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)
April 28, 2025 AZ HB 2852 Requires ID Cards and Driver's Licenses in Arizona have an Identifying Mark to Show that the Individual is an Enrolled Member of a Federally Recognized Native American Tribe Concurrence Vote Passed - House (33 - 22)
April 28, 2025 AZ SB 1316 Establishes the Maternal Mortality Review Program Bill Passed - House (42 - 14)
April 28, 2025 AZ SB 1373 Establishes a Strategic Digital Assets (Crypto) Reserve Bill Passed - House (37 - 19)
April 28, 2025 AZ SB 1025 Authorizes Arizona's Treasury and State Retirement System to Invest up to 10% of its Available Funds into Bitcoin Bill Passed - House (31 - 25)
April 28, 2025 AZ SB 1086 Amends Transportation Planning Statutes to Add Mobility as a Performance Factor Bill Passed - House (32 - 24)
April 28, 2025 AZ SB 1443 Establishes Specific Regulations for Compensatory Damages Bill Passed - House (33 - 23)
April 28, 2025 CO HB 25-1079 Authorizes Adding School Board Members, Superintendents and School Administrators Would Have Been Added to the Purview of Colorado's Independent Ethics Commission Bill Passed - House (41 - 23)
April 28, 2025 LA HB 34 Authorizes Any Party in a Lawsuit that Stems From an Auto Accident to Introduce Evidence Related to Medical Expenses Bill Passed - House (69 - 26)
April 28, 2025 CO HB 25-1123 Authorizes Mediation Between Unit Owners and Homeowners Associations Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
April 28, 2025 LA HB 436 Prohibits Unauthorized Immigrants from Receiving General Damages Stemming from Auto Accidents Bill Passed - House (69 - 17)
April 28, 2025 LA HB 434 Limits Bodily Injury Claims by Plaintiffs Who Did Not Carry Auto Insurance At The Time Of The Accident Bill Passed - House (76 - 14)
April 28, 2025 National HR 973 Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act Bill Passed - House (365 - 42)
April 27, 2025 WA HB 1096 Authorizes Housing Options Through Lot Splitting Concurrence Vote Passed - House (94 - 4)
April 27, 2025 WA HB 1217 Limits Rent Increases to 7% Over the Next Year Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 44)
April 25, 2025 ND HB 1540 Appropriates Funding from the State's General Budget for Education Savings Account Programs Veto Override Failed - House (45 - 48)
April 25, 2025 CO SB 25-020 Authorizes the Colorado Attorney General's Office and Department of Law the Power to Enforce Tenant Protection Laws Bill Passed - House (40 - 23)
April 25, 2025 FL HB 7033 Amends the Way the Tourism Development Tax is Used Bill Passed - House (78 - 29)
April 24, 2025 IN SB 475 Prohibits Noncompete Agreements for Physicians Conference Report Adopted - House (65 - 21)
April 24, 2025 IN SB 140 Requires PBMs to Provide Adequate Coverage Networks, Prohibits Them From Steering Business to Their Own Affiliated Pharmacies, and Requires PBMs to Reimburse Independent Pharmacies at Cost, Plus a Dispensing Fee Conference Report Adopted - House (84 - 1)
April 24, 2025 IN HB 1004 Establishes a Fee Excise Tax for Nonprofit Hospitals Conference Report Adopted - House (67 - 23)
April 24, 2025 IN SB 289 Prohibits Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Programs in Schools and State Government Conference Report Adopted - House (64 - 26)
April 24, 2025 WA HB 1296 Requires the State to Promote a Safe and Supportive Public Education System Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 39)
April 24, 2025 MT SB 542 Amends State Property Tax Rates Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 26)
April 24, 2025 TX SB 5 Establishes the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (DPRIT) Bill Passed - House (121 - 23)
April 24, 2025 TX HB 18 Establishes Certain Programs and Services Providing Health Care Services to Rural Counties Bill Passed - House (119 - 24)
April 23, 2025 IN HB 1390 Prohibits Cannabis Advertising Conference Report Adopted - House (81 - 9)
April 23, 2025 CO HB 25-1272 Reduces Lawsuits Against Condo Builders Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 5)
April 23, 2025 CO HB 25-1290 Increases the Crime of Assault on a Transit Worker to a Class 1 Misdemeanor Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 27)
April 23, 2025 TX SB 1786 Requires Community Colleges to Receive Funds When Their Students Transfer to Private Universities Bill Passed - House (139 - 7)
April 23, 2025 TX SB 1786 Requires Community Colleges to Receive Funds When Their Students Transfer to Private Universities Bill Passed - House (139 - 7)
April 23, 2025 CO SB 25-045 Requires the School of Public Health at the University of Colorado to Analyze Implementation of a Single-Payer Health Care System Bill Passed - House (39 - 25)
