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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
Feb. 7, 2024 MS HB 331 Repeals State Regulations for Counties and Cities on Building Permit Processes and Laws Bill Passed - House (81 - 29)
Feb. 7, 2024 PA SB 228 Establishes a Process for Museums to Claim Property Rights on Abandoned, Unclaimed, or Undocumented Property Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 0)
Feb. 7, 2024 FL SB 1758 Increases Access to State Disability Services Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
Feb. 7, 2024 National HR 485 Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act Bill Passed - House (211 - 208)
Feb. 6, 2024 NE LB 829 Amends Provisions Relating to Insurance Coverage for Screening of Colon Cancer Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 6)
Feb. 6, 2024 NM SB 127 Amends Previous Law to Authorize Psychiatrists to Prescribe Certain Treatments Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
Feb. 6, 2024 NM SB 88 Authorizes Electronic Driver Licenses Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
Feb. 6, 2024 NE LB 285 Authorizes the School Community Eligibility Provision Maximization Act Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 10)
Feb. 6, 2024 VA SB 238 Requires State Health Insurance Plans Cover All F.D.A. Approved Contraception Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 15)
Feb. 6, 2024 UT HB 191 Amends Various State Energy Regulations Bill Passed - House (62 - 9)
Feb. 6, 2024 IN SB 128 Prohibits Schools from Using Learning Materials for Instruction on Human Sexuality Without Board Approval Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 10)
Feb. 6, 2024 VA SB 716 Prohibits the Board of Medicine from Taking Disciplinary Action Against a Doctor Based on an Alleged Abortion Care that is Not Prohibited Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 18)
Feb. 6, 2024 OR HB 4104 Requires Alerting Health Care Providers if a Patient Overdoses Bill Passed - House (52 - 2)
Feb. 5, 2024 CO SB 24-1091 Prohibits the use of Fire-hardened Building Materials in Residential Real Property Bill Passed - House (49 - 15)
Feb. 5, 2024 AZ HB 2123 Amends Revised Statutes Regarding Water Measuring Devices Bill Passed - House (31 - 26)
Feb. 5, 2024 UT HJR 19 Establishes the Legislature's support of Sen. Mike Lee's HOUSES Act Joint Resolution Passed - House (60 - 12)
Feb. 5, 2024 IN SB 147 Amends Property Tax Exemption for Property Used by a for-Profit of Early Child Education Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 9)
Feb. 5, 2024 VA HB 597 Establishes the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act Bill Passed - House (53 - 45)
Feb. 4, 2024 NM HB 151 Requires Public Colleges and Universities Include Material on Affirmative Consent in Orientation Bill Passed - House (44 - 17)
Feb. 3, 2024 NM HB 41 Establishes State Clean Energy Standards Bill Passed - House (36 - 33)
Feb. 2, 2024 CO SB 24-058 Requires Landowners Post Warnings on Potential Dangers Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 0)
Feb. 1, 2024 WA SB 5804 Requires Schools keep Opoid Overdose Reversal Medication Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 0)
Feb. 1, 2024 MS HB 774 Authorizes Online Sports Betting Bill Passed - House (98 - 14)
Feb. 1, 2024 NM SB 137 Increases School Board Training Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 9)
Feb. 1, 2024 National HR 6976 Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act Bill Passed - House (274 - 150)
Feb. 1, 2024 GA SB 386 Authorizes Sports Betting in the State of Georgia Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 15)
Feb. 1, 2024 IN HB 1376 Limits When School Tax Referendums can be Presented to Voters Bill Passed - House (51 - 43)
Feb. 1, 2024 NM SB 153 Increases the Amount that is Annually Transferred to the Early Childhood Education and Care Program Fund Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 7)
Jan. 31, 2024 WA SB 5913 Authorizes Name, Image, and Likeness Usage by Student Athletes Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 1)
Jan. 31, 2024 MS SB 2140 Establishes an Online Portal for Physicians to Submit Prior Authorization Requests Bill Passed - Senate (52 - 0)
Jan. 31, 2024 KY HB 96 Requires a Moment of Silence in Schools Bill Passed - House (79 - 17)
Jan. 31, 2024 MS HB 539 Expands Eligibility for Ambulatory Prenatal Care Bill Passed - House (117 - 5)
Jan. 31, 2024 ID H 415 Authorizes Firearms in Schools Bill Passed - House (53 - 16)
Jan. 31, 2024 VA SB 635 Amends To-Go Alcohol Sale Laws to be Permanently Legal Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
Jan. 31, 2024 VA HB 688 Amends To-Go Alcohol Sale Laws to be Permanently Legal Bill Passed - House (81 - 18)
Jan. 31, 2024 WV HB 4776 Increases Student Discipline Policies for State Educators Bill Passed - House (92 - 4)
Jan. 31, 2024 AK SB 88 Authorizes Choice On Pension Plans Available to Alaska Teachers for Retirement Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 5)
