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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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  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
March 6, 2013 OK SB 802 Prohibits the Sale of Electric Cigarettes to Minors Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 15)
March 28, 2023 AR SB 81 Authorizes Parental Review and Challenge of School Library Books and Curriculum Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 5)
March 12, 2020 FL SB 810 Increases the Legal Smoking Age to 21 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 9)
June 24, 2023 OR SB 819 Prohibits School Districts From Placing a Student on an Abbreviated or Shortened School Day Without Parental Consent Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 6)
April 11, 2018 OH SB 82 Requires Schools to Contact Parents for Unexcused Absences Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0)
Aug. 31, 2020 CA SB 823 Establishes the Office of Youth and Community Restoration Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 13)
May 29, 2014 CA SB 837 Establishes the California Prekindergarten Program Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
Sept. 10, 2014 MO SB 841 Establishes Regulations for Alternative Nicotine and Vapor Products Veto Override Passed - Senate (26 - 6)
April 17, 2014 MO SB 841 Establishes Regulations for Alternative Nicotine and Vapor Products Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 4)
Oct. 17, 2012 PA SB 850 Repeals Mandatory Life Sentences for Certain Juvenile Offenders Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 12)
Jan. 27, 2021 PA SB 87 Establishes a Task Force on Child Pornography Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 2)
April 20, 2023 MI SB 88 Require Schools and Child Care Centers Develop a Drinking Water Management Plan Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 6)
Jan. 12, 2010 CA SB 880 Requiring Snow Sport Helmets for Minors
June 1, 2010 CA SB 880 Requiring Snow Sport Helmets for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13)
May 16, 2023 AK SB 89 Increases the Minimum Age to Buy Tobacco and Vaping Products to 21 Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 6)
Jan. 18, 2024 UT SB 89 Requires Parental Consent for Minor Social Media Access Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 2)
Aug. 20, 2012 CA SB 9 Sentence Reconsideration for Juvenile Offenders Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 17)
April 24, 2013 IL SB 923 Authorizes the Use of Traffic Cameras on School Buses Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 12)
Jan. 21, 2021 CA SB 93 Transfers Emergency COVID-19 Relief Funds for Childcare Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 2)
Feb. 23, 2024 KS SB 96 Establishes Childcare Licensing Requirements Related to License Capacity and Staff-to-Child Ratios Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 11)
Jan. 31, 2013 VA SB 975 Prohibits Smoking in a Vehicle with Minors Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 10)
May 2, 2014 MN SF 2047 Authorizes State to Store Infant Blood Samples Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (36 - 20)
April 23, 2014 MN SF 2047 Authorizes State to Store Infant Blood Samples Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 22)
March 4, 2024 IA SF 2243 Prohibits the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0)
March 24, 2015 IA SF 232 Prohibits Minors from Using Tanning Beds Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 23)
March 15, 2023 IA SF 326 Increases Birth Control Restrictions for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 3)
March 17, 2015 IA SF 334 Prohibits Sexual-Orientation Conversion Therapy for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 24)
April 2, 2024 MN SF 3567 Amends and Establishes Media Protections for Students Grades 6-12 Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 31)
March 7, 2023 IA SF 482 Requires Students Use the Same Restroom that Aligns with Their Sex at Birth Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 16)
Jan. 13, 2023 WY SF 49 Amends State Anti-Bullying Laws Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 1)
March 11, 2020 WY SF 50 Increases the Legal Smoking Age to 21 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (18 - 11)
April 17, 2023 IA SF 542 Amends Child Labor Laws to Authorize Minor Employment in Previously Prohibited Jobs Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17)
April 28, 2021 IA SF 546 Repeals the Instructional Drivers License Requirement for Minors Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 15)
March 1, 2023 WY SF 94 Authorizes the Federal Indian Child Welfare Act Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
March 7, 2024 WY SF 99 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 2)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/06 SB 802 Prohibits the Sale of Electric Cigarettes to Minors Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 15)
3/28 SB 81 Authorizes Parental Review and Challenge of School Library Books and Curriculum Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 5)
3/12 SB 810 Increases the Legal Smoking Age to 21 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 9)
6/24 SB 819 Prohibits School Districts From Placing a Student on an Abbreviated or Shortened School Day Without Parental Consent Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 6)
4/11 SB 82 Requires Schools to Contact Parents for Unexcused Absences Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0)
8/31 SB 823 Establishes the Office of Youth and Community Restoration Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 13)
5/29 SB 837 Establishes the California Prekindergarten Program Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
9/10 SB 841 Establishes Regulations for Alternative Nicotine and Vapor Products Veto Override Passed - Senate (26 - 6)
4/17 SB 841 Establishes Regulations for Alternative Nicotine and Vapor Products Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 4)
10/17 SB 850 Repeals Mandatory Life Sentences for Certain Juvenile Offenders Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 12)
1/27 SB 87 Establishes a Task Force on Child Pornography Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 2)
4/20 SB 88 Require Schools and Child Care Centers Develop a Drinking Water Management Plan Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 6)
1/12 SB 880 Requiring Snow Sport Helmets for Minors
6/01 SB 880 Requiring Snow Sport Helmets for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13)
5/16 SB 89 Increases the Minimum Age to Buy Tobacco and Vaping Products to 21 Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 6)
1/18 SB 89 Requires Parental Consent for Minor Social Media Access Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 2)
8/20 SB 9 Sentence Reconsideration for Juvenile Offenders Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 17)
4/24 SB 923 Authorizes the Use of Traffic Cameras on School Buses Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 12)
1/21 SB 93 Transfers Emergency COVID-19 Relief Funds for Childcare Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 2)
2/23 SB 96 Establishes Childcare Licensing Requirements Related to License Capacity and Staff-to-Child Ratios Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 11)
1/31 SB 975 Prohibits Smoking in a Vehicle with Minors Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 10)
5/02 SF 2047 Authorizes State to Store Infant Blood Samples Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (36 - 20)
4/23 SF 2047 Authorizes State to Store Infant Blood Samples Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 22)
3/04 SF 2243 Prohibits the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0)
3/24 SF 232 Prohibits Minors from Using Tanning Beds Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 23)
3/15 SF 326 Increases Birth Control Restrictions for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 3)
3/17 SF 334 Prohibits Sexual-Orientation Conversion Therapy for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 24)
4/02 SF 3567 Amends and Establishes Media Protections for Students Grades 6-12 Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 31)
3/07 SF 482 Requires Students Use the Same Restroom that Aligns with Their Sex at Birth Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 16)
1/13 SF 49 Amends State Anti-Bullying Laws Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 1)
3/11 SF 50 Increases the Legal Smoking Age to 21 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (18 - 11)
4/17 SF 542 Amends Child Labor Laws to Authorize Minor Employment in Previously Prohibited Jobs Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17)
4/28 SF 546 Repeals the Instructional Drivers License Requirement for Minors Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 15)
3/01 SF 94 Authorizes the Federal Indian Child Welfare Act Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
3/07 SF 99 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 2)
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