Key Votes

Chamber

Keyword Search

Search string must be longer than 3 characters.

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.

For more information about the legislative process, see here.


results per page:
Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
June 12, 2023 PA HB 664 Establishes a Women, Infants, and Children State Advisory Board Bill Passed - House (155 - 48)
June 10, 2023 NY S 2475 Prohibits State Extradition of Minors Seeking Gender Affirming Care Bill Passed - House (97 - 47)
June 8, 2023 LA HB 661 Authorizes Judicial Council of the Supreme Court to Make Judicial District Suggestions to the Legislature Conference Report Adopted - House (71 - 24)
June 7, 2023 PA HB 1086 Requires the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to Submit a Report on Registered Veterans Bill Passed - House (190 - 13)
June 6, 2023 ME LD 1703 Expands the Equal Pay Act to Include Race "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (112 - 20)
June 6, 2023 CT HB 6888 Amends Various Juvenile Justice Policies and Regulations Bill Passed - House (96 - 54)
June 5, 2023 NV SB 226 Establishes Requirements for Wages When Constructing Public Hospitals and Other Buildings Bill Passed - House (28 - 14)
June 5, 2023 NV SB 226 Establishes Requirements for Wages When Constructing Public Hospitals and Other Buildings Bill Passed - House (28 - 14)
June 5, 2023 CT SB 7 Expands Protections for Connecticut's Energy Customers Bill Passed - House (115 - 33)
June 5, 2023 NV SB 246 Establishes the North Las Vegas Work Development Program Bill Passed - House (23 - 19)
June 5, 2023 NV SB 419 Establishes State-Funded Insurance for Postpartum Care Bill Passed - House (28 - 14)
June 5, 2023 NV SB 510 Authorizes Certain Collective Bargaining Agreements Bill Passed - House (28 - 14)
June 5, 2023 NV SB 510 Authorizes Certain Collective Bargaining Agreements Bill Passed - House (28 - 14)
June 4, 2023 NV SB 163 Requires Certain Health Insurance Include Coverage for the Treatment of Gender Dysphoria Bill Passed - House (26 - 14)
June 3, 2023 NV SB 305 Establishes a State Run Retirement Program Bill Passed - House (35 - 7)
June 3, 2023 NV AB 322 Establishes Regulations for Kratom Usage and Possession Bill Passed - House (30 - 12)
May 31, 2023 CA AB 518 Extends Paid Family Leave to LGBTQ+ Members Bill Passed - House (64 - 0)
May 31, 2023 CA AB 1356 Requires Employers Give a 90-Day Notice for Layoffs Bill Passed - House (60 - 14)
May 31, 2023 CA AB 518 Extends Paid Family Leave to LGBTQ+ Members Bill Passed - House (64 - 0)
May 31, 2023 CA AB 310 Reduces Work Requirements for the CalWORKS Program Bill Passed - House (62 - 17)
May 25, 2023 OK SB 377 Amends Voter Registration Policies and Regulations to Prohibit Undocumented Individuals Conference Report Adopted - House (77 - 18)
May 25, 2023 IL SB 1298 Authorizes Medicaid Healthcare Access to Undocumented Individuals 42 and Older Bill Passed - House (72 - 31)
May 24, 2023 NV SB 263 Authorizes Affordable Housing Grants to Women Veterans and Survivors of Domestic Abuse Bill Passed - House (29 - 13)
May 24, 2023 CT HB 6768 Authorizes Pharmacists to Prescribe Birth Control Bill Passed - House (125 - 21)
May 23, 2023 NV SB 153 Requires the Nevada Department of Corrections Regulate the Security, Supervision, Medical, and Mental Health Treatment of Transgender Inmates Bill Passed - House (28 - 14)
May 22, 2023 OR SB 599 Amends Definition of Childcare Facilities to Include Mobile Homes Bill Passed - House (36 - 20)
May 22, 2023 LA HB 205 Authorizes Overtime Pay for Teachers and School Employees Bill Passed - House (93 - 4)
May 20, 2023 MN HF 1938 Amends State Tax Policies and Rebate Check Requirements Bill Passed - House (69 - 63)
May 19, 2023 IL HB 3751 Authorizes DACA Recipients to Become Law enforcement Officers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (100 - 7)
May 17, 2023 National HR 2494 POLICE Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (255 - 175)
May 16, 2023 MN SF 2909 Appropriates Funding for the State Public Safety Omnibus Bill Bill Passed - House (69 - 63)
