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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:

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
April 25, 2025 CO SB 25-147 Establishes Two-Year Term Limits for Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association Trustees and Requires the Publication of Certain Documents (59 - 4)
April 23, 2025 IN HB 1125 Requires Earned Wage Access (EWA) Services to Obtain Licenses and Submit Regular Reports Conference Report Adopted - Senate (44 - 1)
April 23, 2025 IN HB 1125 Requires Earned Wage Access (EWA) Services to Obtain Licenses and Submit Regular Reports Conference Report Adopted - House (67 - 26)
April 22, 2025 WI SB 24 Exempts Tax Incremental District Number 6 in the City of Middleton From Limits on Taxable Property Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
April 22, 2025 NV AB 280 Requires Landlords to Limit Certain Rental Fees and Disclose Tenant Rights in Written Agreements Bill Passed - House (27 - 15)
April 22, 2025 NV AB 44 Prohibits the Use of Deceptive Practices to Manipulate the Price of Essential Goods and Services Bill Passed - House (24 - 18)
April 22, 2025 NV AB 112 Requires Private Employers that Provide Sick Leave to Allow an Employee to Use Accrued Sick Leave for an Absence Due to an Illness, Injury, or Medical Appointment of a Member of Their Immediate Family Even if the Employee is Covered Under a Valid Collective Bargaining Agreement Bill Passed - House (29 - 13)
April 21, 2025 CO SB 25-206 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Colorado State Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (43 - 21)
April 21, 2025 CO SB 25-206 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Colorado State Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 11)
April 17, 2025 OR HB 2007 Specifies Which Programs are Eligible for Summer Grants Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 4)
April 17, 2025 TX HB 2 Appropriates $7.7 Billion for the State Education Budget Bill Passed - House (142 - 5)
April 17, 2025 NV AB 530 Authorizes the Clark County Commission to Continue Fuel Tax Increases Without Voter Approval Bill Passed - House (39 - 3)
April 16, 2025 OR HB 3187 Prohibits Employers From Asking For or Requiring an Applicant's Age Bill Passed - House (42 - 16)
April 15, 2025 AZ SB 1543 Authorizes Axon to Build a Headquarters in Scottsdale Arizona Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (17 - 13)
April 12, 2025 WV HB 2014 Establishes the Certified Industrial Business Expansion Microgrid Development Program and the High-Impact Data Center Program Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
April 12, 2025 WV SB 907 Authorizes the West Virginia Economic Development Authority Board of Directors to make Certain Determinations Related to High Impact Development Projects Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 2)
April 12, 2025 WV HB 2014 Establishes the Certified Industrial Business Expansion Microgrid Development Program and the High-Impact Data Center Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (82 - 16)
April 11, 2025 KS HB 2289 Reduces the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Amount to $0 by 2028 Conference Report Adopted - Senate (33 - 7)
April 11, 2025 WV HB 2008 Amends and Reorganizes the Department of Economic Development into the Department of Commerce Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 8)
April 11, 2025 KS HB 2289 Reduces the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Amount to $0 by 2028 Conference Report Adopted - House (98 - 23)
April 10, 2025 WV HB 2008 Amends and Reorganizes the Department of Economic Development into the Department of Commerce Concurrence Vote Passed - House (65 - 34)
April 10, 2025 AZ SB 1543 Authorizes Axon to Build a Headquarters in Scottsdale Arizona Bill Passed - House (40 - 19)
April 10, 2025 WV SB 907 Authorizes the West Virginia Economic Development Authority Board of Directors to make Certain Determinations Related to High Impact Development Projects Bill Passed - House (85 - 10)
April 10, 2025 CO SB 25-206 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Colorado State Budget Bill Passed - House (44 - 21)
April 10, 2025 OR SB 906 Requires Employers to Provide a Written Explanation of Earnings and Deductions to All New Employees Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 7)
April 9, 2025 IL SB 212 Requires Employers To Compensate Mothers Who Take Breaks At Work To Pump Breast Milk For Up To A Year After Their Child Is Born Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 3)
April 9, 2025 IL SB 2164 Amends Penalties and Processes for Assessing Penalties Under the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 19)
April 9, 2025 SC H 3930 Prohibits Payment Card Networks From Identifying Firearm Retailers Via Merchant Category Code (MCC) Bill Passed - House (85 - 10)
April 8, 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 Failed - Senate (16 - 18)
April 8, 2025 IL HB 1189 Requires State and Local Projects Funded by the Federal Government to Pay Illinois' Prevailing Wage when Federal Prevailing Wage is Equal to or Less than the State's Prevailing Wage Requirement Bill Passed - House (82 - 28)
April 7, 2025 MO HB 508 Exempts Capital Gains from State Income Tax Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6)
