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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:
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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 17, 2023 | CO | SB 23-184 | Prohibits Landlords from Rejecting a Tenant on Income Grounds | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12) |
| Feb. 19, 2019 | ND | SB 2315 | Establishes Hunters Access Advisory Group | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 18) |
| March 13, 2009 | WV | SB 238 | Ban on Sexual Orientation Discrimination | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 10) |
| Nov. 20, 2023 | CO | SB 23B-001 | Reduces State Property Taxes for 2023 | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 12) |
| Feb. 2, 2024 | CO | SB 24-058 | Requires Landowners Post Warnings on Potential Dangers | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 0) |
| Feb. 23, 2024 | CO | SB 24-1091 | Prohibits the use of Fire-hardened Building Materials in Residential Real Property | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7) |
| April 17, 2024 | DE | SB 244 | Establishes the Right for a County to Establish a Lodging Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 3) |
| Feb. 24, 2023 | MT | SB 245 | Amends municipal zoning to allow multifamily and mixed use development | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 10) |
| Jan. 24, 2024 | KY | SB 25 | Prohibits Kentucky Cities from Requiring Landlords Accept Low-Income Housing Vouchers | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 6) |
| Jan. 11, 2011 | IL | SB 2505 | Amends Property Tax Code | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 29) |
| Feb. 22, 2011 | MT | SB 254 | Eminent Domain Over Federal Property | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 23) |
| April 23, 2019 | NV | SB 256 | Establishes New Rights and Protections for Renters | Bill Passed - Senate (11 - 10) |
| March 24, 2006 | MD | SB 257 | Little Blackwater River Golf Course Conservation Bill | Bill Failed - Senate (20 - 27) |
| Feb. 26, 2015 | MT | SB 262 | Establishes Water Rights Compact | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19) |
| April 20, 2023 | NV | SB 263 | Authorizes Affordable Housing Grants to Women Veterans and Survivors of Domestic Abuse | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 3) |
| April 7, 2015 | TX | SB 267 | Prohibits Local Regulations that Prohibit Refusal of Tenants Based on Source of Income | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 11) |
| Feb. 28, 2024 | UT | SB 268 | Authorizes Cities to Create First Home Investment Zones | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 7) |
| Feb. 28, 2011 | UT | SB 270 | Modifications to Sales and Use Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 9) |
| March 7, 2024 | FL | SB 280 | Requires Vacation Rental Advertisers Collect and Remit Specified Taxes for Certain Transactions | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 16) |
| March 19, 2019 | MS | SB 2901 | Amends Landowner Liability | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 20) |
| Feb. 7, 2019 | MS | SB 2901 | Amends Landowner Liability | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17) |
| May 28, 2008 | LA | SB 292 | Public Fishing in Overflow Waters | Bill Failed - Senate (17 - 19) |
| May 23, 2024 | DE | SB 293 | Prohibits Income Discrimination in the Case of Housing Payments | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 4) |
| April 10, 2024 | IL | SB 2935 | Amends the Mobile Landlord and Tenant Act | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 17) |
| Feb. 16, 2024 | HI | SB 2948 | Amends Zoning Rules for Residential Usage | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 0) |
| March 19, 2014 | KS | SB 298 | Repeals Mortgage Registration Fees | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 12) |
| Feb. 15, 2024 | HI | SB 298 | Authorizes teh Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to Aquire any Real, Personal, or Mixed Property for Immediate or future Use | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 0) |
| March 2, 2023 | MT | SB 301 | Amends Property Laws Related to Lakeshore Regulations | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 18) |
| April 6, 2006 | MD | SB 320 | Emergency Goods & Services Price Restriction Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 15) |
| April 29, 2024 | LA | SB 323 | Amends and Defines Certain Insurance Terms | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (36 - 0) |
| April 4, 2014 | KS | SB 323 | Limits the Duration of Conservation Easements | Bill Failed - Senate (16 - 23) |
| April 10, 2023 | OR | SB 326 | Requires Owner of Property Where the Manufacture of Marijuana Takes Place to Clean Up Waste | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 12) |
