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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 28, 2024 CO HB 24-1007 Prohibit Residential Occupancy Limits Concurrence Vote Passed - House (42 - 16)
March 28, 2024 CO HB 24-1098 Establishes a "For Cause" Eviction Process Concurrence Vote Passed - House (43 - 15)
March 28, 2024 GA HB 581 Limits Future Increases in a Home's Taxable Value Concurrence Vote Passed - House (164 - 2)
March 28, 2024 MO HJR 78 Prohibits New Property Assessments or Reassessments that Exceed a Change in the Consumer Price Index or 2%, whichever is less Joint Resolution Passed - House (104 - 19)
March 28, 2024 ID H 752 Appropriates Funding for the Office of the Attorney General for Fiscal Year 2025 Bill Passed - House (55 - 14)
March 28, 2024 NH HB 1711 Requires Closure of the State Gun Purchase Loophole Bill Passed - House (204 - 149)
March 27, 2024 KY HB 207 Expands Sex Crime Violations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (96 - 0)
March 27, 2024 AK SB 93 Establishes a Fund for the Compensation of Fishermen Bill Passed - House (39 - 1)
March 27, 2024 AZ SB 1021 Amends and Repeals Parts of the Arizona Statutes Concerning Health Professionals Bill Passed - House (40 - 13)
March 27, 2024 AZ SB 1021 Amends and Repeals Parts of the Arizona Statutes Concerning Health Professionals Bill Passed - House (40 - 13)
March 27, 2024 KS SB 387 Amends Various State Educational Reforms and Regulations Bill Passed - House (65 - 58)
March 27, 2024 MO HB 2626 Increases MO-HealthNet Coverage to Include Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants Bill Passed - House (149 - 3)
March 27, 2024 VT H 687 Amends State Land Use and Development Law Act 250 Bill Passed - House (89 - 51)
March 27, 2024 PA HB 777 Prohibits the Sale of Ghost Guns and Establishes Penalties Bill Passed - House (104 - 97)
March 26, 2024 CO HB 24-1081 Amends the Regulation of Sodium Nitrite Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 3)
March 26, 2024 GA SB 429 Establishes a Commission to Study Allocating Payments for Wrongful Conviction and Imprisonment Bill Passed - House (161 - 7)
March 26, 2024 GA SB 132 Prohibits Undocumented Individuals from Certain Land Ownership Bill Passed - House (167 - 4)
March 26, 2024 KY SB 16 Increases Various Corporate Trespass Laws and Penalties and Limits Whistleblowing Bill Passed - House (72 - 25)
March 26, 2024 KS SB 287 Prohibits Administering Any Drug, Diagnostic Test, or Behavioral Health Treatment to a Minor Without Parental Consent Bill Passed - House (85 - 37)
March 26, 2024 KS SB 287 Prohibits Administering Any Drug, Diagnostic Test, or Behavioral Health Treatment to a Minor Without Parental Consent Bill Passed - House (85 - 37)
March 26, 2024 GA SB 132 Prohibits Undocumented Individuals from Certain Land Ownership Bill Passed - House (167 - 4)
March 26, 2024 LA HB 120 Extends and Solidifies the Louisiana Fortify Homes Program Bill Passed - House (87 - 17)
March 26, 2024 VT H 721 Expands Access to Medicaid Bill Passed - House (92 - 39)
March 26, 2024 VT H 880 Increasing Access to Justice and to Corporate Taxes and Fees Bill Passed - House (97 - 40)
March 25, 2024 CO HB 24-1254 Establishes New Regulations of Tissue Banks Bill Passed - House (62 - 1)
March 25, 2024 AK HB 371 Defines Terms Related to Health Care Services Bill Passed - House (33 - 7)
March 21, 2024 GA HB 1339 Expands Health Care Coverage for Lower-Income Adults Concurrence Vote Passed - House (95 - 68)
March 21, 2024 IA HF 2612 Establishes Provisions to Area Educational Agencies Concurrence Vote Passed - House (51 - 43)
March 21, 2024 GA SB 368 Prohibits Foreign Nationals from Donating to Political Campaigns Bill Passed - House (161 - 2)
March 21, 2024 GA SB 420 Prohibits Foreign Governments from Buying Agricultural Land in Georgia Bill Passed - House (97 - 67)
March 21, 2024 AK HB 17 Authorizes Insurance Coverage for Certain Contraceptives Bill Passed - House (29 - 11)
March 21, 2024 National HR 1836 Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (393 - 24)