Jan. 30, 2024 CA AB 236 Amends Insurance Code in Relation to Coverage Bill Passed - House (59 - 9)
Jan. 30, 2024 SD SB 90 Repeals the Requirement that Landlords Issue a 3-day "Notice to Quit" on Tenants Before Starting an Eviction Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 2)
Jan. 30, 2024 SD SB 136 Expands Scope of the Physician Wellness Program and to Declare an Emergency Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 2)
Jan. 29, 2024 WA HB 1368 Appropriates $80 Million from the Climate Commitment Act for Electric School Bus Purchases Bill Passed - House (58 - 39)
Jan. 29, 2024 WA HB 1368 Appropriates $80 Million from the Climate Commitment Act for Electric School Bus Purchases Bill Passed - House (58 - 39)
Jan. 29, 2024 UT HB 62 Authorizes School Curriculum Over the Water Cycle, State Water Use History, and Various Water Systems Bill Passed - House (65 - 8)
Jan. 29, 2024 UT HB 62 Authorizes School Curriculum Over the Water Cycle, State Water Use History, and Various Water Systems Bill Passed - House (65 - 8)
Jan. 29, 2024 WA HB 1368 Appropriates $80 Million from the Climate Commitment Act for Electric School Bus Purchases Bill Passed - House (58 - 39)
Jan. 29, 2024 IN SB 52 Prohibits Dedicated Bus Lanes Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 14)
Jan. 26, 2024 UT HB 261 Repeals Diversity Training Programs Across All Public Education and Government Agencies in the State Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 14)
Jan. 25, 2024 WI SB 145 Increases Professional Autonomy for Nurses with Advanced Credentials Concurrence Vote Passed - House (64 - 35)
Jan. 25, 2024 UT HB 261 Repeals Diversity Training Programs Across All Public Education and Government Agencies in the State Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 6)
Jan. 25, 2024 WI AB 480 Expands the State Home Purchase Assistance Program Bill Passed - House (64 - 35)
Jan. 25, 2024 SD SB 89 Amends the Required Waiting Period on a Notice to Vacate from 30 to 15 Days for "At Will" Tenants Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 4)
Jan. 24, 2024 KY SB 25 Prohibits Kentucky Cities from Requiring Landlords Accept Low-Income Housing Vouchers Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 6)
Jan. 23, 2024 IN HB 1001 Expands Work-Based Learning Programs Bill Passed - House (80 - 17)
Jan. 23, 2024 WV SB 152 Requires the Phrase "In God We Trust" be Displayed in Public Schools and College Classrooms Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 1)
Jan. 23, 2024 WV SB 280 Authorizes Intelligent Design to be Taught in Public Schools Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 2)
Jan. 23, 2024 KY HB 18 Prohibits Local Governments from Prohibiting Source-of-Income Discrimination in Housing Bill Passed - House (74 - 20)
Jan. 23, 2024 DE SB 202 Establishes Codes Relating to Line of Duty Death Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 0)
Jan. 23, 2024 NE LB 308 Authorizes the Genetic Information Privacy Act Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
Jan. 22, 2024 WA HB 1589 Prohibits Any New Natural Gas Line Construction in the State Bill Passed - House (52 - 45)
Jan. 18, 2024 FL SB 7016 Amends Healthcare Rules Regarding Blood Banks, Birth Centers, and Other Purposes Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
Jan. 18, 2024 National HR 6914 Pregnant Students' Rights Act Bill Passed - House (212 - 207)
Jan. 18, 2024 WI AB 510 Establishes Parental Bill of Rights in Their Child's Religion, Medical care, Records and Education Bill Passed - House (62 - 35)
Jan. 18, 2024 IN HB 1002 Defines Antisemitism as Discrimination on the Basis of the Jewish Religion Bill Passed - House (83 - 0)
Jan. 18, 2024 FL SB 7018 Establishes the Health Care Innovation Council Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
Jan. 17, 2024 SC H 4624 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Bill Passed - House (82 - 23)
Jan. 16, 2024 WI SB 791 Establishes Exemptions from Public Utility Regulations for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 2)
Jan. 16, 2024 WI SB 792 Establishes a Network of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Across the State of Wisconsin Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 2)
Jan. 16, 2024 UT HB 14 Increases Penalties Associated with Threatening or Falsely Reporting an Emergency at School Bill Passed - House (73 - 1)
Jan. 11, 2024 National S J Res 38 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Highway Administration relating to "Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers". Joint Resolution Passed - House (209 - 198)
Jan. 11, 2024 National S J Res 38 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Highway Administration relating to "Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers". Joint Resolution Passed - House (209 - 198)
Jan. 11, 2024 National HR 788 Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (211 - 197)
