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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 12, 2023 WA HB 1477 Amends the State Working Families' Tax Credit Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 3)
April 11, 2023 AZ SB 1260 Reduces the Arizona Small Business Tax Rate from 2.8% to 2.5% Bill Passed - House (36 - 11)
April 10, 2023 ND HB 1177 Exempts Children's Diapers from State Sales Tax Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 6)
April 8, 2023 MD HB 2 Authorizes Subtraction Modification on State Income Tax for Certain Union Dues Concurrence Vote Passed - House (104 - 36)
April 7, 2023 MD HB 547 Extends the State Earned Income Tax Credits Permanently Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 12)
April 6, 2023 MD HB 2 Authorizes Subtraction Modification on State Income Tax for Certain Union Dues Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 12)
April 4, 2023 MT SB 524 Establishes a Tax on Nonprofit's Expenditures Related to Litigating or Commenting on Proposals Before Agencies Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19)
April 4, 2023 MT HB 648 Expands Eligibility for State Childcare Scholarship Programs for Low-Income Montana Families Bill Passed - House (65 - 34)
March 30, 2023 KY HB 5 Amends the State Bourbon Barrel Tax Exemption Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 39)
March 30, 2023 KY HB 5 Amends the State Bourbon Barrel Tax Exemption Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
March 29, 2023 ID H 292 Reduces State Property Taxes Veto Override Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
March 29, 2023 GA SB 56 Establishes an Online Sales Tax for Digital Goods Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (49 - 5)
March 28, 2023 ID H 292 Reduces State Property Taxes Veto Override Passed - House (58 - 12)
March 27, 2023 MS HB 1671 Expands State Tax Credits from $3.5 to $10 Million a Year for Businesses who Provide Assistance for Pregnant Women Conference Report Adopted - Senate (40 - 12)
March 23, 2023 KS SB 15 Authorizes Increased Tax Credits for the Disabled Bill Passed - House (104 - 18)
March 22, 2023 ND HB 1286 Repeals the Higher Tax Rate on Oil Producers when Commodity Prices Rise Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 10)
March 21, 2023 OK HB 1955 Repeals the 4.5% State Grocery Tax Bill Passed - House (88 - 7)
March 16, 2023 MI SB 82 Exempts Firearm Safety Devices from the State Use Tax Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
March 16, 2023 MI SB 81 Exempts Firearm Safety Devices from the State Sales Tax Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
March 15, 2023 NM HB 547 Restructures the State Tax System Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
March 15, 2023 CO SB 23-1006 Requires Employer Notification of Employee Income Tax Credit Eligibility Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
March 14, 2023 GA HB 162 Authorizes Tax Credits for Individual Taxpayers who Filed Income Tax Returns in Previous Years Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 7)
March 12, 2023 NM HB 547 Restructures the State Tax System Bill Passed - House (50 - 18)
March 10, 2023 MD HB 547 Extends the State Earned Income Tax Credits Permanently Bill Passed - House (101 - 35)
March 7, 2023 HI SB 924 Repeals the Mortgage Interest Tax Deductions on Second Homes Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 2)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/12 HB 1477 Amends the State Working Families' Tax Credit Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 3)
4/11 SB 1260 Reduces the Arizona Small Business Tax Rate from 2.8% to 2.5% Bill Passed - House (36 - 11)
4/10 HB 1177 Exempts Children's Diapers from State Sales Tax Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 6)
4/08 HB 2 Authorizes Subtraction Modification on State Income Tax for Certain Union Dues Concurrence Vote Passed - House (104 - 36)
4/07 HB 547 Extends the State Earned Income Tax Credits Permanently Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 12)
4/06 HB 2 Authorizes Subtraction Modification on State Income Tax for Certain Union Dues Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 12)
4/04 SB 524 Establishes a Tax on Nonprofit's Expenditures Related to Litigating or Commenting on Proposals Before Agencies Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19)
4/04 HB 648 Expands Eligibility for State Childcare Scholarship Programs for Low-Income Montana Families Bill Passed - House (65 - 34)
3/30 HB 5 Amends the State Bourbon Barrel Tax Exemption Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 39)
3/30 HB 5 Amends the State Bourbon Barrel Tax Exemption Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
3/29 H 292 Reduces State Property Taxes Veto Override Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
3/29 SB 56 Establishes an Online Sales Tax for Digital Goods Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (49 - 5)
3/28 H 292 Reduces State Property Taxes Veto Override Passed - House (58 - 12)
3/27 HB 1671 Expands State Tax Credits from $3.5 to $10 Million a Year for Businesses who Provide Assistance for Pregnant Women Conference Report Adopted - Senate (40 - 12)
3/23 SB 15 Authorizes Increased Tax Credits for the Disabled Bill Passed - House (104 - 18)
3/22 HB 1286 Repeals the Higher Tax Rate on Oil Producers when Commodity Prices Rise Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 10)
3/21 HB 1955 Repeals the 4.5% State Grocery Tax Bill Passed - House (88 - 7)
3/16 SB 82 Exempts Firearm Safety Devices from the State Use Tax Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
3/16 SB 81 Exempts Firearm Safety Devices from the State Sales Tax Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
3/15 HB 547 Restructures the State Tax System Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
3/15 SB 23-1006 Requires Employer Notification of Employee Income Tax Credit Eligibility Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
3/14 HB 162 Authorizes Tax Credits for Individual Taxpayers who Filed Income Tax Returns in Previous Years Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 7)
3/12 HB 547 Restructures the State Tax System Bill Passed - House (50 - 18)
3/10 HB 547 Extends the State Earned Income Tax Credits Permanently Bill Passed - House (101 - 35)
3/07 SB 924 Repeals the Mortgage Interest Tax Deductions on Second Homes Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 2)

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