March 21, 2024 National HR 7023 Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting Act Bill Passed - House (213 - 205)
March 21, 2024 KS HB 2731 Requires the Kansas State Board of Education to Submit Annual Reports on Statewide Assessments Bill Passed - House (80 - 40)
March 20, 2024 AZ SB 1185 Prohibits the Possession of Detached Catalytic Converters Bill Passed - House (29 - 27)
March 20, 2024 National HR 7520 Protecting Americans' Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 Bill Passed - House (414 - 0)
March 20, 2024 AK HB 238 Establishes a Third Degree Misdemeanor Category for Criminal Mischief Bill Passed - House (36 - 4)
March 20, 2024 AK HB 193 Requires Internet Access for All State Public School Districts Bill Passed - House (35 - 2)
March 19, 2024 MS HB 1725 Expands State Medicaid Services Bill Passed - House (98 - 20)
March 19, 2024 National HR 4723 Upholding the Dayton Peace Agreement Through Sanctions Act Bill Passed - House (365 - 30)
March 19, 2024 National H Res 149 Condemning the illegal abduction and forcible transfer of children from Ukraine to the Russian Federation. Resolution Passed - House (390 - 9)
March 18, 2024 AK SB 140 Increases Funding for Rural School Internet Access Veto Override Failed - House (23 - 16)
March 18, 2024 NJ A 2267 Requires the New Jersey Housing Mortgage and Finance Agency Establishes a Pilot Program to Support Insurance Premiums Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 14)
March 18, 2024 NJ A 4 Establishes a New Framework for Determining and Enforcing Municipalities' Affordable Housing Obligations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (50 - 25)
March 18, 2024 ID S 1380 Amends and Addresses Inequities in the State Foster Care System Bill Passed - House (50 - 20)
March 18, 2024 NJ S 1422 Authorizes Taxpayers to Accelerate Depreciation of Eligible Property Expenditures in Connection with Construction of New Affordable Housing Developments Bill Passed - House (67 - 8)
March 18, 2024 MD HB 67 Establishes Violations for Unauthorized Insurers Bill Passed - House (100 - 37)
March 18, 2024 MD HB 67 Establishes Violations for Unauthorized Insurers Bill Passed - House (100 - 37)
March 18, 2024 AK HB 344 Appropriates Funding and Resources for Medical Assistance Demonstration Projects Bill Passed - House (38 - 1)
March 15, 2024 CO HB 24-1139 Amends Death Benefit Statutes after Remarriage Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 6)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/28 HB 24-1007 Prohibit Residential Occupancy Limits Concurrence Vote Passed - House (42 - 16)
3/28 HB 24-1098 Establishes a "For Cause" Eviction Process Concurrence Vote Passed - House (43 - 15)
3/28 HB 581 Limits Future Increases in a Home's Taxable Value Concurrence Vote Passed - House (164 - 2)
3/28 HJR 78 Prohibits New Property Assessments or Reassessments that Exceed a Change in the Consumer Price Index or 2%, whichever is less Joint Resolution Passed - House (104 - 19)
3/28 H 752 Appropriates Funding for the Office of the Attorney General for Fiscal Year 2025 Bill Passed - House (55 - 14)
3/28 HB 1711 Requires Closure of the State Gun Purchase Loophole Bill Passed - House (204 - 149)
3/27 HB 207 Expands Sex Crime Violations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (96 - 0)
3/27 SB 93 Establishes a Fund for the Compensation of Fishermen Bill Passed - House (39 - 1)
3/27 SB 1021 Amends and Repeals Parts of the Arizona Statutes Concerning Health Professionals Bill Passed - House (40 - 13)
3/27 SB 1021 Amends and Repeals Parts of the Arizona Statutes Concerning Health Professionals Bill Passed - House (40 - 13)
3/27 SB 387 Amends Various State Educational Reforms and Regulations Bill Passed - House (65 - 58)
3/27 HB 2626 Increases MO-HealthNet Coverage to Include Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants Bill Passed - House (149 - 3)
3/27 H 687 Amends State Land Use and Development Law Act 250 Bill Passed - House (89 - 51)
3/27 HB 777 Prohibits the Sale of Ghost Guns and Establishes Penalties Bill Passed - House (104 - 97)
3/26 HB 24-1081 Amends the Regulation of Sodium Nitrite Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 3)
