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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 23, 2025 IA HF 710 Authorizes Boat Owners to Construct Hard Dock Roofs on Iowa Docks Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 4)
April 23, 2025 CO SB 25-045 Requires the School of Public Health at the University of Colorado to Analyze Implementation of a Single-Payer Health Care System Bill Passed - House (39 - 25)
April 23, 2025 IA SF 445 Expands Access to High-Quality Preschool and Early Childhood Care Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 14)
April 23, 2025 CO HB 25-1302 Establishes a 1.5% Tax on Homeowner Insurance Policies in Colorado and Appropriates Revenues to an Environmental Risk Grant Program Bill Passed - House (40 - 24)
April 23, 2025 FL HB 913 Amends Current Requirements and Provides "Financial Relief" for Condo Associations by Allowing Them to Use Lines of Credit Instead of Reserves Bill Passed - House (113 - 2)
April 23, 2025 AZ HB 2945 Appropriates Funding for the State's Disability Services Program Bill Passed - House (48 - 11)
April 22, 2025 AK HB 69 Authorizes Open Enrollment for Students in Alaska Veto Override Failed - Senate (12 - 8)
April 22, 2025 AK HB 69 Authorizes Open Enrollment for Students in Alaska Veto Override Failed - House (21 - 19)
April 22, 2025 MT HB 267 Increases Criminal Penalties for DUIs that Result in Death Concurrence Vote Passed - House (95 - 3)
April 22, 2025 WA HB 1491 Requires the Promotion of Transit-Oriented Housing Developments Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 39)
April 22, 2025 IA HF 516 Requires 80% of Students Admitted to the University of Iowa's Medical and Dentistry Colleges to be Iowa Residents Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 30)
April 22, 2025 WA HB 1491 Requires the Promotion of Transit-Oriented Housing Developments Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 39)
April 22, 2025 MT HB 252 Appropriates $100 Million to Raise Starting Teacher Pay Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (43 - 7)
April 22, 2025 CO HB 25-1290 Increases the Crime of Assault on a Transit Worker to a Class 1 Misdemeanor Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 5)
April 22, 2025 MO HB 595 Prohibits Local Governments from Requiring Landlords to Accept Section 8 Vouchers Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 9)
April 22, 2025 MO HB 343 Prohibits Cities or Municipalities from Enforcing Laws Against Landlords for Refusing to Rent to Would-Be Tenants Based on the Source of their Income or Other Restrictions Relating to Security Deposits Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 9)
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 396 Requires Municipalities to Authorize Development of Accessory Dwelling Units on Residential Property Bill Passed - House (27 - 15)
April 22, 2025 NV SB 124 Authorizes Limited Licensure of Certain Foreign Physicians Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 0)
April 22, 2025 WA HB 2077 Establishes New Taxes for Zero-Emission Vehicles, Banked Credits, and Pooled Credits Bill Passed - House (52 - 45)
April 22, 2025 WA HB 2077 Establishes New Taxes for Zero-Emission Vehicles, Banked Credits, and Pooled Credits Bill Passed - House (52 - 45)
April 22, 2025 NV AB 121 Prohibits Landlords from Charging Tenants Hidden Rental Fees Bill Passed - House (27 - 15)
April 22, 2025 OR SB 83 Repeals a Map Which Identified Parts of Oregon as High Risk for Catastrophic Wildfires Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 0)
April 22, 2025 WI SB 23 Extends Postpartum Healthcare for One Year After Giving Birth for Individuals Who are Medicaid Eligible Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
April 22, 2025 NV AB 406 Prohibits School Counselors, Psychologists and Social Workers from Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Provide Care Bill Passed - House (42 - 0)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/23 HF 710 Authorizes Boat Owners to Construct Hard Dock Roofs on Iowa Docks Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 4)
4/23 SB 25-045 Requires the School of Public Health at the University of Colorado to Analyze Implementation of a Single-Payer Health Care System Bill Passed - House (39 - 25)
4/23 SF 445 Expands Access to High-Quality Preschool and Early Childhood Care Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 14)
4/23 HB 25-1302 Establishes a 1.5% Tax on Homeowner Insurance Policies in Colorado and Appropriates Revenues to an Environmental Risk Grant Program Bill Passed - House (40 - 24)
4/23 HB 913 Amends Current Requirements and Provides "Financial Relief" for Condo Associations by Allowing Them to Use Lines of Credit Instead of Reserves Bill Passed - House (113 - 2)
4/23 HB 2945 Appropriates Funding for the State's Disability Services Program Bill Passed - House (48 - 11)
4/22 HB 69 Authorizes Open Enrollment for Students in Alaska Veto Override Failed - Senate (12 - 8)
4/22 HB 69 Authorizes Open Enrollment for Students in Alaska Veto Override Failed - House (21 - 19)
4/22 HB 267 Increases Criminal Penalties for DUIs that Result in Death Concurrence Vote Passed - House (95 - 3)
4/22 HB 1491 Requires the Promotion of Transit-Oriented Housing Developments Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 39)
4/22 HF 516 Requires 80% of Students Admitted to the University of Iowa's Medical and Dentistry Colleges to be Iowa Residents Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 30)
4/22 HB 1491 Requires the Promotion of Transit-Oriented Housing Developments Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 39)
4/22 HB 252 Appropriates $100 Million to Raise Starting Teacher Pay Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (43 - 7)
4/22 HB 25-1290 Increases the Crime of Assault on a Transit Worker to a Class 1 Misdemeanor Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 5)
4/22 HB 595 Prohibits Local Governments from Requiring Landlords to Accept Section 8 Vouchers Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 9)
4/22 HB 343 Prohibits Cities or Municipalities from Enforcing Laws Against Landlords for Refusing to Rent to Would-Be Tenants Based on the Source of their Income or Other Restrictions Relating to Security Deposits Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 9)
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 396 Requires Municipalities to Authorize Development of Accessory Dwelling Units on Residential Property Bill Passed - House (27 - 15)
4/22 SB 124 Authorizes Limited Licensure of Certain Foreign Physicians Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 0)
4/22 HB 2077 Establishes New Taxes for Zero-Emission Vehicles, Banked Credits, and Pooled Credits Bill Passed - House (52 - 45)
4/22 HB 2077 Establishes New Taxes for Zero-Emission Vehicles, Banked Credits, and Pooled Credits Bill Passed - House (52 - 45)
4/22 AB 121 Prohibits Landlords from Charging Tenants Hidden Rental Fees Bill Passed - House (27 - 15)
4/22 SB 83 Repeals a Map Which Identified Parts of Oregon as High Risk for Catastrophic Wildfires Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 0)
4/22 SB 23 Extends Postpartum Healthcare for One Year After Giving Birth for Individuals Who are Medicaid Eligible Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
4/22 AB 406 Prohibits School Counselors, Psychologists and Social Workers from Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Provide Care Bill Passed - House (42 - 0)

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