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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 26, 2025 NH HB 324 Amends the Process for Banning Books in New Hampshire Schools by Creating a Procedure for Removal and Cause of Action "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (183 - 148)
March 26, 2025 IA HF 639 Limits Carbon Sequestration Pipelines Ability to Use Eminent Domain Bill Passed - House (85 - 10)
March 26, 2025 OK HB 2156 Reduces Requirements for Utility Scale Solar Energy and Industrial Battery Storage Facilities Bill Passed - House (73 - 23)
March 26, 2025 OK HB 2157 Establishes the Oklahoma Agrivoltaics Act Bill Passed - House (73 - 20)
March 26, 2025 IA HF 571 Authorizes Medical Practitioners, Health Care Institutions, or Health Care Payors to Refuse to Participate in or Pay for a Health Care Service that Violates Their Conscience Bill Passed - House (64 - 32)
March 26, 2025 OK HB 2756 Requires Companies Building Transmission Lines Greater than 300 Kilovolts to Obtain Permission from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission Before Building Bill Passed - House (84 - 10)
March 26, 2025 OK HB 2752 Prohibits Renewable Energy Companies from Using Eminent Domain in Oklahoma Bill Passed - House (83 - 11)
March 26, 2025 IA HF 785 Authorizes No More Than One Board Member to Reside Outside of Iowa Bill Passed - House (60 - 36)
March 26, 2025 OK HB 2747 Extends and Expands the Pool of Entities Able to Bid on Transmission Projects in the State Bill Passed - House (68 - 28)
March 26, 2025 OK HB 2751 Establishes Setback Requirements for Wind Turbines and Other Renewable Projects Bill Passed - House (68 - 28)
March 26, 2025 OK HB 2157 Establishes the Oklahoma Agrivoltaics Act Bill Passed - House (73 - 20)
March 26, 2025 OK HB 2752 Prohibits Renewable Energy Companies from Using Eminent Domain in Oklahoma Bill Passed - House (83 - 11)
March 26, 2025 OK HB 1047 Authorizes Sports Betting Bill Passed - House (62 - 31)
March 26, 2025 FL HB 6017 Repeals Previous Legislation that Prohibited Adult Children 25 or Older and Their Parents from Pursuing Medical Malpractice Claims Bill Passed - House (104 - 6)
March 26, 2025 IA HF 884 Authorizes Employment of School Chaplains Bill Passed - House (57 - 39)
March 26, 2025 OH HB 15 Increases Energy Generation and Reduces Fees for 2 Coal Plants and Solar Energy Generation Bill Passed - House (92 - 3)
March 26, 2025 IA HF 972 Requires the Iowa Health and Human Services Department (HHS) to Use No More than $150 Million Federal Funds to Create 115 New Medical Residency Slots at State Teaching Hospitals Bill Passed - House (95 - 1)
March 26, 2025 IA HF 972 Requires the Iowa Health and Human Services Department (HHS) to Use No More than $150 Million Federal Funds to Create 115 New Medical Residency Slots at State Teaching Hospitals Bill Passed - House (95 - 1)
March 26, 2025 IA HF 943 Prohibits Hazardous Liquid Pipelines from Being Granted Eminent Domain Rights Bill Passed - House (82 - 12)
March 26, 2025 CO HB 25-1004 Prohibits Use of Algorithmic Devices (AI) by Landlords for Rental Price Determination Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
March 25, 2025 KS HB 2107 Establishes a Process for State Residents to Recover Economic Damages from Wildfires and Other Fire-Related Events Caused by Electric Public Utilities Concurrence Vote Passed - House (109 - 16)
March 25, 2025 DE SB 21 Amends the Delaware Code Relating to General Corporate Laws Bill Passed - House (32 - 7)
March 25, 2025 IA HF 933 Establishes Pediatric Hospice Centers Bill Passed - House (97 - 0)
March 25, 2025 OK HB 2749 Establishes the Intergenerational Education Revolving Fund within the Health Care Authority Bill Passed - House (68 - 14)
March 25, 2025 National HR 1534 Innovative Mitigation Partnerships for Asphalt and Concrete Technologies (IMPACT) Act Bill Passed - House (350 - 73)
March 25, 2025 PA HB 618 Prohibits Health Insurers From Denying Coverage Based on Pre-Existing Health Conditions Bill Passed - House (125 - 77)
March 25, 2025 PA HB 755 Requires Health Insurers to Cover Preventative Care Without Cost Sharing Bill Passed - House (133 - 69)
March 25, 2025 PA HB 404 Authorizes Children to Remain on Their Parents' Health Insurance Until the Age of 26 Bill Passed - House (123 - 79)
March 24, 2025 KS HB 2152 Amends State Investment Strategy for Public Funds to Encourage Those Funds to be Deposited in Kansas Financial Institutions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (117 - 5)
March 24, 2025 WV SB 460 Authorizes Religious and Philosophical Exemptions for School Vaccinations Bill Failed - House (42 - 56)
