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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
June 28, 2024 NJ S 3368 Increases State Laws Protecting Residential Tenants from Lead-Based Paint Hazards Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
June 28, 2024 NJ S 3452 Requires Health Insurance and Medicaid Coverage for Reproductive Health Care Services Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
June 28, 2024 NJ S 3006 Amends and Increases Penalties for Home Invasions Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 1)
June 28, 2024 NJ S 3407 Requires Payment of Prevailing Wage for Projects Financed Through Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Program Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 5)
June 27, 2024 CA SB 1524 Prohibits Businesses from Applying Hidden Fees and Unlawful Advertising to Consumers Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
June 27, 2024 NC SB 332 Appropriates Funding to Implement State Teacher Raises Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (44 - 0)
June 27, 2024 CA SB 159 Amends Various State Healthcare Provisions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 8)
June 27, 2024 NC SB 607 Establishes Various Regulations Over the North Carolina Railroad Charter Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 13)
June 27, 2024 OH SB 168 Amends Education Reform Law Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 3)
June 27, 2024 NC SB 527 Authorizes the Sale of To-Go Alcoholic Beverages and Defines Mixed Alcoholic Beverages Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 11)
June 27, 2024 CA AB 2841 Authorizes Streamlining of Research and the Application Process for Marijuana and Psychedelics in California Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
June 26, 2024 OH SB 40 Establishes the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact Into State Law Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 9)
June 26, 2024 CA SB 153 Appropriates Funding for the State Education Omnibus Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 7)
June 26, 2024 CA AB 160 Amends Medi-Cal Managed Care Organization Provider Tax Policies Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 8)
June 26, 2024 DE HB 311 Amends Post-Secondary Colleges and Universities to the Safe School Zone Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 6)
June 26, 2024 OH HB 214 Requires Public Schools Adopt Policies On Expectations Related to Staff Member Professional Duties Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
June 26, 2024 OH HB 147 Amends Teacher Licensure Revocation and Hiring Practices Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 0)
June 26, 2024 OH HB 301 Expands Non-profit Corporation Law in Ohio Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
June 26, 2024 NC HB 385 Establishes Regulations For Matters Relating To Energy And Environment Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 18)
June 26, 2024 NC HB 385 Establishes Regulations For Matters Relating To Energy And Environment Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 18)
June 26, 2024 DE HB 253 Specifies that Mammograms are Covered by Health Insurance Companies Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 0)
June 26, 2024 MI SB 571 Expands The Prevailing Wage Law to Cover the Construction of Clean Energy Facilities Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
June 26, 2024 OH SB 196 Authorizes Global Signature Uses for Advanced Nurses Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 1)
June 26, 2024 CT SB 501 Amends Motor Vehicle Property Tax Assessments Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 9)
June 26, 2024 OH SB 226 Establishes the Ohio Property Protection Act Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 1)
June 25, 2024 NC HB 690 Prohibits State Agencies from Using Cryptocurrency as Payments Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 5)
June 25, 2024 DE HB 110 Requires Health Benefit Plans Delivered or Issued for Medicaid to Cover Services Related to Termination of Pregnancy Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 6)
June 25, 2024 DE HB 140 Authorizes Delaware Residents of Delaware to Request and Self-Administer Medication to End Ones Life Bill Passed - Senate (11 - 10)
June 25, 2024 MA S 2829 Expands the Use of Renewable Energy Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 2)
June 21, 2024 PA SB 561 Requires Further Periodical Inspection of Motor Vehicles Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 18)
June 20, 2024 NC HB 556 Prohibits Landlords from Refusing Tenants Based on their Lawful Source of Income and Clarifies Changes to Ordinances in North Carolina Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 6)
June 20, 2024 MI HB 5028 Prohibits Homeowners Associations From Banning Energy-Saving Improvements or Solar Energy Systems Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
June 20, 2024 MI HB 5028 Prohibits Homeowners Associations From Banning Energy-Saving Improvements or Solar Energy Systems Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
June 20, 2024 MI SB 934 Extends Michigan's Gaming and Gambling Prevention Program Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 17)
June 20, 2024 MI SB 926 Expands Michigan's Gaming and Gambling Prevention Program Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
June 20, 2024 MI SB 933 Appropriates Expenditures to the Compulsive Gaming Prevention Fund Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
