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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 6, 2025 AL HB 3 Increases Penalties for Undocumented Immigrants Convicted of Felonies with Minor Victims Bill Passed - House (76 - 3)
March 6, 2025 MT SB 437 Amends and Defines Sex as Binary in Montana State Law Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18)
March 6, 2025 MT HB 675 Authorizes Private Citizens to Sue Individuals Who Perform or Promote Drag Performances Bill Failed - House (44 - 55)
March 6, 2025 GA SB 61 Establishes Additional Offenses for Terroristic Threats Against Public or Private Schools Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 22)
March 6, 2025 WV SB 299 Prohibits Gender-Affirming Medical Care for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 2)
March 5, 2025 CT SB 1453 Appropriates $2.8 Million to Support Certain LGBTQ+ Nonprofit Organizations and Planned Parenthood Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
March 5, 2025 WY HB 32 Establishes Statutory Definitions for "Man", "Woman", and "Biological Sex" Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 10)
March 5, 2025 WY HB 32 Establishes Statutory Definitions for "Man", "Woman", and "Biological Sex" Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 10)
March 5, 2025 CT SB 1453 Appropriates $2.8 Million to Support Certain LGBTQ+ Nonprofit Organizations and Planned Parenthood Bill Passed - House (92 - 51)
March 5, 2025 SD SB 193 Authorizes an Applicant to have an Interpreter Present During the Driving Portion of a Driver License Exam Bill Passed - House (59 - 11)
March 5, 2025 National PN 12-5 Nomination of Todd Blanche to be Deputy Attorney General Cloture Invoked - Senate (51 - 46)
March 5, 2025 National H Res 189 Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas. Resolution Not Tabled - House (209 - 211)
March 5, 2025 AL SB 199 Establishes an Alabama Public Employee Paid Parental Leave Program Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 3)
March 5, 2025 TX SB 5 Establishes the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (DPRIT) Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 2)
March 5, 2025 CO HB 25-1011 Specifies Child Care Centers Owned by Private Equity or Institutional Investment Firms Would've Had to Post Their Prices Online and Notify Parents Before Laying off Staff Bill Passed - House (38 - 23)
March 5, 2025 CO HB 25-1011 Specifies Child Care Centers Owned by Private Equity or Institutional Investment Firms Would've Had to Post Their Prices Online and Notify Parents Before Laying off Staff Bill Passed - House (38 - 23)
March 4, 2025 SD SB 75 Requires Driver's Licenses and State IDs to Show Citizenship Status Bill Passed - House (66 - 4)
March 4, 2025 WY HB 32 Establishes Statutory Definitions for "Man", "Woman", and "Biological Sex" Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 3)
March 4, 2025 WY HB 32 Establishes Statutory Definitions for "Man", "Woman", and "Biological Sex" Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 3)
March 4, 2025 NY S 2236 Establishes the Wage Payment Integrity Act Bill Passed - Senate (61 - 0)
March 4, 2025 NY S 4515 Requires Employers of Domestic Workers to Provide Annual Sick Leave Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 21)
March 4, 2025 NY S 4611 Establishes Grounds for Attachment and Streamlines Wage Claims Procedures Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 22)
March 4, 2025 NY S 4188 Establishes the Crime of Misappropriation of Payroll Funds Bill Passed - Senate (61 - 0)
March 4, 2025 CO HB 25-1090 Prohibits Landlords from Charging Renters Hidden Fees Bill Passed - House (41 - 21)
March 4, 2025 NY S 1514 Authorizes the Commissioner of Labor to Issue Stop-Work Orders for Employee Misclassification Bill Passed - Senate (61 - 0)
March 4, 2025 AL HB 209 Exempts Nursing Mothers from Jury Duty in Alabama Bill Passed - House (103 - 0)
March 4, 2025 KY HB 10 Prohibits Squatting by Providing More Concrete Procedures for Property Owners and Law Enforcement Bill Passed - House (93 - 5)
March 4, 2025 CO HB 25-1108 Prohibits Landlords from Charging Rent to a Renters Family After Death Bill Passed - House (53 - 9)
March 3, 2025 National PN 11-10 Nomination of Linda McMahon to be Secretary of Education Nomination Confirmed - Senate (51 - 45)
March 3, 2025 National S 9 Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 45)
March 3, 2025 GA SB 30 Prohibits Physicians from Prescribing Puberty-Blocking Drugs to Transgender Youth Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 19)