March 24, 2025 WV SB 460 Authorizes Religious and Philosophical Exemptions for School Vaccinations Bill Failed - House (42 - 56)
March 24, 2025 MT HB 379 Amends and Combines 2 Existing Tools to Facilitate the Sale of State Trust Lands to Developers Bill Failed - House (42 - 55)
March 24, 2025 National HR 359 Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (405 - 0)
March 22, 2025 NM SB 122 Expands the Prescription Drug Donation Program Bill Passed - House (56 - 6)
March 21, 2025 NM SB 88 Establishes a Medicaid Trust Fund and a State Supported Medicaid Fund Bill Passed - House (52 - 13)
March 21, 2025 NM SB 159 Authorizes Beer and Wine Licenses for Special Independent Theaters Bill Passed - House (57 - 9)
March 21, 2025 WV HB 2856 Establishes Conservation Easements to Allow for Broadband Development Bill Passed - House (91 - 5)
March 20, 2025 KS HB 2020 Requires a Quarterly Report Listing the Names, Addresses and Registration Numbers of Certain Non-Citizens Who Have Been Issued a Driver's License Concurrence Vote Passed - House (83 - 35)
March 20, 2025 KS SB 227 Increases the Tax Credit for the Redevelopment of Historic Structures Bill Passed - House (102 - 16)
March 20, 2025 NM SB 480 Require the Public Education Department Track All School-Aged Individuals who Haven't Graduated High School within 4 Years of Entering 9th Grade Bill Passed - House (63 - 1)
March 20, 2025 KS SB 227 Increases the Tax Credit for the Redevelopment of Historic Structures Bill Passed - House (102 - 16)
March 20, 2025 NM SB 267 Amends Regulations on Housing Application Fees Bill Passed - House (42 - 21)
March 20, 2025 KS SB 117 Extends and Expands the Property Tax Exemption for Strother Field Airport Property Bill Passed - House (111 - 7)
March 20, 2025 NH HB 148 Requires Students Use the Same Restroom that Aligns with Their Sex at Birth "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (201 - 166)
March 20, 2025 AZ HB 2191 Authorizes Home Construction on Vacant Parts of Church Property Bill Failed - House (28 - 26)
March 20, 2025 WI AB 100 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on K-12 Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - House (51 - 43)
March 20, 2025 WI AB 103 Requires School Boards to Adopt Student Pronoun Policies Bill Passed - House (50 - 43)
March 20, 2025 MI HB 4195 Authorizes Undocumented Individuals to Obtain Driver's Licenses and State ID's Bill Failed - House (39 - 64)
March 20, 2025 MI HB 4115 Increases Pawn Shop Interest Rates Bill Passed - House (83 - 21)
March 20, 2025 MI HB 4147 Authorizes School Districts to Partner with Nearby Schools to Share Services Bill Passed - House (97 - 8)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/26 HB 324 Amends the Process for Banning Books in New Hampshire Schools by Creating a Procedure for Removal and Cause of Action "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (183 - 148)
3/26 HF 639 Limits Carbon Sequestration Pipelines Ability to Use Eminent Domain Bill Passed - House (85 - 10)
3/26 HB 2156 Reduces Requirements for Utility Scale Solar Energy and Industrial Battery Storage Facilities Bill Passed - House (73 - 23)
3/26 HB 2157 Establishes the Oklahoma Agrivoltaics Act Bill Passed - House (73 - 20)
3/26 HF 571 Authorizes Medical Practitioners, Health Care Institutions, or Health Care Payors to Refuse to Participate in or Pay for a Health Care Service that Violates Their Conscience Bill Passed - House (64 - 32)
3/26 HB 2756 Requires Companies Building Transmission Lines Greater than 300 Kilovolts to Obtain Permission from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission Before Building Bill Passed - House (84 - 10)
3/26 HB 2752 Prohibits Renewable Energy Companies from Using Eminent Domain in Oklahoma Bill Passed - House (83 - 11)
3/26 HF 785 Authorizes No More Than One Board Member to Reside Outside of Iowa Bill Passed - House (60 - 36)
3/26 HB 2747 Extends and Expands the Pool of Entities Able to Bid on Transmission Projects in the State Bill Passed - House (68 - 28)
3/26 HB 2751 Establishes Setback Requirements for Wind Turbines and Other Renewable Projects Bill Passed - House (68 - 28)
3/26 HB 2157 Establishes the Oklahoma Agrivoltaics Act Bill Passed - House (73 - 20)
3/26 HB 2752 Prohibits Renewable Energy Companies from Using Eminent Domain in Oklahoma Bill Passed - House (83 - 11)
3/26 HB 1047 Authorizes Sports Betting Bill Passed - House (62 - 31)
3/26 HB 6017 Repeals Previous Legislation that Prohibited Adult Children 25 or Older and Their Parents from Pursuing Medical Malpractice Claims Bill Passed - House (104 - 6)
3/26 HF 884 Authorizes Employment of School Chaplains Bill Passed - House (57 - 39)
