OFFICIALS LEGISLATION INTEREST GROUPS PUBLIC STATEMENTS COMMITTEES VETOES

Key Votes

State

All States National Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana National Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Issue

All Issues Abortion Agriculture and Food Animals and Wildlife Arts, Entertainment, and History Business and Consumers Campaign Finance Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Constitution Criminal Justice Death Penalty Defense Drugs Economy and Fiscal Education Elections Employment and Affirmative Action Energy Entitlements and the Safety Net Environment Executive Branch Family Federal, State and Local Relations Finance and Banking Food Processing and Sales Foreign Affairs Foreign Aid Gambling and Gaming Government Budget and Spending Government Operations Guns Health Insurance Health and Health Care Higher Education Housing and Property Immigration Indigenous Peoples Infrastructure Judicial Branch K-12 Education Labor Unions Legal Legislative Branch Marijuana Marriage Military Personnel Minors and Children Monetary Policy National Security Natural Resources Oil and Gas Religion Reproduction Science Senior Citizens Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Stem Cell Research Taxes Technology and Communication Trade Transportation Unemployed and Low-Income Veterans Women

Year

All Years 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1986

Chamber

All House Senate

Keyword Search

Search string must be longer than 3 characters.

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.

For more information about the legislative process, see here.

results per page:
75 50 25
Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Aug. 11, 2022 AR HB 1002 Reduces State Income and Corporate Taxes Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 5)
Aug. 11, 2022 AR SB 2 Appropriates $50 Million For School Safety Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 1)
March 8, 2022 AR HB 1034 Increases Prison Spending Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 3)
March 7, 2022 AR HB 1026 Appropriates Funds for Law Enforcement Budgets and Spending Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 0)
Feb. 16, 2022 AR SB 2 Appropriates Monies for Governor's Office Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
April 16, 2020 AR HB 1096 Appropriates Funds for the 2021 Fiscal Year Budget Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
March 27, 2020 AR SB 2 Establishes a COVID-19 Emergency Fund Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
March 20, 2019 AR SB 571 Establishes a Tax for E-Cigarettes and Cigarettes Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 14)
Feb. 6, 2019 AR SB 211 Reduces Top Individual Income Tax Rate to 5.9 Percent Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 5)
Feb. 6, 2019 AR SB 211 Reduces Top Individual Income Tax Rate to 5.9 Percent Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 5)
March 15, 2018 AR HB 1008 Expands Tuition Savings Plan Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 5)
Feb. 6, 2017 AR SB 140 Requires Internet Retailers to Collect State Sales Tax Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9)
May 5, 2016 AR HB 1141 Establishes State Budget for 2016-2017 Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9)
April 14, 2016 AR SB 121 Appropriates Funds to Department of Human Services Bill Failed - Senate (25 - 10)
March 31, 2015 AR HB 1402 Amends Income Tax Applicable to Capital Gains Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 9)
April 18, 2013 AR HB 1585 Amends State Income Tax Brackets and Rates Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 5)
April 17, 2013 AR HB 1219 Appropriates Funds for Private Health Insurance Purchases Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
April 8, 2013 AR SB 875 Reduces Maximum Weekly Unemployment Benefit Amounts Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
Feb. 22, 2011 AR SB 275 Reduction of Excise Tax on Electricity and Natural Gas Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9)
Feb. 12, 2009 AR HB 1204 Tobacco Tax Increase Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
April 2, 2008 AR HB 1004 Natural Gas Tax Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
April 1, 2008 AR SB 1 Natural Gas Tax Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 3)
March 22, 2007 AR SB 1004 Beer Tax Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7)
Date No. Title Outcome
8/11 HB 1002 Reduces State Income and Corporate Taxes Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 5)
8/11 SB 2 Appropriates $50 Million For School Safety Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 1)
3/08 HB 1034 Increases Prison Spending Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 3)
3/07 HB 1026 Appropriates Funds for Law Enforcement Budgets and Spending Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 0)
2/16 SB 2 Appropriates Monies for Governor's Office Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
4/16 HB 1096 Appropriates Funds for the 2021 Fiscal Year Budget Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
3/27 SB 2 Establishes a COVID-19 Emergency Fund Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
3/20 SB 571 Establishes a Tax for E-Cigarettes and Cigarettes Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 14)
2/06 SB 211 Reduces Top Individual Income Tax Rate to 5.9 Percent Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 5)
2/06 SB 211 Reduces Top Individual Income Tax Rate to 5.9 Percent Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 5)
3/15 HB 1008 Expands Tuition Savings Plan Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 5)
2/06 SB 140 Requires Internet Retailers to Collect State Sales Tax Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9)
5/05 HB 1141 Establishes State Budget for 2016-2017 Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9)
4/14 SB 121 Appropriates Funds to Department of Human Services Bill Failed - Senate (25 - 10)
3/31 HB 1402 Amends Income Tax Applicable to Capital Gains Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 9)
4/18 HB 1585 Amends State Income Tax Brackets and Rates Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 5)
4/17 HB 1219 Appropriates Funds for Private Health Insurance Purchases Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
4/08 SB 875 Reduces Maximum Weekly Unemployment Benefit Amounts Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
2/22 SB 275 Reduction of Excise Tax on Electricity and Natural Gas Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9)
2/12 HB 1204 Tobacco Tax Increase Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
4/02 HB 1004 Natural Gas Tax Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
4/01 SB 1 Natural Gas Tax Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 3)
3/22 SB 1004 Beer Tax Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7)
arrow_upward