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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 15, 2024 AK HB 125 Amends Statutes Relating to Trapping Cabins and Highways Concurrence Vote Passed - House (39 - 1)
May 15, 2024 AK HB 307 Amends and Modernizes Energy Availability and Delivery Systems in the State Concurrence Vote Passed - House (36 - 4)
May 15, 2024 AK HB 50 Establishes the Carbon Storage Closure Trust Fund and the Carbon Dioxide Storage Facility Administrative Fund Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 3)
May 15, 2024 AK HB 50 Establishes the Carbon Storage Closure Trust Fund and the Carbon Dioxide Storage Facility Administrative Fund Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 3)
May 15, 2024 AK SB 189 Establishes a Big Game Guide Concession Area Permit Program on Land in the State Bill Passed - House (33 - 7)
May 11, 2024 AK SCR 10 Establishes a Joint Legislature Seafood Industry Task Force Bill Passed - House (39 - 1)
Feb. 26, 2024 AK HB 143 Authorizes New Advanced Recycling Programs Bill Passed - House (23 - 13)
March 1, 2024 AK HJR 20 Alleges Opposition to the Bureau of Land Management Concerning the National Petroleum Reserve Joint Resolution Passed - House (36 - 1)
April 4, 2024 AL HB 229 Establishes Little Bluestem as the official State Native Grass Bill Passed - House (63 - 22)
May 15, 2024 AZ HB 2325 Prohibits Cities from Banning Backyard Chickens at a Single-Family Home Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 20)
March 4, 2024 AZ HCR 2050 Prohibits Municipalities from Banning an Energy Source Joint Resolution Passed - House (31 - 29)
Feb. 5, 2024 AZ HB 2123 Amends Revised Statutes Regarding Water Measuring Devices Bill Passed - House (31 - 26)
Feb. 5, 2024 AZ HB 2123 Amends Revised Statutes Regarding Water Measuring Devices Bill Passed - House (31 - 26)
May 21, 2024 CA AB 2236 Prohibits Certain Kinds of Plastic Bags Bill Passed - House (51 - 7)
June 24, 2024 CA AB 1866 Requires the Cleanup of Idle Oil and Gas Wells Bill Passed - House (49 - 17)
April 30, 2024 CO HB 24-1362 Authorizes Gray-Water Treatment Systems to be Installed in New State Construction Projects Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 2)
May 6, 2024 CO HB 24-1379 Requires the State's Water Quality Control Commission to Establish Rules by the End of 2025 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 7)
May 6, 2024 CO HB 24-1379 Requires the State's Water Quality Control Commission to Establish Rules by the End of 2025 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 7)
May 6, 2024 CO SB 24-229 Requires State Regulators Codify Pre-Established Targets to Reduce Ozone (Nitrogen-Oxide) Emissions Bill Passed - House (43 - 18)
Feb. 29, 2024 CO SB 24-005 Prohibits Landscaping Practices for Water Conservations Purposes Bill Passed - House (48 - 14)
May 3, 2024 CO SB 24-171 Authorizes the Reintroduction of Wolverines Into the State Bill Passed - House (51 - 13)
May 6, 2024 CO SB 24-230 Increases Support for Statewide Remediation Services for the Environment Bill Passed - House (40 - 18)
April 19, 2024 CO HB 24-1435 Authorizes Annual Projects for the Colorado Water Conservation Board Bill Passed - House (56 - 4)
Feb. 5, 2024 CO SB 24-1091 Prohibits the use of Fire-hardened Building Materials in Residential Real Property Bill Passed - House (49 - 15)
June 27, 2024 CT SB 501 Amends Motor Vehicle Property Tax Assessments Bill Passed - House (82 - 42)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/15 HB 125 Amends Statutes Relating to Trapping Cabins and Highways Concurrence Vote Passed - House (39 - 1)
5/15 HB 307 Amends and Modernizes Energy Availability and Delivery Systems in the State Concurrence Vote Passed - House (36 - 4)
5/15 HB 50 Establishes the Carbon Storage Closure Trust Fund and the Carbon Dioxide Storage Facility Administrative Fund Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 3)
5/15 HB 50 Establishes the Carbon Storage Closure Trust Fund and the Carbon Dioxide Storage Facility Administrative Fund Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 3)
5/15 SB 189 Establishes a Big Game Guide Concession Area Permit Program on Land in the State Bill Passed - House (33 - 7)
5/11 SCR 10 Establishes a Joint Legislature Seafood Industry Task Force Bill Passed - House (39 - 1)
2/26 HB 143 Authorizes New Advanced Recycling Programs Bill Passed - House (23 - 13)
3/01 HJR 20 Alleges Opposition to the Bureau of Land Management Concerning the National Petroleum Reserve Joint Resolution Passed - House (36 - 1)
4/04 HB 229 Establishes Little Bluestem as the official State Native Grass Bill Passed - House (63 - 22)
5/15 HB 2325 Prohibits Cities from Banning Backyard Chickens at a Single-Family Home Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 20)
3/04 HCR 2050 Prohibits Municipalities from Banning an Energy Source Joint Resolution Passed - House (31 - 29)
2/05 HB 2123 Amends Revised Statutes Regarding Water Measuring Devices Bill Passed - House (31 - 26)
2/05 HB 2123 Amends Revised Statutes Regarding Water Measuring Devices Bill Passed - House (31 - 26)
5/21 AB 2236 Prohibits Certain Kinds of Plastic Bags Bill Passed - House (51 - 7)
6/24 AB 1866 Requires the Cleanup of Idle Oil and Gas Wells Bill Passed - House (49 - 17)
4/30 HB 24-1362 Authorizes Gray-Water Treatment Systems to be Installed in New State Construction Projects Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 2)
5/06 HB 24-1379 Requires the State's Water Quality Control Commission to Establish Rules by the End of 2025 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 7)
5/06 HB 24-1379 Requires the State's Water Quality Control Commission to Establish Rules by the End of 2025 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 7)
5/06 SB 24-229 Requires State Regulators Codify Pre-Established Targets to Reduce Ozone (Nitrogen-Oxide) Emissions Bill Passed - House (43 - 18)
2/29 SB 24-005 Prohibits Landscaping Practices for Water Conservations Purposes Bill Passed - House (48 - 14)
5/03 SB 24-171 Authorizes the Reintroduction of Wolverines Into the State Bill Passed - House (51 - 13)
5/06 SB 24-230 Increases Support for Statewide Remediation Services for the Environment Bill Passed - House (40 - 18)
4/19 HB 24-1435 Authorizes Annual Projects for the Colorado Water Conservation Board Bill Passed - House (56 - 4)
2/05 SB 24-1091 Prohibits the use of Fire-hardened Building Materials in Residential Real Property Bill Passed - House (49 - 15)
6/27 SB 501 Amends Motor Vehicle Property Tax Assessments Bill Passed - House (82 - 42)

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