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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
April 14, 2025 WA SB 5284 Reduces Waste Going into Landfills and Creates a Uniform State Recycling System Bill Passed - House (51 - 45)
April 14, 2025 AZ SB 1372 Requires Individuals Who Submit Public Records Requests to Affirm That the Public Record is Not Being Used for Commercial Purposes When They Submit Bill Passed - House (53 - 2)
April 14, 2025 AZ SB 1604 Requires Individuals Charged with a Crime and Found to be Dangerous and Incompetent to Stand Trial to be Placed in a Licensed Secure Facility if a State Mental Health Facility is Not Feasible Bill Passed - House (47 - 8)
April 14, 2025 ND HB 1408 Requires Annual Legislative Sessions Bill Failed - Senate (17 - 30)
April 14, 2025 IA HF 516 Requires 80% of Students Admitted to the University of Iowa's Medical and Dentistry Colleges to be Iowa Residents Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 11)
April 14, 2025 AR SB 352 Prohibits Antisemitic Discrimination in Schools Bill Passed - House (82 - 1)
April 14, 2025 WA HB 1096 Authorizes Housing Options Through Lot Splitting Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 4)
April 14, 2025 IA HF 928 Establishes New Election Recount Procedures in Iowa Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 14)
April 14, 2025 IN SB 197 Establishes a Class C Misdemeanor to Use Public Land for Long-Term Shelter Bill Passed - House (52 - 40)
April 14, 2025 AR SB 544 Prohibits Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) from Owning Pharmacies and Selling Drugs on Retail Bill Passed - House (96 - 1)
April 14, 2025 WA SB 5181 Amends Parental Bill of Rights to be in Alignment with State Law Bill Passed - House (56 - 39)
April 14, 2025 ND SB 2307 Requires Libraries Remove Explicit Materials from Main Areas Bill Passed - House (49 - 45)
April 14, 2025 MT HB 442 Repeals the Mandate to Automatically Report Medical Malpractice Cases and Insurance Payouts to the State Licensure Board Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 18)
April 14, 2025 AR SB 520 Prohibits Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Programs in Local Governments Bill Passed - House (68 - 22)
April 14, 2025 IA SF 369 Requires High School Students to Pass a Civics Test Identical to the U.S. Citizenship Test to Graduate Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 7)
April 14, 2025 IA SF 369 Requires High School Students to Pass a Civics Test Identical to the U.S. Citizenship Test to Graduate Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 7)
April 12, 2025 WV HB 2014 Establishes the Certified Industrial Business Expansion Microgrid Development Program and the High-Impact Data Center Program Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
April 12, 2025 WV HB 2402 Requires a Parent/Guardian, Foster Parent or Kinship Placement Have Access to Their Child's Medical Records Concurrence Vote Passed - House (83 - 9)
April 12, 2025 WV HB 2755 Authorizes West Virginia Board of Education to Submit Rules to the Legislature for Review Concurrence Vote Passed - House (66 - 32)
April 12, 2025 WV SB 907 Authorizes the West Virginia Economic Development Authority Board of Directors to make Certain Determinations Related to High Impact Development Projects Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 2)
April 12, 2025 WV SB 154 Prohibits Sexual Orientation Instruction in Schools Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
April 12, 2025 WV HB 2402 Requires a Parent/Guardian, Foster Parent or Kinship Placement Have Access to Their Child's Medical Records Concurrence Vote Passed - House (83 - 9)
April 12, 2025 WV HB 2014 Establishes the Certified Industrial Business Expansion Microgrid Development Program and the High-Impact Data Center Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (82 - 16)
April 12, 2025 MT HB 818 Prohibits Most Foreign Contributions to Ballot Initiative Organizations Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (38 - 12)
April 12, 2025 WA SB 5471 Authorizes Middle Housing in Unincorporated Growth Areas and Unincorporated Urban Growth Areas Bill Passed - House (90 - 4)
April 11, 2025 KS SB 98 Exempts Qualified Data Centers From Sales Taxes and Sets Eligibility Requirements Conference Report Adopted - Senate (26 - 8)
April 11, 2025 KS SB 98 Exempts Qualified Data Centers From Sales Taxes and Sets Eligibility Requirements Conference Report Adopted - House (85 - 37)
April 11, 2025 KS SB 98 Exempts Qualified Data Centers From Sales Taxes and Sets Eligibility Requirements Conference Report Adopted - House (85 - 37)
April 11, 2025 KS HB 2045 Establishes the Office of Early Childhood Conference Report Adopted - Senate (30 - 10)
April 11, 2025 KS HB 2289 Reduces the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Amount to $0 by 2028 Conference Report Adopted - Senate (33 - 7)
April 11, 2025 KS SB 98 Exempts Qualified Data Centers From Sales Taxes and Sets Eligibility Requirements Conference Report Adopted - Senate (26 - 8)
