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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
Sept. 4, 2025 MI HB 4024 Require Public Education Institutions in Michigan to Ensure Student Privacy from Students of the Opposite Sex in Multiple-Occupancy Restrooms, Changing Areas, and Similar Facilities Bill Passed - House (58 - 46)
Sept. 4, 2025 MI HB 4517 Amends and Modifies the Amber Alert Activation Criteria and Distribution Processes Bill Passed - House (104 - 1)
Sept. 4, 2025 MI HB 4518 Expands Activation Requirements Under the Michigan Amber Alert Act Bill Passed - House (104 - 1)
Sept. 3, 2025 CA AB 516 Authorizes Registered Veterinary Technicians and Veterinary Assistants to Perform Certain Animal Health Care Services Concurrence Vote Passed - House (77 - 2)
Sept. 3, 2025 CA SB 653 Establishes New Wildfire Prevention Measures Bill Passed - House (71 - 1)
Sept. 3, 2025 CA SB 40 Prohibits Health Care Service Plans or Health Insurance Policies from Imposing Copays of Over $35 for a 30-Day Supply of Insulin Bill Passed - House (79 - 0)
Sept. 3, 2025 MI HB 4362 Establishes a Medical Alert System Plan for Senior Citizens and Vulnerable Adults Bill Passed - House (103 - 2)
Sept. 2, 2025 CA AB 49 Prohibits School Officials From Allowing an Immigration Authority Onto a Nonpublic School Site Without a Warrant or Court Order Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 7)
Sept. 2, 2025 CA SB 81 Prohibits Immigration Enforcement from Obtaining Medical Information from Healthcare Providers without a Valid Warrant Bill Passed - House (58 - 11)
Sept. 2, 2025 CA SB 98 Requires School Districts and Certain Universities to Notify Students, Faculty, and Other Campus Members When Federal Immigration Enforcement is Present Bill Passed - House (59 - 10)
Sept. 2, 2025 National HR 4216 Made-in-America Defense Act Bill Passed - House (395 - 20)
Sept. 1, 2025 OR HB 3991 Establishes New Mileage Tax for EV's and Requires More Frequent Audits of ODOT Bill Passed - House (36 - 12)
Aug. 28, 2025 CA AB 688 Establishes Telehealth as a Right for All Concurrence Vote Passed - House (75 - 0)
Aug. 28, 2025 TX HB 7 Increases Restrictions on Abortion Pills Bill Passed - House (84 - 46)
Aug. 28, 2025 TX HB 7 Increases Restrictions on Abortion Pills Bill Passed - House (82 - 48)
Aug. 27, 2025 TX HB 25 Authorizes Ivermectin to be Sold Over-the-Counter Bill Passed - House (87 - 47)
Aug. 26, 2025 TX HB 8 Repeals the STAAR Academic Test and Replaces it With 3 Smaller Tests Taken Throughout the Year Bill Passed - House (82 - 56)
Aug. 25, 2025 TX HB 23 Establishes Property Tax Exemptions for Nonprofit Organizations Bill Passed - House (113 - 13)
Aug. 11, 2025 PA HB 1788 Appropriates Funding for the State Public Transportation Budget Bill Passed - House (108 - 95)
July 31, 2025 MA S 2575 Increases Pay for Public Defenders Conference Report Adopted - House (150 - 6)
July 31, 2025 MA H 4307 Appropriates Funds for Municipal Road and Bridge Improvement Projects Bill Passed - House (156 - 0)
July 30, 2025 NC HB 87 Authorizes the State to Participate in the One Big Beautiful Bill's Educational Choice Incentive Concurrence Vote Passed - House (69 - 47)
July 30, 2025 NC SB 245 Expands Remote Drivers License Renewal Services Bill Passed - House (109 - 7)
July 29, 2025 NC SB 254 Authorizes the Charter Schools Review Board to Propose, Recommend, and Approve Rules and Policies Regarding all Aspects of Charter School Operation Veto Override Passed - House (74 - 46)
July 24, 2025 MI HB 4141 Requires the Board of a School District or Board of Directors of a Public School to Implement a Wireless Communications Device Policy Bill Passed - House (53 - 45)
July 23, 2025 National HR 4275 Coast Guard Authorization Act Bill Passed - House (399 - 12)
July 18, 2025 National HR 4016 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 Bill Passed - House (221 - 209)
July 17, 2025 National S 1582 Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act Bill Passed - House (308 - 122)
July 17, 2025 National HR 3633 Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act) Bill Passed - House (294 - 134)
July 17, 2025 National HR 1919 Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act Bill Passed - House (219 - 210)
July 7, 2025 PA HB 1505 Extends State Pre-K Counts Grant Eligibility to Intermediate Units Bill Passed - House (202 - 1)
July 3, 2025 National HR 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (218 - 214)
July 3, 2025 CA AB 1138 Expands California's Film and Television Tax Credit Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (69 - 1)
July 1, 2025 DE SB 115 Limits and Restricts Eviction Records From Public View Bill Passed - House (27 - 12)
