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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 9, 2025 NC SB 558 Prohibits Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Public Higher Education Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 18)
April 2, 2025 NC HB 96 Authorizes Alleged Squatters to be Removed from Private Property Without the Opportunity to Contest the Claims Bill Passed - House (86 - 29)
March 20, 2025 NC SB 50 Establishes State Constitutional Concealed Carry Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 18)
March 13, 2025 NC SB 261 Authorizes Increases in Electrical Costs for Power Plants Not Yet Built Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 12)
March 12, 2025 NC SB 59 Prohibits Sales Of Hemp-Derived Consumable Products to People Under 21 Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 0)
March 11, 2025 NC SB 227 Prohibits Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Instruction in K-12 Education Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 18)
March 11, 2025 NC SB 58 Prohibits the State Attorney General from Filling Actions or Arguing to Invalidate an Executive Order Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 19)
Feb. 25, 2025 NC HB 47 Appropriates $500 Million for Hurricane Helene Recovery Efforts Bill Passed - House (115 - 0)
Feb. 12, 2025 NC SB 24 Requires Any New Benefits Mandated by State Law to Also Apply to the State Health Plan Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 15)

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