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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
March 29, 2023 KS SB 180 Amends State Law to Codify Narrower Definitions of Gender Bill Passed - House (83 - 41)
March 28, 2023 OR HB 2032 Expands "Domestic Partnership" Eligibility Under Family Fairness Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (44 - 12)
March 27, 2023 AR HB 1468 Requires Parental Consent for Teachers to Address Transgender Students the Way They Identify Bill Passed - House (65 - 18)
March 24, 2023 National HR 5 Parents Bill of Rights Act Bill Passed - House (213 - 208)
March 23, 2023 IL HB 1286 Authorizes Businesses to Designate Multi-Occupancy Restrooms as All-Gender Bill Passed - House (60 - 40)
March 23, 2023 MN HF 146 Prohibits State Extradition of Minors Seeking Gender Affirming Care Bill Passed - House (68 - 62)
March 23, 2023 OK HB 1449 Establishing the Women's Bill of Rights Bill Passed - House (76 - 19)
March 21, 2023 OK HB 2546 Prohibits Instruction on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation in Public School Bill Passed - House (79 - 19)
March 16, 2023 GA SB 140 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Bill Passed - House (96 - 75)
March 16, 2023 IA SF 482 Requires Students Use the Same Restroom that Aligns with Their Sex at Birth Bill Passed - House (57 - 39)
March 8, 2023 IA SF 538 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Bill Passed - House (58 - 39)
March 8, 2023 MI SB 4 Prohibits Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Bill Passed - House (64 - 45)
March 8, 2023 IA HF 348 Prohibits Instruction on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation in Grades K-6 Bill Passed - House (62 - 35)
March 7, 2023 ID H 265 Prohibits Minors from Attending Drag Shows with "Explicit Conduct" Bill Passed - House (48 - 21)
March 6, 2023 TN HB 30 Requires an Individual Obtain a "Valid Entertainer Permit" Prior to Performing Adult Oriented Cabaret Entertainment Bill Passed - House (74 - 23)
March 6, 2023 TN HB 878 Authorizes Marriage Clerks to Refuse to Perform a Marriage Ceremony Against Their Beliefs Bill Passed - House (74 - 22)
March 3, 2023 NM HB 207 Prohibits Discrimination on the Basis of Sex, Sexual Orientation, or Gender Identity Bill Passed - House (47 - 20)
March 2, 2023 UT SB 93 Prohibits Name or Sex Change on a Minor's Birth Certificate Bill Passed - House (53 - 15)
March 2, 2023 KY HB 470 Prohibits Gender-Affirming Care for Minors Bill Passed - House (75 - 22)
March 1, 2023 WY SF 133 Requires Transgender Student Athletes Play Against Those of Their Biological Sex Bill Passed - House (51 - 10)
Feb. 28, 2023 OK HB 2177 Prohibits Gender-Affirming Care for Minors Bill Passed - House (80 - 18)
Feb. 24, 2023 MT HB 359 Prohibits Minors from Attending Drag Shows Bill Passed - House (64 - 32)
Feb. 23, 2023 TN SB 1 Prohibits Gender Altering Medical Procedures in Minors Bill Passed - House (77 - 16)
Feb. 23, 2023 KS HB 2238 Requires Transgender Student Athletes Play Against Those of Their Biological Sex Bill Passed - House (82 - 40)
Feb. 22, 2023 UT HB 329 Prohibits Minors from Being Present at Adult Events Bill Passed - House (55 - 14)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/29 SB 180 Amends State Law to Codify Narrower Definitions of Gender Bill Passed - House (83 - 41)
3/28 HB 2032 Expands "Domestic Partnership" Eligibility Under Family Fairness Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (44 - 12)
3/27 HB 1468 Requires Parental Consent for Teachers to Address Transgender Students the Way They Identify Bill Passed - House (65 - 18)
3/24 HR 5 Parents Bill of Rights Act Bill Passed - House (213 - 208)
3/23 HB 1286 Authorizes Businesses to Designate Multi-Occupancy Restrooms as All-Gender Bill Passed - House (60 - 40)
3/23 HF 146 Prohibits State Extradition of Minors Seeking Gender Affirming Care Bill Passed - House (68 - 62)
3/23 HB 1449 Establishing the Women's Bill of Rights Bill Passed - House (76 - 19)
3/21 HB 2546 Prohibits Instruction on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation in Public School Bill Passed - House (79 - 19)
3/16 SB 140 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Bill Passed - House (96 - 75)
3/16 SF 482 Requires Students Use the Same Restroom that Aligns with Their Sex at Birth Bill Passed - House (57 - 39)
3/08 SF 538 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Bill Passed - House (58 - 39)
3/08 SB 4 Prohibits Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Bill Passed - House (64 - 45)
3/08 HF 348 Prohibits Instruction on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation in Grades K-6 Bill Passed - House (62 - 35)
3/07 H 265 Prohibits Minors from Attending Drag Shows with "Explicit Conduct" Bill Passed - House (48 - 21)
3/06 HB 30 Requires an Individual Obtain a "Valid Entertainer Permit" Prior to Performing Adult Oriented Cabaret Entertainment Bill Passed - House (74 - 23)
3/06 HB 878 Authorizes Marriage Clerks to Refuse to Perform a Marriage Ceremony Against Their Beliefs Bill Passed - House (74 - 22)
3/03 HB 207 Prohibits Discrimination on the Basis of Sex, Sexual Orientation, or Gender Identity Bill Passed - House (47 - 20)
3/02 SB 93 Prohibits Name or Sex Change on a Minor's Birth Certificate Bill Passed - House (53 - 15)
3/02 HB 470 Prohibits Gender-Affirming Care for Minors Bill Passed - House (75 - 22)
3/01 SF 133 Requires Transgender Student Athletes Play Against Those of Their Biological Sex Bill Passed - House (51 - 10)
2/28 HB 2177 Prohibits Gender-Affirming Care for Minors Bill Passed - House (80 - 18)
2/24 HB 359 Prohibits Minors from Attending Drag Shows Bill Passed - House (64 - 32)
2/23 SB 1 Prohibits Gender Altering Medical Procedures in Minors Bill Passed - House (77 - 16)
2/23 HB 2238 Requires Transgender Student Athletes Play Against Those of Their Biological Sex Bill Passed - House (82 - 40)
2/22 HB 329 Prohibits Minors from Being Present at Adult Events Bill Passed - House (55 - 14)

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