Jan. 10, 2024 National S J Res 32 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)". Veto Override Failed - Senate (54 - 45)
Jan. 10, 2024 VT H 72 Establishes and Appropriates Funding for Overdose Prevention Centers in the State Bill Passed - House (95 - 35)
Jan. 9, 2024 DE SB 188 Authorizes Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 0)
Jan. 8, 2024 WA HB 1245 Authorizes Lot Splitting for Single Residential Lots Bill Passed - House (94 - 4)
Date No. Title Outcome
2/07 HB 331 Repeals State Regulations for Counties and Cities on Building Permit Processes and Laws Bill Passed - House (81 - 29)
2/07 SB 228 Establishes a Process for Museums to Claim Property Rights on Abandoned, Unclaimed, or Undocumented Property Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 0)
2/07 SB 1758 Increases Access to State Disability Services Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
2/07 HR 485 Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act Bill Passed - House (211 - 208)
2/06 LB 829 Amends Provisions Relating to Insurance Coverage for Screening of Colon Cancer Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 6)
2/06 SB 127 Amends Previous Law to Authorize Psychiatrists to Prescribe Certain Treatments Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
2/06 SB 88 Authorizes Electronic Driver Licenses Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
2/06 LB 285 Authorizes the School Community Eligibility Provision Maximization Act Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 10)
2/06 SB 238 Requires State Health Insurance Plans Cover All F.D.A. Approved Contraception Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 15)
2/06 HB 191 Amends Various State Energy Regulations Bill Passed - House (62 - 9)
2/06 SB 128 Prohibits Schools from Using Learning Materials for Instruction on Human Sexuality Without Board Approval Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 10)
2/06 SB 716 Prohibits the Board of Medicine from Taking Disciplinary Action Against a Doctor Based on an Alleged Abortion Care that is Not Prohibited Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 18)
2/06 HB 4104 Requires Alerting Health Care Providers if a Patient Overdoses Bill Passed - House (52 - 2)
2/05 SB 24-1091 Prohibits the use of Fire-hardened Building Materials in Residential Real Property Bill Passed - House (49 - 15)
2/05 HB 2123 Amends Revised Statutes Regarding Water Measuring Devices Bill Passed - House (31 - 26)
2/05 HJR 19 Establishes the Legislature's support of Sen. Mike Lee's HOUSES Act Joint Resolution Passed - House (60 - 12)
2/05 SB 147 Amends Property Tax Exemption for Property Used by a for-Profit of Early Child Education Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 9)
2/05 HB 597 Establishes the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act Bill Passed - House (53 - 45)
2/04 HB 151 Requires Public Colleges and Universities Include Material on Affirmative Consent in Orientation Bill Passed - House (44 - 17)
2/03 HB 41 Establishes State Clean Energy Standards Bill Passed - House (36 - 33)
2/02 SB 24-058 Requires Landowners Post Warnings on Potential Dangers Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 0)
2/01 SB 5804 Requires Schools keep Opoid Overdose Reversal Medication Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 0)
2/01 HB 774 Authorizes Online Sports Betting Bill Passed - House (98 - 14)
2/01 SB 137 Increases School Board Training Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 9)
2/01 HR 6976 Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act Bill Passed - House (274 - 150)
2/01 SB 386 Authorizes Sports Betting in the State of Georgia Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 15)
2/01 HB 1376 Limits When School Tax Referendums can be Presented to Voters Bill Passed - House (51 - 43)
2/01 SB 153 Increases the Amount that is Annually Transferred to the Early Childhood Education and Care Program Fund Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 7)
1/31 SB 5913 Authorizes Name, Image, and Likeness Usage by Student Athletes Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 1)
1/31 SB 2140 Establishes an Online Portal for Physicians to Submit Prior Authorization Requests Bill Passed - Senate (52 - 0)
1/31 HB 96 Requires a Moment of Silence in Schools Bill Passed - House (79 - 17)
1/31 HB 539 Expands Eligibility for Ambulatory Prenatal Care Bill Passed - House (117 - 5)
1/31 H 415 Authorizes Firearms in Schools Bill Passed - House (53 - 16)
1/31 SB 635 Amends To-Go Alcohol Sale Laws to be Permanently Legal Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
1/31 HB 688 Amends To-Go Alcohol Sale Laws to be Permanently Legal Bill Passed - House (81 - 18)
1/31 HB 4776 Increases Student Discipline Policies for State Educators Bill Passed - House (92 - 4)
1/31 SB 88 Authorizes Choice On Pension Plans Available to Alaska Teachers for Retirement Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 5)
