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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
Sept. 12, 2025 CA SB 500 Authorizes Utilities to Provide Energy Use Data Via an Approved Alternative System or Tool Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (34 - 0)
Sept. 12, 2025 CA AB 1264 Requires the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to Adopt Regulations for Ultra-Processed Foods Concurrence Vote Passed - House (79 - 1)
Sept. 12, 2025 CA SB 79 Authorizes Dense Housing to be Built in Transit Hubs Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
Sept. 12, 2025 CA SB 79 Authorizes Dense Housing to be Built in Transit Hubs Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
Sept. 12, 2025 CA SB 809 Requires Employers to Reimburse Employees for the Use, Upkeep, and Depreciation of a Truck, Tractor, Trailer, or Other Commercial Vehicle Bill Passed - House (63 - 12)
Sept. 12, 2025 CA AB 1098 Establishes the California Education Interagency Council Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
Sept. 12, 2025 CA SB 848 Establishes Protections for Students Against School Employee Misconduct Bill Passed - House (71 - 0)
Sept. 12, 2025 CA SB 53 Requires Artificial Intelligence Companies to Publish and Adhere to Safety Guidelines in Order to Mitigate Catastrophic Risks Associated with AI Bill Passed - House (59 - 7)
Sept. 12, 2025 CA SB 703 Requires Trucking Companies to Provide Certain Information to Ports Bill Passed - House (66 - 10)
Sept. 12, 2025 CA AB 715 Increases Protections Against Antisemitism and Other Forms of Discrimination in Schools Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
Sept. 12, 2025 CA AB 299 Authorizes Individuals Displaced by Disasters to Use Short-Term Rentals Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
Sept. 12, 2025 CA AB 1454 Establishes Missing Links to California's Comprehensive Early Literacy Reforms Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
Sept. 12, 2025 CA SB 53 Requires Artificial Intelligence Companies to Publish and Adhere to Safety Guidelines in Order to Mitigate Catastrophic Risks Associated with AI Bill Passed - House (59 - 7)
Sept. 11, 2025 CA SB 709 Requires Rental Agreements to Disclose Certain Information Regarding Rental Fees Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 6)
Sept. 11, 2025 CA AB 268 Establishes Diwali as a State Holiday Concurrence Vote Passed - House (76 - 0)
Sept. 11, 2025 CA SB 243 Requires the Operator of an Artificial Intelligence Chatbot to Disclose that the Chatbot is Artificial Intelligence to Any User that is a Minor and to Maintain a Protocol for Preventing the Production of Suicidal Ideation, Suicide, or Self-Harm Content Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 3)
Sept. 11, 2025 CA SB 418 Prohibits Discrimination in Health Insurance Enrollment Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 10)
Sept. 11, 2025 CA AB 628 Requires Stove and Refrigerator in Each Dwelling Concurrence Vote Passed - House (49 - 17)
Sept. 11, 2025 CA AB 419 Requires Educational Agencies to Post Certain Immigration Enforcement Information on Their Website and Administrative Buildings Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 9)
Sept. 11, 2025 CA SB 79 Authorizes Dense Housing to be Built in Transit Hubs Bill Passed - House (43 - 19)
Sept. 11, 2025 CA SB 79 Authorizes Dense Housing to be Built in Transit Hubs Bill Passed - House (43 - 19)
Sept. 11, 2025 CA AB 1264 Requires the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to Adopt Regulations for Ultra-Processed Foods Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
Sept. 11, 2025 CA AB 245 Extends the Time that Individuals Have to Rebuild Their Home or Business Following Disaster Before Experiencing a Property Tax Increase Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
Sept. 11, 2025 CA SB 515 Requires Cities and Counties to Collect Specific Categories for Black or African American Ancestry when Collecting Demographic Data Bill Passed - House (61 - 15)
Sept. 11, 2025 CA AB 1 Requires Wildfire Regulations to be Updated Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
Date No. Title Outcome
9/12 SB 500 Authorizes Utilities to Provide Energy Use Data Via an Approved Alternative System or Tool Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (34 - 0)
9/12 AB 1264 Requires the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to Adopt Regulations for Ultra-Processed Foods Concurrence Vote Passed - House (79 - 1)
9/12 SB 79 Authorizes Dense Housing to be Built in Transit Hubs Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
9/12 SB 79 Authorizes Dense Housing to be Built in Transit Hubs Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
9/12 SB 809 Requires Employers to Reimburse Employees for the Use, Upkeep, and Depreciation of a Truck, Tractor, Trailer, or Other Commercial Vehicle Bill Passed - House (63 - 12)
9/12 AB 1098 Establishes the California Education Interagency Council Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
9/12 SB 848 Establishes Protections for Students Against School Employee Misconduct Bill Passed - House (71 - 0)
9/12 SB 53 Requires Artificial Intelligence Companies to Publish and Adhere to Safety Guidelines in Order to Mitigate Catastrophic Risks Associated with AI Bill Passed - House (59 - 7)
9/12 SB 703 Requires Trucking Companies to Provide Certain Information to Ports Bill Passed - House (66 - 10)
9/12 AB 715 Increases Protections Against Antisemitism and Other Forms of Discrimination in Schools Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
9/12 AB 299 Authorizes Individuals Displaced by Disasters to Use Short-Term Rentals Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
9/12 AB 1454 Establishes Missing Links to California's Comprehensive Early Literacy Reforms Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
9/12 SB 53 Requires Artificial Intelligence Companies to Publish and Adhere to Safety Guidelines in Order to Mitigate Catastrophic Risks Associated with AI Bill Passed - House (59 - 7)
9/11 SB 709 Requires Rental Agreements to Disclose Certain Information Regarding Rental Fees Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 6)
9/11 AB 268 Establishes Diwali as a State Holiday Concurrence Vote Passed - House (76 - 0)
9/11 SB 243 Requires the Operator of an Artificial Intelligence Chatbot to Disclose that the Chatbot is Artificial Intelligence to Any User that is a Minor and to Maintain a Protocol for Preventing the Production of Suicidal Ideation, Suicide, or Self-Harm Content Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 3)
9/11 SB 418 Prohibits Discrimination in Health Insurance Enrollment Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 10)
9/11 AB 628 Requires Stove and Refrigerator in Each Dwelling Concurrence Vote Passed - House (49 - 17)
9/11 AB 419 Requires Educational Agencies to Post Certain Immigration Enforcement Information on Their Website and Administrative Buildings Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 9)
9/11 SB 79 Authorizes Dense Housing to be Built in Transit Hubs Bill Passed - House (43 - 19)
9/11 SB 79 Authorizes Dense Housing to be Built in Transit Hubs Bill Passed - House (43 - 19)
9/11 AB 1264 Requires the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to Adopt Regulations for Ultra-Processed Foods Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
9/11 AB 245 Extends the Time that Individuals Have to Rebuild Their Home or Business Following Disaster Before Experiencing a Property Tax Increase Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
9/11 SB 515 Requires Cities and Counties to Collect Specific Categories for Black or African American Ancestry when Collecting Demographic Data Bill Passed - House (61 - 15)
9/11 AB 1 Requires Wildfire Regulations to be Updated Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0)

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