3/26 HB 15 Increases Energy Generation and Reduces Fees for 2 Coal Plants and Solar Energy Generation Bill Passed - House (92 - 3)
3/26 HF 972 Requires the Iowa Health and Human Services Department (HHS) to Use No More than $150 Million Federal Funds to Create 115 New Medical Residency Slots at State Teaching Hospitals Bill Passed - House (95 - 1)
3/26 HF 972 Requires the Iowa Health and Human Services Department (HHS) to Use No More than $150 Million Federal Funds to Create 115 New Medical Residency Slots at State Teaching Hospitals Bill Passed - House (95 - 1)
3/26 HF 943 Prohibits Hazardous Liquid Pipelines from Being Granted Eminent Domain Rights Bill Passed - House (82 - 12)
3/26 HB 25-1004 Prohibits Use of Algorithmic Devices (AI) by Landlords for Rental Price Determination Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
3/25 HB 2107 Establishes a Process for State Residents to Recover Economic Damages from Wildfires and Other Fire-Related Events Caused by Electric Public Utilities Concurrence Vote Passed - House (109 - 16)
3/25 SB 21 Amends the Delaware Code Relating to General Corporate Laws Bill Passed - House (32 - 7)
3/25 HF 933 Establishes Pediatric Hospice Centers Bill Passed - House (97 - 0)
3/25 HB 2749 Establishes the Intergenerational Education Revolving Fund within the Health Care Authority Bill Passed - House (68 - 14)
3/25 HR 1534 Innovative Mitigation Partnerships for Asphalt and Concrete Technologies (IMPACT) Act Bill Passed - House (350 - 73)
3/25 HB 618 Prohibits Health Insurers From Denying Coverage Based on Pre-Existing Health Conditions Bill Passed - House (125 - 77)
3/25 HB 755 Requires Health Insurers to Cover Preventative Care Without Cost Sharing Bill Passed - House (133 - 69)
3/25 HB 404 Authorizes Children to Remain on Their Parents' Health Insurance Until the Age of 26 Bill Passed - House (123 - 79)
3/24 HB 2152 Amends State Investment Strategy for Public Funds to Encourage Those Funds to be Deposited in Kansas Financial Institutions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (117 - 5)
3/24 SB 460 Authorizes Religious and Philosophical Exemptions for School Vaccinations Bill Failed - House (42 - 56)
3/24 SB 460 Authorizes Religious and Philosophical Exemptions for School Vaccinations Bill Failed - House (42 - 56)
3/24 HB 379 Amends and Combines 2 Existing Tools to Facilitate the Sale of State Trust Lands to Developers Bill Failed - House (42 - 55)
3/24 HR 359 Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2025 Bill Passed - House (405 - 0)
3/22 SB 122 Expands the Prescription Drug Donation Program Bill Passed - House (56 - 6)
3/21 SB 88 Establishes a Medicaid Trust Fund and a State Supported Medicaid Fund Bill Passed - House (52 - 13)
3/21 SB 159 Authorizes Beer and Wine Licenses for Special Independent Theaters Bill Passed - House (57 - 9)
3/21 HB 2856 Establishes Conservation Easements to Allow for Broadband Development Bill Passed - House (91 - 5)
3/20 HB 2020 Requires a Quarterly Report Listing the Names, Addresses and Registration Numbers of Certain Non-Citizens Who Have Been Issued a Driver's License Concurrence Vote Passed - House (83 - 35)
3/20 SB 227 Increases the Tax Credit for the Redevelopment of Historic Structures Bill Passed - House (102 - 16)
3/20 SB 480 Require the Public Education Department Track All School-Aged Individuals who Haven't Graduated High School within 4 Years of Entering 9th Grade Bill Passed - House (63 - 1)
3/20 SB 227 Increases the Tax Credit for the Redevelopment of Historic Structures Bill Passed - House (102 - 16)
3/20 SB 267 Amends Regulations on Housing Application Fees Bill Passed - House (42 - 21)
3/20 SB 117 Extends and Expands the Property Tax Exemption for Strother Field Airport Property Bill Passed - House (111 - 7)
3/20 HB 148 Requires Students Use the Same Restroom that Aligns with Their Sex at Birth "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (201 - 166)
3/20 HB 2191 Authorizes Home Construction on Vacant Parts of Church Property Bill Failed - House (28 - 26)
3/20 AB 100 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on K-12 Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - House (51 - 43)
3/20 AB 103 Requires School Boards to Adopt Student Pronoun Policies Bill Passed - House (50 - 43)
3/20 HB 4195 Authorizes Undocumented Individuals to Obtain Driver's Licenses and State ID's Bill Failed - House (39 - 64)
3/20 HB 4115 Increases Pawn Shop Interest Rates Bill Passed - House (83 - 21)
3/20 HB 4147 Authorizes School Districts to Partner with Nearby Schools to Share Services Bill Passed - House (97 - 8)

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