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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
July 17, 2025 CA AB 138 Authorizes Agreements Entered Into by the State and Certain State Employee Bargaining Units Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 4)
July 17, 2025 CA AB 104 Requires Changes to the Budget by Adding, Removing, or Updating Funding for Certain Programs. Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 1)
July 17, 2025 CA AB 104 Requires Changes to the Budget by Adding, Removing, or Updating Funding for Certain Programs. Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 1)
July 14, 2025 PA HB 1330 Appropriates Funds for the 2025-2026 Fiscal Year Pennsylvania Operating Budget Bill Passed - House (105 - 97)
July 14, 2025 PA HB 1330 Appropriates Funds for the 2025-2026 Fiscal Year Pennsylvania Operating Budget Bill Passed - House (105 - 97)
July 7, 2025 CA SB 119 Appropriates Funding for the Public Social Services Trailer Bill Bill Passed - House (59 - 11)
July 7, 2025 CA SB 119 Appropriates Funding for the Public Social Services Trailer Bill Bill Passed - House (59 - 11)
July 7, 2025 PA HB 1505 Extends State Pre-K Counts Grant Eligibility to Intermediate Units Bill Passed - House (202 - 1)
July 3, 2025 National HR 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (218 - 214)
July 3, 2025 CA AB 1138 Expands California's Film and Television Tax Credit Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (69 - 1)
July 3, 2025 National H Res 566 Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 Resolution Passed - House (219 - 213)
July 2, 2025 WI SB 45 Appropriates Funds for Public Education, Infrastructure, Property Tax Relief, and State Government Services for 2026-27 Bill Passed - House (59 - 39)
July 1, 2025 NJ S 3910 Establishes The New Jersey Universal Preschool and Kindergarten Act Bill Passed - House (53 - 25)
June 30, 2025 MA H 4240 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 State Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (139 - 6)
June 30, 2025 CA SB 129 Appropriates $584 Million from the General Fund to Supplement the State's Appropriation to the Public Employees' Retirement Fund Bill Passed - House (69 - 5)
June 30, 2025 NJ S 2026 Appropriates $58 Billion in State Funds and $31 Billion in Federal Funds for the State Budget for Fiscal Year 2026 Bill Passed - House (52 - 27)
June 30, 2025 NJ S 4618 Amends Requirements and Availability of the Film and Digital Media Tax Credit Program Bill Passed - House (63 - 16)
June 30, 2025 NJ A 5688 Establishes a New Hotel Tax to Fund Municipal Fire Departments Bill Passed - House (49 - 30)
June 30, 2025 DE HB 187 Authorizes Direct Shipping of Wine and Beer to Delaware Residents Bill Passed - House (37 - 3)
June 27, 2025 CA AB 102 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 17)
June 27, 2025 CA AB 136 Appropriates Funding for the State Judicial Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (76 - 1)
June 27, 2025 CA AB 136 Appropriates Funding for the State Judicial Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (76 - 1)
June 27, 2025 CA AB 134 Appropriates Funding for the State Public Safety Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (72 - 1)
June 27, 2025 CA AB 123 Appropriates Funding for the 2025 State Higher Education budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (76 - 1)
June 27, 2025 CA SB 120 Appropriates Funds for Early Childhood Education and Childcare Bill Passed - House (69 - 1)
June 27, 2025 CA SB 124 Establishes Regulations Relating to the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Public Resources Budget Bill Passed - House (74 - 1)
June 27, 2025 CA SB 127 Appropriates Funds for Climate Change Reform Bill Passed - House (58 - 19)
June 27, 2025 CA SB 141 Amends Funding for the California Cannabis Tax Fund Bill Passed - House (74 - 1)
June 27, 2025 CA SB 103 Amends the 2022-2024 State Budgets Bill Passed - House (58 - 17)
June 27, 2025 CA SB 103 Amends the 2022-2024 State Budgets Bill Passed - House (58 - 17)
June 27, 2025 CA SB 132 Amends Certain State Tax Codes Bill Passed - House (68 - 1)
June 27, 2025 CA SB 128 Appropriates Funding for the State Transportation Budget Bill Passed - House (58 - 18)
June 27, 2025 CA AB 143 Appropriates Funding for the State Developmental Services Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (58 - 18)
