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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
May 1, 2024 MN HF 3911 Appropriates Millions in Funding for Various Environmental Conservation Efforts Bill Passed - House (68 - 63)
April 30, 2024 KS SB 287 Prohibits Administering Any Drug, Diagnostic Test, or Behavioral Health Treatment to a Minor Without Parental Consent Conference Report Adopted - Senate (26 - 10)
April 30, 2024 RI S 2396 Requires Insurance Companies Cover, Diagnose, and Treat Infertility for Women Ages 25 to 42 Years Old Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5)
April 30, 2024 National HR 4824 Carbon Sequestration Collaboration Act Bill Passed - House (364 - 44)
April 30, 2024 National HR 6093 Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (394 - 19)
April 30, 2024 National HR 764 Trust the Science Act Bill Passed - House (209 - 205)
April 30, 2024 National HR 3397 WEST Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (212 - 202)
April 30, 2024 National HR 615 Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (214 - 201)
April 30, 2024 National HR 3195 Superior National Forest Restoration Act Bill Passed - House (212 - 203)
April 30, 2024 MN SF 5335 Appropriates Funding for State Human Services Budget Bill Passed - Senate (53 - 13)
April 30, 2024 RI S 2396 Requires Insurance Companies Cover, Diagnose, and Treat Infertility for Women Ages 25 to 42 Years Old Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5)
April 29, 2024 LA SB 323 Amends and Defines Certain Insurance Terms Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
April 29, 2024 LA HB 611 Repeals the State Rule Prohibiting Insurance Renewals for Failure of Payments Concurrence Vote Passed - House (82 - 15)
April 29, 2024 AK SCR 9 Alleges Support for Greater Mental Health/substance Assistance Parity Joint Resolution Passed - House (37 - 1)
April 29, 2024 CO SB 24-020 Authorizes Restaurants to Serve To-Go Alcohol Permanently Bill Passed - House (60 - 3)
April 29, 2024 National HR 4866 Fire Weather Development Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (341 - 48)
April 29, 2024 MO SB 751 Requires 340B Drugs to Be Covered by Insurance Providers Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 3)
April 29, 2024 MO SB 751 Requires 340B Drugs to Be Covered by Insurance Providers Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 3)
April 29, 2024 MS SB 3058 Establishes Reappropriation to Agencies Regarding the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 9)
April 25, 2024 OK SB 1510 Expands Enforcement of the Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022 to Agriculture, Timber, and Mining Companies Bill Failed - House (40 - 44)
April 25, 2024 DE SB 249 Amends and Authorizes Additional Flexibility When Issuing Captive Insurance Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 1)
April 25, 2024 DE HB 350 Establishes the Diamond State Hospital Cost Review Board to Improve Transparency Bill Passed - House (21 - 16)
April 24, 2024 LA SB 295 Amends and Revises Property, Casualty, and Liability Rate Filing Requirements Bill Passed - House (93 - 3)
April 24, 2024 LA HB 611 Repeals the State Rule Prohibiting Insurance Renewals for Failure of Payments Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
April 24, 2024 OH HB 70 Requires Public and Chartered Schools Adopt Policies for Over the Counter Drugs Bill Passed - House (92 - 1)
April 24, 2024 OH HB 230 Increases Penalties for Drug and Human Trafficking Bill Passed - House (80 - 13)
April 24, 2024 CO SB 24-149 Amends State Worker Compensation Insurance Laws Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13)
April 23, 2024 TN HB 2269 Amends and Reforms State Hospital Certificate of Need Laws Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 2)
April 23, 2024 DE SB 237 Establishes Community Resilience Plans Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 5)
April 19, 2024 NY S 8307 Appropriates Resources for the State Mental Hygiene Budget Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 20)
April 19, 2024 NY S 8307 Appropriates Resources for the State Mental Hygiene Budget Bill Passed - House (99 - 47)
April 18, 2024 National S 4072 A bill to prohibit the use of funds to implement, administer, or enforce certain rules of the Environmental Protection Agency. Bill Failed - Senate (52 - 46)