3/26 SB 429 Establishes a Commission to Study Allocating Payments for Wrongful Conviction and Imprisonment Bill Passed - House (161 - 7)
3/26 SB 132 Prohibits Undocumented Individuals from Certain Land Ownership Bill Passed - House (167 - 4)
3/26 SB 16 Increases Various Corporate Trespass Laws and Penalties and Limits Whistleblowing Bill Passed - House (72 - 25)
3/26 SB 287 Prohibits Administering Any Drug, Diagnostic Test, or Behavioral Health Treatment to a Minor Without Parental Consent Bill Passed - House (85 - 37)
3/26 SB 287 Prohibits Administering Any Drug, Diagnostic Test, or Behavioral Health Treatment to a Minor Without Parental Consent Bill Passed - House (85 - 37)
3/26 SB 132 Prohibits Undocumented Individuals from Certain Land Ownership Bill Passed - House (167 - 4)
3/26 HB 120 Extends and Solidifies the Louisiana Fortify Homes Program Bill Passed - House (87 - 17)
3/26 H 721 Expands Access to Medicaid Bill Passed - House (92 - 39)
3/26 H 880 Increasing Access to Justice and to Corporate Taxes and Fees Bill Passed - House (97 - 40)
3/25 HB 24-1254 Establishes New Regulations of Tissue Banks Bill Passed - House (62 - 1)
3/25 HB 371 Defines Terms Related to Health Care Services Bill Passed - House (33 - 7)
3/21 HB 1339 Expands Health Care Coverage for Lower-Income Adults Concurrence Vote Passed - House (95 - 68)
3/21 HF 2612 Establishes Provisions to Area Educational Agencies Concurrence Vote Passed - House (51 - 43)
3/21 SB 368 Prohibits Foreign Nationals from Donating to Political Campaigns Bill Passed - House (161 - 2)
3/21 SB 420 Prohibits Foreign Governments from Buying Agricultural Land in Georgia Bill Passed - House (97 - 67)
3/21 HB 17 Authorizes Insurance Coverage for Certain Contraceptives Bill Passed - House (29 - 11)
3/21 HR 1836 Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (393 - 24)
3/21 HR 7023 Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting Act Bill Passed - House (213 - 205)
3/21 HB 2731 Requires the Kansas State Board of Education to Submit Annual Reports on Statewide Assessments Bill Passed - House (80 - 40)
3/20 SB 1185 Prohibits the Possession of Detached Catalytic Converters Bill Passed - House (29 - 27)
3/20 HR 7520 Protecting Americans' Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 Bill Passed - House (414 - 0)
3/20 HB 238 Establishes a Third Degree Misdemeanor Category for Criminal Mischief Bill Passed - House (36 - 4)
3/20 HB 193 Requires Internet Access for All State Public School Districts Bill Passed - House (35 - 2)
3/19 HB 1725 Expands State Medicaid Services Bill Passed - House (98 - 20)
3/19 HR 4723 Upholding the Dayton Peace Agreement Through Sanctions Act Bill Passed - House (365 - 30)
3/19 H Res 149 Condemning the illegal abduction and forcible transfer of children from Ukraine to the Russian Federation. Resolution Passed - House (390 - 9)
3/18 SB 140 Increases Funding for Rural School Internet Access Veto Override Failed - House (23 - 16)
3/18 A 2267 Requires the New Jersey Housing Mortgage and Finance Agency Establishes a Pilot Program to Support Insurance Premiums Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 14)
3/18 A 4 Establishes a New Framework for Determining and Enforcing Municipalities' Affordable Housing Obligations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (50 - 25)
3/18 S 1380 Amends and Addresses Inequities in the State Foster Care System Bill Passed - House (50 - 20)
3/18 S 1422 Authorizes Taxpayers to Accelerate Depreciation of Eligible Property Expenditures in Connection with Construction of New Affordable Housing Developments Bill Passed - House (67 - 8)
3/18 HB 67 Establishes Violations for Unauthorized Insurers Bill Passed - House (100 - 37)
3/18 HB 67 Establishes Violations for Unauthorized Insurers Bill Passed - House (100 - 37)
3/18 HB 344 Appropriates Funding and Resources for Medical Assistance Demonstration Projects Bill Passed - House (38 - 1)
3/15 HB 24-1139 Amends Death Benefit Statutes after Remarriage Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 6)

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