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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 29, 2024 LA HB 334 Authorizes Schools to Bring in Chaplains to Work with Students Concurrence Vote Passed - House (77 - 18)
May 29, 2024 LA HB 383 Authorizes Liability Immunity for Drivers who Hit Protesters While Feeling Threatened Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 17)
May 29, 2024 LA HB 429 Prohibits Public Schools or Any Other School Receiving State Funding from Serving Imported Seafood Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 4)
May 29, 2024 LA HB 429 Prohibits Public Schools or Any Other School Receiving State Funding from Serving Imported Seafood Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 4)
May 29, 2024 RI H 7382 Prohibits Zoning Regulations that Allow Less Than One Unrelated Individual per Bedroom to Live in a House Bill Passed - House (63 - 6)
May 29, 2024 RI H 8190 Establishes Requirements for School Student Attendance Policies Bill Passed - House (64 - 3)
May 28, 2024 LA HB 127 Increases Penalties for Protesters Who Disrupt Traffic Concurrence Vote Passed - House (82 - 17)
May 28, 2024 IL HB 4926 Prohibits Landlords from Charging a Fee to Access a Tenant Screening Report Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 38)
May 28, 2024 LA SCR 21 Authorizes and Memorializes Congress to Support Israel in the Wake of the October 7, 2023, Terror Attacks Joint Resolution Passed - House (73 - 10)
May 25, 2024 IL HB 4206 Authorizes Tenants to Pay Landlords Through Cash or Paper Check to Avoid Transaction Fees Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 36)
May 25, 2024 IL HB 277 Requires Drivers Appearing in Court Have More Notice Before License Suspension Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 36)
May 25, 2024 IL HB 4768 Prohibits Landlords from Retaliating Against Tenants Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 38)
May 25, 2024 IL HB 2499 Prohibits the Sale of Short-Term Limited-Duration Insurance Plans Concurrence Vote Passed - House (72 - 35)
May 25, 2024 IL HB 5395 Establishes New Controls on the State's Health Insurance Industry Concurrence Vote Passed - House (83 - 23)
May 25, 2024 IL SB 3268 Establishes Reporting Requirements for Pharmacy Benefit Managers Bill Passed - House (98 - 6)
May 23, 2024 IL SB 726 Requires Development of Mental Health Screening for K-12 Public School Students Bill Passed - House (80 - 31)
May 23, 2024 IL SB 3501 Requires New Types of Lighting Fixtures at Illinois Department of Natural Resources Facilities Bill Passed - House (71 - 39)
May 23, 2024 IL SB 3235 Amends the Illinois Community Reinvestment Act Bill Passed - House (73 - 38)
May 23, 2024 National HR 5403 CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act Bill Passed - House (216 - 192)
May 23, 2024 CA AB 1825 Establishes the California Freedom to Read Act Bill Passed - House (62 - 3)
May 23, 2024 DE HB 110 Requires Health Benefit Plans Delivered or Issued for Medicaid to Cover Services Related to Termination of Pregnancy Bill Passed - House (26 - 11)
May 22, 2024 OH HB 50 Establishes a Mechanism to Allow Relief-Collateral Sanctions for Housing Concurrence Vote Passed - House (85 - 8)
May 22, 2024 NC HB 198 Amends State Billboard Regulations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (65 - 38)
May 22, 2024 RI S 2269 Prohibits Car Insurance Companies from Increasing Rates on Widows Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 0)
May 22, 2024 IL SB 3771 Authorizes Exonerated Individuals to Pass State Benefits Covering Higher Education Costs on to Dependents Bill Passed - House (71 - 38)
May 22, 2024 IL SB 3203 Prohibits Health Insurers from Denying Coverage for Inhalers Bill Passed - House (87 - 21)
May 22, 2024 MI SB 744 Amends Requirements for Teachers to Successfully Complete Probationary Employment Periods to be More Broad Bill Passed - House (56 - 47)
May 22, 2024 National HR 4763 Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act Bill Passed - House (279 - 136)
May 22, 2024 CA AB 2481 Requires Social Media Platforms Create a Process to Verify an Expansive List of Individuals as Verified Reporters Bill Passed - House (46 - 0)
May 22, 2024 CA AB 3048 Specifies that Businesses Cannot Maintain an Internet Browser that Does Not Include an Opt-Out Preference Signal Feature Bill Passed - House (53 - 7)
May 22, 2024 CA AB 2655 Establishes the Defending Democracy from Deepfake Deception Act of 2024 Bill Passed - House (56 - 1)
