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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
April 28, 2025 AZ HB 2111 Authorizes for the Creation of License Plates for the 988 Suicide Awareness Lifeline, the America250 Celebration, the Hopi Tribe and Kidney Disease Awareness. Concurrence Vote Passed - House (32 - 23)
April 28, 2025 CO HB 25-1004 Prohibits Use of Algorithmic Devices (AI) by Landlords for Rental Price Determination Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
April 28, 2025 AZ SB 1025 Authorizes Arizona's Treasury and State Retirement System to Invest up to 10% of its Available Funds into Bitcoin Bill Passed - House (31 - 25)
April 28, 2025 OK HB 1256 Extends the Construction Industries Board's Ability to Collaborate with Educational Institutions and Trade Programs Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 6)
April 28, 2025 AZ SB 1373 Establishes a Strategic Digital Assets (Crypto) Reserve Bill Passed - House (37 - 19)
April 28, 2025 AZ SB 1316 Establishes the Maternal Mortality Review Program Bill Passed - House (42 - 14)
April 28, 2025 AZ SB 1086 Amends Transportation Planning Statutes to Add Mobility as a Performance Factor Bill Passed - House (32 - 24)
April 28, 2025 AZ SB 1443 Establishes Specific Regulations for Compensatory Damages Bill Passed - House (33 - 23)
April 28, 2025 LA HB 436 Prohibits Unauthorized Immigrants from Receiving General Damages Stemming from Auto Accidents Bill Passed - House (69 - 17)
April 28, 2025 CO HB 25-1079 Authorizes Adding School Board Members, Superintendents and School Administrators Would Have Been Added to the Purview of Colorado's Independent Ethics Commission Bill Passed - House (41 - 23)
April 28, 2025 CO HB 25-1123 Authorizes Mediation Between Unit Owners and Homeowners Associations Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
April 28, 2025 LA HB 34 Authorizes Any Party in a Lawsuit that Stems From an Auto Accident to Introduce Evidence Related to Medical Expenses Bill Passed - House (69 - 26)
April 28, 2025 National HR 973 Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act Bill Passed - House (365 - 42)
April 28, 2025 LA HB 434 Limits Bodily Injury Claims by Plaintiffs Who Did Not Carry Auto Insurance At The Time Of The Accident Bill Passed - House (76 - 14)
April 28, 2025 IA SF 383 Establishes New Standards for Pharmacy Benefit Managers Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 14)
April 28, 2025 NY S 4892 Amends Supervision Requirements and Scope of Practice for Physical Therapist Assistants Bill Passed - Senate (59 - 1)
April 27, 2025 WA HB 1217 Limits Rent Increases to 7% Over the Next Year Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 20)
April 27, 2025 WA HB 1096 Authorizes Housing Options Through Lot Splitting Concurrence Vote Passed - House (94 - 4)
April 27, 2025 WA HB 1217 Limits Rent Increases to 7% Over the Next Year Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 44)
April 26, 2025 WA HB 2077 Establishes New Taxes for Zero-Emission Vehicles, Banked Credits, and Pooled Credits Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 19)
April 26, 2025 WA HB 2077 Establishes New Taxes for Zero-Emission Vehicles, Banked Credits, and Pooled Credits Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 19)
April 25, 2025 ND HB 1540 Appropriates Funding from the State's General Budget for Education Savings Account Programs Veto Override Failed - House (45 - 48)
April 25, 2025 CO SB 25-020 Authorizes the Colorado Attorney General's Office and Department of Law the Power to Enforce Tenant Protection Laws Bill Passed - House (40 - 23)
April 25, 2025 FL HB 7033 Amends the Way the Tourism Development Tax is Used Bill Passed - House (78 - 29)
April 24, 2025 IN SB 475 Prohibits Noncompete Agreements for Physicians Conference Report Adopted - House (65 - 21)
April 24, 2025 IN SB 140 Requires PBMs to Provide Adequate Coverage Networks, Prohibits Them From Steering Business to Their Own Affiliated Pharmacies, and Requires PBMs to Reimburse Independent Pharmacies at Cost, Plus a Dispensing Fee Conference Report Adopted - House (84 - 1)
April 24, 2025 IN HB 1390 Prohibits Cannabis Advertising Conference Report Adopted - Senate (31 - 19)
April 24, 2025 IN HB 1004 Establishes a Fee Excise Tax for Nonprofit Hospitals Conference Report Adopted - Senate (37 - 13)
April 24, 2025 IN SB 140 Requires PBMs to Provide Adequate Coverage Networks, Prohibits Them From Steering Business to Their Own Affiliated Pharmacies, and Requires PBMs to Reimburse Independent Pharmacies at Cost, Plus a Dispensing Fee Conference Report Adopted - Senate (39 - 10)
April 24, 2025 IN HB 1004 Establishes a Fee Excise Tax for Nonprofit Hospitals Conference Report Adopted - House (67 - 23)
April 24, 2025 IN SB 475 Prohibits Noncompete Agreements for Physicians Conference Report Adopted - Senate (46 - 4)
April 24, 2025 IN SB 289 Prohibits Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Programs in Schools and State Government Conference Report Adopted - House (64 - 26)