July 1, 2025 NJ S 3910 Establishes The New Jersey Universal Preschool and Kindergarten Act Bill Passed - House (53 - 25)
July 1, 2025 MI HB 4390 Authorizes Michigan Law Enforcement to Administer Roadside Oral Fluid Tests Bill Passed - House (61 - 44)
June 30, 2025 CA AB 130 Increases the Tax Credit Qualified Renters can Receive to $250 and $500 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 3)
June 30, 2025 NJ A 5563 Establishes a "Summer Termination Program" for Certain Utility Customers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 11)
June 30, 2025 PA HB 354 Establishes the "What is Your Pennsylvania Story" School Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (199 - 4)
June 30, 2025 NJ A 5267 Requires the Board of Public Utilities to Establish an Incentive Program for the Development of Transmission-Scale Energy Storage Systems Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 23)
June 30, 2025 NJ A 3035 Prohibits Vehicles From Being Parked in Electric Vehicle Charging Spaces if They are Not Being Charged Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 24)
June 30, 2025 NJ A 2390 Specifies that Grant Preferences Given to Municipalities that Meet Housing Requirements Do Not Apply to Municipalities Seeking to Meet Those Requirements Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 25)
June 30, 2025 NJ A 2390 Specifies that Grant Preferences Given to Municipalities that Meet Housing Requirements Do Not Apply to Municipalities Seeking to Meet Those Requirements Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 25)
June 30, 2025 NJ A 1682 Requires Labor Movement History be Included in Social Studies Curriculum for Grades 6-12 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (76 - 3)
June 30, 2025 NJ A 1682 Requires Labor Movement History be Included in Social Studies Curriculum for Grades 6-12 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (76 - 3)
June 30, 2025 NJ A 4085 Authorizes Natural Organic Reduction and Controlled Supervised Decomposition of Human Remains Concurrence Vote Passed - House (79 - 1)
June 30, 2025 NJ A 4085 Authorizes Natural Organic Reduction and Controlled Supervised Decomposition of Human Remains Concurrence Vote Passed - House (79 - 1)
June 30, 2025 DE SB 159 Authorizes Renewable Energy Substations in Industrial Zones Bill Passed - House (25 - 15)
June 30, 2025 PA SB 95 Authorizes Emergency Medical Service Providers to Leave Naloxone With a Caregiver of an Overdose Patient Bill Passed - House (126 - 77)
June 30, 2025 NJ S 4530 Requires The Board of Public Utilities to Revise Community Solar Program Targets Bill Passed - House (56 - 23)
Date No. Title Outcome
9/04 HB 4024 Require Public Education Institutions in Michigan to Ensure Student Privacy from Students of the Opposite Sex in Multiple-Occupancy Restrooms, Changing Areas, and Similar Facilities Bill Passed - House (58 - 46)
9/04 HB 4517 Amends and Modifies the Amber Alert Activation Criteria and Distribution Processes Bill Passed - House (104 - 1)
9/04 HB 4518 Expands Activation Requirements Under the Michigan Amber Alert Act Bill Passed - House (104 - 1)
9/03 AB 516 Authorizes Registered Veterinary Technicians and Veterinary Assistants to Perform Certain Animal Health Care Services Concurrence Vote Passed - House (77 - 2)
9/03 SB 653 Establishes New Wildfire Prevention Measures Bill Passed - House (71 - 1)
9/03 SB 40 Prohibits Health Care Service Plans or Health Insurance Policies from Imposing Copays of Over $35 for a 30-Day Supply of Insulin Bill Passed - House (79 - 0)
9/03 HB 4362 Establishes a Medical Alert System Plan for Senior Citizens and Vulnerable Adults Bill Passed - House (103 - 2)
9/02 AB 49 Prohibits School Officials From Allowing an Immigration Authority Onto a Nonpublic School Site Without a Warrant or Court Order Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 7)
9/02 SB 81 Prohibits Immigration Enforcement from Obtaining Medical Information from Healthcare Providers without a Valid Warrant Bill Passed - House (58 - 11)
9/02 SB 98 Requires School Districts and Certain Universities to Notify Students, Faculty, and Other Campus Members When Federal Immigration Enforcement is Present Bill Passed - House (59 - 10)
9/02 HR 4216 Made-in-America Defense Act Bill Passed - House (395 - 20)
9/01 HB 3991 Establishes New Mileage Tax for EV's and Requires More Frequent Audits of ODOT Bill Passed - House (36 - 12)
8/28 AB 688 Establishes Telehealth as a Right for All Concurrence Vote Passed - House (75 - 0)
8/28 HB 7 Increases Restrictions on Abortion Pills Bill Passed - House (84 - 46)
8/28 HB 7 Increases Restrictions on Abortion Pills Bill Passed - House (82 - 48)