April 23, 2025 CO HB 25-1302 Establishes a 1.5% Tax on Homeowner Insurance Policies in Colorado and Appropriates Revenues to an Environmental Risk Grant Program Bill Passed - House (40 - 24)
April 23, 2025 AZ HB 2945 Appropriates Funding for the State's Disability Services Program Bill Passed - House (48 - 11)
April 23, 2025 FL HB 913 Amends Current Requirements and Provides "Financial Relief" for Condo Associations by Allowing Them to Use Lines of Credit Instead of Reserves Bill Passed - House (113 - 2)
April 22, 2025 AK HB 69 Authorizes Open Enrollment for Students in Alaska Veto Override Failed - House (21 - 19)
April 22, 2025 MT HB 267 Increases Criminal Penalties for DUIs that Result in Death Concurrence Vote Passed - House (95 - 3)
April 22, 2025 IA HF 516 Requires 80% of Students Admitted to the University of Iowa's Medical and Dentistry Colleges to be Iowa Residents Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 30)
April 22, 2025 WA HB 1491 Requires the Promotion of Transit-Oriented Housing Developments Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 39)
April 22, 2025 WA HB 1491 Requires the Promotion of Transit-Oriented Housing Developments Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 39)
April 22, 2025 NV AB 499 Requires Voter Photo Identification and Reforms to Mail Voting and Voter Registration Systems Bill Passed - House (30 - 12)
April 22, 2025 NV AB 280 Requires Landlords to Limit Certain Rental Fees and Disclose Tenant Rights in Written Agreements Bill Passed - House (27 - 15)
April 22, 2025 NV AB 396 Requires Municipalities to Authorize Development of Accessory Dwelling Units on Residential Property Bill Passed - House (27 - 15)
April 22, 2025 WA HB 2077 Establishes New Taxes for Zero-Emission Vehicles, Banked Credits, and Pooled Credits Bill Passed - House (52 - 45)
April 22, 2025 NV AB 121 Prohibits Landlords from Charging Tenants Hidden Rental Fees Bill Passed - House (27 - 15)
April 22, 2025 NV AB 406 Prohibits School Counselors, Psychologists and Social Workers from Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Provide Care Bill Passed - House (42 - 0)
April 22, 2025 WA HB 2077 Establishes New Taxes for Zero-Emission Vehicles, Banked Credits, and Pooled Credits Bill Passed - House (52 - 45)
April 21, 2025 ND HB 1332 Appropriates $30 Million for an Agriculture Incentive Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (76 - 17)
April 21, 2025 WA HB 1596 Requires the Installation of Devices to Limit Vehicle Speeds for Drivers with Histories of Speeding Concurrence Vote Passed - House (80 - 17)
April 21, 2025 ND HB 1540 Appropriates Funding from the State's General Budget for Education Savings Account Programs Concurrence Vote Passed - House (49 - 43)
Date No. Title Outcome
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)
4/28 HB 2852 Requires ID Cards and Driver's Licenses in Arizona have an Identifying Mark to Show that the Individual is an Enrolled Member of a Federally Recognized Native American Tribe Concurrence Vote Passed - House (33 - 22)
4/28 SB 1316 Establishes the Maternal Mortality Review Program Bill Passed - House (42 - 14)
4/28 SB 1373 Establishes a Strategic Digital Assets (Crypto) Reserve Bill Passed - House (37 - 19)
4/28 SB 1025 Authorizes Arizona's Treasury and State Retirement System to Invest up to 10% of its Available Funds into Bitcoin Bill Passed - House (31 - 25)
4/28 SB 1086 Amends Transportation Planning Statutes to Add Mobility as a Performance Factor Bill Passed - House (32 - 24)
4/28 SB 1443 Establishes Specific Regulations for Compensatory Damages Bill Passed - House (33 - 23)
4/28 HB 25-1079 Authorizes Adding School Board Members, Superintendents and School Administrators Would Have Been Added to the Purview of Colorado's Independent Ethics Commission Bill Passed - House (41 - 23)
4/28 HB 34 Authorizes Any Party in a Lawsuit that Stems From an Auto Accident to Introduce Evidence Related to Medical Expenses Bill Passed - House (69 - 26)
4/28 HB 25-1123 Authorizes Mediation Between Unit Owners and Homeowners Associations Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
4/28 HB 436 Prohibits Unauthorized Immigrants from Receiving General Damages Stemming from Auto Accidents Bill Passed - House (69 - 17)
4/28 HB 434 Limits Bodily Injury Claims by Plaintiffs Who Did Not Carry Auto Insurance At The Time Of The Accident Bill Passed - House (76 - 14)
4/28 HR 973 Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act Bill Passed - House (365 - 42)
4/27 HB 1096 Authorizes Housing Options Through Lot Splitting Concurrence Vote Passed - House (94 - 4)
4/27 HB 1217 Limits Rent Increases to 7% Over the Next Year Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 44)
4/25 HB 1540 Appropriates Funding from the State's General Budget for Education Savings Account Programs Veto Override Failed - House (45 - 48)
