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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
June 11, 2025 MI HB 4576 Appropriates Funding for the State Department of Education Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
June 11, 2025 MI HB 4578 Appropriates Funding for the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
June 11, 2025 MI HB 4577 Appropriates Funding for Michigan's K-12 Public Schools Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
June 10, 2025 NY A 8589 Increases the Amount of Funds that May be Used Per Dwelling Unit Bill Passed - Senate (57 - 1)
June 9, 2025 MN SF 17 Appropriates Funding for Minnesota's FY 2026-2027 Budget and Establishes Policies Relating to Labor and Economic Development Bill Passed - House (96 - 37)
June 9, 2025 MN SF 17 Appropriates Funding for Minnesota's FY 2026-2027 Budget and Establishes Policies Relating to Labor and Economic Development Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 27)
June 5, 2025 NH HB 2 Specifies Regulations Relating to New Hampshire's 2025-26 and 2026-27 Budget "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (14 - 10)
June 4, 2025 CT HB 7288 Appropriates Funds for Connecticut's FY 2027 Budget and Amends Various Laws Relating to Bonds and Grants Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
June 4, 2025 MI HB 4420 Requires Legislators to Request Enhancement Grant Funds by April 1 to be Considered in That Years' Budget Bill Passed - House (108 - 0)
June 4, 2025 CT HB 7003 Appropriates Funding for the Connecticut State Budget Bill Passed - House (80 - 70)
June 4, 2025 CT HB 7288 Appropriates Funds for Connecticut's FY 2027 Budget and Amends Various Laws Relating to Bonds and Grants Bill Passed - House (144 - 4)
June 3, 2025 LA SB 59 Increases Economic Oversight of Legislative Actions in Louisiana Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
June 3, 2025 CT HB 7287 Appropriates Funding for the Connecticut State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
June 3, 2025 RI H 5310 Establishes Reforms to the Rhode Island Housing and Conservation Trust Fund Bill Passed - House (59 - 10)
June 2, 2025 CT HB 7287 Appropriates Funding for the Connecticut State Budget Bill Passed - House (99 - 49)
May 31, 2025 TX SB 1 Appropriates Funding for the State General Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Conference Report Adopted - House (107 - 21)
May 31, 2025 IL HB 1075 Appropriates and Designates Funding for Budget Implementation Concurrence Vote Passed - House (74 - 41)
May 31, 2025 IL SB 2510 Appropriates $55.2 Billion for the 2026 State Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (34 - 23)
May 31, 2025 IL HB 2755 Amends Revenue and Tax Changes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (71 - 43)
May 31, 2025 IL HB 2755 Amends Revenue and Tax Changes Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 25)
May 31, 2025 IL HB 1075 Appropriates and Designates Funding for Budget Implementation Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 23)
May 31, 2025 IL SB 2510 Appropriates $55.2 Billion for the 2026 State Budget Bill Passed - House (75 - 41)
May 31, 2025 CT HB 5003 Establishes Requirements for New Programs of the Office of Early Childhood Bill Passed - House (133 - 10)
May 31, 2025 CT SB 1 Appropriates $300 Million for a Child Care Trust Bill Passed - House (101 - 45)
May 30, 2025 VT S 127 Establishes the Community Housing Infrastructure Program (CHIP) and Authorizes Localities to Fund Housing Projects With Loans Conference Report Adopted - House (137 - 2)
May 30, 2025 TX HB 500 Appropriates Supplemental Funding for the 2025-2026 State Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (112 - 24)
May 30, 2025 CT SB 1 Appropriates $300 Million for a Child Care Trust Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 4)
May 30, 2025 NV AB 238 Establishes a Program to Develop Film Studio Infrastructure and Workforce Training for the Entertainment Industry Bill Passed - House (22 - 20)
May 29, 2025 TX HJR 7 Appropriates Billions of Dollars to Stave off a Looming Water Crisis Concurrence Vote Passed - House (122 - 2)