8/27 HB 25 Authorizes Ivermectin to be Sold Over-the-Counter Bill Passed - House (87 - 47)
8/26 HB 8 Repeals the STAAR Academic Test and Replaces it With 3 Smaller Tests Taken Throughout the Year Bill Passed - House (82 - 56)
8/25 HB 23 Establishes Property Tax Exemptions for Nonprofit Organizations Bill Passed - House (113 - 13)
8/11 HB 1788 Appropriates Funding for the State Public Transportation Budget Bill Passed - House (108 - 95)
7/31 S 2575 Increases Pay for Public Defenders Conference Report Adopted - House (150 - 6)
7/31 H 4307 Appropriates Funds for Municipal Road and Bridge Improvement Projects Bill Passed - House (156 - 0)
7/30 HB 87 Authorizes the State to Participate in the One Big Beautiful Bill's Educational Choice Incentive Concurrence Vote Passed - House (69 - 47)
7/30 SB 245 Expands Remote Drivers License Renewal Services Bill Passed - House (109 - 7)
7/29 SB 254 Authorizes the Charter Schools Review Board to Propose, Recommend, and Approve Rules and Policies Regarding all Aspects of Charter School Operation Veto Override Passed - House (74 - 46)
7/24 HB 4141 Requires the Board of a School District or Board of Directors of a Public School to Implement a Wireless Communications Device Policy Bill Passed - House (53 - 45)
7/23 HR 4275 Coast Guard Authorization Act Bill Passed - House (399 - 12)
7/18 HR 4016 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 Bill Passed - House (221 - 209)
7/17 S 1582 Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act Bill Passed - House (308 - 122)
7/17 HR 3633 Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act) Bill Passed - House (294 - 134)
7/17 HR 1919 Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act Bill Passed - House (219 - 210)
7/07 HB 1505 Extends State Pre-K Counts Grant Eligibility to Intermediate Units Bill Passed - House (202 - 1)
7/03 HR 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (218 - 214)
7/03 AB 1138 Expands California's Film and Television Tax Credit Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (69 - 1)
7/01 SB 115 Limits and Restricts Eviction Records From Public View Bill Passed - House (27 - 12)
7/01 S 3910 Establishes The New Jersey Universal Preschool and Kindergarten Act Bill Passed - House (53 - 25)
7/01 HB 4390 Authorizes Michigan Law Enforcement to Administer Roadside Oral Fluid Tests Bill Passed - House (61 - 44)
6/30 AB 130 Increases the Tax Credit Qualified Renters can Receive to $250 and $500 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 3)
6/30 A 5563 Establishes a "Summer Termination Program" for Certain Utility Customers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 11)
6/30 HB 354 Establishes the "What is Your Pennsylvania Story" School Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (199 - 4)
6/30 A 5267 Requires the Board of Public Utilities to Establish an Incentive Program for the Development of Transmission-Scale Energy Storage Systems Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 23)
6/30 A 3035 Prohibits Vehicles From Being Parked in Electric Vehicle Charging Spaces if They are Not Being Charged Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 24)
6/30 A 2390 Specifies that Grant Preferences Given to Municipalities that Meet Housing Requirements Do Not Apply to Municipalities Seeking to Meet Those Requirements Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 25)
6/30 A 2390 Specifies that Grant Preferences Given to Municipalities that Meet Housing Requirements Do Not Apply to Municipalities Seeking to Meet Those Requirements Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 25)
6/30 A 1682 Requires Labor Movement History be Included in Social Studies Curriculum for Grades 6-12 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (76 - 3)
6/30 A 1682 Requires Labor Movement History be Included in Social Studies Curriculum for Grades 6-12 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (76 - 3)
6/30 A 4085 Authorizes Natural Organic Reduction and Controlled Supervised Decomposition of Human Remains Concurrence Vote Passed - House (79 - 1)
6/30 A 4085 Authorizes Natural Organic Reduction and Controlled Supervised Decomposition of Human Remains Concurrence Vote Passed - House (79 - 1)
6/30 SB 159 Authorizes Renewable Energy Substations in Industrial Zones Bill Passed - House (25 - 15)
6/30 SB 95 Authorizes Emergency Medical Service Providers to Leave Naloxone With a Caregiver of an Overdose Patient Bill Passed - House (126 - 77)
6/30 S 4530 Requires The Board of Public Utilities to Revise Community Solar Program Targets Bill Passed - House (56 - 23)

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