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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
May 22, 2023 MN SF 1384 Requires Safety Protections for Healthcare Workers Conference Report Adopted - House (112 - 17)
May 26, 2023 OK SB 437 Authorizes the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority to Select a Vendor for Seed-to-Sale Inventory Tracking Concurrence Vote Passed - House (72 - 20)
April 12, 2023 VA SB 1533 Requires the Board of Pharmacy Consider Certain Factors when Determining Additional Cultivation Locations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (78 - 16)
May 2, 2023 HI SB 1057 Requires Disclosure of Hourly Pay Rates or Salaries in Job Listings Concurrence Vote Passed - House (46 - 5)
June 23, 2023 OR HB 2915 Prohibits Retail Pet Stores From Selling Dogs and Cats Concurrence Vote Passed - House (41 - 12)
April 17, 2023 WA HB 1155 Prohibits the Collection and Sharing of Consumer Health Data Without Consumer's Consent Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 40)
May 17, 2023 IL HB 2231 Requires Ride Share Companies like Uber and Lyft be Liable for Accidents Concurrence Vote Passed - House (74 - 38)
March 2, 2023 UT HB 301 Reduces State Gas Tax and Increases Fees for EV Charging Stations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 16)
May 7, 2023 CO HB 23-1189 Establishes an Income Tax Credit for Employer Assistance to Employees in Making a Home Purchase Concurrence Vote Passed - House (47 - 16)
Sept. 14, 2023 CA AB 1228 Requires Fast Food Restaurants Share Legal Responsibility when State Labor Laws are Violated Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 17)
Sept. 14, 2023 CA AB 524 Prohibits Employment Discrimination for Those With Family Caregiver Status Concurrence Vote Passed - House (49 - 17)
April 25, 2023 ND HB 1040 Prohibits New Hires from the State Pension Plan Beginning in 2025 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (76 - 17)
March 30, 2023 NJ A 4772 Specifies Circumstances in Which an Individual May Receive Unemployment Compensation Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 19)
June 23, 2023 OR HB 3043 Expands Regulations on Chemicals in Children's Products Concurrence Vote Passed - House (42 - 11)
April 12, 2023 MT SB 270 Prohibits Employer Retaliation Against an Employee's Legal Social Media Post Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 29)
April 14, 2023 MT SB 419 Prohibits the Use of the App TikTok in Montana Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 43)
April 12, 2023 MT SB 270 Prohibits Employer Retaliation Against an Employee's Legal Social Media Post Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 29)
May 6, 2023 CO SB 23-291 Limits Utility Companies from Charging Ratepayers for Certain Lobbying and Marketing Costs Bill Passed - House (46 - 19)
May 3, 2023 MO SB 103 Repeals Non-Solicitation and Noninterference Agreements Between Business and Owners Bill Passed - House (102 - 43)
May 1, 2023 CO SB 23-105 Amends the State Equal Pay for Equal Work Act Bill Passed - House (41 - 21)
April 29, 2023 CO SB 23-172 Expands State Anti-Discrimination Laws Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
April 29, 2023 CO SB 23-111 Authorizes Additional Protections for Public Employees Bill Passed - House (43 - 19)
Sept. 11, 2023 CA SB 478 Prohibits Online "Junk" or Hidden Fees Bill Passed - House (60 - 14)
Sept. 11, 2023 CA SB 253 Requires Large Companies Doing Business in California Disclose Their Carbon Emissions Bill Passed - House (49 - 20)
April 10, 2023 MD SB 222 Requires that Packaging Manufacturers Reduce the Amount of Packing Materials Used by April 1, 2026 Bill Passed - House (102 - 36)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/22 SF 1384 Requires Safety Protections for Healthcare Workers Conference Report Adopted - House (112 - 17)
5/26 SB 437 Authorizes the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority to Select a Vendor for Seed-to-Sale Inventory Tracking Concurrence Vote Passed - House (72 - 20)
4/12 SB 1533 Requires the Board of Pharmacy Consider Certain Factors when Determining Additional Cultivation Locations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (78 - 16)
5/02 SB 1057 Requires Disclosure of Hourly Pay Rates or Salaries in Job Listings Concurrence Vote Passed - House (46 - 5)
6/23 HB 2915 Prohibits Retail Pet Stores From Selling Dogs and Cats Concurrence Vote Passed - House (41 - 12)
4/17 HB 1155 Prohibits the Collection and Sharing of Consumer Health Data Without Consumer's Consent Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 40)
5/17 HB 2231 Requires Ride Share Companies like Uber and Lyft be Liable for Accidents Concurrence Vote Passed - House (74 - 38)
3/02 HB 301 Reduces State Gas Tax and Increases Fees for EV Charging Stations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 16)
5/07 HB 23-1189 Establishes an Income Tax Credit for Employer Assistance to Employees in Making a Home Purchase Concurrence Vote Passed - House (47 - 16)
9/14 AB 1228 Requires Fast Food Restaurants Share Legal Responsibility when State Labor Laws are Violated Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 17)
9/14 AB 524 Prohibits Employment Discrimination for Those With Family Caregiver Status Concurrence Vote Passed - House (49 - 17)
4/25 HB 1040 Prohibits New Hires from the State Pension Plan Beginning in 2025 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (76 - 17)
3/30 A 4772 Specifies Circumstances in Which an Individual May Receive Unemployment Compensation Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 19)
6/23 HB 3043 Expands Regulations on Chemicals in Children's Products Concurrence Vote Passed - House (42 - 11)
4/12 SB 270 Prohibits Employer Retaliation Against an Employee's Legal Social Media Post Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 29)
4/14 SB 419 Prohibits the Use of the App TikTok in Montana Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 43)
4/12 SB 270 Prohibits Employer Retaliation Against an Employee's Legal Social Media Post Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 29)
5/06 SB 23-291 Limits Utility Companies from Charging Ratepayers for Certain Lobbying and Marketing Costs Bill Passed - House (46 - 19)
5/03 SB 103 Repeals Non-Solicitation and Noninterference Agreements Between Business and Owners Bill Passed - House (102 - 43)
5/01 SB 23-105 Amends the State Equal Pay for Equal Work Act Bill Passed - House (41 - 21)
4/29 SB 23-172 Expands State Anti-Discrimination Laws Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
4/29 SB 23-111 Authorizes Additional Protections for Public Employees Bill Passed - House (43 - 19)
9/11 SB 478 Prohibits Online "Junk" or Hidden Fees Bill Passed - House (60 - 14)
9/11 SB 253 Requires Large Companies Doing Business in California Disclose Their Carbon Emissions Bill Passed - House (49 - 20)
4/10 SB 222 Requires that Packaging Manufacturers Reduce the Amount of Packing Materials Used by April 1, 2026 Bill Passed - House (102 - 36)

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