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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
March 11, 2025 CO HB 25-1009 Authorizes Fire Protection Provisions that Allow Metropolitan Districts to Require the Removal of Dead or Dry Material that can Fuel a Wildfire Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 11)
March 11, 2025 KY HB 45 Prohibits Foreign Donors and Entities from Donating to Campaigns for Ballot Measures Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
March 11, 2025 ID H 83 Authorizes Law Enforcement to Regulate Undocumented Immigrants if They are Involved in Crimes Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
March 11, 2025 NE LB 34 Establishes Year-Round Daylight Savings Time Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 18)
March 11, 2025 NE LB 302 Repeals Daylight Savings Time Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 15)
March 11, 2025 AR HB 1489 Authorizes the Use of Nitrogen Gas in State Executions Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
March 11, 2025 National PN 12-41 Nomination of Abigail Slater to be an Assistant Attorney General Cloture Invoked - Senate (77 - 19)
March 11, 2025 National HR 1156 Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act Bill Passed - House (295 - 127)
March 11, 2025 MD HB 1424 Appropriates State Funding to Assist Laid-Off Federal Workers and Expands Attorney General Power to Pursue Litigation Bill Passed - House (103 - 36)
March 11, 2025 National HR 1968 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 Bill Passed - House (217 - 213)
March 11, 2025 IA HF 393 Amends How School Performance Grades are Calculated for School Districts Bill Passed - House (89 - 2)
March 11, 2025 WV HB 2009 Authorizes Certain Executive Branch Reorganization Bill Passed - House (84 - 12)
March 11, 2025 OK HB 1595 Increases the Maximum Penalty for Assault from 30 to 90 Days Bill Passed - House (73 - 16)
March 11, 2025 OK SB 105 Repeals Prior Public School Enrollment Requirements for the Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 10)
March 11, 2025 OK HB 1597 Establishes Misdemeanor Charges for Continuing to Approach First Responders Bill Passed - House (84 - 5)
March 11, 2025 OK HB 1597 Establishes Misdemeanor Charges for Continuing to Approach First Responders Bill Passed - House (84 - 5)
March 11, 2025 WV HB 2008 Amends and Reorganizes the Department of Economic Development into the Department of Commerce Bill Passed - House (83 - 13)
March 11, 2025 WA SB 5576 Authorizes New Excise Tax of 4% on Short-Term Rental Properties Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 21)
March 11, 2025 OR HB 3378 Requires Landlords to Provide Non-Digital Access Options to Rental Units Bill Passed - House (46 - 12)
March 10, 2025 SD HB 1239 Repeals an Exemption Shielding Libraries, Schools, Universities, Museums and Their Employees from Prosecution Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 2)
March 10, 2025 SD HB 1259 Prohibits Unauthorized Access to Certain Multi-Occupancy Restrooms Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6)
March 10, 2025 MO HB 495 Transfers State Control of the St. Louis Police Department to a Governor Appointed Board Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 5)
March 10, 2025 SD HB 1062 Amends Provisions Pertaining to the Maintenance and Publication of the Statewide Voter Registration File Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 12)
March 10, 2025 MO HB 495 Transfers State Control of the St. Louis Police Department to a Governor Appointed Board Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 5)
March 10, 2025 MS HB 1193 Prohibits Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives in K-12 and Institutions of Higher Education Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 14)
March 10, 2025 ID H 59 Authorizes Medical Practitioners to Refuse Services and Procedures they Don't Morally Agree With Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 6)
March 10, 2025 SD HB 1259 Prohibits Unauthorized Access to Certain Multi-Occupancy Restrooms Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6)
March 10, 2025 ID S 1101 Requires Coroners Across Idaho Follow Standardized Procedures Bill Passed - House (60 - 6)
March 10, 2025 SD HB 1130 Amends the Date for School Board and Municipal Elections Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 11)
March 10, 2025 MN SF 1552 Amends Grain Buyers' Financial Reporting Requirements Bill Passed - House (123 - 10)
March 10, 2025 OK HB 1389 Requires Mammograms and Other Breast Cancer Screenings to Be Covered by Health Insurance Bill Passed - House (95 - 0)
March 10, 2025 National HR 993 Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act Bill Passed - House (406 - 9)