June 26, 2025 NH HB 1 Appropriates $15.9 Billion For Certain Departments Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027 Conference Report Adopted - House (185 - 180)
June 25, 2025 ME LD 698 Appropriates Funding to Sustain Emergency Homeless Shelters in Maine (76 - 62)
June 25, 2025 OH HB 96 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 State Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (59 - 38)
June 24, 2025 DE HB 225 Appropriates Funding for the 2025-2026 Fiscal Year State Operating Budget Bill Passed - House (35 - 5)
June 24, 2025 DE HB 225 Appropriates Funding for the 2025-2026 Fiscal Year State Operating Budget Bill Passed - House (35 - 5)
June 23, 2025 AZ HB 2704 Authorizes Tax Distribution for a New Arizona Diamondbacks Baseball Stadium Concurrence Vote Passed - House (35 - 20)
June 20, 2025 RI S 792 Authorizes and Regulates the Sale and Distribution of Kratom Concurrence Vote Passed - House (43 - 22)
June 18, 2025 ME LD 210 Appropriates Funding for the Future Budget $320 Million State Spending Plan "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (74 - 73)
June 18, 2025 MA H 4227 Appropriates Funds for Transportation and Education for Fiscal Year 2025 Bill Passed - House (148 - 4)
June 17, 2025 ME LD 1217 Amends the Maine New Markets Capital Investment Program and Establishes a New Tax Credit Authority "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (119 - 27)
June 17, 2025 RI H 5076 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 State Budget Bill Passed - House (66 - 9)
June 17, 2025 PA HB 1364 Transfers Funds for the Purpose of Public Transportation Bill Passed - House (107 - 96)
June 17, 2025 DE HB 91 Appropriates $3.2 million for All Public Schools to Offer Free Breakfast, Regardless of a Student's Income Level Bill Passed - House (35 - 1)
June 16, 2025 FL HB 7031 Requires the Department of Revenue to Report the State Sales Tax Rate and Discretionary Sales Surtax Rate as Zero for Any Certified Address with a Special Five-Digit Zip Code Conference Report Adopted - House (93 - 7)
June 13, 2025 CA SB 101 Appropriates Funding for the 2025 State Government Operations Budget Bill Passed - House (57 - 19)
June 12, 2025 LA HB 1 Appropriates Funds for the State Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (100 - 1)
June 12, 2025 MI HB 4580 Reduces Operational Funding Budgets for Higher Education Institutions Bill Passed - House (56 - 41)
Date No. Title Outcome
7/17 AB 138 Authorizes Agreements Entered Into by the State and Certain State Employee Bargaining Units Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 4)
7/17 AB 104 Requires Changes to the Budget by Adding, Removing, or Updating Funding for Certain Programs. Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 1)
7/17 AB 104 Requires Changes to the Budget by Adding, Removing, or Updating Funding for Certain Programs. Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 1)
7/14 HB 1330 Appropriates Funds for the 2025-2026 Fiscal Year Pennsylvania Operating Budget Bill Passed - House (105 - 97)
7/14 HB 1330 Appropriates Funds for the 2025-2026 Fiscal Year Pennsylvania Operating Budget Bill Passed - House (105 - 97)
7/07 SB 119 Appropriates Funding for the Public Social Services Trailer Bill Bill Passed - House (59 - 11)
7/07 SB 119 Appropriates Funding for the Public Social Services Trailer Bill Bill Passed - House (59 - 11)
7/07 HB 1505 Extends State Pre-K Counts Grant Eligibility to Intermediate Units Bill Passed - House (202 - 1)
7/03 HR 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (218 - 214)
7/03 AB 1138 Expands California's Film and Television Tax Credit Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (69 - 1)
7/03 H Res 566 Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 Resolution Passed - House (219 - 213)
7/02 SB 45 Appropriates Funds for Public Education, Infrastructure, Property Tax Relief, and State Government Services for 2026-27 Bill Passed - House (59 - 39)
7/01 S 3910 Establishes The New Jersey Universal Preschool and Kindergarten Act Bill Passed - House (53 - 25)
6/30 H 4240 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 State Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (139 - 6)