April 18, 2024 DE HB 13 Requires the Director fo the Sustainable Energy Utiltiy to Administer a Financial Assistance Program to Help with the Installation of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Bill Passed - House (21 - 13)
April 18, 2024 NE LB 1169 Amends the Nebraska State Historical Society Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 4)
April 18, 2024 IL HB 5239 Expands Abortion Shield Laws so State and Local Authorities are Prohibited from Providing Information for Out-of-State Investigations Bill Passed - House (72 - 37)
April 18, 2024 IL HB 4895 Requires Climate Change Education be Taught in State Public Schools Bill Passed - House (70 - 37)
April 18, 2024 IL HB 4942 Requires Coroners Notify Law Enforcement when Suspiciously High Levels of Fentanyl are Found During an Autopsy Bill Passed - House (78 - 33)
April 18, 2024 DE HB 140 Authorizes Delaware Residents of Delaware to Request and Self-Administer Medication to End Ones Life Bill Passed - House (21 - 16)
April 17, 2024 VA SB 238 Requires State Health Insurance Plans Cover All F.D.A. Approved Contraception Bill Passed - House (69 - 29)
April 17, 2024 VA SB 238 Requires State Health Insurance Plans Cover All F.D.A. Approved Contraception Bill Passed - House (69 - 29)
April 17, 2024 CT SB 290 Amends State Environment Statutes Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 2)
April 17, 2024 IL SB 1087 Requires the Illinois Department of Public Health to Create a Public Health Awareness Campaign on Mold Exposure Bill Passed - Senate (55 - 0)
April 16, 2024 MI HB 4596 Requires Disposable Wipes to Have "Do Not Flush" Labels Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 13)
April 16, 2024 PA SB 979 Requires Agriculture Businesses and Professionals Post Public Notices On-Site About Dangerous Transmissible Diseases Bill Passed - House (166 - 34)
April 16, 2024 TN HB 2269 Amends and Reforms State Hospital Certificate of Need Laws Bill Passed - House (72 - 20)
April 16, 2024 IL HB 4867 Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act by Adding Reproductive Health Decisions Bill Passed - House (72 - 39)
April 16, 2024 IL HB 4867 Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act by Adding Reproductive Health Decisions Bill Passed - House (72 - 39)
April 16, 2024 IL HB 4653 Amends Practices Associated with Inservice Training Workshops and Training for Responding to Trauma in Schools Bill Passed - House (100 - 11)
April 16, 2024 PA HB 254 Establishes the Lake Erie Energy Development Act Bill Passed - House (102 - 99)
April 16, 2024 National HR 4681 Illicit Captagon Trafficking Suppression Act Bill Passed - House (410 - 13)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/01 HF 3911 Appropriates Millions in Funding for Various Environmental Conservation Efforts Bill Passed - House (68 - 63)
4/30 SB 287 Prohibits Administering Any Drug, Diagnostic Test, or Behavioral Health Treatment to a Minor Without Parental Consent Conference Report Adopted - Senate (26 - 10)
4/30 S 2396 Requires Insurance Companies Cover, Diagnose, and Treat Infertility for Women Ages 25 to 42 Years Old Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5)
4/30 HR 4824 Carbon Sequestration Collaboration Act Bill Passed - House (364 - 44)
4/30 HR 6093 Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (394 - 19)
4/30 HR 764 Trust the Science Act Bill Passed - House (209 - 205)
4/30 HR 3397 WEST Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (212 - 202)
4/30 HR 615 Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (214 - 201)
4/30 HR 3195 Superior National Forest Restoration Act Bill Passed - House (212 - 203)
4/30 SF 5335 Appropriates Funding for State Human Services Budget Bill Passed - Senate (53 - 13)
4/30 S 2396 Requires Insurance Companies Cover, Diagnose, and Treat Infertility for Women Ages 25 to 42 Years Old Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5)
4/29 SB 323 Amends and Defines Certain Insurance Terms Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
4/29 HB 611 Repeals the State Rule Prohibiting Insurance Renewals for Failure of Payments Concurrence Vote Passed - House (82 - 15)
4/29 SCR 9 Alleges Support for Greater Mental Health/substance Assistance Parity Joint Resolution Passed - House (37 - 1)
4/29 SB 24-020 Authorizes Restaurants to Serve To-Go Alcohol Permanently Bill Passed - House (60 - 3)
4/29 HR 4866 Fire Weather Development Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (341 - 48)
