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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 27, 2024 NC HB 1074 Amends North Carolina State Constitution to Only Allow Citizens to Vote Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 4)
June 26, 2024 CA SB 164 Amends State Government Operating Procedures Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 8)
June 26, 2024 MI SB 669 Amends the Freedom of Information Act to Address Topics Related to Cybersecurity Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 2)
June 24, 2024 NC HB 317 Amends Appropriations Act and Reallocates Aspects of the State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 19)
June 13, 2024 RI H 7271 Authorizes the Appointment of Magistrates for Family Court Procedures Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
June 13, 2024 RI H 7271 Authorizes the Appointment of Magistrates for Family Court Procedures Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
June 6, 2024 NY S 9679 Authorizes Cannabis Showcase Event Permits to be Issued by a Board to Regulate the Sale of Cannabis Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 15)
June 6, 2024 NY S 9826 Requires Certain Elections Take Place in Even-Numbered Years for Certain Municipal and Judicial Officials Except in the City of New York Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 22)
June 3, 2024 LA SB 181 Expands Governor Authority Over State Employees Bill Tabled - Senate (27 - 9)
June 3, 2024 LA SB 181 Expands Governor Authority Over State Employees Bill Tabled - Senate (27 - 9)
May 31, 2024 OH HB 1 Prohibits Foreign Nationals from Contributing Money Directly or Indirectly to State Ballot Initiatives Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
May 28, 2024 LA SB 84 Specifies that if Final Amount Obtained by Plaintiff or Defendant is 25% in Favor of the Offering Party the Offering Party Must Pay Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 10)
May 23, 2024 NH HB 1569 Repeals Voter Identification Exceptions for Elections Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 11)
May 16, 2024 NH HB 1370 Repeal Voter Identification Exceptions Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 10)
May 15, 2024 NC HB 834 Requires 16 and 17 Year-Olds be Sent to Adult Court for a Greater Range of Felonies Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 4)
May 15, 2024 National S J Res 57 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury relating to "Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds". Joint Resolution Failed - Senate (46 - 49)
May 14, 2024 MI SB 760 Appropriates Funding for General Government Operations Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 16)
May 13, 2024 NJ S 2930 Amends Process for Access to Government Records Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 10)
May 8, 2024 CT HB 5474 Requires All Municipalities Submit an Annual Report to the Office of Responsible Growth Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 4)
May 6, 2024 CO SB 24-210 Amends Various Election Laws Including Delaying Implementation of State Ranked Choice Voting Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 6)
May 2, 2024 MS SB 2144 Prohibits Ranked-Choice Voting In Statewide, County, Local, Municipal Or School District Elections Conference Report Adopted - Senate (50 - 1)
April 30, 2024 MI SB 604 Amends Sentencing Guidelines Related to Election Recounts Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
April 30, 2024 MI SB 603 Amends the Requirements for Election Recounts in Michigan Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
April 30, 2024 CT SB 351 Increases Recording Fee that Funds the Community Investment Account by 5 Dollars Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
April 19, 2024 NY S 8306 Appropriates Money for the State Edcuation, Labor, Housing, and Family Assistance Budgets Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 24)
Date No. Title Outcome
6/27 HB 1074 Amends North Carolina State Constitution to Only Allow Citizens to Vote Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 4)
6/26 SB 164 Amends State Government Operating Procedures Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 8)
6/26 SB 669 Amends the Freedom of Information Act to Address Topics Related to Cybersecurity Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 2)
6/24 HB 317 Amends Appropriations Act and Reallocates Aspects of the State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 19)
6/13 H 7271 Authorizes the Appointment of Magistrates for Family Court Procedures Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
6/13 H 7271 Authorizes the Appointment of Magistrates for Family Court Procedures Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
6/06 S 9679 Authorizes Cannabis Showcase Event Permits to be Issued by a Board to Regulate the Sale of Cannabis Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 15)
6/06 S 9826 Requires Certain Elections Take Place in Even-Numbered Years for Certain Municipal and Judicial Officials Except in the City of New York Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 22)
6/03 SB 181 Expands Governor Authority Over State Employees Bill Tabled - Senate (27 - 9)
6/03 SB 181 Expands Governor Authority Over State Employees Bill Tabled - Senate (27 - 9)
5/31 HB 1 Prohibits Foreign Nationals from Contributing Money Directly or Indirectly to State Ballot Initiatives Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
5/28 SB 84 Specifies that if Final Amount Obtained by Plaintiff or Defendant is 25% in Favor of the Offering Party the Offering Party Must Pay Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 10)
5/23 HB 1569 Repeals Voter Identification Exceptions for Elections Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 11)
5/16 HB 1370 Repeal Voter Identification Exceptions Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 10)
5/15 HB 834 Requires 16 and 17 Year-Olds be Sent to Adult Court for a Greater Range of Felonies Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 4)
5/15 S J Res 57 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury relating to "Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds". Joint Resolution Failed - Senate (46 - 49)
5/14 SB 760 Appropriates Funding for General Government Operations Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 16)
5/13 S 2930 Amends Process for Access to Government Records Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 10)
5/08 HB 5474 Requires All Municipalities Submit an Annual Report to the Office of Responsible Growth Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 4)
5/06 SB 24-210 Amends Various Election Laws Including Delaying Implementation of State Ranked Choice Voting Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 6)
5/02 SB 2144 Prohibits Ranked-Choice Voting In Statewide, County, Local, Municipal Or School District Elections Conference Report Adopted - Senate (50 - 1)
4/30 SB 604 Amends Sentencing Guidelines Related to Election Recounts Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
4/30 SB 603 Amends the Requirements for Election Recounts in Michigan Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
4/30 SB 351 Increases Recording Fee that Funds the Community Investment Account by 5 Dollars Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
4/19 S 8306 Appropriates Money for the State Edcuation, Labor, Housing, and Family Assistance Budgets Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 24)
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