| May 23, 2019 | CA | SB 329 | Prohibits Discrimination Against Section 8 Housing Renters | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11) |
| April 12, 2024 | IL | SB 3297 | Amends the Housing is Recovery Pilot Program Act | Bill Passed - Senate (57 - 2) |
| Sept. 6, 2019 | CA | SB 330 | Establishes the Housing Crisis Act of 2019 | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 4) |
| June 30, 2011 | PA | SB 330 | Amending The Taxpayer Relief Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 17) |
| April 22, 2014 | LA | SB 330 | Prohibits Individuals from Using an Unmanned Aircraft to Capture Certain Images or Wireless Data | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 16) |
| May 29, 2019 | CA | SB 330 | Establishes the Housing Crisis Act of 2019 | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7) |
| April 21, 2014 | LA | SB 330 | Prohibits Individuals from Using an Unmanned Aircraft to Capture Certain Images or Wireless Data | Bill Failed - Senate (15 - 21) |
| June 1, 2017 | CA | SB 35 | Amends Affordable Housing Policies | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 12) |
| Jan. 30, 2006 | IN | SB 354 | Forestry Classifications | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 20) |
| May 1, 2009 | FL | SB 360 | Growth Management Deregulation | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 7) |
| April 25, 2011 | NV | SB 368 | Prohibits Discrimination in Housing | Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 8) |
| April 20, 2023 | NV | SB 371 | Authorizes Counties and Cities to Enact Affordable Housing Ordinances | Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 9) |
| Aug. 30, 2008 | CA | SB 375 | Global Warming and Land Use Policy | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 14) |
| March 2, 2023 | MT | SB 382 | Establishes the Montana Land Use Planning Act | Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 6) |
| March 21, 2022 | MD | SB 384 | Authorizes Delay in Eviction Proceedings for Rental Assistance Determination | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 14) |
| Feb. 26, 2020 | UT | SB 39 | Increases Funding for Affordable Housing Development | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 11) |
| May 29, 2013 | CA | SB 391 | Establishes Real Estate Transaction Fees | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 12) |
| Sept. 11, 2023 | CA | SB 4 | Authorizes Religious Institutions and Nonprofit Colleges to Build Affordable Housing on Their Property | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 2) |
| Dec. 13, 2022 | FL | SB 4-A | Expands Disaster Relief Programs | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0) |
| Jan. 23, 2018 | MI | SB 409 | Authorizes Private Harbor Permits in the Great Lakes | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 14) |
| Jan. 13, 2023 | SD | SB 41 | Establishes Housing Infrastructure Fund; Appropriates Monies Therefor | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 2) |
| Feb. 16, 2016 | VA | SB 416 | Authorizes Individuals to Rent Out Rooms through Online Platform | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 19) |
| Feb. 12, 2024 | VA | SB 422 | Prohibits Landlords from Requiring Various Extra Fees from Tenants | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 17) |
| April 5, 2014 | KS | SB 423 | Authorizes the Sale of Certain State Office Buildings | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 11) |
| Sept. 11, 2023 | CA | SB 423 | Increases Construction Speed of New Affordable Housing Projects | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 7) |
| March 29, 2006 | AL | SB 446 | Eminent Domain | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7) |
| March 6, 2008 | GA | SB 449 | Limiting Agritourism Liability | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 14) |
| May 7, 2019 | PA | SB 453 | Authorizes Annual Farming Construction Code Building Exemptions | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 20) |
| Feb. 15, 2006 | LA | SB 49 | Louisiana Housing and Land Trust | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 11) |
| May 29, 2019 | CA | SB 5 | Establishes the Affordable Housing and Community Development Investment Program | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 4) |
| Jan. 30, 2020 | CA | SB 50 | Amends City Housing and Transportation Accommodations and Developments | Bill Failed - Senate (18 - 15) |
| March 8, 2013 | WA | SB 5187 | Authorizes Livestock Owners to Dispatch Gray Wolves | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 23) |
| March 28, 2006 | MD | SB 539 | Hate Crimes Against Homeless Persons Bill | Bill Failed - Senate (20 - 25) |
| March 27, 2006 | MD | SB 539 | Hate Crimes Against Homeless Persons Bill | Bill Failed - Senate (23 - 22) |
| April 24, 2019 | WA | SB 5600 | Expands Residential Tenant Protections | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 18) |
| April 20, 2011 | WA | SB 5622 | Recreation Access on State Lands | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 14) |
