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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 30, 2025 AK HB 57 Increases the Basic Input Into the State's Public School Funding Formula for the Base Student Allocation by $700 Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 3)
April 30, 2025 CO HB 25-1062 Increases Firearm Theft to a Class 6 Felony Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
April 30, 2025 OK SB 942 Requires Public Schools and Higher Education Institutions to Integrate the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Definition of Antisemitism into Their Codes of Conduct Bill Passed - House (56 - 29)
April 30, 2025 OK SB 991 Requires the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Definition of Antisemitism be Adopted into State Law Bill Passed - House (62 - 24)
April 30, 2025 ME LD 535 Authorizes a Court to Impose a Sentence that Includes Commitment Beyond 21 Years of Age for a Juvenile Adjudicated of Murder or a Class A Felony Crime "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (111 - 29)
April 30, 2025 ME LD 477 Establishes 15 New Rural State Trooper Positions "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (117 - 26)
April 30, 2025 NC HB 307 Amends Various Criminal Justice Regulations Bill Passed - House (89 - 21)
April 30, 2025 TX HB 353 Establishes Criminal Penalty for Trespassing Near Schools or Day-Care Centers Bill Passed - House (124 - 10)
April 30, 2025 LA SB 2 Prohibits Water Fluoridation in Public Water Systems Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 10)
April 30, 2025 TX HB 366 Requires Disclosures on Certain Political Advertising that Contains Altered Media and Creates a Criminal Offense Bill Passed - House (102 - 40)
April 30, 2025 NC HB 171 Prohibits Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Programs in Local and State Government Agencies Bill Passed - House (69 - 45)
April 30, 2025 TX SB 2858 Authorizes Broader Powers to the State Attorney General to Penalize Cities and Counties that do not Comply with State Law Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
April 30, 2025 NC SB 754 Authorizes Flexibility within School Calendars, and Hold School District Officials Accountable for Breaking the Law Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 7)
April 30, 2025 NC SB 405 Increases Funding to the Department of Health and Human Services for Medicaid Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 11)
April 30, 2025 LA SB 19 Authorizes Over-the-Counter Sale of Ivermectin Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 8)
April 30, 2025 OH SB 114 Prohibits Use of Police Quotas for Arrests Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0)
April 30, 2025 LA HB 148 Requires Homeowner and Auto Insurance Companies to Show Customers What They Paid Previously For Coverage When Sending Out Renewal Notices Bill Passed - House (68 - 34)
April 29, 2025 MT HB 231 Establishes State Homestead Tax Rates Conference Report Adopted - Senate (28 - 22)
April 29, 2025 MT SB 542 Amends State Property Tax Rates Conference Report Adopted - Senate (29 - 21)
April 29, 2025 AZ SB 1540 Extends the Types of Properties Eligible for the $400,000 Homestead Exemption Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 3)
April 29, 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 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 3)
April 29, 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 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 5)
April 29, 2025 AZ SB 1280 Requires the County Board of Supervisors or the Officer in Charge of Elections in a County to Send the Cast Vote Record to the Secretary of State within 48 Hours After the County's Canvass is Submitted Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (16 - 12)
April 29, 2025 AZ SB 1375 Requires County Recorders to Provide Free Public Access to Voter Information Rolls Through an Online Portal Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (17 - 12)
April 29, 2025 SC S 62 Establishes a State Education Scholarship Trust Fund to Authorize Private School Tuition Payments Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 11)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/30 HB 57 Increases the Basic Input Into the State's Public School Funding Formula for the Base Student Allocation by $700 Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 3)
4/30 HB 25-1062 Increases Firearm Theft to a Class 6 Felony Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
4/30 SB 942 Requires Public Schools and Higher Education Institutions to Integrate the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Definition of Antisemitism into Their Codes of Conduct Bill Passed - House (56 - 29)
4/30 SB 991 Requires the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Definition of Antisemitism be Adopted into State Law Bill Passed - House (62 - 24)
4/30 LD 535 Authorizes a Court to Impose a Sentence that Includes Commitment Beyond 21 Years of Age for a Juvenile Adjudicated of Murder or a Class A Felony Crime "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (111 - 29)
4/30 LD 477 Establishes 15 New Rural State Trooper Positions "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (117 - 26)
4/30 HB 307 Amends Various Criminal Justice Regulations Bill Passed - House (89 - 21)
4/30 HB 353 Establishes Criminal Penalty for Trespassing Near Schools or Day-Care Centers Bill Passed - House (124 - 10)
4/30 SB 2 Prohibits Water Fluoridation in Public Water Systems Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 10)
4/30 HB 366 Requires Disclosures on Certain Political Advertising that Contains Altered Media and Creates a Criminal Offense Bill Passed - House (102 - 40)
4/30 HB 171 Prohibits Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Programs in Local and State Government Agencies Bill Passed - House (69 - 45)
4/30 SB 2858 Authorizes Broader Powers to the State Attorney General to Penalize Cities and Counties that do not Comply with State Law Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
4/30 SB 754 Authorizes Flexibility within School Calendars, and Hold School District Officials Accountable for Breaking the Law Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 7)
4/30 SB 405 Increases Funding to the Department of Health and Human Services for Medicaid Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 11)
4/30 SB 19 Authorizes Over-the-Counter Sale of Ivermectin Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 8)
4/30 SB 114 Prohibits Use of Police Quotas for Arrests Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0)
4/30 HB 148 Requires Homeowner and Auto Insurance Companies to Show Customers What They Paid Previously For Coverage When Sending Out Renewal Notices Bill Passed - House (68 - 34)
4/29 HB 231 Establishes State Homestead Tax Rates Conference Report Adopted - Senate (28 - 22)
4/29 SB 542 Amends State Property Tax Rates Conference Report Adopted - Senate (29 - 21)
4/29 SB 1540 Extends the Types of Properties Eligible for the $400,000 Homestead Exemption Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 3)
4/29 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 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 3)
4/29 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 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 5)
4/29 SB 1280 Requires the County Board of Supervisors or the Officer in Charge of Elections in a County to Send the Cast Vote Record to the Secretary of State within 48 Hours After the County's Canvass is Submitted Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (16 - 12)
4/29 SB 1375 Requires County Recorders to Provide Free Public Access to Voter Information Rolls Through an Online Portal Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (17 - 12)
4/29 S 62 Establishes a State Education Scholarship Trust Fund to Authorize Private School Tuition Payments Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 11)

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