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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 27, 2024 NC HB 250 Requires Autopsies to Remain Public Record Conference Report Adopted - House (85 - 18)
June 27, 2024 NC SB 559 Authorizes Charter Schools to Elect to Become Part of the State Health Plan Conference Report Adopted - House (86 - 19)
June 27, 2024 NC HB 199 Authorizes Digital Drivers Licenses Concurrence Vote Passed - House (108 - 2)
June 27, 2024 CA SB 159 Amends Various State Healthcare Provisions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 8)
June 27, 2024 NC SB 332 Appropriates Funding to Implement State Teacher Raises Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (44 - 0)
June 27, 2024 OH SB 168 Amends Education Reform Law Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 3)
June 27, 2024 CA AB 1955 Prohibits School Districts From Mandating Parental Notification of Student Pronouns Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 16)
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 607 Establishes Various Regulations Over the North Carolina Railroad Charter Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 13)
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 SB 159 Amends Various State Healthcare Provisions Bill Passed - House (59 - 10)
June 27, 2024 MI SB 911 Amends the State's School Retirement System Bill Passed - House (56 - 54)
June 27, 2024 MI SB 366 Increases Natural Gas Safety Violation Fines to be in Line with Federal Amounts Bill Passed - House (89 - 21)
June 27, 2024 CT SB 501 Amends Motor Vehicle Property Tax Assessments Bill Passed - House (82 - 42)
June 27, 2024 MI SB 206 Prohibits Source of Income Discrimination for Residential Rental Accommodations Bill Passed - House (56 - 54)
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 27, 2024 MI SB 205 Prohibits Landlords from Discriminating Based on Source of Income Bill Passed - House (56 - 54)
June 27, 2024 MI HB 5826 Creates a Doula Scholarship Fund Bill Passed - House (58 - 52)
June 26, 2024 CA SB 153 Appropriates Funding for the State Education Omnibus Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 7)
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 OH HB 214 Requires Public Schools Adopt Policies On Expectations Related to Staff Member Professional Duties Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 30)
June 26, 2024 OH HB 301 Expands Non-profit Corporation Law in Ohio Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 29)
June 26, 2024 OH HB 47 Requires Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in Schools Concurrence Vote Passed - House (81 - 11)
June 26, 2024 OH HB 56 Prohibits Various Forms of Stunt Driving and Enforces Stricter Penalties from Law Enforcement for Reckless Driving Concurrence Vote Passed - House (91 - 1)
June 26, 2024 PA HB 1490 Amends and Modernizes Pennsylvania's Acupuncture Law Concurrence Vote Passed - House (119 - 83)
Date No. Title Outcome
6/27 HB 250 Requires Autopsies to Remain Public Record Conference Report Adopted - House (85 - 18)
6/27 SB 559 Authorizes Charter Schools to Elect to Become Part of the State Health Plan Conference Report Adopted - House (86 - 19)
6/27 HB 199 Authorizes Digital Drivers Licenses Concurrence Vote Passed - House (108 - 2)
6/27 SB 159 Amends Various State Healthcare Provisions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 8)
6/27 SB 332 Appropriates Funding to Implement State Teacher Raises Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (44 - 0)
6/27 SB 168 Amends Education Reform Law Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 3)
6/27 AB 1955 Prohibits School Districts From Mandating Parental Notification of Student Pronouns Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 16)
6/27 SB 1524 Prohibits Businesses from Applying Hidden Fees and Unlawful Advertising to Consumers Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
6/27 SB 607 Establishes Various Regulations Over the North Carolina Railroad Charter Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 13)
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 SB 159 Amends Various State Healthcare Provisions Bill Passed - House (59 - 10)
6/27 SB 911 Amends the State's School Retirement System Bill Passed - House (56 - 54)
6/27 SB 366 Increases Natural Gas Safety Violation Fines to be in Line with Federal Amounts Bill Passed - House (89 - 21)
6/27 SB 501 Amends Motor Vehicle Property Tax Assessments Bill Passed - House (82 - 42)
6/27 SB 206 Prohibits Source of Income Discrimination for Residential Rental Accommodations Bill Passed - House (56 - 54)
6/27 AB 2841 Authorizes Streamlining of Research and the Application Process for Marijuana and Psychedelics in California Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
6/27 SB 205 Prohibits Landlords from Discriminating Based on Source of Income Bill Passed - House (56 - 54)
6/27 HB 5826 Creates a Doula Scholarship Fund Bill Passed - House (58 - 52)
6/26 SB 153 Appropriates Funding for the State Education Omnibus Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 7)
6/26 SB 40 Establishes the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact Into State Law Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 9)
6/26 HB 214 Requires Public Schools Adopt Policies On Expectations Related to Staff Member Professional Duties Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 30)
6/26 HB 301 Expands Non-profit Corporation Law in Ohio Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 29)
6/26 HB 47 Requires Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in Schools Concurrence Vote Passed - House (81 - 11)
6/26 HB 56 Prohibits Various Forms of Stunt Driving and Enforces Stricter Penalties from Law Enforcement for Reckless Driving Concurrence Vote Passed - House (91 - 1)
6/26 HB 1490 Amends and Modernizes Pennsylvania's Acupuncture Law Concurrence Vote Passed - House (119 - 83)

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