May 29, 2025 MA S 2521 Appropriates Funds to the Department of Early Education and Care for Fiscal Year 2025 Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
May 28, 2025 SC H 4025 Appropriates $14.4 Billion Funds for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 State Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (37 - 5)
May 28, 2025 SC H 4025 Appropriates $14.4 Billion Funds for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 State Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (88 - 25)
May 27, 2025 NV SB 90 Appropriates Funds to Establish a Classroom Supplies Grant Program Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 0)
May 22, 2025 TX SB 33 Prohibits Any State Funding From Going Toward Helping Women Get Out-of-State Abortions Bill Passed - House (87 - 58)
May 22, 2025 IL HB 3200 Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act Bill Passed - Senate (54 - 0)
May 22, 2025 NC SB 257 Appropriates $65 Billion in Funding for the 2025-2026 State Budget Bill Passed - House (86 - 20)
May 22, 2025 OK HB 2766 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Oklahoma State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 19)
May 22, 2025 NJ A 5733 Expands Eligibility for State Utility Assistance and Energy Efficiency Programs Bill Passed - House (58 - 18)
May 22, 2025 NJ A 5358 Expands RetireReady NJ to Include Businesses with One or More Employees Bill Passed - House (49 - 28)
May 22, 2025 National HR 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act Bill Passed - House (215 - 214)
May 22, 2025 National HR 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act Bill Passed - House (215 - 214)
May 22, 2025 ME LD 255 Appropriates 3.5 Million Dollars for the Manufactured and Mobile Home Park Preservation and Assistance Program Bill Passed - House (78 - 64)
May 22, 2025 OK HB 1460 Authorizes Removal of Certain Criminal Justice Fees and Court Waivers Bill Passed - House (84 - 3)
May 20, 2025 AK HB 57 Increases the Basic Input Into the State's Public School Funding Formula for the Base Student Allocation by $700 Veto Override Passed - Senate (17 - 3)
May 20, 2025 AK HB 57 Increases the Basic Input Into the State's Public School Funding Formula for the Base Student Allocation by $700 Veto Override Passed - House (29 - 11)
May 20, 2025 AK HB 55 Appropriates Funding for the State Mental Health Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (33 - 7)
May 20, 2025 OK HB 2766 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Oklahoma State Budget Bill Passed - House (73 - 20)
May 19, 2025 MN SF 3045 Appropriates Funding for the Omnibus State Government Finance and Elections Bill Concurrence Vote Passed - House (116 - 18)
May 19, 2025 MN SF 3045 Appropriates Funding for the Omnibus State Government Finance and Elections Bill Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (36 - 31)
May 19, 2025 CT HB 6863 Specifies Deficiency Appropriations For The Fiscal Year 2025 Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 10)
May 19, 2025 CT HB 6863 Specifies Deficiency Appropriations For The Fiscal Year 2025 Bill Passed - House (98 - 46)
May 18, 2025 MN HF 2563 Appropriates Funding for the 2025 State Legacy Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (113 - 21)
May 18, 2025 MN HF 2563 Appropriates Funding for the 2025 State Legacy Budget Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 30)
May 15, 2025 VT H 493 Appropriates Funding for the 2026 Fiscal Year State Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (132 - 3)
May 14, 2025 IA HF 1049 Increases Medicaid Beneficiaries' Monthly Personal Needs Allowance from $50 to $55 Each Month Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 15)
May 14, 2025 IA HF 1038 Authorizes Appropriations from the Opioid Settlement Fund Bill Passed - House (84 - 1)
May 13, 2025 AK SB 57 Appropriates Funding for the Alaska State Capitol Budget Bill Passed - House (22 - 18)
May 13, 2025 OR SB 64 Requires for the Department of Human Services to Seek Waiver of Federal SNAP Requirements for Advance Tax Credit Payments on Dependent Care Expenses Bill Passed - House (47 - 5)
