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:
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.
Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|---|
June 22, 2023 | DE | SB 184 | Prohibits Discrimination Based On Non-Pending Arrests in Insurance | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 1) |
Jan. 27, 2022 | DE | SR 25 | Authorizes the Establishment of the National Infrastructure Bank | Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 6) |
June 27, 2019 | DE | HB 79 | Requires Beverages Included in Kids' Meals to be Milk or Water | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 6) |
June 20, 2019 | DE | HB 79 | Requires Beverages Included in Kids' Meals to be Milk or Water | Bill Passed - House (28 - 11) |
June 6, 2019 | DE | HB 130 | Prohibits Plastic Bags | Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 8) |
May 14, 2019 | DE | HB 130 | Prohibits Plastic Bags | Bill Passed - House (33 - 7) |
March 19, 2019 | DE | SB 25 | Prohibits Smoking Under the Age of 21 | Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 6) |
June 29, 2017 | DE | HB 190 | Authorizes Commercial Activity in State-Designated Coastal Zones | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 2) |
June 20, 2017 | DE | HB 190 | Authorizes Commercial Activity in State-Designated Coastal Zones | Bill Passed - House (34 - 7) |
May 12, 2015 | DE | SB 75 | Prohibits Stock Corporations from Establishing Fee-Shifting Bylaws | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 5) |
April 10, 2014 | DE | HB 265 | Increases Certain Business Taxes | Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 7) |
April 3, 2014 | DE | HB 265 | Increases Certain Business Taxes | Bill Passed - House (26 - 13) |
June 19, 2012 | DE | SB 205 | Requires Manufactured Home Community Owners to Explain Rent Increases | Bill Failed - House (14 - 22) |
May 10, 2012 | DE | SB 205 | Requires Manufactured Home Community Owners to Explain Rent Increases | Bill Passed - Senate (11 - 9) |
May 1, 2012 | DE | HB 289 | Limits Payday Loans | Bill Passed - House (26 - 7) |
June 23, 2010 | DE | HB 317 | Home Solicitation Regulations | Concurrence Vote Failed - House (22 - 15) |
March 25, 2010 | DE | HB 317 | Home Solicitation Regulations | Bill Passed - House (28 - 11) |
June 30, 2009 | DE | HB 210 | Liquor License Fee | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 3) |
June 30, 2009 | DE | HB 211 | Cigarette Tax Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 6) |
June 29, 2009 | DE | HB 212 | Alcohol Tax Increase | Bill Failed - House (22 - 19) |
June 29, 2009 | DE | HB 210 | Liquor License Fee | Bill Passed - House (25 - 16) |
June 29, 2009 | DE | HB 211 | Cigarette Tax Increase | Bill Passed - House (25 - 15) |
April 2, 2009 | DE | HB 107 | Manufactured Housing Rental Regulations | Bill Passed - House (22 - 16) |
July 1, 2008 | DE | HB 518 | Alcohol Tax Increase | Bill Failed - Senate (7 - 14) |
June 26, 2008 | DE | HB 518 | Alcohol Tax Increase | Bill Passed - House (25 - 16) |
June 18, 2008 | DE | SB 280 | Minimum Wage Increase for Tipped Employees | Bill Passed - Senate (11 - 8) |
June 11, 2008 | DE | SB 263 | Greenhouse Gas Caps | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 5) |
April 23, 2008 | DE | SB 195 | Election Day Alcohol Sales | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 5) |
March 11, 2008 | DE | SB 195 | Election Day Alcohol Sales | Bill Failed - Senate (10 - 11) |
June 29, 2007 | DE | SB 36 | State Employee Collective Bargaining | Bill Passed - House (26 - 10) |
June 28, 2007 | DE | HA 1 | Employee Paycheck Consent | Amendment Rejected - House (15 - 23) |
June 26, 2007 | DE | HB 249 | Cigarette Tax Increase | Bill Passed - House (29 - 12) |
June 14, 2007 | DE | SB 36 | State Employee Collective Bargaining | Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 6) |
June 15, 2006 | DE | HA 5 | Minimum Wage Exception Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (16 - 24) |
June 15, 2006 | DE | SB 62 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (26 - 14) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|
6/22 | SB 184 | Prohibits Discrimination Based On Non-Pending Arrests in Insurance | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 1) |
1/27 | SR 25 | Authorizes the Establishment of the National Infrastructure Bank | Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 6) |
6/27 | HB 79 | Requires Beverages Included in Kids' Meals to be Milk or Water | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 6) |
6/20 | HB 79 | Requires Beverages Included in Kids' Meals to be Milk or Water | Bill Passed - House (28 - 11) |
6/06 | HB 130 | Prohibits Plastic Bags | Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 8) |
5/14 | HB 130 | Prohibits Plastic Bags | Bill Passed - House (33 - 7) |
3/19 | SB 25 | Prohibits Smoking Under the Age of 21 | Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 6) |
6/29 | HB 190 | Authorizes Commercial Activity in State-Designated Coastal Zones | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 2) |
6/20 | HB 190 | Authorizes Commercial Activity in State-Designated Coastal Zones | Bill Passed - House (34 - 7) |
5/12 | SB 75 | Prohibits Stock Corporations from Establishing Fee-Shifting Bylaws | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 5) |
4/10 | HB 265 | Increases Certain Business Taxes | Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 7) |
4/03 | HB 265 | Increases Certain Business Taxes | Bill Passed - House (26 - 13) |
6/19 | SB 205 | Requires Manufactured Home Community Owners to Explain Rent Increases | Bill Failed - House (14 - 22) |
5/10 | SB 205 | Requires Manufactured Home Community Owners to Explain Rent Increases | Bill Passed - Senate (11 - 9) |
5/01 | HB 289 | Limits Payday Loans | Bill Passed - House (26 - 7) |
6/23 | HB 317 | Home Solicitation Regulations | Concurrence Vote Failed - House (22 - 15) |
3/25 | HB 317 | Home Solicitation Regulations | Bill Passed - House (28 - 11) |
6/30 | HB 210 | Liquor License Fee | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 3) |
6/30 | HB 211 | Cigarette Tax Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 6) |
6/29 | HB 212 | Alcohol Tax Increase | Bill Failed - House (22 - 19) |
6/29 | HB 210 | Liquor License Fee | Bill Passed - House (25 - 16) |
6/29 | HB 211 | Cigarette Tax Increase | Bill Passed - House (25 - 15) |
4/02 | HB 107 | Manufactured Housing Rental Regulations | Bill Passed - House (22 - 16) |
7/01 | HB 518 | Alcohol Tax Increase | Bill Failed - Senate (7 - 14) |
6/26 | HB 518 | Alcohol Tax Increase | Bill Passed - House (25 - 16) |
6/18 | SB 280 | Minimum Wage Increase for Tipped Employees | Bill Passed - Senate (11 - 8) |
6/11 | SB 263 | Greenhouse Gas Caps | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 5) |
4/23 | SB 195 | Election Day Alcohol Sales | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 5) |
3/11 | SB 195 | Election Day Alcohol Sales | Bill Failed - Senate (10 - 11) |
6/29 | SB 36 | State Employee Collective Bargaining | Bill Passed - House (26 - 10) |
6/28 | HA 1 | Employee Paycheck Consent | Amendment Rejected - House (15 - 23) |
6/26 | HB 249 | Cigarette Tax Increase | Bill Passed - House (29 - 12) |
6/14 | SB 36 | State Employee Collective Bargaining | Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 6) |
6/15 | HA 5 | Minimum Wage Exception Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (16 - 24) |
6/15 | SB 62 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (26 - 14) |