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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 28, 2024 NJ A 4700 Appropriates $56.6 Billion in Annual State Spending Bill Passed - House (55 - 22)
May 21, 2024 CA AB 2064 Establishes the Community Violence Interdiction Grant Program to Give Communities Funding to Decrease Levels of Violence Bill Passed - House (64 - 7)
March 21, 2024 ID H 722 Appropriates Resources for the Workforce Development Council Bill Passed - House (39 - 31)
June 7, 2024 RI H 7225 Appropriates Funding for Fiscal Year 2025 State Budget Bill Passed - House (69 - 5)
April 3, 2024 ID H 770 Appropriates Resources for the Transportation Budget Bill Passed - House (37 - 31)
March 28, 2024 VT H 883 Appropriates Resources for the State Government Bill Passed - House (104 - 39)
July 18, 2024 NM HB 1 Appropriates Funding for Flood and Fire Response, Pilot Projects, Healthcare, Court Resources, and Fentanyl Trafficking Prevention Bill Passed - House (57 - 7)
Feb. 22, 2024 WY HB 1 Appropriates $10.6 Billion in Funding for the Biennial 2025-2026 State Budget Bill Passed - House (41 - 21)
March 7, 2024 MO HB 1486 Appropriates Funding for Pre-K Early Education Programs Bill Passed - House (102 - 43)
April 15, 2024 PA HB 1573 Establishes the Historic and Older Building Redevelopment Assistance Grant Program Bill Passed - House (102 - 99)
Feb. 19, 2024 MO HB 1803 Increases Overall Funding for the MOBUCK$ Program Bill Passed - House (138 - 10)
Feb. 9, 2024 NM HB 196 Establishes the Government Results and Opportunity Expendable Trust Fund Bill Passed - House (39 - 28)
Feb. 7, 2024 OH HB 2 Appropriates $2 Billion in Funding from the State Budget for Regional and Local Projects Bill Passed - House (75 - 19)
Jan. 31, 2024 NM HB 2 Appropriates Funds for the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year State Budget Bill Passed - House (53 - 16)
July 1, 2024 PA HB 2180 Establishes a School Meal Debt Fund Bill Passed - House (118 - 84)
June 10, 2024 PA HB 2370 Establishes a New System for the Funding of Public Education Bill Passed - House (107 - 94)
May 7, 2024 CO HB 24-1152 Establishes Requirements for Accessory Dwelling Units Concurrence Vote Passed - House (47 - 17)
May 7, 2024 CO HB 24-1313 Requires Cities to Allow For Denser Housing Development in Transit-Oriented Communities Concurrence Vote Passed - House (40 - 24)
May 22, 2024 OH HB 360 Establishes and Designates Ukraine Independence Day Bill Passed - House (85 - 7)
March 28, 2024 KY HB 388 Amends Various Authorities of Louisville Local Government Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 26)
May 7, 2024 CT HB 5523 Appropriates Funding for the State Higher Education Budget Bill Passed - House (103 - 48)
May 9, 2024 MI HB 5534 Requires the State Court Administrative Office to Analyze Trial Court Costs Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 51)
Feb. 1, 2024 KY HB 6 Appropriates Funds for the 2024 State Operational Budget Bill Passed - House (77 - 19)
June 12, 2024 OH HB 7 Appropriates Funding to Address State Infant Morality Rates Bill Passed - House (72 - 20)
May 7, 2024 MN HF 3431 Appropriates Funding for Veterans State Supplemental Budget Bill Passed - House (69 - 60)
Date No. Title Outcome
6/28 A 4700 Appropriates $56.6 Billion in Annual State Spending Bill Passed - House (55 - 22)
5/21 AB 2064 Establishes the Community Violence Interdiction Grant Program to Give Communities Funding to Decrease Levels of Violence Bill Passed - House (64 - 7)
3/21 H 722 Appropriates Resources for the Workforce Development Council Bill Passed - House (39 - 31)
6/07 H 7225 Appropriates Funding for Fiscal Year 2025 State Budget Bill Passed - House (69 - 5)
4/03 H 770 Appropriates Resources for the Transportation Budget Bill Passed - House (37 - 31)
3/28 H 883 Appropriates Resources for the State Government Bill Passed - House (104 - 39)
7/18 HB 1 Appropriates Funding for Flood and Fire Response, Pilot Projects, Healthcare, Court Resources, and Fentanyl Trafficking Prevention Bill Passed - House (57 - 7)
2/22 HB 1 Appropriates $10.6 Billion in Funding for the Biennial 2025-2026 State Budget Bill Passed - House (41 - 21)
3/07 HB 1486 Appropriates Funding for Pre-K Early Education Programs Bill Passed - House (102 - 43)
4/15 HB 1573 Establishes the Historic and Older Building Redevelopment Assistance Grant Program Bill Passed - House (102 - 99)
2/19 HB 1803 Increases Overall Funding for the MOBUCK$ Program Bill Passed - House (138 - 10)
2/09 HB 196 Establishes the Government Results and Opportunity Expendable Trust Fund Bill Passed - House (39 - 28)
2/07 HB 2 Appropriates $2 Billion in Funding from the State Budget for Regional and Local Projects Bill Passed - House (75 - 19)
1/31 HB 2 Appropriates Funds for the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year State Budget Bill Passed - House (53 - 16)
7/01 HB 2180 Establishes a School Meal Debt Fund Bill Passed - House (118 - 84)
6/10 HB 2370 Establishes a New System for the Funding of Public Education Bill Passed - House (107 - 94)
5/07 HB 24-1152 Establishes Requirements for Accessory Dwelling Units Concurrence Vote Passed - House (47 - 17)
5/07 HB 24-1313 Requires Cities to Allow For Denser Housing Development in Transit-Oriented Communities Concurrence Vote Passed - House (40 - 24)
5/22 HB 360 Establishes and Designates Ukraine Independence Day Bill Passed - House (85 - 7)
3/28 HB 388 Amends Various Authorities of Louisville Local Government Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 26)
5/07 HB 5523 Appropriates Funding for the State Higher Education Budget Bill Passed - House (103 - 48)
5/09 HB 5534 Requires the State Court Administrative Office to Analyze Trial Court Costs Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 51)
2/01 HB 6 Appropriates Funds for the 2024 State Operational Budget Bill Passed - House (77 - 19)
6/12 HB 7 Appropriates Funding to Address State Infant Morality Rates Bill Passed - House (72 - 20)
5/07 HF 3431 Appropriates Funding for Veterans State Supplemental Budget Bill Passed - House (69 - 60)

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