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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 3, 2025 CA SB 79 Authorizes Dense Housing to be Built in Transit Hubs Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13)
June 3, 2025 RI H 5310 Establishes Reforms to the Rhode Island Housing and Conservation Trust Fund Bill Passed - House (59 - 10)
June 3, 2025 CA SB 79 Authorizes Dense Housing to be Built in Transit Hubs Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13)
June 3, 2025 CA SB 262 Expands the Definition of Prohousing Local Policies to Include Safe Parking Programs, Safe Camping Programs, and Noncongregate Shelter Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 13)
June 3, 2025 RI S 938 Establishes Green Crab Harvesting Rules and Commercial License Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
June 2, 2025 OR HB 2385 Prohibits Manufacturers From Interfering in the Sale or Delivery of 340B Drugs and Provides Penalties Concurrence Vote Passed - House (35 - 20)
June 2, 2025 ME LD 186 Authorizes the Maine Public Utilities Commission to Establish Time-of-Use Pricing for Standard-Offer Service "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (20 - 14)
June 2, 2025 ME LD 697 Authorizes State Board to Study Ways to Lower Prescription Drug Costs and Develop a Pricing Plan "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (125 - 9)
June 2, 2025 ME LD 870 Amends Membership of the Maine Land Use Planning Commission "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (20 - 14)
June 2, 2025 NJ A 2390 Specifies that Grant Preferences Given to Municipalities that Meet Housing Requirements Do Not Apply to Municipalities Seeking to Meet Those Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15)
June 2, 2025 LA HB 519 Prohibits Holding a Cell Phone While Driving Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 5)
June 2, 2025 NJ A 2390 Specifies that Grant Preferences Given to Municipalities that Meet Housing Requirements Do Not Apply to Municipalities Seeking to Meet Those Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15)
June 2, 2025 NJ A 3035 Prohibits Vehicles From Being Parked in Electric Vehicle Charging Spaces if They are Not Being Charged Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10)
June 2, 2025 NV SB 182 Requires Hospitals to Establish Staffing Committees and Report Staffing Information Bill Passed - House (27 - 15)
June 2, 2025 NV AB 404 Authorizes Satellite Taprooms and Out-of-State Alcohol Shipping Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 2)
June 2, 2025 NV AB 463 Requires Health Insurers and Medicaid to Respond Quickly to Prior Authorization Requests Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 0)
June 2, 2025 NV SB 217 Authorizes Access to Assisted Reproduction and Infertility Treatment Coverage Bill Passed - House (27 - 15)
June 2, 2025 NV AB 540 Amends Various Laws Relating to Affordable Housing in Nevada Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 6)
June 2, 2025 NV AB 499 Requires Voter Photo Identification and Reforms to Mail Voting and Voter Registration Systems Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 5)
June 2, 2025 NV SB 460 Amends Various Laws Relating to Education in Nevada Bill Passed - House (38 - 4)
June 2, 2025 NV AB 416 Prohibits Public Schools and Libraries from Restricting Access to Materials Based on Content Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 8)
June 2, 2025 ME LD 186 Authorizes the Maine Public Utilities Commission to Establish Time-of-Use Pricing for Standard-Offer Service "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (74 - 66)
June 2, 2025 ME LD 1226 Requires Home Contractors to be Licensed "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (72 - 69)
June 2, 2025 ME LD 134 Establishes the Decriminalization of Personal Possession of Psilocybin for Adults "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (70 - 69)
June 2, 2025 ME LD 324 Increases Reading and Mathematics Proficiency in Public School "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (77 - 64)
June 2, 2025 ME LD 1768 Appropriates the Tax Received from Buyers of Mobile Home Parks Entirely to the Housing Opportunities for Maine Fund "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 11)
June 2, 2025 National PN 17 Nomination of Michael Duffey to be Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Cloture Invoked - Senate (51 - 45)
June 2, 2025 CA SB 414 Expands School Accountability Through Financial and Performance Audits Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 1)
June 2, 2025 CA SB 703 Requires Trucking Companies to Provide Certain Information to Ports Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10)
June 2, 2025 CA SB 497 Prohibits Information Sharing Regarding Individuals Seeking Gender-Affirming Care or With Controlled Substance History Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10)
June 2, 2025 CA SB 323 Requires an Amendment to the California Dream Act Application That Clarifies That it May Be Used by Any Student Eligible for State Financial Aid Programs Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 1)
June 2, 2025 NV SB 495 Expands Procedures for Health Care Provider Credentialing And Prior Authorization, and Expands the Gold Card Exemption Program Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 8)