March 3, 2025 GA SB 74 Authorizes Librarians in Public Libraries, K-12 Schools, and Colleges to be Prosecuted if They Provide "Sexually Explicit Materials" to Minors Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 23)
March 3, 2025 GA SB 185 Prohibits State Funding for Gender-Affirming Care for Prisoners Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 15)
March 3, 2025 WV SB 456 Defines "Men" and "Women" in State Code Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
March 3, 2025 MN HF 12 Prohibits Transgender Athletes from Participating in Girls Sports Teams Bill Failed - House (66 - 67)
March 3, 2025 GA SB 55 Repeals Exemptions to the State Minimum Wage for Employees with Disabilities Bill Passed - Senate (51 - 3)
March 1, 2025 NM HB 128 Establishes a $20 Million Fund to Provide Grants for Solar Energy and Battery Storage for Tribal, Rural and Low-Income Schools, Municipalities and Counties Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
March 1, 2025 NM HB 128 Establishes a $20 Million Fund to Provide Grants for Solar Energy and Battery Storage for Tribal, Rural and Low-Income Schools, Municipalities and Counties Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
Feb. 28, 2025 AK SB 87 Prohibits a Lawmaker's Salaries from Automatic Inflation Adjustment Bill Passed - House (36 - 0)
Feb. 28, 2025 NM HB 11 Authorizes Paid Family and Medical Leave for State Employees Bill Passed - House (38 - 31)
Feb. 27, 2025 National PN 11-10 Nomination of Linda McMahon to be Secretary of Education Cloture Invoked - Senate (51 - 47)
Feb. 27, 2025 IA SF 418 Prohibits the Recognition of Gender Identity as a Protected Class Bill Passed - House (60 - 36)
Feb. 27, 2025 MO SB 10 Repeals Expiration Dates from Restrictions on Transgender Youth Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
Feb. 27, 2025 NM HJR 1 Amends and Updates the Length of the State's Legislative Sessions Joint Resolution Passed - House (59 - 4)
Feb. 27, 2025 IA SF 418 Prohibits the Recognition of Gender Identity as a Protected Class Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 15)
Feb. 27, 2025 NM HJR 2 Repeals the Governor's Ability to Pocket Veto Joint Resolution Passed - House (66 - 0)
Feb. 27, 2025 NM HJR 2 Repeals the Governor's Ability to Pocket Veto Joint Resolution Passed - House (66 - 0)
Feb. 27, 2025 GA HB 267 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - House (102 - 54)
Feb. 26, 2025 WY SF 62 Requires Students to Utilize Bathrooms Based on Sex at Birth Bill Passed - House (51 - 6)
Feb. 26, 2025 AR SB 17 Prohibits the Selling of a Human Corpse or Body Parts Set to be Cremated or Buried Bill Passed - House
Date No. Title Outcome
3/06 HB 3 Increases Penalties for Undocumented Immigrants Convicted of Felonies with Minor Victims Bill Passed - House (76 - 3)
3/06 SB 437 Amends and Defines Sex as Binary in Montana State Law Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18)
3/06 HB 675 Authorizes Private Citizens to Sue Individuals Who Perform or Promote Drag Performances Bill Failed - House (44 - 55)
3/06 SB 61 Establishes Additional Offenses for Terroristic Threats Against Public or Private Schools Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 22)
3/06 SB 299 Prohibits Gender-Affirming Medical Care for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 2)
3/05 SB 1453 Appropriates $2.8 Million to Support Certain LGBTQ+ Nonprofit Organizations and Planned Parenthood Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
3/05 HB 32 Establishes Statutory Definitions for "Man", "Woman", and "Biological Sex" Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 10)
3/05 HB 32 Establishes Statutory Definitions for "Man", "Woman", and "Biological Sex" Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 10)
3/05 SB 1453 Appropriates $2.8 Million to Support Certain LGBTQ+ Nonprofit Organizations and Planned Parenthood Bill Passed - House (92 - 51)
3/05 SB 193 Authorizes an Applicant to have an Interpreter Present During the Driving Portion of a Driver License Exam Bill Passed - House (59 - 11)
3/05 PN 12-5 Nomination of Todd Blanche to be Deputy Attorney General Cloture Invoked - Senate (51 - 46)
3/05 H Res 189 Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas. Resolution Not Tabled - House (209 - 211)
3/05 SB 199 Establishes an Alabama Public Employee Paid Parental Leave Program Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 3)
3/05 SB 5 Establishes the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (DPRIT) Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 2)
