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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 7, 2025 MT HB 818 Prohibits Most Foreign Contributions to Ballot Initiative Organizations Bill Passed - House (57 - 42)
March 6, 2025 KS SB 4 Establishes Deadline for Returning Absentee Ballots Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 10)
March 6, 2025 UT HB 300 Repeals Automatic Mail-In Voting and Requires Voters Provide the Last 4 Digits of Their State Identification Number with Return Envelopes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 15)
March 6, 2025 UT HB 300 Repeals Automatic Mail-In Voting and Requires Voters Provide the Last 4 Digits of Their State Identification Number with Return Envelopes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 15)
March 6, 2025 National PN 12-14 Nomination of Troy Edgar to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Nomination Confirmed - Senate (53 - 43)
March 6, 2025 UT HB 300 Repeals Automatic Mail-In Voting and Requires Voters Provide the Last 4 Digits of Their State Identification Number with Return Envelopes Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 10)
March 6, 2025 UT HB 300 Repeals Automatic Mail-In Voting and Requires Voters Provide the Last 4 Digits of Their State Identification Number with Return Envelopes Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 10)
March 6, 2025 National H Res 189 Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas. Resolution Passed - House (224 - 198)
March 6, 2025 National H Res 189 Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas. Resolution Passed - House (224 - 198)
March 6, 2025 National PN 11-4 Nomination of Lori Chavez-DeRemer to be Secretary of Labor Cloture Invoked - Senate (66 - 30)
March 6, 2025 National PN 12-14 Nomination of Troy Edgar to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Cloture Invoked - Senate (53 - 43)
March 6, 2025 OR HB 3175 Repeals the Limit on the Fee That Counties Can Set for Activities Related to the Public Land Corner Preservation Fund Bill Passed - House (47 - 9)
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 AZ SB 1705 Amends Firearm Preemption Laws in Arizona Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 9)
March 6, 2025 ID SCR 103 Establishes Bipartisan Working Group to Study Housing Availability and Affordability Joint Resolution Passed - House (51 - 16)
March 5, 2025 ID H 231 Increases the Annual Grocery Tax Credit to $155 Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 3)
March 5, 2025 National H Res 189 Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas. Resolution Not Tabled - House (209 - 211)
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 AZ SB 1534 Requires the Legislative Council to Create Titles for Ballot Measures Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 12)
March 5, 2025 AZ SB 1097 Requires Arizona Schools to Close on Election Days to Serve as Polling Places Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 12)
March 5, 2025 ID HJR 4 Authorizes a Ballot Proposal that Amends the State Constitution to State "Only the Legislature" May Reform State Cannabis Laws Joint Resolution Passed - House (58 - 10)
March 5, 2025 AZ SB 1534 Requires the Legislative Council to Create Titles for Ballot Measures Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 12)
March 4, 2025 WY SF 171 Amends Requirements for Conducting Boundary Surveys of Cities and Towns Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 3)
March 4, 2025 WY SF 171 Amends Requirements for Conducting Boundary Surveys of Cities and Towns Bill Passed - House (59 - 1)
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 OR HB 2789 Authorizes Registered Nurses to Be Reimbursed for Certain Care Management Services Without a Primary Care Provider's Order Bill Passed - House (55 - 2)
March 3, 2025 National PN 11-10 Nomination of Linda McMahon to be Secretary of Education Nomination Confirmed - Senate (51 - 45)
March 3, 2025 WY HB 147 Prohibits Governmental Entities from Engaging in Any Diversity, Equity or Inclusion (DEI) Programs Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 5)
March 3, 2025 AR SB 211 Requires Canvassers to File an Affidavit Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 9)
March 3, 2025 AR SB 208 Requires Canvassers to Request a Photo ID of Potential Signers Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 6)
March 3, 2025 WY HB 147 Prohibits Governmental Entities from Engaging in Any Diversity, Equity or Inclusion (DEI) Programs Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 2)
March 3, 2025 National HR 758 Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act Bill Passed - House (402 - 16)
March 3, 2025 WV SB 456 Defines "Men" and "Women" in State Code Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
Feb. 28, 2025 CO HB 25-1030 Requires Local Governments that Adopt or Amend Their Building Codes Meet Accessibility Standards Concurrence Vote Passed - House (39 - 21)
Feb. 28, 2025 WY HB 156 Requires 30-Day Residency Before Registering to Vote Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 3)
Feb. 28, 2025 WY HB 156 Requires 30-Day Residency Before Registering to Vote Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 4)
Feb. 28, 2025 WY HB 192 Requires Utility Companies to Identify Wildfire Risk Around Their Infrastructure and Devise Plans to Mitigate Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 0)
Feb. 28, 2025 AK SB 87 Prohibits a Lawmaker's Salaries from Automatic Inflation Adjustment Bill Passed - House (36 - 0)
Feb. 27, 2025 National PN 11-10 Nomination of Linda McMahon to be Secretary of Education Cloture Invoked - Senate (51 - 47)
Feb. 27, 2025 KS SB 4 Establishes Deadline for Returning Absentee Ballots Bill Passed - House (80 - 39)
Feb. 27, 2025 MN HF 72 Prohibits Organizations From Spending State Funding on Political Causes Bill Passed - House (130 - 3)
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 NM HJR 1 Amends and Updates the Length of the State's Legislative Sessions Joint Resolution Passed - House (59 - 4)
Feb. 27, 2025 MO SB 22 Limits Power of the Courts to Rewrite Summary Statements by the General Assembly for Ballot Measures Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 10)
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 KS HB 2291 Establishes a Regulatory Relief Division within the Attorney General's Office Bill Passed - House (90 - 28)
Feb. 27, 2025 OR HB 2010 Appropriates Federal Funding for Expansion of Oregon's Medicaid Program Bill Passed - House (40 - 15)