May 13, 2023 AK HB 29 Prohibits Discrimination Against Elected Officials in Insurance Bill Passed - House (25 - 15)
May 12, 2023 MN HF 782 Establishes the Minnesota Secure Choice Retirement Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (71 - 57)
May 12, 2023 MO SB 227 Amends Requirements Relating to the Culpable Mental State Necessary for a Homicide Offense Bill Passed - House (106 - 49)
May 11, 2023 MO SB 116 Amends Provisions and Regulations Over Disposal of the Dead Bill Passed - House (155 - 1)
May 11, 2023 National HR 1163 Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act Bill Passed - House (230 - 200)
May 11, 2023 National HR 2 Secure the Border Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (219 - 213)
May 10, 2023 VT S 103 Expands Anti-Harassment Protections and Prohibits Pay Discrimination in the Workplace Bill Passed - House (125 - 21)
May 10, 2023 IL SB 1909 Authorizes Lawsuits Against Crisis Pregnancy Centers Bill Passed - House (72 - 40)
May 10, 2023 MO SB 39 Requires Transgender Student Athletes Play Against Those of Their Biological Sex Bill Passed - House (110 - 49)
May 10, 2023 VT S 39 Increases Compensation and Benefits for Members of the Vermont General Assembly Bill Passed - House (102 - 44)
May 10, 2023 MO SB 49 Prohibits Gender-Affirming Medical Care for Minors Bill Passed - House (108 - 50)
May 10, 2023 CT HJ 34 Establishes a Joint Resolution Recognizing the Harm Done by the Salem Witch Trials Joint Resolution Passed - House (121 - 30)
May 10, 2023 TX HB 7 Authorizes the Creation of State Border Police Bill Passed - House (88 - 56)
May 10, 2023 IL HB 218 Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to Include Firearm Industry Members Bill Passed - House (71 - 40)
May 9, 2023 MN HF 2073 Appropriates State Funding for Free College Tuition and Automatic Admission Conference Report Adopted - House (69 - 62)
May 8, 2023 CO HB 23-1304 Amends Various Affordable Housing Rules and Regulations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 4)
May 8, 2023 MO SB 190 Authorizes Counties to Repeal the Property Tax Rates of Missouri Seniors 65 and Older Bill Passed - House (110 - 45)
May 8, 2023 LA HB 81 Prohibits School Teachers and Employees from Using a Student's Preferred Pronouns Bill Passed - House (62 - 32)
May 7, 2023 CO HB 23-1120 Requires Landlords go Through Mediation Before Evicting a Renter Concurrence Vote Passed - House (47 - 16)
Date No. Title Outcome
6/12 HB 664 Establishes a Women, Infants, and Children State Advisory Board Bill Passed - House (155 - 48)
6/10 S 2475 Prohibits State Extradition of Minors Seeking Gender Affirming Care Bill Passed - House (97 - 47)
6/08 HB 661 Authorizes Judicial Council of the Supreme Court to Make Judicial District Suggestions to the Legislature Conference Report Adopted - House (71 - 24)
6/07 HB 1086 Requires the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to Submit a Report on Registered Veterans Bill Passed - House (190 - 13)
6/06 LD 1703 Expands the Equal Pay Act to Include Race "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (112 - 20)
6/06 HB 6888 Amends Various Juvenile Justice Policies and Regulations Bill Passed - House (96 - 54)
6/05 SB 226 Establishes Requirements for Wages When Constructing Public Hospitals and Other Buildings Bill Passed - House (28 - 14)
6/05 SB 226 Establishes Requirements for Wages When Constructing Public Hospitals and Other Buildings Bill Passed - House (28 - 14)
6/05 SB 7 Expands Protections for Connecticut's Energy Customers Bill Passed - House (115 - 33)
6/05 SB 246 Establishes the North Las Vegas Work Development Program Bill Passed - House (23 - 19)
6/05 SB 419 Establishes State-Funded Insurance for Postpartum Care Bill Passed - House (28 - 14)
6/05 SB 510 Authorizes Certain Collective Bargaining Agreements Bill Passed - House (28 - 14)
6/05 SB 510 Authorizes Certain Collective Bargaining Agreements Bill Passed - House (28 - 14)
6/04 SB 163 Requires Certain Health Insurance Include Coverage for the Treatment of Gender Dysphoria Bill Passed - House (26 - 14)