May 13, 2025 IA HF 1049 Increases Medicaid Beneficiaries' Monthly Personal Needs Allowance from $50 to $55 Each Month Bill Passed - House (63 - 28)
May 9, 2025 MO SB 43 Amends Laws to Expand Protections for Children, Survivors of Abuse, and Crime Victims Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 2)
May 8, 2025 MO SB 43 Amends Laws to Expand Protections for Children, Survivors of Abuse, and Crime Victims Bill Passed - House (123 - 14)
May 8, 2025 OK HB 2673 Authorizes the Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture to Count Pledges and Other Donations Toward Their Revolving Fund Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 18)
May 7, 2025 MN HF 2434 Appropriates Funding for the State Human Services Budget Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 32)
May 7, 2025 VT H 491 Establishes Homestead and Nonhomestead Property Tax Rates and Yields for Fiscal Year 2026 Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 2)
May 6, 2025 TX SB 72 Establishes New Regulations for Rental Cars Bill Passed - House (144 - 1)
May 6, 2025 MI HB 4241 Prohibits Certain Countries of Concern from Receiving Public Financial Support from the State of Michigan Bill Passed - House (66 - 44)
May 5, 2025 CO SB 25-310 Appropriates $350 Million Towards a Support Fund for Law Enforcement Bill Passed - House (55 - 9)
May 5, 2025 OK HB 2744 Appropriates $20 Million to the Department of Commerce from the Progressing Rural Economic Prosperity Fund Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 13)
May 5, 2025 MN HF 2434 Appropriates Funding for the State Human Services Budget Bill Passed - House (109 - 25)
May 2, 2025 ND SB 2004 Appropriates $250,000 to the Ethics Commission for a Fourth Staff Member Conference Report Adopted - House (71 - 19)
May 2, 2025 ND SB 2004 Appropriates $250,000 to the Ethics Commission for a Fourth Staff Member Conference Report Adopted - Senate (44 - 2)
May 1, 2025 CO HB 25-1213 Amends Regulations Regarding Funding, Billing, and Reporting for Certain Healthcare and Managed Care Entities Concurrence Vote Passed - House (58 - 7)
May 1, 2025 VT H 493 Appropriates Funding for the 2026 Fiscal Year State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 10)
May 1, 2025 MN SF 3045 Appropriates Funding for the Omnibus State Government Finance and Elections Bill Bill Passed - House (113 - 21)
May 1, 2025 AZ SB 1294 Authorizes the Leasing of Former State Prison in Marana, Arizona to the Federal Government or a Private Contractor. Bill Failed - House (10 - 48)
Date No. Title Outcome
6/11 HB 4576 Appropriates Funding for the State Department of Education Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
6/11 HB 4578 Appropriates Funding for the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
6/11 HB 4577 Appropriates Funding for Michigan's K-12 Public Schools Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
6/10 A 8589 Increases the Amount of Funds that May be Used Per Dwelling Unit Bill Passed - Senate (57 - 1)
6/09 SF 17 Appropriates Funding for Minnesota's FY 2026-2027 Budget and Establishes Policies Relating to Labor and Economic Development Bill Passed - House (96 - 37)
6/09 SF 17 Appropriates Funding for Minnesota's FY 2026-2027 Budget and Establishes Policies Relating to Labor and Economic Development Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 27)
6/05 HB 2 Specifies Regulations Relating to New Hampshire's 2025-26 and 2026-27 Budget "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (14 - 10)
6/04 HB 7288 Appropriates Funds for Connecticut's FY 2027 Budget and Amends Various Laws Relating to Bonds and Grants Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
6/04 HB 4420 Requires Legislators to Request Enhancement Grant Funds by April 1 to be Considered in That Years' Budget Bill Passed - House (108 - 0)
6/04 HB 7003 Appropriates Funding for the Connecticut State Budget Bill Passed - House (80 - 70)
6/04 HB 7288 Appropriates Funds for Connecticut's FY 2027 Budget and Amends Various Laws Relating to Bonds and Grants Bill Passed - House (144 - 4)
6/03 SB 59 Increases Economic Oversight of Legislative Actions in Louisiana Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