June 20, 2024 MI SB 928 Expands Medicaid Coverage of Birth Expenses Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
June 18, 2024 VT H 887 Appropriates Yields and Funds to Homestead Tax Rates and Reforms the Education Finance System Veto Override Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
June 18, 2024 VT H 887 Appropriates Yields and Funds to Homestead Tax Rates and Reforms the Education Finance System Veto Override Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
June 18, 2024 NC HB 155 Authorizes Modified Utility Vehicles to Drive on Highways Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 16)
June 18, 2024 KS HB 2001 Expands a State Incentive Program to Lure Chiefs and Royals Away from Missouri Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8)
June 17, 2024 VT H 706 Prohibits the Use of Neonicotinoid Pesticides Veto Override Passed - Senate (20 - 9)
June 17, 2024 VT H 72 Establishes and Appropriates Funding for Overdose Prevention Centers in the State Veto Override Passed - Senate (20 - 9)
June 17, 2024 VT H 289 Establishes a Renewable Energy Standard Veto Override Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
June 14, 2024 RI H 7980 Amends State Law so Mobile Homes are Counted as Affordable Housing Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 2)
June 13, 2024 RI S 2262 Prohibits the State from Cooperating with Out-of-State Abortion and Gender Affirming Care Lawsuits Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 6)
June 13, 2024 CA AB 1955 Prohibits School Districts From Mandating Parental Notification of Student Pronouns Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 8)
June 13, 2024 RI H 7324 Repeals Basement Areas from the Calculation of Floor Area Ratios in Zoning Ordinances Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 13)
June 13, 2024 RI H 8244 Increases and Doubles the Credit Limit for Gamblers and Authorizes Bally's to Renegotiate Debt Restrictions Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 7)
June 13, 2024 National S 4445 A bill to protect and expand nationwide access to fertility treatment, including in vitro fertilization. Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (48 - 47)
June 13, 2024 RI S 3152 Establishes a Citizens Bank Tax Cut Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 6)
June 12, 2024 RI S 2693 Authorizes KEI (Japanese Imported Trucks) Registration but Prohibits Any New Importation or Registration Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (36 - 1)
June 12, 2024 RI H 7304 Increases Advance Notice Requirements for Rent Increases from 30 to 120 Days for Individuals Aged 62 and Older Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 6)
June 12, 2024 RI H 7382 Prohibits Zoning Regulations that Allow Less Than One Unrelated Individual per Bedroom to Live in a House Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 4)
June 12, 2024 OH HB 49 Requires Hospital Price Transparency Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6)
June 12, 2024 AZ HB 2735 Limits Faculty Participation in Decision Making Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 11)
June 12, 2024 OH SB 112 Establishes the Ohio Childhood Safety Act Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
June 12, 2024 RI S 2597 Appropriates $2 Million for School Districts and Municipalities to Employ Additional Social Workers Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 2)
June 12, 2024 PA SB 1236 Establishes Landlord and Homeowner Protections from Squatters Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 0)
June 12, 2024 OH SB 206 Establishes a Process for the Sale of Derelict or Abandoned Aircraft Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
June 12, 2024 RI S 2952 Establishes the Decarbonization Act of 2024 to Promote and Develop Benchmark Standards of Energy Performance Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 6)
June 12, 2024 OH SB 176 Authorizes Child Support Orders for Children over 18 with a Disability Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
June 11, 2024 DE HB 263 Prohibits Delaware Public Schools from Restricting Student Participation in Extracurriculars Due to an Outstanding Meal Debt Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 0)
June 11, 2024 DE SB 254 Establishes the Delaware Grocery Initiative to Expand Healthy Food Access Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 0)
June 11, 2024 PA SB 1155 Establishes a Higher Education Task Force to Improve Higher Education and Career Preparation Programs Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
June 11, 2024 PA SB 1151 Establishes the Grow PA Merit Scholarship Program Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 1)
June 10, 2024 PA SB 1153 Expands the Fostering Independence Tuition Waiver Program Nationwide Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
June 10, 2024 PA SB 1152 Expands the Eligibility Requirements for Scholarships Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 3)
June 7, 2024 NY A 2898 Requires Health Insurance Companies Cover Dyslexia Testing Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 0)
June 7, 2024 NY S 9673 Amends Procedures for Obtaining a Downtown Casino License and the Reviewing of Applications Bill Passed - Senate (51 - 9)
June 7, 2024 NY S 9840 Establishes an Increase to Short-term Disability Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (55 - 5)
June 6, 2024 NY A 8557 Requires Seat Belts be Available and Used on Charter Buses for Minors Aged 8-16 Bill Passed - Senate (54 - 7)