April 11, 2025 KS HB 2289 Reduces the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Amount to $0 by 2028 Conference Report Adopted - Senate (33 - 7)
April 11, 2025 WV HB 2009 Authorizes Certain Executive Branch Reorganization Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 8)
April 11, 2025 WV HB 2008 Amends and Reorganizes the Department of Economic Development into the Department of Commerce Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 8)
April 11, 2025 KS HB 2045 Establishes the Office of Early Childhood Conference Report Adopted - House (99 - 23)
April 11, 2025 KS HB 2289 Reduces the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Amount to $0 by 2028 Conference Report Adopted - House (98 - 23)
April 11, 2025 KS HB 2289 Reduces the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Amount to $0 by 2028 Conference Report Adopted - House (98 - 23)
April 11, 2025 AK HB 69 Authorizes Open Enrollment for Students in Alaska Concurrence Vote Passed - House (21 - 16)
April 11, 2025 CO HB 25-1240 Requires Landlords to Comply with Federal COVID-Era Eviction Requirements When Trying to Evict a Tenant Concurrence Vote Passed - House (39 - 22)
April 11, 2025 CO HB 25-1182 Requires Home Insurance Companies to Take into Account Wildfire Mitigation Work Done by Homeowners and Communities when Calculating a Property's Risk Concurrence Vote Passed - House (42 - 20)
April 11, 2025 CO HB 25-1113 Prohibits Local Governments from Allowing Nonfunctional Turf from being Installed as part of a New or Redeveloped Multifamily Residential Property Concurrence Vote Passed - House (41 - 21)
April 11, 2025 CO HB 25-1135 Requires Colorado School Districts to Establish and Publish Policies Regarding Students' Use of Cellphones Concurrence Vote Passed - House (46 - 16)
April 11, 2025 MT HB 400 Prohibits Discipline Against Students who Refuse to Use Peers' Preferred Names or Pronouns Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 20)
April 11, 2025 MT SB 508 Amends Drunk Driving Laws to Include Any Detectable Traces of THC for Individuals Under the Age of 21 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 37)
April 11, 2025 MT SB 437 Amends and Defines Sex as Binary in Montana State Law Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 44)
April 11, 2025 AK HB 69 Authorizes Open Enrollment for Students in Alaska Bill Passed - Senate (11 - 9)
April 11, 2025 WV SB 154 Prohibits Sexual Orientation Instruction in Schools Bill Passed - House (82 - 17)
April 11, 2025 WV HB 3412 Authorizes State Legislature to Set Their Own Rules About Public Access of Information Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9)
April 11, 2025 AR HB 1252 Establishes the Certified Community-Based Doula Certification Act Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
April 11, 2025 WA HB 1296 Requires the State to Promote a Safe and Supportive Public Education System Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/14 SB 5284 Reduces Waste Going into Landfills and Creates a Uniform State Recycling System Bill Passed - House (51 - 45)
4/14 SB 1372 Requires Individuals Who Submit Public Records Requests to Affirm That the Public Record is Not Being Used for Commercial Purposes When They Submit Bill Passed - House (53 - 2)
4/14 SB 1604 Requires Individuals Charged with a Crime and Found to be Dangerous and Incompetent to Stand Trial to be Placed in a Licensed Secure Facility if a State Mental Health Facility is Not Feasible Bill Passed - House (47 - 8)
4/14 HB 1408 Requires Annual Legislative Sessions Bill Failed - Senate (17 - 30)
4/14 HF 516 Requires 80% of Students Admitted to the University of Iowa's Medical and Dentistry Colleges to be Iowa Residents Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 11)
4/14 SB 352 Prohibits Antisemitic Discrimination in Schools Bill Passed - House (82 - 1)
4/14 HB 1096 Authorizes Housing Options Through Lot Splitting Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 4)
4/14 HF 928 Establishes New Election Recount Procedures in Iowa Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 14)
4/14 SB 197 Establishes a Class C Misdemeanor to Use Public Land for Long-Term Shelter Bill Passed - House (52 - 40)
4/14 SB 544 Prohibits Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) from Owning Pharmacies and Selling Drugs on Retail Bill Passed - House (96 - 1)
4/14 SB 5181 Amends Parental Bill of Rights to be in Alignment with State Law Bill Passed - House (56 - 39)
4/14 SB 2307 Requires Libraries Remove Explicit Materials from Main Areas Bill Passed - House (49 - 45)
4/14 HB 442 Repeals the Mandate to Automatically Report Medical Malpractice Cases and Insurance Payouts to the State Licensure Board Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 18)
4/14 SB 520 Prohibits Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Programs in Local Governments Bill Passed - House (68 - 22)
4/14 SF 369 Requires High School Students to Pass a Civics Test Identical to the U.S. Citizenship Test to Graduate Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 7)
4/14 SF 369 Requires High School Students to Pass a Civics Test Identical to the U.S. Citizenship Test to Graduate Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 7)
