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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 27, 2024 CA SB 1524 Prohibits Businesses from Applying Hidden Fees and Unlawful Advertising to Consumers Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
May 22, 2024 CA SB 1372 Prohibits Public Airports from Contracting with a Private Third Party to Provide Expedited Security Checkpoints Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 7)
May 22, 2024 CA AB 3211 Requires that Every Generative AI System Place Watermarks in AI-Generated Content Bill Passed - House (62 - 0)
May 21, 2024 CA SB 1224 Amends the Business and Professions Code Relating to Alcoholic Beverages Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
Sept. 13, 2023 CA SB 261 Requires Large Companies Doing Business in California Disclose Their Climate Risk Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 8)
Sept. 12, 2023 CA SB 253 Requires Large Companies Doing Business in California Disclose Their Carbon Emissions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 8)
Sept. 12, 2023 CA SB 478 Prohibits Online "Junk" or Hidden Fees Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 8)
Sept. 12, 2023 CA SB 261 Requires Large Companies Doing Business in California Disclose Their Climate Risk Bill Passed - House (47 - 17)
Sept. 11, 2023 CA SB 253 Requires Large Companies Doing Business in California Disclose Their Carbon Emissions Bill Passed - House (49 - 20)
Sept. 11, 2023 CA SB 478 Prohibits Online "Junk" or Hidden Fees Bill Passed - House (60 - 14)
June 1, 2023 CA AB 886 Requires Social Media Companies Share Advertising Revenue with News Publishers Bill Passed - House (55 - 6)
June 1, 2023 CA AB 252 Require Certain Universities Share Sports Revenue with Student Athletes Bill Passed - House (42 - 15)
May 30, 2023 CA AB 1347 Authorizes Retailers to Exempt Paper Receipt Requirements for Purchases Bill Passed - House (49 - 17)
Aug. 30, 2022 CA SB 1360 Amends the California Election Code to Require Transparency of Contributors and Advertisements Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 4)
Aug. 29, 2022 CA AB 1287 Prohibits Business's From Charging Higher Prices for Products Based on Gender Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 7)
Aug. 23, 2022 CA SB 1360 Amends the California Election Code to Require Transparency of Contributors and Advertisements Bill Passed - House (62 - 10)
June 29, 2022 CA AB 2156 Establishes New Requirements for Firearm Manufacturer Licenses Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 9)
May 26, 2022 CA AB 2273 Establishes New Data Privacy Protections for Children Bill Passed - House (72 - 0)
May 26, 2022 CA AB 2840 Requires 1,000-Foot Buffer Zone Between Warehouses and "Sensitive Receptors" Bill Passed - House (41 - 25)
May 25, 2022 CA AB 2156 Establishes New Requirements for Firearm Manufacturer Licenses Bill Passed - House (54 - 16)
Sept. 10, 2021 CA SB 805 Authorizes Low-Cost Payroll and Paymaster Services for Nonprofit Performing Arts Organizations Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 6)
Sept. 10, 2021 CA AB 654 Authorizes the State to Not Disclose COVID-19 Outbreak Numbers Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
Sept. 9, 2021 CA AB 326 Authorizes Continuation of Consumer Participation Program Bill Passed - House (61 - 15)
Sept. 8, 2021 CA AB 326 Authorizes Continuation of Consumer Participation Program Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 9)
Sept. 2, 2021 CA SB 500 Requires All New Self-Driving Cars to be Zero-Emission by 2030 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 9)
Date No. Title Outcome
6/27 SB 1524 Prohibits Businesses from Applying Hidden Fees and Unlawful Advertising to Consumers Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
5/22 SB 1372 Prohibits Public Airports from Contracting with a Private Third Party to Provide Expedited Security Checkpoints Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 7)
5/22 AB 3211 Requires that Every Generative AI System Place Watermarks in AI-Generated Content Bill Passed - House (62 - 0)
5/21 SB 1224 Amends the Business and Professions Code Relating to Alcoholic Beverages Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
9/13 SB 261 Requires Large Companies Doing Business in California Disclose Their Climate Risk Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 8)
9/12 SB 253 Requires Large Companies Doing Business in California Disclose Their Carbon Emissions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 8)
9/12 SB 478 Prohibits Online "Junk" or Hidden Fees Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 8)
9/12 SB 261 Requires Large Companies Doing Business in California Disclose Their Climate Risk Bill Passed - House (47 - 17)
9/11 SB 253 Requires Large Companies Doing Business in California Disclose Their Carbon Emissions Bill Passed - House (49 - 20)
9/11 SB 478 Prohibits Online "Junk" or Hidden Fees Bill Passed - House (60 - 14)
6/01 AB 886 Requires Social Media Companies Share Advertising Revenue with News Publishers Bill Passed - House (55 - 6)
6/01 AB 252 Require Certain Universities Share Sports Revenue with Student Athletes Bill Passed - House (42 - 15)
5/30 AB 1347 Authorizes Retailers to Exempt Paper Receipt Requirements for Purchases Bill Passed - House (49 - 17)
8/30 SB 1360 Amends the California Election Code to Require Transparency of Contributors and Advertisements Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 4)
8/29 AB 1287 Prohibits Business's From Charging Higher Prices for Products Based on Gender Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 7)
8/23 SB 1360 Amends the California Election Code to Require Transparency of Contributors and Advertisements Bill Passed - House (62 - 10)
6/29 AB 2156 Establishes New Requirements for Firearm Manufacturer Licenses Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 9)
5/26 AB 2273 Establishes New Data Privacy Protections for Children Bill Passed - House (72 - 0)
5/26 AB 2840 Requires 1,000-Foot Buffer Zone Between Warehouses and "Sensitive Receptors" Bill Passed - House (41 - 25)
5/25 AB 2156 Establishes New Requirements for Firearm Manufacturer Licenses Bill Passed - House (54 - 16)
9/10 SB 805 Authorizes Low-Cost Payroll and Paymaster Services for Nonprofit Performing Arts Organizations Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 6)
9/10 AB 654 Authorizes the State to Not Disclose COVID-19 Outbreak Numbers Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
9/09 AB 326 Authorizes Continuation of Consumer Participation Program Bill Passed - House (61 - 15)
9/08 AB 326 Authorizes Continuation of Consumer Participation Program Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 9)
9/02 SB 500 Requires All New Self-Driving Cars to be Zero-Emission by 2030 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 9)

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