June 5, 2024 National S 4381 Right to Contraception Act Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 39)
June 4, 2024 RI S 2481 Requires the Division of Motor Vehicles Create a Blue Envelope for Drivers to Inform Law Enforcement They are on the Autism Spectrum Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 0)
June 4, 2024 RI S 2829 Establishes E-Bike Trail Speed Limits Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1)
Date No. Title Outcome
6/28 S 3368 Increases State Laws Protecting Residential Tenants from Lead-Based Paint Hazards Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
6/28 S 3452 Requires Health Insurance and Medicaid Coverage for Reproductive Health Care Services Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
6/28 S 3006 Amends and Increases Penalties for Home Invasions Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 1)
6/28 S 3407 Requires Payment of Prevailing Wage for Projects Financed Through Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Program Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 5)
6/27 SB 1524 Prohibits Businesses from Applying Hidden Fees and Unlawful Advertising to Consumers Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
6/27 SB 332 Appropriates Funding to Implement State Teacher Raises Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (44 - 0)
6/27 SB 159 Amends Various State Healthcare Provisions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 8)
6/27 SB 607 Establishes Various Regulations Over the North Carolina Railroad Charter Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 13)
6/27 SB 168 Amends Education Reform Law Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 3)
6/27 SB 527 Authorizes the Sale of To-Go Alcoholic Beverages and Defines Mixed Alcoholic Beverages Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 11)
6/27 AB 2841 Authorizes Streamlining of Research and the Application Process for Marijuana and Psychedelics in California Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
6/26 SB 40 Establishes the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact Into State Law Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 9)
6/26 SB 153 Appropriates Funding for the State Education Omnibus Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 7)
6/26 AB 160 Amends Medi-Cal Managed Care Organization Provider Tax Policies Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 8)
6/26 HB 311 Amends Post-Secondary Colleges and Universities to the Safe School Zone Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 6)
6/26 HB 214 Requires Public Schools Adopt Policies On Expectations Related to Staff Member Professional Duties Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
6/26 HB 147 Amends Teacher Licensure Revocation and Hiring Practices Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 0)
6/26 HB 301 Expands Non-profit Corporation Law in Ohio Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
6/26 HB 385 Establishes Regulations For Matters Relating To Energy And Environment Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 18)
6/26 HB 385 Establishes Regulations For Matters Relating To Energy And Environment Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 18)
6/26 HB 253 Specifies that Mammograms are Covered by Health Insurance Companies Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 0)
6/26 SB 571 Expands The Prevailing Wage Law to Cover the Construction of Clean Energy Facilities Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
6/26 SB 196 Authorizes Global Signature Uses for Advanced Nurses Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 1)
6/26 SB 501 Amends Motor Vehicle Property Tax Assessments Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 9)
6/26 SB 226 Establishes the Ohio Property Protection Act Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 1)
6/25 HB 690 Prohibits State Agencies from Using Cryptocurrency as Payments Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 5)
6/25 HB 110 Requires Health Benefit Plans Delivered or Issued for Medicaid to Cover Services Related to Termination of Pregnancy Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 6)
6/25 HB 140 Authorizes Delaware Residents of Delaware to Request and Self-Administer Medication to End Ones Life Bill Passed - Senate (11 - 10)
6/25 S 2829 Expands the Use of Renewable Energy Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 2)
6/21 SB 561 Requires Further Periodical Inspection of Motor Vehicles Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 18)
6/20 HB 556 Prohibits Landlords from Refusing Tenants Based on their Lawful Source of Income and Clarifies Changes to Ordinances in North Carolina Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 6)
6/20 HB 5028 Prohibits Homeowners Associations From Banning Energy-Saving Improvements or Solar Energy Systems Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
6/20 HB 5028 Prohibits Homeowners Associations From Banning Energy-Saving Improvements or Solar Energy Systems Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
6/20 SB 934 Extends Michigan's Gaming and Gambling Prevention Program Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 17)
6/20 SB 926 Expands Michigan's Gaming and Gambling Prevention Program Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
6/20 SB 933 Appropriates Expenditures to the Compulsive Gaming Prevention Fund Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