June 2, 2025 CA SB 98 Requires School Districts and Certain Universities to Notify Students, Faculty, and Other Campus Members When Federal Immigration Enforcement is Present Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 8)
June 2, 2025 CA AB 1018 Requires Testing Before Use of Automated Systems that Make Consequential Decisions About Employment, Education, Housing, Healthcare, Financial Services, and Parts of the Criminal Justice System Bill Passed - House (50 - 16)
June 2, 2025 CA AB 1348 Expands the List of Reasons a School May Request Average Daily Attendance Credits to Include Immigration Enforcement Actions Bill Passed - House (62 - 13)
June 2, 2025 CA AB 268 Establishes Diwali as a State Holiday Bill Passed - House (78 - 0)
June 2, 2025 NJ S 4377 Authorizes New Jersey Infrastructure Bank to Expend Sums to Make Loans for Financing Transportation Infrastructure Projects Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
June 2, 2025 CA SB 437 Requires the California State University to Explore Options to Determine How to Confirm an Individual's Status as a Descendant of Enslaved Persons and Establish a Process for Confirming Eligibility for Reparative Claims Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10)
June 2, 2025 CA SB 436 Requires Landlords to Give Tenants 14 days to Pay Any Late Rent they Owe Before Facing Eviction Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
June 2, 2025 CA AB 954 Establishes 2 Regional Bike Highways Bill Passed - House (59 - 19)
June 2, 2025 NJ S 3992 Amends Capital Reserve Funding Requirements for Certain Real Estate Developments Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
June 2, 2025 CA AB 1 Requires Wildfire Regulations to be Updated Bill Passed - House (79 - 0)
June 2, 2025 CA SB 525 Requires Insurance for Manufactured and Mobile Homes to Follow the Guidelines as Basic Property Homes Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
June 2, 2025 CA SB 81 Prohibits Immigration Enforcement from Obtaining Medical Information from Healthcare Providers without a Valid Warrant Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
June 2, 2025 CT SB 4 Authorizes Bonds to Pay for Public Benefits Charges Currently Included on Customers' Electric Bills Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1)
June 2, 2025 NJ S 4377 Authorizes New Jersey Infrastructure Bank to Expend Sums to Make Loans for Financing Transportation Infrastructure Projects Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
June 1, 2025 TX SB 15 Authorizes a Fee on Residential Lots in Certain Municipalities and Gives Clearance for Smaller Homes to be Built on Smaller Lots Conference Report Adopted - House (78 - 57)
June 1, 2025 TX SB 268 Amends the Procedure for Certain Complaints Against Healthcare Practitioners Conference Report Adopted - House (79 - 46)
June 1, 2025 TX HB 705 Establishes Participation in the Cosmetology Licensure Compact Conference Report Adopted - House (127 - 10)
June 1, 2025 TX SB 268 Amends the Procedure for Certain Complaints Against Healthcare Practitioners Conference Report Adopted - Senate (19 - 12)
Date No. Title Outcome
6/03 SB 79 Authorizes Dense Housing to be Built in Transit Hubs Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13)
6/03 H 5310 Establishes Reforms to the Rhode Island Housing and Conservation Trust Fund Bill Passed - House (59 - 10)
6/03 SB 79 Authorizes Dense Housing to be Built in Transit Hubs Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13)
6/03 SB 262 Expands the Definition of Prohousing Local Policies to Include Safe Parking Programs, Safe Camping Programs, and Noncongregate Shelter Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 13)
6/03 S 938 Establishes Green Crab Harvesting Rules and Commercial License Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
6/02 HB 2385 Prohibits Manufacturers From Interfering in the Sale or Delivery of 340B Drugs and Provides Penalties Concurrence Vote Passed - House (35 - 20)
6/02 LD 186 Authorizes the Maine Public Utilities Commission to Establish Time-of-Use Pricing for Standard-Offer Service "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (20 - 14)
6/02 LD 697 Authorizes State Board to Study Ways to Lower Prescription Drug Costs and Develop a Pricing Plan "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (125 - 9)
6/02 LD 870 Amends Membership of the Maine Land Use Planning Commission "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (20 - 14)
6/02 A 2390 Specifies that Grant Preferences Given to Municipalities that Meet Housing Requirements Do Not Apply to Municipalities Seeking to Meet Those Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15)
6/02 HB 519 Prohibits Holding a Cell Phone While Driving Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 5)
6/02 A 2390 Specifies that Grant Preferences Given to Municipalities that Meet Housing Requirements Do Not Apply to Municipalities Seeking to Meet Those Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15)
6/02 A 3035 Prohibits Vehicles From Being Parked in Electric Vehicle Charging Spaces if They are Not Being Charged Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10)
6/02 SB 182 Requires Hospitals to Establish Staffing Committees and Report Staffing Information Bill Passed - House (27 - 15)
6/02 AB 404 Authorizes Satellite Taprooms and Out-of-State Alcohol Shipping Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 2)
6/02 AB 463 Requires Health Insurers and Medicaid to Respond Quickly to Prior Authorization Requests Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 0)