| April 19, 2023 | WA | SB 5702 | Expands the Students Experiencing Homelessness and Foster Youth Pilot Program Permanently | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (42 - 7) |
| May 31, 2023 | CA | SB 584 | Establishes a 15% Tax on Short-Term Rentals Including Airbnbs | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 11) |
| March 11, 2009 | WA | SB 5895 | Housing Law Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 24) |
| March 24, 2008 | MD | SB 597 | Property Transfer Tax Exemptions for Domestic Partners | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 21) |
| April 25, 2019 | WA | SB 5998 | Establishes a Graduated Real Estate Excise Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 22) |
| March 4, 2024 | WA | SB 6015 | Reduces Building Construction Requirements for Housing Developments in Urban Areas | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 21) |
| Feb. 12, 2019 | OR | SB 608 | Prohibits No-Cause evictions | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 11) |
| Feb. 6, 2008 | WA | SB 6381 | Good Faith Duties of Mortgage Brokers | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 19) |
| March 28, 2023 | OR | SB 644 | Amends Requirements Relating to Wildfire Hazard Mitigation and Accessory Dwelling Units on Land Zoned for Rural Residential Use | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 2) |
| Feb. 6, 2008 | WA | SB 6452 | Yield Spread Premium Disclosure | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 17) |
| March 10, 2020 | WA | SB 6617 | Expands Access to Accessory Dwelling Unit Construction | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (41 - 8) |
| Jan. 29, 2016 | VA | SB 67 | Prohibits Discrimination Based on Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation in Housing Practices | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 15) |
| May 1, 2006 | LA | SB 693 | Insurance Rate Increases Approval | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |
| June 27, 2007 | OH | SB 7 | Eminent Domain Bill | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 3) |
| March 26, 2013 | KS | SB 72 | Exempts Health Clubs From Property Taxes | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 14) |
| April 25, 2023 | NV | SB 78 | Establishes and Revises Various Definitions Relating to Property | Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 7) |
| June 25, 2020 | CA | SB 795 | Appropriates Funds for Affordable Housing and Homelessness Aid | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 10) |
| June 8, 2021 | OR | SB 8 | Requires Local Governments to Allow Affordable Housing on Lands Not Zoned for Residential Purposes | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 5) |
| Feb. 6, 2009 | GA | SB 83 | Expanding Homestead Property Tax Exemption | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 14) |
| Feb. 24, 2020 | WV | SB 837 | Establishes Certain Tax Exemptions | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 16) |
| Feb. 16, 2023 | UT | SB 84 | Amends Housing Construction Regulations to Reduce Barriers for Affordable Housing Near Public Transit | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 2) |
| Jan. 25, 2024 | SD | SB 89 | Amends the Required Waiting Period on a Notice to Vacate from 30 to 15 Days for "At Will" Tenants | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 4) |
| March 7, 2024 | MO | SB 895 | Amends Provisions Relating to Landlord-Tenant Actions | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8) |
| May 26, 2021 | CA | SB 9 | Authorizes the Development of Up to Two Duplexes Without Local Reviews or Hearings | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 6) |
| Jan. 30, 2024 | SD | SB 90 | Repeals the Requirement that Landlords Issue a 3-day "Notice to Quit" on Tenants Before Starting an Eviction | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 2) |
| April 14, 2022 | DE | SB 90 | Amends the Fair Housing Act to Prohibit Income-Based Discrimination | Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 7) |
| July 2, 2012 | CA | SB 900 | Establishes Regulations for Home Loans | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (25 - 13) |
| Aug. 25, 2022 | CA | SB 914 | Establishes the HELP (Homeless Equality for Left Behind Populations) Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (40 - 0) |
| March 7, 2023 | HI | SB 924 | Repeals the Mortgage Interest Tax Deductions on Second Homes | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 2) |
| Jan. 30, 2008 | CA | SB 926 | Mortgage Lender Requirements | Bill Failed - Senate (26 - 14) |
| Feb. 24, 2015 | CO | SB 93 | Requires Compensation for Mineral Rights Owners | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15) |
| Aug. 21, 2014 | CA | SB 968 | Authorizes Public Access Route to Martins Beach | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 9) |