3/05 HB 25-1011 Specifies Child Care Centers Owned by Private Equity or Institutional Investment Firms Would've Had to Post Their Prices Online and Notify Parents Before Laying off Staff Bill Passed - House (38 - 23)
3/05 HB 25-1011 Specifies Child Care Centers Owned by Private Equity or Institutional Investment Firms Would've Had to Post Their Prices Online and Notify Parents Before Laying off Staff Bill Passed - House (38 - 23)
3/04 SB 75 Requires Driver's Licenses and State IDs to Show Citizenship Status Bill Passed - House (66 - 4)
3/04 HB 32 Establishes Statutory Definitions for "Man", "Woman", and "Biological Sex" Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 3)
3/04 HB 32 Establishes Statutory Definitions for "Man", "Woman", and "Biological Sex" Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 3)
3/04 S 2236 Establishes the Wage Payment Integrity Act Bill Passed - Senate (61 - 0)
3/04 S 4515 Requires Employers of Domestic Workers to Provide Annual Sick Leave Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 21)
3/04 S 4611 Establishes Grounds for Attachment and Streamlines Wage Claims Procedures Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 22)
3/04 S 4188 Establishes the Crime of Misappropriation of Payroll Funds Bill Passed - Senate (61 - 0)
3/04 HB 25-1090 Prohibits Landlords from Charging Renters Hidden Fees Bill Passed - House (41 - 21)
3/04 S 1514 Authorizes the Commissioner of Labor to Issue Stop-Work Orders for Employee Misclassification Bill Passed - Senate (61 - 0)
3/04 HB 209 Exempts Nursing Mothers from Jury Duty in Alabama Bill Passed - House (103 - 0)
3/04 HB 10 Prohibits Squatting by Providing More Concrete Procedures for Property Owners and Law Enforcement Bill Passed - House (93 - 5)
3/04 HB 25-1108 Prohibits Landlords from Charging Rent to a Renters Family After Death Bill Passed - House (53 - 9)
3/03 PN 11-10 Nomination of Linda McMahon to be Secretary of Education Nomination Confirmed - Senate (51 - 45)
3/03 S 9 Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 45)
3/03 SB 30 Prohibits Physicians from Prescribing Puberty-Blocking Drugs to Transgender Youth Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 19)
3/03 SB 74 Authorizes Librarians in Public Libraries, K-12 Schools, and Colleges to be Prosecuted if They Provide "Sexually Explicit Materials" to Minors Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 23)
3/03 SB 185 Prohibits State Funding for Gender-Affirming Care for Prisoners Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 15)
3/03 SB 456 Defines "Men" and "Women" in State Code Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
3/03 HF 12 Prohibits Transgender Athletes from Participating in Girls Sports Teams Bill Failed - House (66 - 67)
3/03 SB 55 Repeals Exemptions to the State Minimum Wage for Employees with Disabilities Bill Passed - Senate (51 - 3)
3/01 HB 128 Establishes a $20 Million Fund to Provide Grants for Solar Energy and Battery Storage for Tribal, Rural and Low-Income Schools, Municipalities and Counties Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
3/01 HB 128 Establishes a $20 Million Fund to Provide Grants for Solar Energy and Battery Storage for Tribal, Rural and Low-Income Schools, Municipalities and Counties Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
2/28 SB 87 Prohibits a Lawmaker's Salaries from Automatic Inflation Adjustment Bill Passed - House (36 - 0)
2/28 HB 11 Authorizes Paid Family and Medical Leave for State Employees Bill Passed - House (38 - 31)
2/27 PN 11-10 Nomination of Linda McMahon to be Secretary of Education Cloture Invoked - Senate (51 - 47)
2/27 SF 418 Prohibits the Recognition of Gender Identity as a Protected Class Bill Passed - House (60 - 36)
2/27 SB 10 Repeals Expiration Dates from Restrictions on Transgender Youth Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
2/27 HJR 1 Amends and Updates the Length of the State's Legislative Sessions Joint Resolution Passed - House (59 - 4)
2/27 SF 418 Prohibits the Recognition of Gender Identity as a Protected Class Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 15)
2/27 HJR 2 Repeals the Governor's Ability to Pocket Veto Joint Resolution Passed - House (66 - 0)
2/27 HJR 2 Repeals the Governor's Ability to Pocket Veto Joint Resolution Passed - House (66 - 0)
2/27 HB 267 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - House (102 - 54)
2/26 SF 62 Requires Students to Utilize Bathrooms Based on Sex at Birth Bill Passed - House (51 - 6)
2/26 SB 17 Prohibits the Selling of a Human Corpse or Body Parts Set to be Cremated or Buried Bill Passed - House

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