April 24, 2025 WA HB 1296 Requires the State to Promote a Safe and Supportive Public Education System Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 39)
April 24, 2025 IN SB 287 Amends School Board Elections to be Partisan Races Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 24)
April 24, 2025 IN SB 289 Prohibits Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Programs in Schools and State Government Conference Report Adopted - Senate (34 - 16)
April 24, 2025 MT SB 542 Amends State Property Tax Rates Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 26)
April 24, 2025 TX SB 5 Establishes the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (DPRIT) Bill Passed - House (121 - 23)
April 24, 2025 CO HB 25-1207 Prohibits Insurers from Refusing, Canceling or Increasing the Cost of Coverage for Residential Property Owners Based on the Breed of Their Dog Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13)
April 24, 2025 AZ HB 2945 Appropriates Funding for the State's Disability Services Program Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 1)
April 24, 2025 NE LB 275 Requires the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services to Screen State Wards for Social Security Benefit Eligibility Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 0)
April 24, 2025 TX HB 18 Establishes Certain Programs and Services Providing Health Care Services to Rural Counties Bill Passed - House (119 - 24)
April 23, 2025 IN HB 1390 Prohibits Cannabis Advertising Conference Report Adopted - House (81 - 9)
April 23, 2025 CO HB 25-1290 Increases the Crime of Assault on a Transit Worker to a Class 1 Misdemeanor Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 27)
April 23, 2025 CO HB 25-1272 Reduces Lawsuits Against Condo Builders Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 5)
April 23, 2025 ME LD 109 Requires the Maine Arts Commission to Study Federal and National Efforts to Protect Artists From Copyright Infringement by Artificial Intelligence "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (18 - 14)
April 23, 2025 ME LD 109 Requires the Maine Arts Commission to Study Federal and National Efforts to Protect Artists From Copyright Infringement by Artificial Intelligence "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (18 - 14)
April 23, 2025 TX SB 1786 Requires Community Colleges to Receive Funds When Their Students Transfer to Private Universities Bill Passed - House (139 - 7)
April 23, 2025 TX SB 1786 Requires Community Colleges to Receive Funds When Their Students Transfer to Private Universities Bill Passed - House (139 - 7)
April 23, 2025 IA HF 933 Establishes Pediatric Hospice Centers Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 0)
April 23, 2025 IA HF 710 Authorizes Boat Owners to Construct Hard Dock Roofs on Iowa Docks Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 4)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/28 HB 2111 Authorizes for the Creation of License Plates for the 988 Suicide Awareness Lifeline, the America250 Celebration, the Hopi Tribe and Kidney Disease Awareness. Concurrence Vote Passed - House (32 - 23)
4/28 HB 25-1004 Prohibits Use of Algorithmic Devices (AI) by Landlords for Rental Price Determination Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
4/28 SB 1025 Authorizes Arizona's Treasury and State Retirement System to Invest up to 10% of its Available Funds into Bitcoin Bill Passed - House (31 - 25)
4/28 HB 1256 Extends the Construction Industries Board's Ability to Collaborate with Educational Institutions and Trade Programs Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 6)
4/28 SB 1373 Establishes a Strategic Digital Assets (Crypto) Reserve Bill Passed - House (37 - 19)
4/28 SB 1316 Establishes the Maternal Mortality Review Program Bill Passed - House (42 - 14)
4/28 SB 1086 Amends Transportation Planning Statutes to Add Mobility as a Performance Factor Bill Passed - House (32 - 24)
4/28 SB 1443 Establishes Specific Regulations for Compensatory Damages Bill Passed - House (33 - 23)
4/28 HB 436 Prohibits Unauthorized Immigrants from Receiving General Damages Stemming from Auto Accidents Bill Passed - House (69 - 17)
4/28 HB 25-1079 Authorizes Adding School Board Members, Superintendents and School Administrators Would Have Been Added to the Purview of Colorado's Independent Ethics Commission Bill Passed - House (41 - 23)
4/28 HB 25-1123 Authorizes Mediation Between Unit Owners and Homeowners Associations Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
4/28 HB 34 Authorizes Any Party in a Lawsuit that Stems From an Auto Accident to Introduce Evidence Related to Medical Expenses Bill Passed - House (69 - 26)
4/28 HR 973 Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act Bill Passed - House (365 - 42)
4/28 HB 434 Limits Bodily Injury Claims by Plaintiffs Who Did Not Carry Auto Insurance At The Time Of The Accident Bill Passed - House (76 - 14)
4/28 SF 383 Establishes New Standards for Pharmacy Benefit Managers Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 14)
