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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 20, 2023 OR HB 3383 Expands the State Board of Education to Include a Representative for Classified Staff Bill Passed - House (45 - 12)
March 8, 2023 MI HB 4005 Repeals State Right-to-Work Laws for Private Sector Workers Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
March 8, 2023 MI HB 4004 Repeals State Right-to-Work Laws for Public Sector Workers Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
March 7, 2023 IA HF 433 Requires To-Go Alcohol be Stored in Trunks Bill Passed - House (98 - 0)
March 6, 2023 OR HB 2708 Defines and Codifies Broader Support for Classified School Staff Bill Passed - House (51 - 6)
March 2, 2023 UT HB 301 Reduces State Gas Tax and Increases Fees for EV Charging Stations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 16)
March 2, 2023 UT SB 173 Requires Restaurants Place Private Parties with Alcohol Rooms Blocked from Public View Bill Passed - House (69 - 2)
March 2, 2023 WA HB 1570 Expands Social Insurance Programs Applicable to Transportation Network Companies and Drivers Bill Passed - House (87 - 9)
March 2, 2023 WA HB 1570 Expands Social Insurance Programs Applicable to Transportation Network Companies and Drivers Bill Passed - House (87 - 9)
Feb. 28, 2023 National H J Res 30 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights" Joint Resolution Passed - House (216 - 204)
Feb. 28, 2023 OR HB 2058 Establishes a New State Program to Award Eligible Employers Funds for Overtime Compensation Requirements Bill Passed - House (41 - 10)
Feb. 26, 2023 UT HB 291 Authorizes New Regulations and Practices for Short-Term Rentals Bill Passed - House (43 - 26)
Feb. 23, 2023 SC H 3594 Authorizes Permitless Carriage of Firearms by Eligible Adults Bill Passed - House (87 - 26)
Feb. 22, 2023 AR HB 1410 Authorizes Minors 16 Years Old and Under to work in the State of Arkansas Bill Passed - House (54 - 32)
Feb. 16, 2023 MT HB 356 Prohibits the State from Contracting with Companies that Discriminate Against Firearms Bill Passed - House (67 - 31)
Feb. 13, 2023 MN HF 2 Establishes 12 Weeks of Paid Family and Medical Leave Bill Passed - House (70 - 60)
Feb. 7, 2023 VA HB 2082 Requires Employees of Landlords with More than 200 Rental Units to Complete a Criminal Background Check Bill Passed - House (93 - 5)
Feb. 2, 2023 CO SB 23-1006 Requires Employer Notification of Employee Income Tax Credit Eligibility Bill Passed - House (43 - 20)
Jan. 25, 2023 ND HB 1229 Authorizes Smoking in Cigar Lounges Bill Passed - House (59 - 32)
Jan. 19, 2023 ND HB 1266 Authorizes Cities with Expired Renaissance Zone Community Revitalization Areas to Reapply to the Program Bill Passed - House (84 - 7)
Jan. 11, 2023 MN HF 37 Prohibits Hair Discrimination Bill Passed - House (111 - 19)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/20 HB 3383 Expands the State Board of Education to Include a Representative for Classified Staff Bill Passed - House (45 - 12)
3/08 HB 4005 Repeals State Right-to-Work Laws for Private Sector Workers Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
3/08 HB 4004 Repeals State Right-to-Work Laws for Public Sector Workers Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
3/07 HF 433 Requires To-Go Alcohol be Stored in Trunks Bill Passed - House (98 - 0)
3/06 HB 2708 Defines and Codifies Broader Support for Classified School Staff Bill Passed - House (51 - 6)
3/02 HB 301 Reduces State Gas Tax and Increases Fees for EV Charging Stations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 16)
3/02 SB 173 Requires Restaurants Place Private Parties with Alcohol Rooms Blocked from Public View Bill Passed - House (69 - 2)
3/02 HB 1570 Expands Social Insurance Programs Applicable to Transportation Network Companies and Drivers Bill Passed - House (87 - 9)
3/02 HB 1570 Expands Social Insurance Programs Applicable to Transportation Network Companies and Drivers Bill Passed - House (87 - 9)
2/28 H J Res 30 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights" Joint Resolution Passed - House (216 - 204)
2/28 HB 2058 Establishes a New State Program to Award Eligible Employers Funds for Overtime Compensation Requirements Bill Passed - House (41 - 10)
2/26 HB 291 Authorizes New Regulations and Practices for Short-Term Rentals Bill Passed - House (43 - 26)
2/23 H 3594 Authorizes Permitless Carriage of Firearms by Eligible Adults Bill Passed - House (87 - 26)
2/22 HB 1410 Authorizes Minors 16 Years Old and Under to work in the State of Arkansas Bill Passed - House (54 - 32)
2/16 HB 356 Prohibits the State from Contracting with Companies that Discriminate Against Firearms Bill Passed - House (67 - 31)
2/13 HF 2 Establishes 12 Weeks of Paid Family and Medical Leave Bill Passed - House (70 - 60)
2/07 HB 2082 Requires Employees of Landlords with More than 200 Rental Units to Complete a Criminal Background Check Bill Passed - House (93 - 5)
2/02 SB 23-1006 Requires Employer Notification of Employee Income Tax Credit Eligibility Bill Passed - House (43 - 20)
1/25 HB 1229 Authorizes Smoking in Cigar Lounges Bill Passed - House (59 - 32)
1/19 HB 1266 Authorizes Cities with Expired Renaissance Zone Community Revitalization Areas to Reapply to the Program Bill Passed - House (84 - 7)
1/11 HF 37 Prohibits Hair Discrimination Bill Passed - House (111 - 19)

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