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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 5, 2006 VT H 865 Non-Discrimination Bill Concurrence Vote Passed - House (88 - 47)
April 3, 2009 VT S 115 Same-Sex Marriage Bill Passed - House (94 - 52)
April 3, 2009 VT S 115 Same-Sex Marriage Bill Passed - House (94 - 52)
April 15, 2009 VT H 147 Primary Seat Belt Enforcement Bill Passed - House (104 - 40)
May 10, 2017 VT S 22 Reduces Penalties for Possession of Marijuana Concurrence Vote Passed - House (79 - 66)
May 10, 2017 VT S 22 Reduces Penalties for Possession of Marijuana Concurrence Vote Passed - House (79 - 66)
April 7, 2009 VT S 115 Same-Sex Marriage Veto Override Passed - House (100 - 49)
June 17, 2024 VT H 121 Authorizes Various Data Privacy Reforms and Protections Veto Override Passed - House (128 - 17)
April 7, 2009 VT S 115 Same-Sex Marriage Veto Override Passed - House (100 - 49)
June 17, 2024 VT H 72 Establishes and Appropriates Funding for Overdose Prevention Centers in the State Veto Override Passed - House (104 - 41)
May 6, 2011 VT H 436 Tax Law Amendments Conference Report Adopted - House (94 - 48)
May 13, 2013 VT S 77 Prohibits Liability for Self-Administered Lethal Dosages Concurrence Vote Passed - House (75 - 65)
May 13, 2013 VT S 77 Prohibits Liability for Self-Administered Lethal Dosages Concurrence Vote Passed - House (75 - 65)
June 26, 2020 VT H 965 Appropriates Funds to Health Care and Human Services Programs from Coronavirus Relief Fund Concurrence Vote Passed - House
May 5, 2023 VT H 230 Establishes New Restrictions on Firearm Purchase to Prevent Suicide Concurrence Vote Passed - House (106 - 34)
Jan. 27, 2022 VT S 30 Establishes A Ban On Firearms In Hospitals Bill Passed - House (97 - 49)
May 10, 2022 VT JRS 53 Establishes Resolution Supporting Care for Transgender Youth Concurrence Vote Passed - House (134 - 5)
Sept. 22, 2020 VT S 119 Amends Standards for Police Use of Force Policies Bill Passed - House (106 - 37)
March 14, 2024 VT S 18 Prohibits Flavored Tobacco Products and E-Liquids Bill Passed - House (83 - 52)
Sept. 22, 2020 VT S 119 Amends Standards for Police Use of Force Policies Bill Passed - House (106 - 37)
May 1, 2013 VT S 77 Prohibits Liability for Self-Administered Lethal Dosages Bill Passed - House (81 - 64)
May 1, 2013 VT S 77 Prohibits Liability for Self-Administered Lethal Dosages Bill Passed - House (81 - 64)
May 11, 2022 VT S 250 Amends Police Regulations Related to Data Collection and Interrogation Bill Passed - House (99 - 48)
April 15, 2022 VT S 254 Authorizes an Independent Report on Police Misconduct, Qualified Immunity Bill Passed - House (95 - 40)
March 15, 2017 VT S 79 Prohibits the Disclosure of Personally Identifying Information Bill Passed - House (110 - 24)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/05 H 865 Non-Discrimination Bill Concurrence Vote Passed - House (88 - 47)
4/03 S 115 Same-Sex Marriage Bill Passed - House (94 - 52)
4/03 S 115 Same-Sex Marriage Bill Passed - House (94 - 52)
4/15 H 147 Primary Seat Belt Enforcement Bill Passed - House (104 - 40)
5/10 S 22 Reduces Penalties for Possession of Marijuana Concurrence Vote Passed - House (79 - 66)
5/10 S 22 Reduces Penalties for Possession of Marijuana Concurrence Vote Passed - House (79 - 66)
4/07 S 115 Same-Sex Marriage Veto Override Passed - House (100 - 49)
6/17 H 121 Authorizes Various Data Privacy Reforms and Protections Veto Override Passed - House (128 - 17)
4/07 S 115 Same-Sex Marriage Veto Override Passed - House (100 - 49)
6/17 H 72 Establishes and Appropriates Funding for Overdose Prevention Centers in the State Veto Override Passed - House (104 - 41)
5/06 H 436 Tax Law Amendments Conference Report Adopted - House (94 - 48)
5/13 S 77 Prohibits Liability for Self-Administered Lethal Dosages Concurrence Vote Passed - House (75 - 65)
5/13 S 77 Prohibits Liability for Self-Administered Lethal Dosages Concurrence Vote Passed - House (75 - 65)
6/26 H 965 Appropriates Funds to Health Care and Human Services Programs from Coronavirus Relief Fund Concurrence Vote Passed - House
5/05 H 230 Establishes New Restrictions on Firearm Purchase to Prevent Suicide Concurrence Vote Passed - House (106 - 34)
1/27 S 30 Establishes A Ban On Firearms In Hospitals Bill Passed - House (97 - 49)
5/10 JRS 53 Establishes Resolution Supporting Care for Transgender Youth Concurrence Vote Passed - House (134 - 5)
9/22 S 119 Amends Standards for Police Use of Force Policies Bill Passed - House (106 - 37)
3/14 S 18 Prohibits Flavored Tobacco Products and E-Liquids Bill Passed - House (83 - 52)
9/22 S 119 Amends Standards for Police Use of Force Policies Bill Passed - House (106 - 37)
5/01 S 77 Prohibits Liability for Self-Administered Lethal Dosages Bill Passed - House (81 - 64)
5/01 S 77 Prohibits Liability for Self-Administered Lethal Dosages Bill Passed - House (81 - 64)
5/11 S 250 Amends Police Regulations Related to Data Collection and Interrogation Bill Passed - House (99 - 48)
4/15 S 254 Authorizes an Independent Report on Police Misconduct, Qualified Immunity Bill Passed - House (95 - 40)
3/15 S 79 Prohibits the Disclosure of Personally Identifying Information Bill Passed - House (110 - 24)

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