April 7, 2025 IL HB 1616 Authorizes Part-Time Employees to Use up to 10 Days of Leave in Any 12-Month Period to Serve as an Organ Donor Bill Passed - House (70 - 34)
April 3, 2025 National H Con Res 14 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. Motion Agreed - Senate (52 - 48)
April 3, 2025 CO SB 25-206 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Colorado State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
April 3, 2025 IL SB 220 Extends the Military Leave Act to Authorize Paid Leave for Funeral Honors Details Bill Passed - Senate (55 - 0)
April 3, 2025 IL SB 1441 Limits Accounts Under the Secure Choice Savings Program Act to IRA Accounts Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 6)
April 1, 2025 AR HB 1821 Establishes a More Sustainable System of Property Insurance for State Owned Property Bill Passed - House (89 - 5)
April 1, 2025 OR SB 1176 Requires that the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries Conduct an Education Effort to Ensure Businesses Accept Cash Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 3)
March 28, 2025 NE LB 415 Exempts Small Businesses, Minors, and Temporary Agriculture Workers from Receiving Paid Sick Leave Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 14)
March 26, 2025 OH SB 1 Prohibits Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives at State Public Universities and Community Colleges Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 11)
March 25, 2025 KS HB 2304 Requires Local Governments to Report Certain Local Economic Development Incentive Program Information to the Kansas Department of Commerce Concurrence Vote Passed - House (88 - 37)
March 25, 2025 National PN 12-3 Nomination of James Bishop to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget Cloture Invoked - Senate (52 - 47)
March 24, 2025 KS HB 2152 Amends State Investment Strategy for Public Funds to Encourage Those Funds to be Deposited in Kansas Financial Institutions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (117 - 5)
March 22, 2025 NM HB 19 Establishes Trade Ports Development Program Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
March 21, 2025 NM SB 221 Prohibits Additional Unfair Claims Practices Under New Mexico Insurance Code Bill Passed - House (57 - 4)
March 20, 2025 KS HB 2304 Requires Local Governments to Report Certain Local Economic Development Incentive Program Information to the Kansas Department of Commerce Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 12)
March 20, 2025 AL SB 199 Establishes an Alabama Public Employee Paid Parental Leave Program Bill Passed - House (94 - 2)
March 20, 2025 IA HF 889 Establishes Paid Parental Leave for State Employees in Iowa Bill Passed - House (87 - 2)
March 20, 2025 CA AB 137 Amends Various California State Laws Relating to Consumer Protections and Privacy Bill Passed - House (58 - 18)
March 20, 2025 CA AB 137 Amends Various California State Laws Relating to Consumer Protections and Privacy Bill Passed - House (58 - 18)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/25 SB 25-147 Establishes Two-Year Term Limits for Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association Trustees and Requires the Publication of Certain Documents (59 - 4)
4/23 HB 1125 Requires Earned Wage Access (EWA) Services to Obtain Licenses and Submit Regular Reports Conference Report Adopted - Senate (44 - 1)
4/23 HB 1125 Requires Earned Wage Access (EWA) Services to Obtain Licenses and Submit Regular Reports Conference Report Adopted - House (67 - 26)
4/22 SB 24 Exempts Tax Incremental District Number 6 in the City of Middleton From Limits on Taxable Property Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
4/22 AB 280 Requires Landlords to Limit Certain Rental Fees and Disclose Tenant Rights in Written Agreements Bill Passed - House (27 - 15)
4/22 AB 44 Prohibits the Use of Deceptive Practices to Manipulate the Price of Essential Goods and Services Bill Passed - House (24 - 18)
4/22 AB 112 Requires Private Employers that Provide Sick Leave to Allow an Employee to Use Accrued Sick Leave for an Absence Due to an Illness, Injury, or Medical Appointment of a Member of Their Immediate Family Even if the Employee is Covered Under a Valid Collective Bargaining Agreement Bill Passed - House (29 - 13)
4/21 SB 25-206 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Colorado State Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (43 - 21)
4/21 SB 25-206 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Colorado State Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 11)
4/17 HB 2007 Specifies Which Programs are Eligible for Summer Grants Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 4)
4/17 HB 2 Appropriates $7.7 Billion for the State Education Budget Bill Passed - House (142 - 5)
4/17 AB 530 Authorizes the Clark County Commission to Continue Fuel Tax Increases Without Voter Approval Bill Passed - House (39 - 3)
4/16 HB 3187 Prohibits Employers From Asking For or Requiring an Applicant's Age Bill Passed - House (42 - 16)
4/15 SB 1543 Authorizes Axon to Build a Headquarters in Scottsdale Arizona Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (17 - 13)
4/12 HB 2014 Establishes the Certified Industrial Business Expansion Microgrid Development Program and the High-Impact Data Center Program Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