4/12 HB 2014 Establishes the Certified Industrial Business Expansion Microgrid Development Program and the High-Impact Data Center Program Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
4/12 HB 2402 Requires a Parent/Guardian, Foster Parent or Kinship Placement Have Access to Their Child's Medical Records Concurrence Vote Passed - House (83 - 9)
4/12 HB 2755 Authorizes West Virginia Board of Education to Submit Rules to the Legislature for Review Concurrence Vote Passed - House (66 - 32)
4/12 SB 907 Authorizes the West Virginia Economic Development Authority Board of Directors to make Certain Determinations Related to High Impact Development Projects Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 2)
4/12 SB 154 Prohibits Sexual Orientation Instruction in Schools Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
4/12 HB 2402 Requires a Parent/Guardian, Foster Parent or Kinship Placement Have Access to Their Child's Medical Records Concurrence Vote Passed - House (83 - 9)
4/12 HB 2014 Establishes the Certified Industrial Business Expansion Microgrid Development Program and the High-Impact Data Center Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (82 - 16)
4/12 HB 818 Prohibits Most Foreign Contributions to Ballot Initiative Organizations Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (38 - 12)
4/12 SB 5471 Authorizes Middle Housing in Unincorporated Growth Areas and Unincorporated Urban Growth Areas Bill Passed - House (90 - 4)
4/11 SB 98 Exempts Qualified Data Centers From Sales Taxes and Sets Eligibility Requirements Conference Report Adopted - Senate (26 - 8)
4/11 SB 98 Exempts Qualified Data Centers From Sales Taxes and Sets Eligibility Requirements Conference Report Adopted - House (85 - 37)
4/11 SB 98 Exempts Qualified Data Centers From Sales Taxes and Sets Eligibility Requirements Conference Report Adopted - House (85 - 37)
4/11 HB 2045 Establishes the Office of Early Childhood Conference Report Adopted - Senate (30 - 10)
4/11 HB 2289 Reduces the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Amount to $0 by 2028 Conference Report Adopted - Senate (33 - 7)
4/11 SB 98 Exempts Qualified Data Centers From Sales Taxes and Sets Eligibility Requirements Conference Report Adopted - Senate (26 - 8)
4/11 HB 2289 Reduces the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Amount to $0 by 2028 Conference Report Adopted - Senate (33 - 7)
4/11 HB 2009 Authorizes Certain Executive Branch Reorganization Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 8)
4/11 HB 2008 Amends and Reorganizes the Department of Economic Development into the Department of Commerce Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 8)
4/11 HB 2045 Establishes the Office of Early Childhood Conference Report Adopted - House (99 - 23)
4/11 HB 2289 Reduces the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Amount to $0 by 2028 Conference Report Adopted - House (98 - 23)
4/11 HB 2289 Reduces the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Amount to $0 by 2028 Conference Report Adopted - House (98 - 23)
4/11 HB 69 Authorizes Open Enrollment for Students in Alaska Concurrence Vote Passed - House (21 - 16)
4/11 HB 25-1240 Requires Landlords to Comply with Federal COVID-Era Eviction Requirements When Trying to Evict a Tenant Concurrence Vote Passed - House (39 - 22)
4/11 HB 25-1182 Requires Home Insurance Companies to Take into Account Wildfire Mitigation Work Done by Homeowners and Communities when Calculating a Property's Risk Concurrence Vote Passed - House (42 - 20)
4/11 HB 25-1113 Prohibits Local Governments from Allowing Nonfunctional Turf from being Installed as part of a New or Redeveloped Multifamily Residential Property Concurrence Vote Passed - House (41 - 21)
4/11 HB 25-1135 Requires Colorado School Districts to Establish and Publish Policies Regarding Students' Use of Cellphones Concurrence Vote Passed - House (46 - 16)
4/11 HB 400 Prohibits Discipline Against Students who Refuse to Use Peers' Preferred Names or Pronouns Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 20)
4/11 SB 508 Amends Drunk Driving Laws to Include Any Detectable Traces of THC for Individuals Under the Age of 21 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 37)
4/11 SB 437 Amends and Defines Sex as Binary in Montana State Law Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 44)
4/11 HB 69 Authorizes Open Enrollment for Students in Alaska Bill Passed - Senate (11 - 9)
4/11 SB 154 Prohibits Sexual Orientation Instruction in Schools Bill Passed - House (82 - 17)
4/11 HB 3412 Authorizes State Legislature to Set Their Own Rules About Public Access of Information Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9)
4/11 HB 1252 Establishes the Certified Community-Based Doula Certification Act Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
4/11 HB 1296 Requires the State to Promote a Safe and Supportive Public Education System Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19)

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