4/28 S 4892 Amends Supervision Requirements and Scope of Practice for Physical Therapist Assistants Bill Passed - Senate (59 - 1)
4/27 HB 1217 Limits Rent Increases to 7% Over the Next Year Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 20)
4/27 HB 1096 Authorizes Housing Options Through Lot Splitting Concurrence Vote Passed - House (94 - 4)
4/27 HB 1217 Limits Rent Increases to 7% Over the Next Year Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 44)
4/26 HB 2077 Establishes New Taxes for Zero-Emission Vehicles, Banked Credits, and Pooled Credits Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 19)
4/26 HB 2077 Establishes New Taxes for Zero-Emission Vehicles, Banked Credits, and Pooled Credits Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 19)
4/25 HB 1540 Appropriates Funding from the State's General Budget for Education Savings Account Programs Veto Override Failed - House (45 - 48)
4/25 SB 25-020 Authorizes the Colorado Attorney General's Office and Department of Law the Power to Enforce Tenant Protection Laws Bill Passed - House (40 - 23)
4/25 HB 7033 Amends the Way the Tourism Development Tax is Used Bill Passed - House (78 - 29)
4/24 SB 475 Prohibits Noncompete Agreements for Physicians Conference Report Adopted - House (65 - 21)
4/24 SB 140 Requires PBMs to Provide Adequate Coverage Networks, Prohibits Them From Steering Business to Their Own Affiliated Pharmacies, and Requires PBMs to Reimburse Independent Pharmacies at Cost, Plus a Dispensing Fee Conference Report Adopted - House (84 - 1)
4/24 HB 1390 Prohibits Cannabis Advertising Conference Report Adopted - Senate (31 - 19)
4/24 HB 1004 Establishes a Fee Excise Tax for Nonprofit Hospitals Conference Report Adopted - Senate (37 - 13)
4/24 SB 140 Requires PBMs to Provide Adequate Coverage Networks, Prohibits Them From Steering Business to Their Own Affiliated Pharmacies, and Requires PBMs to Reimburse Independent Pharmacies at Cost, Plus a Dispensing Fee Conference Report Adopted - Senate (39 - 10)
4/24 HB 1004 Establishes a Fee Excise Tax for Nonprofit Hospitals Conference Report Adopted - House (67 - 23)
4/24 SB 475 Prohibits Noncompete Agreements for Physicians Conference Report Adopted - Senate (46 - 4)
4/24 SB 289 Prohibits Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Programs in Schools and State Government Conference Report Adopted - House (64 - 26)
4/24 HB 1296 Requires the State to Promote a Safe and Supportive Public Education System Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 39)
4/24 SB 287 Amends School Board Elections to be Partisan Races Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 24)
4/24 SB 289 Prohibits Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Programs in Schools and State Government Conference Report Adopted - Senate (34 - 16)
4/24 SB 542 Amends State Property Tax Rates Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 26)
4/24 SB 5 Establishes the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (DPRIT) Bill Passed - House (121 - 23)
4/24 HB 25-1207 Prohibits Insurers from Refusing, Canceling or Increasing the Cost of Coverage for Residential Property Owners Based on the Breed of Their Dog Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13)
4/24 HB 2945 Appropriates Funding for the State's Disability Services Program Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 1)
4/24 LB 275 Requires the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services to Screen State Wards for Social Security Benefit Eligibility Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 0)
4/24 HB 18 Establishes Certain Programs and Services Providing Health Care Services to Rural Counties Bill Passed - House (119 - 24)
4/23 HB 1390 Prohibits Cannabis Advertising Conference Report Adopted - House (81 - 9)
4/23 HB 25-1290 Increases the Crime of Assault on a Transit Worker to a Class 1 Misdemeanor Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 27)
4/23 HB 25-1272 Reduces Lawsuits Against Condo Builders Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 5)
4/23 LD 109 Requires the Maine Arts Commission to Study Federal and National Efforts to Protect Artists From Copyright Infringement by Artificial Intelligence "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (18 - 14)
4/23 LD 109 Requires the Maine Arts Commission to Study Federal and National Efforts to Protect Artists From Copyright Infringement by Artificial Intelligence "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (18 - 14)
4/23 SB 1786 Requires Community Colleges to Receive Funds When Their Students Transfer to Private Universities Bill Passed - House (139 - 7)
4/23 SB 1786 Requires Community Colleges to Receive Funds When Their Students Transfer to Private Universities Bill Passed - House (139 - 7)
4/23 HF 933 Establishes Pediatric Hospice Centers Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 0)
4/23 HF 710 Authorizes Boat Owners to Construct Hard Dock Roofs on Iowa Docks Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 4)

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