4/12 SB 907 Authorizes the West Virginia Economic Development Authority Board of Directors to make Certain Determinations Related to High Impact Development Projects Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 2)
4/12 HB 2014 Establishes the Certified Industrial Business Expansion Microgrid Development Program and the High-Impact Data Center Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (82 - 16)
4/11 HB 2289 Reduces the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Amount to $0 by 2028 Conference Report Adopted - Senate (33 - 7)
4/11 HB 2008 Amends and Reorganizes the Department of Economic Development into the Department of Commerce Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 8)
4/11 HB 2289 Reduces the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Amount to $0 by 2028 Conference Report Adopted - House (98 - 23)
4/10 HB 2008 Amends and Reorganizes the Department of Economic Development into the Department of Commerce Concurrence Vote Passed - House (65 - 34)
4/10 SB 1543 Authorizes Axon to Build a Headquarters in Scottsdale Arizona Bill Passed - House (40 - 19)
4/10 SB 907 Authorizes the West Virginia Economic Development Authority Board of Directors to make Certain Determinations Related to High Impact Development Projects Bill Passed - House (85 - 10)
4/10 SB 25-206 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Colorado State Budget Bill Passed - House (44 - 21)
4/10 SB 906 Requires Employers to Provide a Written Explanation of Earnings and Deductions to All New Employees Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 7)
4/09 SB 212 Requires Employers To Compensate Mothers Who Take Breaks At Work To Pump Breast Milk For Up To A Year After Their Child Is Born Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 3)
4/09 SB 2164 Amends Penalties and Processes for Assessing Penalties Under the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 19)
4/09 H 3930 Prohibits Payment Card Networks From Identifying Firearm Retailers Via Merchant Category Code (MCC) Bill Passed - House (85 - 10)
4/08 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 Failed - Senate (16 - 18)
4/08 HB 1189 Requires State and Local Projects Funded by the Federal Government to Pay Illinois' Prevailing Wage when Federal Prevailing Wage is Equal to or Less than the State's Prevailing Wage Requirement Bill Passed - House (82 - 28)
4/07 HB 508 Exempts Capital Gains from State Income Tax Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6)
4/07 HB 1616 Authorizes Part-Time Employees to Use up to 10 Days of Leave in Any 12-Month Period to Serve as an Organ Donor Bill Passed - House (70 - 34)
4/03 H Con Res 14 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. Motion Agreed - Senate (52 - 48)
4/03 SB 25-206 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Colorado State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
4/03 SB 220 Extends the Military Leave Act to Authorize Paid Leave for Funeral Honors Details Bill Passed - Senate (55 - 0)
4/03 SB 1441 Limits Accounts Under the Secure Choice Savings Program Act to IRA Accounts Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 6)
4/01 HB 1821 Establishes a More Sustainable System of Property Insurance for State Owned Property Bill Passed - House (89 - 5)
4/01 SB 1176 Requires that the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries Conduct an Education Effort to Ensure Businesses Accept Cash Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 3)
3/28 LB 415 Exempts Small Businesses, Minors, and Temporary Agriculture Workers from Receiving Paid Sick Leave Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 14)
3/26 SB 1 Prohibits Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives at State Public Universities and Community Colleges Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 11)
3/25 HB 2304 Requires Local Governments to Report Certain Local Economic Development Incentive Program Information to the Kansas Department of Commerce Concurrence Vote Passed - House (88 - 37)
3/25 PN 12-3 Nomination of James Bishop to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget Cloture Invoked - Senate (52 - 47)
3/24 HB 2152 Amends State Investment Strategy for Public Funds to Encourage Those Funds to be Deposited in Kansas Financial Institutions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (117 - 5)
3/22 HB 19 Establishes Trade Ports Development Program Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
3/21 SB 221 Prohibits Additional Unfair Claims Practices Under New Mexico Insurance Code Bill Passed - House (57 - 4)
3/20 HB 2304 Requires Local Governments to Report Certain Local Economic Development Incentive Program Information to the Kansas Department of Commerce Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 12)
3/20 SB 199 Establishes an Alabama Public Employee Paid Parental Leave Program Bill Passed - House (94 - 2)
3/20 HF 889 Establishes Paid Parental Leave for State Employees in Iowa Bill Passed - House (87 - 2)
3/20 AB 137 Amends Various California State Laws Relating to Consumer Protections and Privacy Bill Passed - House (58 - 18)
3/20 AB 137 Amends Various California State Laws Relating to Consumer Protections and Privacy Bill Passed - House (58 - 18)
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