March 10, 2025 IA HF 299 Requires All Schools Using the Tuition Grant Program to Include Information on Vaccine Requirement Exemptions Bill Passed - House (58 - 30)
March 10, 2025 IA HF 299 Requires All Schools Using the Tuition Grant Program to Include Information on Vaccine Requirement Exemptions Bill Passed - House (58 - 30)
March 10, 2025 WA SB 5278 Authorizes the Placement of Juvenile Offenders in Adult Prisons Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 0)
March 10, 2025 AZ SB 1610 Requires County Jails to Provide Identifying Information for Individuals Arrested for Certain Crimes to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 10)
March 10, 2025 WV SB 199 Establishes a Behavioral Plan for Students that Exhibit Violent, Threatening, or Intimidating Behavior Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0)
March 10, 2025 OK SB 418 Requires Certain Bathroom Gender Designations in Prisons and the Department of Corrections Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 8)
March 10, 2025 ID H 364 Establishes a State Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Taskforce Bill Passed - House (43 - 23)
March 10, 2025 WA HB 1217 Limits Rent Increases to 7% Over the Next Year Bill Passed - House (53 - 42)
March 10, 2025 OK SB 523 Authorizes Certain Duties Outside the County of Employment for Sheriffs Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 3)
March 10, 2025 National HR 495 Subterranean Border Defense Act Bill Passed - House (402 - 1)
March 10, 2025 AZ SB 1610 Requires County Jails to Provide Identifying Information for Individuals Arrested for Certain Crimes to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 10)
March 10, 2025 MN HF 23 Extends Whistleblower Protections for State Employees Who Report Fraud Bill Passed - House (133 - 0)
March 10, 2025 AK SB 47 Authorizes the Municipality of Anchorage to Use Local Money to Pay for Pothole Repairs on Canyon Road Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 1)
March 10, 2025 IA HF 316 Amends Changes to Career Education and Exploration in K-12 Schools Bill Passed - House (61 - 28)
March 10, 2025 IA HF 315 Authorizes School Districts Impacted by a Natural Disaster to be Eligible for an Additional Year of Budget Guarantees Bill Passed - House (88 - 1)
March 10, 2025 IA HF 181 Prohibits Open Containers of THC Beverages Bill Passed - House (86 - 1)
March 8, 2025 NM SB 353 Requires Potential Search-and-Rescue Incidents to be Reported to the Department of Public Safety Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 3)
March 8, 2025 NM SB 480 Require the Public Education Department Track All School-Aged Individuals who Haven't Graduated High School within 4 Years of Entering 9th Grade Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/11 HB 25-1009 Authorizes Fire Protection Provisions that Allow Metropolitan Districts to Require the Removal of Dead or Dry Material that can Fuel a Wildfire Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 11)
3/11 HB 45 Prohibits Foreign Donors and Entities from Donating to Campaigns for Ballot Measures Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
3/11 H 83 Authorizes Law Enforcement to Regulate Undocumented Immigrants if They are Involved in Crimes Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
3/11 LB 34 Establishes Year-Round Daylight Savings Time Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 18)
3/11 LB 302 Repeals Daylight Savings Time Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 15)
3/11 HB 1489 Authorizes the Use of Nitrogen Gas in State Executions Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
3/11 PN 12-41 Nomination of Abigail Slater to be an Assistant Attorney General Cloture Invoked - Senate (77 - 19)
3/11 HR 1156 Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act Bill Passed - House (295 - 127)
3/11 HB 1424 Appropriates State Funding to Assist Laid-Off Federal Workers and Expands Attorney General Power to Pursue Litigation Bill Passed - House (103 - 36)
3/11 HR 1968 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 Bill Passed - House (217 - 213)
3/11 HF 393 Amends How School Performance Grades are Calculated for School Districts Bill Passed - House (89 - 2)
3/11 HB 2009 Authorizes Certain Executive Branch Reorganization Bill Passed - House (84 - 12)
3/11 HB 1595 Increases the Maximum Penalty for Assault from 30 to 90 Days Bill Passed - House (73 - 16)
3/11 SB 105 Repeals Prior Public School Enrollment Requirements for the Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 10)
3/11 HB 1597 Establishes Misdemeanor Charges for Continuing to Approach First Responders Bill Passed - House (84 - 5)
3/11 HB 1597 Establishes Misdemeanor Charges for Continuing to Approach First Responders Bill Passed - House (84 - 5)