Feb. 27, 2025 AZ SB 1237 Prohibits Full-Time State Employees from Working Remotely Unless Sick Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 12)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/07 HB 818 Prohibits Most Foreign Contributions to Ballot Initiative Organizations Bill Passed - House (57 - 42)
3/06 SB 4 Establishes Deadline for Returning Absentee Ballots Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 10)
3/06 HB 300 Repeals Automatic Mail-In Voting and Requires Voters Provide the Last 4 Digits of Their State Identification Number with Return Envelopes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 15)
3/06 HB 300 Repeals Automatic Mail-In Voting and Requires Voters Provide the Last 4 Digits of Their State Identification Number with Return Envelopes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 15)
3/06 PN 12-14 Nomination of Troy Edgar to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Nomination Confirmed - Senate (53 - 43)
3/06 HB 300 Repeals Automatic Mail-In Voting and Requires Voters Provide the Last 4 Digits of Their State Identification Number with Return Envelopes Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 10)
3/06 HB 300 Repeals Automatic Mail-In Voting and Requires Voters Provide the Last 4 Digits of Their State Identification Number with Return Envelopes Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 10)
3/06 H Res 189 Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas. Resolution Passed - House (224 - 198)
3/06 H Res 189 Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas. Resolution Passed - House (224 - 198)
3/06 PN 11-4 Nomination of Lori Chavez-DeRemer to be Secretary of Labor Cloture Invoked - Senate (66 - 30)
3/06 PN 12-14 Nomination of Troy Edgar to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Cloture Invoked - Senate (53 - 43)
3/06 HB 3175 Repeals the Limit on the Fee That Counties Can Set for Activities Related to the Public Land Corner Preservation Fund Bill Passed - House (47 - 9)
3/06 SB 61 Establishes Additional Offenses for Terroristic Threats Against Public or Private Schools Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 22)
3/06 SB 1705 Amends Firearm Preemption Laws in Arizona Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 9)
3/06 SCR 103 Establishes Bipartisan Working Group to Study Housing Availability and Affordability Joint Resolution Passed - House (51 - 16)
3/05 H 231 Increases the Annual Grocery Tax Credit to $155 Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 3)
3/05 H Res 189 Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas. Resolution Not Tabled - House (209 - 211)
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 1534 Requires the Legislative Council to Create Titles for Ballot Measures Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 12)
3/05 SB 1097 Requires Arizona Schools to Close on Election Days to Serve as Polling Places Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 12)
3/05 HJR 4 Authorizes a Ballot Proposal that Amends the State Constitution to State "Only the Legislature" May Reform State Cannabis Laws Joint Resolution Passed - House (58 - 10)
3/05 SB 1534 Requires the Legislative Council to Create Titles for Ballot Measures Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 12)
3/04 SF 171 Amends Requirements for Conducting Boundary Surveys of Cities and Towns Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 3)
3/04 SF 171 Amends Requirements for Conducting Boundary Surveys of Cities and Towns Bill Passed - House (59 - 1)
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 2789 Authorizes Registered Nurses to Be Reimbursed for Certain Care Management Services Without a Primary Care Provider's Order Bill Passed - House (55 - 2)
3/03 PN 11-10 Nomination of Linda McMahon to be Secretary of Education Nomination Confirmed - Senate (51 - 45)
3/03 HB 147 Prohibits Governmental Entities from Engaging in Any Diversity, Equity or Inclusion (DEI) Programs Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 5)
3/03 SB 211 Requires Canvassers to File an Affidavit Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 9)
3/03 SB 208 Requires Canvassers to Request a Photo ID of Potential Signers Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 6)
3/03 HB 147 Prohibits Governmental Entities from Engaging in Any Diversity, Equity or Inclusion (DEI) Programs Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 2)
3/03 HR 758 Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act Bill Passed - House (402 - 16)
3/03 SB 456 Defines "Men" and "Women" in State Code Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
2/28 HB 25-1030 Requires Local Governments that Adopt or Amend Their Building Codes Meet Accessibility Standards Concurrence Vote Passed - House (39 - 21)
2/28 HB 156 Requires 30-Day Residency Before Registering to Vote Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 3)
2/28 HB 156 Requires 30-Day Residency Before Registering to Vote Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 4)
2/28 HB 192 Requires Utility Companies to Identify Wildfire Risk Around Their Infrastructure and Devise Plans to Mitigate Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 0)
2/28 SB 87 Prohibits a Lawmaker's Salaries from Automatic Inflation Adjustment Bill Passed - House (36 - 0)
2/27 PN 11-10 Nomination of Linda McMahon to be Secretary of Education Cloture Invoked - Senate (51 - 47)
2/27 SB 4 Establishes Deadline for Returning Absentee Ballots Bill Passed - House (80 - 39)
2/27 HF 72 Prohibits Organizations From Spending State Funding on Political Causes Bill Passed - House (130 - 3)
2/27 HJR 1 Amends and Updates the Length of the State's Legislative Sessions Joint Resolution Passed - House (59 - 4)
2/27 HJR 1 Amends and Updates the Length of the State's Legislative Sessions Joint Resolution Passed - House (59 - 4)
2/27 SB 22 Limits Power of the Courts to Rewrite Summary Statements by the General Assembly for Ballot Measures Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 10)
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 2291 Establishes a Regulatory Relief Division within the Attorney General's Office Bill Passed - House (90 - 28)
2/27 HB 2010 Appropriates Federal Funding for Expansion of Oregon's Medicaid Program Bill Passed - House (40 - 15)
2/27 SB 1237 Prohibits Full-Time State Employees from Working Remotely Unless Sick Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 12)

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