May 21, 2024 IL SB 3686 Requires Battery Producers and Importers Implement an Illinois EPA-Approved Battery Stewardship Plan Bill Passed - House (77 - 15)
May 21, 2024 IL SB 3481 Requires Electric Vehicle Battery Storage Facilities Register with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Bill Passed - House (77 - 35)
May 21, 2024 MI SB 767 Appropriates Resource for the Department of Health and Human Services Bill Passed - House (56 - 51)
May 21, 2024 CA AB 1840 Expands the Home Purchase Assistance Program Bill Passed - House (56 - 15)
May 21, 2024 CA AB 2064 Establishes the Community Violence Interdiction Grant Program to Give Communities Funding to Decrease Levels of Violence Bill Passed - House (64 - 7)
May 21, 2024 CA AB 1949 Prohibits the Collection or Selling Personal Info if the Business has Actual Knowledge that the Consumer is Less that 18 years of Age Bill Passed - House (58 - 0)
May 21, 2024 IL HB 581 Establishes and Codifies the Federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act Into State Law Bill Passed - House (73 - 36)
May 20, 2024 IL SB 3455 Authorizes the Department of Revenue to Evaluate the Property Tax System Bill Passed - House (94 - 14)
May 20, 2024 WV SB 1003 Appropriates $50 Million for a New Agriculture Lab at West Virginia State University Bill Passed - House (87 - 7)
May 20, 2024 CA AB 1827 Establishes the Low-Water User Protection Act Bill Passed - House (55 - 15)
May 20, 2024 CA AB 2877 Amends California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 Bill Passed - House (73 - 0)
May 20, 2024 CA AB 2560 Amends the California Coastal Act of 1976 Bill Passed - House (55 - 6)
May 20, 2024 CA AB 3030 Requires Doctor's Offices That Use AI Generate Patient Communications Disclose Their Use of AI to Patients Bill Passed - House (71 - 0)
May 17, 2024 MO SB 1388 Establishes Certain State Nuclear Tax Exemptions Bill Passed - House (141 - 2)
May 16, 2024 IL SB 2976 Amends Appointment Regulations for the State Historic Preservation Board Bill Passed - House (83 - 29)
May 16, 2024 CA AB 2865 Authorizes K-12 Courses Over Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Disorders Bill Passed - House (71 - 0)
May 16, 2024 National HR 8369 Israel Security Assistance Support Act Bill Passed - House (224 - 187)
May 16, 2024 CA AB 2992 Establishes Buyer-Broker Representation Agreements Bill Passed - House (71 - 0)
May 15, 2024 National HR 3935 Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (387 - 26)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/29 HB 334 Authorizes Schools to Bring in Chaplains to Work with Students Concurrence Vote Passed - House (77 - 18)
5/29 HB 383 Authorizes Liability Immunity for Drivers who Hit Protesters While Feeling Threatened Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 17)
5/29 HB 429 Prohibits Public Schools or Any Other School Receiving State Funding from Serving Imported Seafood Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 4)
5/29 HB 429 Prohibits Public Schools or Any Other School Receiving State Funding from Serving Imported Seafood Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 4)
5/29 H 7382 Prohibits Zoning Regulations that Allow Less Than One Unrelated Individual per Bedroom to Live in a House Bill Passed - House (63 - 6)
5/29 H 8190 Establishes Requirements for School Student Attendance Policies Bill Passed - House (64 - 3)
5/28 HB 127 Increases Penalties for Protesters Who Disrupt Traffic Concurrence Vote Passed - House (82 - 17)
5/28 HB 4926 Prohibits Landlords from Charging a Fee to Access a Tenant Screening Report Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 38)
5/28 SCR 21 Authorizes and Memorializes Congress to Support Israel in the Wake of the October 7, 2023, Terror Attacks Joint Resolution Passed - House (73 - 10)
5/25 HB 4206 Authorizes Tenants to Pay Landlords Through Cash or Paper Check to Avoid Transaction Fees Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 36)
5/25 HB 277 Requires Drivers Appearing in Court Have More Notice Before License Suspension Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 36)
5/25 HB 4768 Prohibits Landlords from Retaliating Against Tenants Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 38)
5/25 HB 2499 Prohibits the Sale of Short-Term Limited-Duration Insurance Plans Concurrence Vote Passed - House (72 - 35)
5/25 HB 5395 Establishes New Controls on the State's Health Insurance Industry Concurrence Vote Passed - House (83 - 23)