6/03 SB 305 Establishes a State Run Retirement Program Bill Passed - House (35 - 7)
6/03 AB 322 Establishes Regulations for Kratom Usage and Possession Bill Passed - House (30 - 12)
5/31 AB 518 Extends Paid Family Leave to LGBTQ+ Members Bill Passed - House (64 - 0)
5/31 AB 1356 Requires Employers Give a 90-Day Notice for Layoffs Bill Passed - House (60 - 14)
5/31 AB 518 Extends Paid Family Leave to LGBTQ+ Members Bill Passed - House (64 - 0)
5/31 AB 310 Reduces Work Requirements for the CalWORKS Program Bill Passed - House (62 - 17)
5/25 SB 377 Amends Voter Registration Policies and Regulations to Prohibit Undocumented Individuals Conference Report Adopted - House (77 - 18)
5/25 SB 1298 Authorizes Medicaid Healthcare Access to Undocumented Individuals 42 and Older Bill Passed - House (72 - 31)
5/24 SB 263 Authorizes Affordable Housing Grants to Women Veterans and Survivors of Domestic Abuse Bill Passed - House (29 - 13)
5/24 HB 6768 Authorizes Pharmacists to Prescribe Birth Control Bill Passed - House (125 - 21)
5/23 SB 153 Requires the Nevada Department of Corrections Regulate the Security, Supervision, Medical, and Mental Health Treatment of Transgender Inmates Bill Passed - House (28 - 14)
5/22 SB 599 Amends Definition of Childcare Facilities to Include Mobile Homes Bill Passed - House (36 - 20)
5/22 HB 205 Authorizes Overtime Pay for Teachers and School Employees Bill Passed - House (93 - 4)
5/20 HF 1938 Amends State Tax Policies and Rebate Check Requirements Bill Passed - House (69 - 63)
5/19 HB 3751 Authorizes DACA Recipients to Become Law enforcement Officers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (100 - 7)
5/17 HR 2494 POLICE Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (255 - 175)
5/16 SF 2909 Appropriates Funding for the State Public Safety Omnibus Bill Bill Passed - House (69 - 63)
5/13 HB 29 Prohibits Discrimination Against Elected Officials in Insurance Bill Passed - House (25 - 15)
5/12 HF 782 Establishes the Minnesota Secure Choice Retirement Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (71 - 57)
5/12 SB 227 Amends Requirements Relating to the Culpable Mental State Necessary for a Homicide Offense Bill Passed - House (106 - 49)
5/11 SB 116 Amends Provisions and Regulations Over Disposal of the Dead Bill Passed - House (155 - 1)
5/11 HR 1163 Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act Bill Passed - House (230 - 200)
5/11 HR 2 Secure the Border Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (219 - 213)
5/10 S 103 Expands Anti-Harassment Protections and Prohibits Pay Discrimination in the Workplace Bill Passed - House (125 - 21)
5/10 SB 1909 Authorizes Lawsuits Against Crisis Pregnancy Centers Bill Passed - House (72 - 40)
5/10 SB 39 Requires Transgender Student Athletes Play Against Those of Their Biological Sex Bill Passed - House (110 - 49)
5/10 S 39 Increases Compensation and Benefits for Members of the Vermont General Assembly Bill Passed - House (102 - 44)
5/10 SB 49 Prohibits Gender-Affirming Medical Care for Minors Bill Passed - House (108 - 50)
5/10 HJ 34 Establishes a Joint Resolution Recognizing the Harm Done by the Salem Witch Trials Joint Resolution Passed - House (121 - 30)
5/10 HB 7 Authorizes the Creation of State Border Police Bill Passed - House (88 - 56)
5/10 HB 218 Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to Include Firearm Industry Members Bill Passed - House (71 - 40)
5/09 HF 2073 Appropriates State Funding for Free College Tuition and Automatic Admission Conference Report Adopted - House (69 - 62)
5/08 HB 23-1304 Amends Various Affordable Housing Rules and Regulations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 4)
5/08 SB 190 Authorizes Counties to Repeal the Property Tax Rates of Missouri Seniors 65 and Older Bill Passed - House (110 - 45)
5/08 HB 81 Prohibits School Teachers and Employees from Using a Student's Preferred Pronouns Bill Passed - House (62 - 32)
5/07 HB 23-1120 Requires Landlords go Through Mediation Before Evicting a Renter Concurrence Vote Passed - House (47 - 16)

arrow_upward