1/30 AB 236 Amends Insurance Code in Relation to Coverage Bill Passed - House (59 - 9)
1/30 SB 90 Repeals the Requirement that Landlords Issue a 3-day "Notice to Quit" on Tenants Before Starting an Eviction Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 2)
1/30 SB 136 Expands Scope of the Physician Wellness Program and to Declare an Emergency Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 2)
1/29 HB 1368 Appropriates $80 Million from the Climate Commitment Act for Electric School Bus Purchases Bill Passed - House (58 - 39)
1/29 HB 1368 Appropriates $80 Million from the Climate Commitment Act for Electric School Bus Purchases Bill Passed - House (58 - 39)
1/29 HB 62 Authorizes School Curriculum Over the Water Cycle, State Water Use History, and Various Water Systems Bill Passed - House (65 - 8)
1/29 HB 62 Authorizes School Curriculum Over the Water Cycle, State Water Use History, and Various Water Systems Bill Passed - House (65 - 8)
1/29 HB 1368 Appropriates $80 Million from the Climate Commitment Act for Electric School Bus Purchases Bill Passed - House (58 - 39)
1/29 SB 52 Prohibits Dedicated Bus Lanes Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 14)
1/26 HB 261 Repeals Diversity Training Programs Across All Public Education and Government Agencies in the State Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 14)
1/25 SB 145 Increases Professional Autonomy for Nurses with Advanced Credentials Concurrence Vote Passed - House (64 - 35)
1/25 HB 261 Repeals Diversity Training Programs Across All Public Education and Government Agencies in the State Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 6)
1/25 AB 480 Expands the State Home Purchase Assistance Program Bill Passed - House (64 - 35)
1/25 SB 89 Amends the Required Waiting Period on a Notice to Vacate from 30 to 15 Days for "At Will" Tenants Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 4)
1/24 SB 25 Prohibits Kentucky Cities from Requiring Landlords Accept Low-Income Housing Vouchers Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 6)
1/23 HB 1001 Expands Work-Based Learning Programs Bill Passed - House (80 - 17)
1/23 SB 152 Requires the Phrase "In God We Trust" be Displayed in Public Schools and College Classrooms Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 1)
1/23 SB 280 Authorizes Intelligent Design to be Taught in Public Schools Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 2)
1/23 HB 18 Prohibits Local Governments from Prohibiting Source-of-Income Discrimination in Housing Bill Passed - House (74 - 20)
1/23 SB 202 Establishes Codes Relating to Line of Duty Death Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 0)
1/23 LB 308 Authorizes the Genetic Information Privacy Act Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
1/22 HB 1589 Prohibits Any New Natural Gas Line Construction in the State Bill Passed - House (52 - 45)
1/18 SB 7016 Amends Healthcare Rules Regarding Blood Banks, Birth Centers, and Other Purposes Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
1/18 HR 6914 Pregnant Students' Rights Act Bill Passed - House (212 - 207)
1/18 AB 510 Establishes Parental Bill of Rights in Their Child's Religion, Medical care, Records and Education Bill Passed - House (62 - 35)
1/18 HB 1002 Defines Antisemitism as Discrimination on the Basis of the Jewish Religion Bill Passed - House (83 - 0)
1/18 SB 7018 Establishes the Health Care Innovation Council Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
1/17 H 4624 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Bill Passed - House (82 - 23)
1/16 SB 791 Establishes Exemptions from Public Utility Regulations for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 2)
1/16 SB 792 Establishes a Network of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Across the State of Wisconsin Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 2)
1/16 HB 14 Increases Penalties Associated with Threatening or Falsely Reporting an Emergency at School Bill Passed - House (73 - 1)
1/11 S J Res 38 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Highway Administration relating to "Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers". Joint Resolution Passed - House (209 - 198)
1/11 S J Res 38 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Highway Administration relating to "Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers". Joint Resolution Passed - House (209 - 198)
1/11 HR 788 Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023 Bill Passed - House (211 - 197)
1/10 S J Res 32 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)". Veto Override Failed - Senate (54 - 45)
1/10 H 72 Establishes and Appropriates Funding for Overdose Prevention Centers in the State Bill Passed - House (95 - 35)
1/09 SB 188 Authorizes Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 0)
1/08 HB 1245 Authorizes Lot Splitting for Single Residential Lots Bill Passed - House (94 - 4)

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