6/30 SB 129 Appropriates $584 Million from the General Fund to Supplement the State's Appropriation to the Public Employees' Retirement Fund Bill Passed - House (69 - 5)
6/30 S 2026 Appropriates $58 Billion in State Funds and $31 Billion in Federal Funds for the State Budget for Fiscal Year 2026 Bill Passed - House (52 - 27)
6/30 S 4618 Amends Requirements and Availability of the Film and Digital Media Tax Credit Program Bill Passed - House (63 - 16)
6/30 A 5688 Establishes a New Hotel Tax to Fund Municipal Fire Departments Bill Passed - House (49 - 30)
6/30 HB 187 Authorizes Direct Shipping of Wine and Beer to Delaware Residents Bill Passed - House (37 - 3)
6/27 AB 102 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 17)
6/27 AB 136 Appropriates Funding for the State Judicial Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (76 - 1)
6/27 AB 136 Appropriates Funding for the State Judicial Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (76 - 1)
6/27 AB 134 Appropriates Funding for the State Public Safety Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (72 - 1)
6/27 AB 123 Appropriates Funding for the 2025 State Higher Education budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (76 - 1)
6/27 SB 120 Appropriates Funds for Early Childhood Education and Childcare Bill Passed - House (69 - 1)
6/27 SB 124 Establishes Regulations Relating to the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Public Resources Budget Bill Passed - House (74 - 1)
6/27 SB 127 Appropriates Funds for Climate Change Reform Bill Passed - House (58 - 19)
6/27 SB 141 Amends Funding for the California Cannabis Tax Fund Bill Passed - House (74 - 1)
6/27 SB 103 Amends the 2022-2024 State Budgets Bill Passed - House (58 - 17)
6/27 SB 103 Amends the 2022-2024 State Budgets Bill Passed - House (58 - 17)
6/27 SB 132 Amends Certain State Tax Codes Bill Passed - House (68 - 1)
6/27 SB 128 Appropriates Funding for the State Transportation Budget Bill Passed - House (58 - 18)
6/27 AB 143 Appropriates Funding for the State Developmental Services Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (58 - 18)
6/26 HB 1 Appropriates $15.9 Billion For Certain Departments Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027 Conference Report Adopted - House (185 - 180)
6/25 LD 698 Appropriates Funding to Sustain Emergency Homeless Shelters in Maine (76 - 62)
6/25 HB 96 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 State Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (59 - 38)
6/24 HB 225 Appropriates Funding for the 2025-2026 Fiscal Year State Operating Budget Bill Passed - House (35 - 5)
6/24 HB 225 Appropriates Funding for the 2025-2026 Fiscal Year State Operating Budget Bill Passed - House (35 - 5)
6/23 HB 2704 Authorizes Tax Distribution for a New Arizona Diamondbacks Baseball Stadium Concurrence Vote Passed - House (35 - 20)
6/20 S 792 Authorizes and Regulates the Sale and Distribution of Kratom Concurrence Vote Passed - House (43 - 22)
6/18 LD 210 Appropriates Funding for the Future Budget $320 Million State Spending Plan "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (74 - 73)
6/18 H 4227 Appropriates Funds for Transportation and Education for Fiscal Year 2025 Bill Passed - House (148 - 4)
6/17 LD 1217 Amends the Maine New Markets Capital Investment Program and Establishes a New Tax Credit Authority "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (119 - 27)
6/17 H 5076 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 State Budget Bill Passed - House (66 - 9)
6/17 HB 1364 Transfers Funds for the Purpose of Public Transportation Bill Passed - House (107 - 96)
6/17 HB 91 Appropriates $3.2 million for All Public Schools to Offer Free Breakfast, Regardless of a Student's Income Level Bill Passed - House (35 - 1)
6/16 HB 7031 Requires the Department of Revenue to Report the State Sales Tax Rate and Discretionary Sales Surtax Rate as Zero for Any Certified Address with a Special Five-Digit Zip Code Conference Report Adopted - House (93 - 7)
6/13 SB 101 Appropriates Funding for the 2025 State Government Operations Budget Bill Passed - House (57 - 19)
6/12 HB 1 Appropriates Funds for the State Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (100 - 1)
6/12 HB 4580 Reduces Operational Funding Budgets for Higher Education Institutions Bill Passed - House (56 - 41)

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