6/03 HB 7287 Appropriates Funding for the Connecticut State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
6/03 H 5310 Establishes Reforms to the Rhode Island Housing and Conservation Trust Fund Bill Passed - House (59 - 10)
6/02 HB 7287 Appropriates Funding for the Connecticut State Budget Bill Passed - House (99 - 49)
5/31 SB 1 Appropriates Funding for the State General Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Conference Report Adopted - House (107 - 21)
5/31 HB 1075 Appropriates and Designates Funding for Budget Implementation Concurrence Vote Passed - House (74 - 41)
5/31 SB 2510 Appropriates $55.2 Billion for the 2026 State Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (34 - 23)
5/31 HB 2755 Amends Revenue and Tax Changes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (71 - 43)
5/31 HB 2755 Amends Revenue and Tax Changes Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 25)
5/31 HB 1075 Appropriates and Designates Funding for Budget Implementation Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 23)
5/31 SB 2510 Appropriates $55.2 Billion for the 2026 State Budget Bill Passed - House (75 - 41)
5/31 HB 5003 Establishes Requirements for New Programs of the Office of Early Childhood Bill Passed - House (133 - 10)
5/31 SB 1 Appropriates $300 Million for a Child Care Trust Bill Passed - House (101 - 45)
5/30 S 127 Establishes the Community Housing Infrastructure Program (CHIP) and Authorizes Localities to Fund Housing Projects With Loans Conference Report Adopted - House (137 - 2)
5/30 HB 500 Appropriates Supplemental Funding for the 2025-2026 State Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (112 - 24)
5/30 SB 1 Appropriates $300 Million for a Child Care Trust Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 4)
5/30 AB 238 Establishes a Program to Develop Film Studio Infrastructure and Workforce Training for the Entertainment Industry Bill Passed - House (22 - 20)
5/29 HJR 7 Appropriates Billions of Dollars to Stave off a Looming Water Crisis Concurrence Vote Passed - House (122 - 2)
5/29 S 2521 Appropriates Funds to the Department of Early Education and Care for Fiscal Year 2025 Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
5/28 H 4025 Appropriates $14.4 Billion Funds for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 State Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (37 - 5)
5/28 H 4025 Appropriates $14.4 Billion Funds for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 State Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (88 - 25)
5/27 SB 90 Appropriates Funds to Establish a Classroom Supplies Grant Program Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 0)
5/22 SB 33 Prohibits Any State Funding From Going Toward Helping Women Get Out-of-State Abortions Bill Passed - House (87 - 58)
5/22 HB 3200 Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act Bill Passed - Senate (54 - 0)
5/22 SB 257 Appropriates $65 Billion in Funding for the 2025-2026 State Budget Bill Passed - House (86 - 20)
5/22 HB 2766 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Oklahoma State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 19)
5/22 A 5733 Expands Eligibility for State Utility Assistance and Energy Efficiency Programs Bill Passed - House (58 - 18)
5/22 A 5358 Expands RetireReady NJ to Include Businesses with One or More Employees Bill Passed - House (49 - 28)
5/22 HR 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act Bill Passed - House (215 - 214)
5/22 HR 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act Bill Passed - House (215 - 214)
5/22 LD 255 Appropriates 3.5 Million Dollars for the Manufactured and Mobile Home Park Preservation and Assistance Program Bill Passed - House (78 - 64)
5/22 HB 1460 Authorizes Removal of Certain Criminal Justice Fees and Court Waivers Bill Passed - House (84 - 3)
5/20 HB 57 Increases the Basic Input Into the State's Public School Funding Formula for the Base Student Allocation by $700 Veto Override Passed - Senate (17 - 3)
5/20 HB 57 Increases the Basic Input Into the State's Public School Funding Formula for the Base Student Allocation by $700 Veto Override Passed - House (29 - 11)