6/02 SB 217 Authorizes Access to Assisted Reproduction and Infertility Treatment Coverage Bill Passed - House (27 - 15)
6/02 AB 540 Amends Various Laws Relating to Affordable Housing in Nevada Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 6)
6/02 AB 499 Requires Voter Photo Identification and Reforms to Mail Voting and Voter Registration Systems Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 5)
6/02 SB 460 Amends Various Laws Relating to Education in Nevada Bill Passed - House (38 - 4)
6/02 AB 416 Prohibits Public Schools and Libraries from Restricting Access to Materials Based on Content Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 8)
6/02 LD 186 Authorizes the Maine Public Utilities Commission to Establish Time-of-Use Pricing for Standard-Offer Service "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (74 - 66)
6/02 LD 1226 Requires Home Contractors to be Licensed "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (72 - 69)
6/02 LD 134 Establishes the Decriminalization of Personal Possession of Psilocybin for Adults "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (70 - 69)
6/02 LD 324 Increases Reading and Mathematics Proficiency in Public School "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (77 - 64)
6/02 LD 1768 Appropriates the Tax Received from Buyers of Mobile Home Parks Entirely to the Housing Opportunities for Maine Fund "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 11)
6/02 PN 17 Nomination of Michael Duffey to be Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Cloture Invoked - Senate (51 - 45)
6/02 SB 414 Expands School Accountability Through Financial and Performance Audits Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 1)
6/02 SB 703 Requires Trucking Companies to Provide Certain Information to Ports Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10)
6/02 SB 497 Prohibits Information Sharing Regarding Individuals Seeking Gender-Affirming Care or With Controlled Substance History Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10)
6/02 SB 323 Requires an Amendment to the California Dream Act Application That Clarifies That it May Be Used by Any Student Eligible for State Financial Aid Programs Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 1)
6/02 SB 495 Expands Procedures for Health Care Provider Credentialing And Prior Authorization, and Expands the Gold Card Exemption Program Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 8)
6/02 SB 98 Requires School Districts and Certain Universities to Notify Students, Faculty, and Other Campus Members When Federal Immigration Enforcement is Present Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 8)
6/02 AB 1018 Requires Testing Before Use of Automated Systems that Make Consequential Decisions About Employment, Education, Housing, Healthcare, Financial Services, and Parts of the Criminal Justice System Bill Passed - House (50 - 16)
6/02 AB 1348 Expands the List of Reasons a School May Request Average Daily Attendance Credits to Include Immigration Enforcement Actions Bill Passed - House (62 - 13)
6/02 AB 268 Establishes Diwali as a State Holiday Bill Passed - House (78 - 0)
6/02 S 4377 Authorizes New Jersey Infrastructure Bank to Expend Sums to Make Loans for Financing Transportation Infrastructure Projects Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
6/02 SB 437 Requires the California State University to Explore Options to Determine How to Confirm an Individual's Status as a Descendant of Enslaved Persons and Establish a Process for Confirming Eligibility for Reparative Claims Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10)
6/02 SB 436 Requires Landlords to Give Tenants 14 days to Pay Any Late Rent they Owe Before Facing Eviction Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
6/02 AB 954 Establishes 2 Regional Bike Highways Bill Passed - House (59 - 19)
6/02 S 3992 Amends Capital Reserve Funding Requirements for Certain Real Estate Developments Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
6/02 AB 1 Requires Wildfire Regulations to be Updated Bill Passed - House (79 - 0)
6/02 SB 525 Requires Insurance for Manufactured and Mobile Homes to Follow the Guidelines as Basic Property Homes Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
6/02 SB 81 Prohibits Immigration Enforcement from Obtaining Medical Information from Healthcare Providers without a Valid Warrant Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
6/02 SB 4 Authorizes Bonds to Pay for Public Benefits Charges Currently Included on Customers' Electric Bills Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1)
6/02 S 4377 Authorizes New Jersey Infrastructure Bank to Expend Sums to Make Loans for Financing Transportation Infrastructure Projects Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
6/01 SB 15 Authorizes a Fee on Residential Lots in Certain Municipalities and Gives Clearance for Smaller Homes to be Built on Smaller Lots Conference Report Adopted - House (78 - 57)
6/01 SB 268 Amends the Procedure for Certain Complaints Against Healthcare Practitioners Conference Report Adopted - House (79 - 46)
6/01 HB 705 Establishes Participation in the Cosmetology Licensure Compact Conference Report Adopted - House (127 - 10)
6/01 SB 268 Amends the Procedure for Certain Complaints Against Healthcare Practitioners Conference Report Adopted - Senate (19 - 12)

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