6/20 SB 928 Expands Medicaid Coverage of Birth Expenses Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
6/18 H 887 Appropriates Yields and Funds to Homestead Tax Rates and Reforms the Education Finance System Veto Override Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
6/18 H 887 Appropriates Yields and Funds to Homestead Tax Rates and Reforms the Education Finance System Veto Override Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
6/18 HB 155 Authorizes Modified Utility Vehicles to Drive on Highways Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 16)
6/18 HB 2001 Expands a State Incentive Program to Lure Chiefs and Royals Away from Missouri Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8)
6/17 H 706 Prohibits the Use of Neonicotinoid Pesticides Veto Override Passed - Senate (20 - 9)
6/17 H 72 Establishes and Appropriates Funding for Overdose Prevention Centers in the State Veto Override Passed - Senate (20 - 9)
6/17 H 289 Establishes a Renewable Energy Standard Veto Override Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
6/14 H 7980 Amends State Law so Mobile Homes are Counted as Affordable Housing Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 2)
6/13 S 2262 Prohibits the State from Cooperating with Out-of-State Abortion and Gender Affirming Care Lawsuits Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 6)
6/13 AB 1955 Prohibits School Districts From Mandating Parental Notification of Student Pronouns Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 8)
6/13 H 7324 Repeals Basement Areas from the Calculation of Floor Area Ratios in Zoning Ordinances Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 13)
6/13 H 8244 Increases and Doubles the Credit Limit for Gamblers and Authorizes Bally's to Renegotiate Debt Restrictions Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 7)
6/13 S 4445 A bill to protect and expand nationwide access to fertility treatment, including in vitro fertilization. Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (48 - 47)
6/13 S 3152 Establishes a Citizens Bank Tax Cut Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 6)
6/12 S 2693 Authorizes KEI (Japanese Imported Trucks) Registration but Prohibits Any New Importation or Registration Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (36 - 1)
6/12 H 7304 Increases Advance Notice Requirements for Rent Increases from 30 to 120 Days for Individuals Aged 62 and Older Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 6)
6/12 H 7382 Prohibits Zoning Regulations that Allow Less Than One Unrelated Individual per Bedroom to Live in a House Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 4)
6/12 HB 49 Requires Hospital Price Transparency Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6)
6/12 HB 2735 Limits Faculty Participation in Decision Making Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 11)
6/12 SB 112 Establishes the Ohio Childhood Safety Act Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
6/12 S 2597 Appropriates $2 Million for School Districts and Municipalities to Employ Additional Social Workers Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 2)
6/12 SB 1236 Establishes Landlord and Homeowner Protections from Squatters Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 0)
6/12 SB 206 Establishes a Process for the Sale of Derelict or Abandoned Aircraft Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
6/12 S 2952 Establishes the Decarbonization Act of 2024 to Promote and Develop Benchmark Standards of Energy Performance Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 6)
6/12 SB 176 Authorizes Child Support Orders for Children over 18 with a Disability Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
6/11 HB 263 Prohibits Delaware Public Schools from Restricting Student Participation in Extracurriculars Due to an Outstanding Meal Debt Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 0)
6/11 SB 254 Establishes the Delaware Grocery Initiative to Expand Healthy Food Access Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 0)
6/11 SB 1155 Establishes a Higher Education Task Force to Improve Higher Education and Career Preparation Programs Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
6/11 SB 1151 Establishes the Grow PA Merit Scholarship Program Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 1)
6/10 SB 1153 Expands the Fostering Independence Tuition Waiver Program Nationwide Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
6/10 SB 1152 Expands the Eligibility Requirements for Scholarships Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 3)
6/07 A 2898 Requires Health Insurance Companies Cover Dyslexia Testing Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 0)
6/07 S 9673 Amends Procedures for Obtaining a Downtown Casino License and the Reviewing of Applications Bill Passed - Senate (51 - 9)
6/07 S 9840 Establishes an Increase to Short-term Disability Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (55 - 5)
6/06 A 8557 Requires Seat Belts be Available and Used on Charter Buses for Minors Aged 8-16 Bill Passed - Senate (54 - 7)
6/05 S 4381 Right to Contraception Act Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 39)
6/04 S 2481 Requires the Division of Motor Vehicles Create a Blue Envelope for Drivers to Inform Law Enforcement They are on the Autism Spectrum Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 0)
6/04 S 2829 Establishes E-Bike Trail Speed Limits Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1)

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