5/20 HB 55 Appropriates Funding for the State Mental Health Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (33 - 7)
5/20 HB 2766 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Oklahoma State Budget Bill Passed - House (73 - 20)
5/19 SF 3045 Appropriates Funding for the Omnibus State Government Finance and Elections Bill Concurrence Vote Passed - House (116 - 18)
5/19 SF 3045 Appropriates Funding for the Omnibus State Government Finance and Elections Bill Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (36 - 31)
5/19 HB 6863 Specifies Deficiency Appropriations For The Fiscal Year 2025 Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 10)
5/19 HB 6863 Specifies Deficiency Appropriations For The Fiscal Year 2025 Bill Passed - House (98 - 46)
5/18 HF 2563 Appropriates Funding for the 2025 State Legacy Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (113 - 21)
5/18 HF 2563 Appropriates Funding for the 2025 State Legacy Budget Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 30)
5/15 H 493 Appropriates Funding for the 2026 Fiscal Year State Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (132 - 3)
5/14 HF 1049 Increases Medicaid Beneficiaries' Monthly Personal Needs Allowance from $50 to $55 Each Month Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 15)
5/14 HF 1038 Authorizes Appropriations from the Opioid Settlement Fund Bill Passed - House (84 - 1)
5/13 SB 57 Appropriates Funding for the Alaska State Capitol Budget Bill Passed - House (22 - 18)
5/13 SB 64 Requires for the Department of Human Services to Seek Waiver of Federal SNAP Requirements for Advance Tax Credit Payments on Dependent Care Expenses Bill Passed - House (47 - 5)
5/13 HF 1049 Increases Medicaid Beneficiaries' Monthly Personal Needs Allowance from $50 to $55 Each Month Bill Passed - House (63 - 28)
5/09 SB 43 Amends Laws to Expand Protections for Children, Survivors of Abuse, and Crime Victims Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 2)
5/08 SB 43 Amends Laws to Expand Protections for Children, Survivors of Abuse, and Crime Victims Bill Passed - House (123 - 14)
5/08 HB 2673 Authorizes the Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture to Count Pledges and Other Donations Toward Their Revolving Fund Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 18)
5/07 HF 2434 Appropriates Funding for the State Human Services Budget Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 32)
5/07 H 491 Establishes Homestead and Nonhomestead Property Tax Rates and Yields for Fiscal Year 2026 Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 2)
5/06 SB 72 Establishes New Regulations for Rental Cars Bill Passed - House (144 - 1)
5/06 HB 4241 Prohibits Certain Countries of Concern from Receiving Public Financial Support from the State of Michigan Bill Passed - House (66 - 44)
5/05 SB 25-310 Appropriates $350 Million Towards a Support Fund for Law Enforcement Bill Passed - House (55 - 9)
5/05 HB 2744 Appropriates $20 Million to the Department of Commerce from the Progressing Rural Economic Prosperity Fund Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 13)
5/05 HF 2434 Appropriates Funding for the State Human Services Budget Bill Passed - House (109 - 25)
5/02 SB 2004 Appropriates $250,000 to the Ethics Commission for a Fourth Staff Member Conference Report Adopted - House (71 - 19)
5/02 SB 2004 Appropriates $250,000 to the Ethics Commission for a Fourth Staff Member Conference Report Adopted - Senate (44 - 2)
5/01 HB 25-1213 Amends Regulations Regarding Funding, Billing, and Reporting for Certain Healthcare and Managed Care Entities Concurrence Vote Passed - House (58 - 7)
5/01 H 493 Appropriates Funding for the 2026 Fiscal Year State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 10)
5/01 SF 3045 Appropriates Funding for the Omnibus State Government Finance and Elections Bill Bill Passed - House (113 - 21)
5/01 SB 1294 Authorizes the Leasing of Former State Prison in Marana, Arizona to the Federal Government or a Private Contractor. Bill Failed - House (10 - 48)

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