4/25 SB 25-020 Authorizes the Colorado Attorney General's Office and Department of Law the Power to Enforce Tenant Protection Laws Bill Passed - House (40 - 23)
4/25 HB 7033 Amends the Way the Tourism Development Tax is Used Bill Passed - House (78 - 29)
4/24 SB 475 Prohibits Noncompete Agreements for Physicians Conference Report Adopted - House (65 - 21)
4/24 SB 140 Requires PBMs to Provide Adequate Coverage Networks, Prohibits Them From Steering Business to Their Own Affiliated Pharmacies, and Requires PBMs to Reimburse Independent Pharmacies at Cost, Plus a Dispensing Fee Conference Report Adopted - House (84 - 1)
4/24 HB 1004 Establishes a Fee Excise Tax for Nonprofit Hospitals Conference Report Adopted - House (67 - 23)
4/24 SB 289 Prohibits Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Programs in Schools and State Government Conference Report Adopted - House (64 - 26)
4/24 HB 1296 Requires the State to Promote a Safe and Supportive Public Education System Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 39)
4/24 SB 542 Amends State Property Tax Rates Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 26)
4/24 SB 5 Establishes the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (DPRIT) Bill Passed - House (121 - 23)
4/24 HB 18 Establishes Certain Programs and Services Providing Health Care Services to Rural Counties Bill Passed - House (119 - 24)
4/23 HB 1390 Prohibits Cannabis Advertising Conference Report Adopted - House (81 - 9)
4/23 HB 25-1272 Reduces Lawsuits Against Condo Builders Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 5)
4/23 HB 25-1290 Increases the Crime of Assault on a Transit Worker to a Class 1 Misdemeanor Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 27)
4/23 SB 1786 Requires Community Colleges to Receive Funds When Their Students Transfer to Private Universities Bill Passed - House (139 - 7)
4/23 SB 1786 Requires Community Colleges to Receive Funds When Their Students Transfer to Private Universities Bill Passed - House (139 - 7)
4/23 SB 25-045 Requires the School of Public Health at the University of Colorado to Analyze Implementation of a Single-Payer Health Care System Bill Passed - House (39 - 25)
4/23 HB 25-1302 Establishes a 1.5% Tax on Homeowner Insurance Policies in Colorado and Appropriates Revenues to an Environmental Risk Grant Program Bill Passed - House (40 - 24)
4/23 HB 2945 Appropriates Funding for the State's Disability Services Program Bill Passed - House (48 - 11)
4/23 HB 913 Amends Current Requirements and Provides "Financial Relief" for Condo Associations by Allowing Them to Use Lines of Credit Instead of Reserves Bill Passed - House (113 - 2)
4/22 HB 69 Authorizes Open Enrollment for Students in Alaska Veto Override Failed - House (21 - 19)
4/22 HB 267 Increases Criminal Penalties for DUIs that Result in Death Concurrence Vote Passed - House (95 - 3)
4/22 HF 516 Requires 80% of Students Admitted to the University of Iowa's Medical and Dentistry Colleges to be Iowa Residents Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 30)
4/22 HB 1491 Requires the Promotion of Transit-Oriented Housing Developments Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 39)
4/22 HB 1491 Requires the Promotion of Transit-Oriented Housing Developments Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 39)
4/22 AB 499 Requires Voter Photo Identification and Reforms to Mail Voting and Voter Registration Systems Bill Passed - House (30 - 12)
4/22 AB 280 Requires Landlords to Limit Certain Rental Fees and Disclose Tenant Rights in Written Agreements Bill Passed - House (27 - 15)
4/22 AB 396 Requires Municipalities to Authorize Development of Accessory Dwelling Units on Residential Property Bill Passed - House (27 - 15)
4/22 HB 2077 Establishes New Taxes for Zero-Emission Vehicles, Banked Credits, and Pooled Credits Bill Passed - House (52 - 45)
4/22 AB 121 Prohibits Landlords from Charging Tenants Hidden Rental Fees Bill Passed - House (27 - 15)
4/22 AB 406 Prohibits School Counselors, Psychologists and Social Workers from Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Provide Care Bill Passed - House (42 - 0)
4/22 HB 2077 Establishes New Taxes for Zero-Emission Vehicles, Banked Credits, and Pooled Credits Bill Passed - House (52 - 45)
4/21 HB 1332 Appropriates $30 Million for an Agriculture Incentive Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (76 - 17)
4/21 HB 1596 Requires the Installation of Devices to Limit Vehicle Speeds for Drivers with Histories of Speeding Concurrence Vote Passed - House (80 - 17)
4/21 HB 1540 Appropriates Funding from the State's General Budget for Education Savings Account Programs Concurrence Vote Passed - House (49 - 43)

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