4/29 SB 751 Requires 340B Drugs to Be Covered by Insurance Providers Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 3)
4/29 SB 751 Requires 340B Drugs to Be Covered by Insurance Providers Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 3)
4/29 SB 3058 Establishes Reappropriation to Agencies Regarding the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 9)
4/25 SB 1510 Expands Enforcement of the Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022 to Agriculture, Timber, and Mining Companies Bill Failed - House (40 - 44)
4/25 SB 249 Amends and Authorizes Additional Flexibility When Issuing Captive Insurance Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 1)
4/25 HB 350 Establishes the Diamond State Hospital Cost Review Board to Improve Transparency Bill Passed - House (21 - 16)
4/24 SB 295 Amends and Revises Property, Casualty, and Liability Rate Filing Requirements Bill Passed - House (93 - 3)
4/24 HB 611 Repeals the State Rule Prohibiting Insurance Renewals for Failure of Payments Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
4/24 HB 70 Requires Public and Chartered Schools Adopt Policies for Over the Counter Drugs Bill Passed - House (92 - 1)
4/24 HB 230 Increases Penalties for Drug and Human Trafficking Bill Passed - House (80 - 13)
4/24 SB 24-149 Amends State Worker Compensation Insurance Laws Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13)
4/23 HB 2269 Amends and Reforms State Hospital Certificate of Need Laws Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 2)
4/23 SB 237 Establishes Community Resilience Plans Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 5)
4/19 S 8307 Appropriates Resources for the State Mental Hygiene Budget Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 20)
4/19 S 8307 Appropriates Resources for the State Mental Hygiene Budget Bill Passed - House (99 - 47)
4/18 S 4072 A bill to prohibit the use of funds to implement, administer, or enforce certain rules of the Environmental Protection Agency. Bill Failed - Senate (52 - 46)
4/18 HB 13 Requires the Director fo the Sustainable Energy Utiltiy to Administer a Financial Assistance Program to Help with the Installation of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Bill Passed - House (21 - 13)
4/18 LB 1169 Amends the Nebraska State Historical Society Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 4)
4/18 HB 5239 Expands Abortion Shield Laws so State and Local Authorities are Prohibited from Providing Information for Out-of-State Investigations Bill Passed - House (72 - 37)
4/18 HB 4895 Requires Climate Change Education be Taught in State Public Schools Bill Passed - House (70 - 37)
4/18 HB 4942 Requires Coroners Notify Law Enforcement when Suspiciously High Levels of Fentanyl are Found During an Autopsy Bill Passed - House (78 - 33)
4/18 HB 140 Authorizes Delaware Residents of Delaware to Request and Self-Administer Medication to End Ones Life Bill Passed - House (21 - 16)
4/17 SB 238 Requires State Health Insurance Plans Cover All F.D.A. Approved Contraception Bill Passed - House (69 - 29)
4/17 SB 238 Requires State Health Insurance Plans Cover All F.D.A. Approved Contraception Bill Passed - House (69 - 29)
4/17 SB 290 Amends State Environment Statutes Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 2)
4/17 SB 1087 Requires the Illinois Department of Public Health to Create a Public Health Awareness Campaign on Mold Exposure Bill Passed - Senate (55 - 0)
4/16 HB 4596 Requires Disposable Wipes to Have "Do Not Flush" Labels Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 13)
4/16 SB 979 Requires Agriculture Businesses and Professionals Post Public Notices On-Site About Dangerous Transmissible Diseases Bill Passed - House (166 - 34)
4/16 HB 2269 Amends and Reforms State Hospital Certificate of Need Laws Bill Passed - House (72 - 20)
4/16 HB 4867 Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act by Adding Reproductive Health Decisions Bill Passed - House (72 - 39)
4/16 HB 4867 Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act by Adding Reproductive Health Decisions Bill Passed - House (72 - 39)
4/16 HB 4653 Amends Practices Associated with Inservice Training Workshops and Training for Responding to Trauma in Schools Bill Passed - House (100 - 11)
4/16 HB 254 Establishes the Lake Erie Energy Development Act Bill Passed - House (102 - 99)
4/16 HR 4681 Illicit Captagon Trafficking Suppression Act Bill Passed - House (410 - 13)

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