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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
April 25, 2007 | IA | Prohibiting State Funding of Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Services | Amendment Adopted - Senate (37 - 13) | |
June 30, 2011 | IA | HF 649 | Appropriations for Health and Human Services | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 18) |
May 23, 2013 | IA | SF 446 | 2013-2014 Health and Human Services Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (80 - 17) |
June 30, 2011 | IA | HF 649 | Appropriations for Health and Human Services | Conference Report Adopted - House (61 - 33) |
May 22, 2013 | IA | SF 446 | 2013-2014 Health and Human Services Budget | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (26 - 24) |
June 14, 2020 | IA | HF 594 | Requires a 24-Hour Waiting Period Prior to Abortion | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 16) |
May 19, 2021 | IA | HJR 5 | Amends the State Constitution to Repeal the Right to an Abortion | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 18) |
May 1, 2018 | IA | SF 359 | Prohibits Abortion After a Heartbeat is Detected | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 17) |
April 27, 2019 | IA | HF 766 | Establishes a Health and Human Services Budget for FY 2019-2020 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 47) |
June 13, 2020 | IA | HF 594 | Requires a 24-Hour Waiting Period Prior to Abortion | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 42) |
May 1, 2018 | IA | SF 359 | Prohibits Abortion After a Heartbeat is Detected | Bill Passed - House (51 - 46) |
April 26, 2019 | IA | HF 766 | Establishes a Health and Human Services Budget for FY 2019-2020 | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19) |
April 5, 2017 | IA | SF 471 | Prohibits Abortion After 20 Weeks of Pregnancy | Bill Passed - House (55 - 42) |
May 1, 2013 | IA | SF 446 | 2013-2014 Health and Human Services Budget | Bill Passed - House (52 - 46) |
July 11, 2023 | IA | HF 732 | Prohibits Abortion After 6 Weeks | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17) |
June 8, 2011 | IA | SF 534 | Abortion Restrictions | Bill Passed - House (54 - 37) |
March 7, 2024 | IA | HF 2575 | Increases Penalties for Intentionally or Unintentionally Ending a Pregnancy Without Consent | Bill Passed - House (58 - 36) |
Feb. 11, 2014 | IA | HF 2175 | Prohibits Webcam Abortions | Bill Passed - House (55 - 42) |
March 9, 2016 | IA | HF 2329 | Prohibits Sale of Fetal Tissue | Bill Passed - House (56 - 43) |
March 14, 2017 | IA | SF 471 | Prohibits Abortion After 20 Weeks of Pregnancy | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17) |
Feb. 28, 2018 | IA | SF 2281 | Prohibits Abortion After Fetal Heartbeat Detection | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 20) |
March 22, 2017 | IA | SF 359 | Prohibits Abortion After a Heartbeat is Detected | Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 6) |
March 26, 2019 | IA | SF 523 | Expands Penalties for Fetal Homicide | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18) |
Feb. 13, 2020 | IA | SJR 2001 | Amends the State Constitution to Repeal the Right to Abortion | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 18) |
Jan. 27, 2021 | IA | HJR 5 | Amends the State Constitution to Repeal the Right to an Abortion | Joint Resolution Passed - House (55 - 44) |
July 11, 2023 | IA | HF 732 | Prohibits Abortion After 6 Weeks | Bill Passed - House (56 - 32) |
May 16, 2011 | IA | SF 534 | Abortion Restrictions | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 23) |
April 12, 2012 | IA | S 5206 | Prohibits State Funding For Abortions | Amendment Rejected - Senate (22 - 25) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|
4/25 | Prohibiting State Funding of Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Services | Amendment Adopted - Senate (37 - 13) | |
6/30 | HF 649 | Appropriations for Health and Human Services | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 18) |
5/23 | SF 446 | 2013-2014 Health and Human Services Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (80 - 17) |
6/30 | HF 649 | Appropriations for Health and Human Services | Conference Report Adopted - House (61 - 33) |
5/22 | SF 446 | 2013-2014 Health and Human Services Budget | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (26 - 24) |
6/14 | HF 594 | Requires a 24-Hour Waiting Period Prior to Abortion | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 16) |
5/19 | HJR 5 | Amends the State Constitution to Repeal the Right to an Abortion | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 18) |
5/01 | SF 359 | Prohibits Abortion After a Heartbeat is Detected | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 17) |
4/27 | HF 766 | Establishes a Health and Human Services Budget for FY 2019-2020 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 47) |
6/13 | HF 594 | Requires a 24-Hour Waiting Period Prior to Abortion | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 42) |
5/01 | SF 359 | Prohibits Abortion After a Heartbeat is Detected | Bill Passed - House (51 - 46) |
4/26 | HF 766 | Establishes a Health and Human Services Budget for FY 2019-2020 | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19) |
4/05 | SF 471 | Prohibits Abortion After 20 Weeks of Pregnancy | Bill Passed - House (55 - 42) |
5/01 | SF 446 | 2013-2014 Health and Human Services Budget | Bill Passed - House (52 - 46) |
7/11 | HF 732 | Prohibits Abortion After 6 Weeks | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17) |
6/08 | SF 534 | Abortion Restrictions | Bill Passed - House (54 - 37) |
3/07 | HF 2575 | Increases Penalties for Intentionally or Unintentionally Ending a Pregnancy Without Consent | Bill Passed - House (58 - 36) |
2/11 | HF 2175 | Prohibits Webcam Abortions | Bill Passed - House (55 - 42) |
3/09 | HF 2329 | Prohibits Sale of Fetal Tissue | Bill Passed - House (56 - 43) |
3/14 | SF 471 | Prohibits Abortion After 20 Weeks of Pregnancy | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17) |
2/28 | SF 2281 | Prohibits Abortion After Fetal Heartbeat Detection | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 20) |
3/22 | SF 359 | Prohibits Abortion After a Heartbeat is Detected | Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 6) |
3/26 | SF 523 | Expands Penalties for Fetal Homicide | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18) |
2/13 | SJR 2001 | Amends the State Constitution to Repeal the Right to Abortion | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 18) |
1/27 | HJR 5 | Amends the State Constitution to Repeal the Right to an Abortion | Joint Resolution Passed - House (55 - 44) |
7/11 | HF 732 | Prohibits Abortion After 6 Weeks | Bill Passed - House (56 - 32) |
5/16 | SF 534 | Abortion Restrictions | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 23) |
4/12 | S 5206 | Prohibits State Funding For Abortions | Amendment Rejected - Senate (22 - 25) |