3/11 HB 2008 Amends and Reorganizes the Department of Economic Development into the Department of Commerce Bill Passed - House (83 - 13)
3/11 SB 5576 Authorizes New Excise Tax of 4% on Short-Term Rental Properties Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 21)
3/11 HB 3378 Requires Landlords to Provide Non-Digital Access Options to Rental Units Bill Passed - House (46 - 12)
3/10 HB 1239 Repeals an Exemption Shielding Libraries, Schools, Universities, Museums and Their Employees from Prosecution Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 2)
3/10 HB 1259 Prohibits Unauthorized Access to Certain Multi-Occupancy Restrooms Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6)
3/10 HB 495 Transfers State Control of the St. Louis Police Department to a Governor Appointed Board Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 5)
3/10 HB 1062 Amends Provisions Pertaining to the Maintenance and Publication of the Statewide Voter Registration File Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 12)
3/10 HB 495 Transfers State Control of the St. Louis Police Department to a Governor Appointed Board Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 5)
3/10 HB 1193 Prohibits Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives in K-12 and Institutions of Higher Education Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 14)
3/10 H 59 Authorizes Medical Practitioners to Refuse Services and Procedures they Don't Morally Agree With Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 6)
3/10 HB 1259 Prohibits Unauthorized Access to Certain Multi-Occupancy Restrooms Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6)
3/10 S 1101 Requires Coroners Across Idaho Follow Standardized Procedures Bill Passed - House (60 - 6)
3/10 HB 1130 Amends the Date for School Board and Municipal Elections Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 11)
3/10 SF 1552 Amends Grain Buyers' Financial Reporting Requirements Bill Passed - House (123 - 10)
3/10 HB 1389 Requires Mammograms and Other Breast Cancer Screenings to Be Covered by Health Insurance Bill Passed - House (95 - 0)
3/10 HR 993 Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act Bill Passed - House (406 - 9)
3/10 HF 299 Requires All Schools Using the Tuition Grant Program to Include Information on Vaccine Requirement Exemptions Bill Passed - House (58 - 30)
3/10 HF 299 Requires All Schools Using the Tuition Grant Program to Include Information on Vaccine Requirement Exemptions Bill Passed - House (58 - 30)
3/10 SB 5278 Authorizes the Placement of Juvenile Offenders in Adult Prisons Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 0)
3/10 SB 1610 Requires County Jails to Provide Identifying Information for Individuals Arrested for Certain Crimes to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 10)
3/10 SB 199 Establishes a Behavioral Plan for Students that Exhibit Violent, Threatening, or Intimidating Behavior Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0)
3/10 SB 418 Requires Certain Bathroom Gender Designations in Prisons and the Department of Corrections Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 8)
3/10 H 364 Establishes a State Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Taskforce Bill Passed - House (43 - 23)
3/10 HB 1217 Limits Rent Increases to 7% Over the Next Year Bill Passed - House (53 - 42)
3/10 SB 523 Authorizes Certain Duties Outside the County of Employment for Sheriffs Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 3)
3/10 HR 495 Subterranean Border Defense Act Bill Passed - House (402 - 1)
3/10 SB 1610 Requires County Jails to Provide Identifying Information for Individuals Arrested for Certain Crimes to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 10)
3/10 HF 23 Extends Whistleblower Protections for State Employees Who Report Fraud Bill Passed - House (133 - 0)
3/10 SB 47 Authorizes the Municipality of Anchorage to Use Local Money to Pay for Pothole Repairs on Canyon Road Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 1)
3/10 HF 316 Amends Changes to Career Education and Exploration in K-12 Schools Bill Passed - House (61 - 28)
3/10 HF 315 Authorizes School Districts Impacted by a Natural Disaster to be Eligible for an Additional Year of Budget Guarantees Bill Passed - House (88 - 1)
3/10 HF 181 Prohibits Open Containers of THC Beverages Bill Passed - House (86 - 1)
3/08 SB 353 Requires Potential Search-and-Rescue Incidents to be Reported to the Department of Public Safety Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 3)
3/08 SB 480 Require the Public Education Department Track All School-Aged Individuals who Haven't Graduated High School within 4 Years of Entering 9th Grade Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0)

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