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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 3772 Restructures Property Tax Process Regarding Foreclosures and Equity Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
June 18, 2024 VT H 887 Appropriates Yields and Funds to Homestead Tax Rates and Reforms the Education Finance System Veto Override Failed - Senate (22 - 7)
June 14, 2024 RI H 7980 Amends State Law so Mobile Homes are Counted as Affordable Housing Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 2)
June 12, 2024 RI H 7304 Increases Advance Notice Requirements for Rent Increases from 30 to 120 Days for Individuals Aged 62 and Older Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 6)
June 12, 2024 RI H 7382 Prohibits Zoning Regulations that Allow Less Than One Unrelated Individual per Bedroom to Live in a House Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 4)
June 12, 2024 PA SB 1236 Establishes Landlord and Homeowner Protections from Squatters Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 0)
May 23, 2024 DE SB 293 Prohibits Income Discrimination in the Case of Housing Payments Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 4)
May 8, 2024 AZ HB 2720 Requires Cities with a Population of More than 75,000 Residents Allow Accessory Dwelling Units Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 11)
May 8, 2024 AZ HB 2721 Amends Zoning Regulations in Certain Cities to Allow More Housing Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 7)
May 7, 2024 CO HB 24-1313 Requires Cities to Allow For Denser Housing Development in Transit-Oriented Communities Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 15)
May 6, 2024 CO HB 24-1152 Establishes Requirements for Accessory Dwelling Units Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
May 4, 2024 CO HB 24-1304 Prohibits Cities From Enforcing Minimum Parking Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 15)
May 1, 2024 AZ HB 2325 Prohibits Cities from Banning Backyard Chickens at a Single-Family Home Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 12)
May 1, 2024 MS SB 2130 Prohibits an Insurer from Cancelling a Policy Based on the Age of Residential Strucuture Conference Report Adopted - Senate (49 - 2)
April 29, 2024 LA SB 323 Amends and Defines Certain Insurance Terms Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
April 24, 2024 LA HB 611 Repeals the State Rule Prohibiting Insurance Renewals for Failure of Payments Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
April 17, 2024 DE SB 244 Establishes the Right for a County to Establish a Lodging Tax Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 3)
April 17, 2024 IL SB 1087 Requires the Illinois Department of Public Health to Create a Public Health Awareness Campaign on Mold Exposure Bill Passed - Senate (55 - 0)
April 12, 2024 IL SB 3297 Amends the Housing is Recovery Pilot Program Act Bill Passed - Senate (57 - 2)
April 11, 2024 NE LB 1301 Establishes the Foreign-owned Real Estate National Security Act and Outlines Provisions for Foreign Ownership of Property Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0)
April 10, 2024 IL SB 2935 Amends the Mobile Landlord and Tenant Act Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 17)
April 9, 2024 HI HB 1838 Expands the Zoning Powers of Countries Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 1)
April 8, 2024 MN SF 3492 Establishes Tenants Rights for Renters Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 29)
April 3, 2024 AK SB 179 Prohibits Municipalities from Taxing Real Estate Transfer Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 3)
March 26, 2024 CO HB 24-1098 Establishes a "For Cause" Eviction Process Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 15)
Date No. Title Outcome
6/28 A 3772 Restructures Property Tax Process Regarding Foreclosures and Equity Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
6/18 H 887 Appropriates Yields and Funds to Homestead Tax Rates and Reforms the Education Finance System Veto Override Failed - Senate (22 - 7)
6/14 H 7980 Amends State Law so Mobile Homes are Counted as Affordable Housing Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 2)
6/12 H 7304 Increases Advance Notice Requirements for Rent Increases from 30 to 120 Days for Individuals Aged 62 and Older Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 6)
6/12 H 7382 Prohibits Zoning Regulations that Allow Less Than One Unrelated Individual per Bedroom to Live in a House Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 4)
6/12 SB 1236 Establishes Landlord and Homeowner Protections from Squatters Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 0)
5/23 SB 293 Prohibits Income Discrimination in the Case of Housing Payments Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 4)
5/08 HB 2720 Requires Cities with a Population of More than 75,000 Residents Allow Accessory Dwelling Units Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 11)
5/08 HB 2721 Amends Zoning Regulations in Certain Cities to Allow More Housing Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 7)
5/07 HB 24-1313 Requires Cities to Allow For Denser Housing Development in Transit-Oriented Communities Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 15)
5/06 HB 24-1152 Establishes Requirements for Accessory Dwelling Units Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
5/04 HB 24-1304 Prohibits Cities From Enforcing Minimum Parking Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 15)
5/01 HB 2325 Prohibits Cities from Banning Backyard Chickens at a Single-Family Home Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 12)
5/01 SB 2130 Prohibits an Insurer from Cancelling a Policy Based on the Age of Residential Strucuture Conference Report Adopted - Senate (49 - 2)
4/29 SB 323 Amends and Defines Certain Insurance Terms Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
4/24 HB 611 Repeals the State Rule Prohibiting Insurance Renewals for Failure of Payments Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
4/17 SB 244 Establishes the Right for a County to Establish a Lodging Tax Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 3)
4/17 SB 1087 Requires the Illinois Department of Public Health to Create a Public Health Awareness Campaign on Mold Exposure Bill Passed - Senate (55 - 0)
4/12 SB 3297 Amends the Housing is Recovery Pilot Program Act Bill Passed - Senate (57 - 2)
4/11 LB 1301 Establishes the Foreign-owned Real Estate National Security Act and Outlines Provisions for Foreign Ownership of Property Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0)
4/10 SB 2935 Amends the Mobile Landlord and Tenant Act Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 17)
4/09 HB 1838 Expands the Zoning Powers of Countries Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 1)
4/08 SF 3492 Establishes Tenants Rights for Renters Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 29)
4/03 SB 179 Prohibits Municipalities from Taxing Real Estate Transfer Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 3)
3/26 HB 24-1098 Establishes a "For Cause" Eviction Process Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 15)

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