5/25 SB 3268 Establishes Reporting Requirements for Pharmacy Benefit Managers Bill Passed - House (98 - 6)
5/23 SB 726 Requires Development of Mental Health Screening for K-12 Public School Students Bill Passed - House (80 - 31)
5/23 SB 3501 Requires New Types of Lighting Fixtures at Illinois Department of Natural Resources Facilities Bill Passed - House (71 - 39)
5/23 SB 3235 Amends the Illinois Community Reinvestment Act Bill Passed - House (73 - 38)
5/23 HR 5403 CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act Bill Passed - House (216 - 192)
5/23 AB 1825 Establishes the California Freedom to Read Act Bill Passed - House (62 - 3)
5/23 HB 110 Requires Health Benefit Plans Delivered or Issued for Medicaid to Cover Services Related to Termination of Pregnancy Bill Passed - House (26 - 11)
5/22 HB 50 Establishes a Mechanism to Allow Relief-Collateral Sanctions for Housing Concurrence Vote Passed - House (85 - 8)
5/22 HB 198 Amends State Billboard Regulations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (65 - 38)
5/22 S 2269 Prohibits Car Insurance Companies from Increasing Rates on Widows Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 0)
5/22 SB 3771 Authorizes Exonerated Individuals to Pass State Benefits Covering Higher Education Costs on to Dependents Bill Passed - House (71 - 38)
5/22 SB 3203 Prohibits Health Insurers from Denying Coverage for Inhalers Bill Passed - House (87 - 21)
5/22 SB 744 Amends Requirements for Teachers to Successfully Complete Probationary Employment Periods to be More Broad Bill Passed - House (56 - 47)
5/22 HR 4763 Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act Bill Passed - House (279 - 136)
5/22 AB 2481 Requires Social Media Platforms Create a Process to Verify an Expansive List of Individuals as Verified Reporters Bill Passed - House (46 - 0)
5/22 AB 3048 Specifies that Businesses Cannot Maintain an Internet Browser that Does Not Include an Opt-Out Preference Signal Feature Bill Passed - House (53 - 7)
5/22 AB 2655 Establishes the Defending Democracy from Deepfake Deception Act of 2024 Bill Passed - House (56 - 1)
5/21 SB 3686 Requires Battery Producers and Importers Implement an Illinois EPA-Approved Battery Stewardship Plan Bill Passed - House (77 - 15)
5/21 SB 3481 Requires Electric Vehicle Battery Storage Facilities Register with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Bill Passed - House (77 - 35)
5/21 SB 767 Appropriates Resource for the Department of Health and Human Services Bill Passed - House (56 - 51)
5/21 AB 1840 Expands the Home Purchase Assistance Program Bill Passed - House (56 - 15)
5/21 AB 2064 Establishes the Community Violence Interdiction Grant Program to Give Communities Funding to Decrease Levels of Violence Bill Passed - House (64 - 7)
5/21 AB 1949 Prohibits the Collection or Selling Personal Info if the Business has Actual Knowledge that the Consumer is Less that 18 years of Age Bill Passed - House (58 - 0)
5/21 HB 581 Establishes and Codifies the Federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act Into State Law Bill Passed - House (73 - 36)
5/20 SB 3455 Authorizes the Department of Revenue to Evaluate the Property Tax System Bill Passed - House (94 - 14)
5/20 SB 1003 Appropriates $50 Million for a New Agriculture Lab at West Virginia State University Bill Passed - House (87 - 7)
5/20 AB 1827 Establishes the Low-Water User Protection Act Bill Passed - House (55 - 15)
5/20 AB 2877 Amends California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 Bill Passed - House (73 - 0)
5/20 AB 2560 Amends the California Coastal Act of 1976 Bill Passed - House (55 - 6)
5/20 AB 3030 Requires Doctor's Offices That Use AI Generate Patient Communications Disclose Their Use of AI to Patients Bill Passed - House (71 - 0)
5/17 SB 1388 Establishes Certain State Nuclear Tax Exemptions Bill Passed - House (141 - 2)
5/16 SB 2976 Amends Appointment Regulations for the State Historic Preservation Board Bill Passed - House (83 - 29)
5/16 AB 2865 Authorizes K-12 Courses Over Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Disorders Bill Passed - House (71 - 0)
5/16 HR 8369 Israel Security Assistance Support Act Bill Passed - House (224 - 187)
5/16 AB 2992 Establishes Buyer-Broker Representation Agreements Bill Passed - House (71 - 0)
5/15 HR 3935 Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (387 - 26)

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