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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
March 7, 2024 OR HB 4154 Establishes a Fund to Help the Electronic Chip Industry Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 4)
March 7, 2024 OR HB 4098 Establishes the CHIPS Child Care Fund Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 4)
March 7, 2024 DE SB 147 Establishes a Narrow Exception for Certain Computer Crimes Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 8)
March 6, 2024 OR SB 1571 Requires Disclosure of AI in Political Campaign Advertisements Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 5)
March 6, 2024 WY HB 58 Establishes a Forensic Genetic Genealogy Pilot Program Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 11)
March 5, 2024 SD HB 1092 increases the 911 Surcharge on Phone Lines from $1.25 to $2 Conference Report Adopted - Senate (29 - 4)
March 5, 2024 VA SB 487 Requires the Joint Commission on Technology and Science Analyze Usage of Artificial Intelligence by Public Bodies (34 - 5)
March 5, 2024 WA SB 6308 Amends 988 Call Centers Integrated Data Platforms to Provide Seamless Person-Centered Service Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (49 - 0)
March 5, 2024 AZ SB 1285 Authorizes City and County Candidates to Collect Signatures Online to Qualify for State Ballots Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 1)
March 5, 2024 OR HB 4015 Amends Regulations Governing Energy Storage Systems Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13)
March 4, 2024 WA SB 5838 Establishes an Artificial Intelligence Task Force Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 19)
March 4, 2024 IN HB 1121 Extends the Expiration of Provisions Concerning a County with a Single Voting Bloc and the Allocation of Votes for a Local Income Tax Council Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 7)
March 4, 2024 OR HB 4103 Establishes the Offense of Unsafe E-Bike Riding Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 2)
March 4, 2024 FL HB 3 Requires Age-Verification Restrictions on Pornographic Websites in the State Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 5)
March 4, 2024 IA SF 2243 Prohibits the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0)
Feb. 29, 2024 AZ SB 1078 Prohibits Use of Artificial Intelligence Including Deep Fakes Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 2)
Feb. 28, 2024 WA HB 1999 Establishes Criminal and Civil Legal Remedies for Victims of "Deep Fake" Porn Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 0)
Feb. 28, 2024 IA SF 108 Requires Employer Use of the E-Verify System for Employee Hiring Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 17)
Feb. 26, 2024 UT SB 131 Requires Candidates Disclose Whether AI is Used in Political Advertisements Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 0)
Feb. 26, 2024 OR SB 1571 Requires Disclosure of AI in Political Campaign Advertisements Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7)
Feb. 22, 2024 FL HB 1 Prohibits Minors 16 and Under from Having Social Media Accounts Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
Feb. 20, 2024 OR SB 1596 Authorizes the Individual Right to Repair Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 5)
Feb. 16, 2024 ID S 1261 Establishes Policies for Employees Participating in Telework and Defines Scheduling and Other Specific Details Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
Feb. 15, 2024 FL HB 1377 Establishes Exemptions From Public Document Requests Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 9)
Feb. 15, 2024 NM HB 270 Amends Provisions Governing the Technology Enhancement Fund Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 6)
Feb. 13, 2024 National HR 815 National Security Act, 2024 Bill Passed - Senate (70 - 29)
Feb. 8, 2024 National HR 815 National Security Act, 2024 Cloture Invoked - Senate (67 - 32)
Feb. 8, 2024 WA SB 5849 Establishes Computer Science Competency as a High School Graduation Requirement Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 3)
Feb. 7, 2024 National HR 815 National Security Act, 2024 Cloture Invoked - Senate (58 - 41)
Feb. 7, 2024 National HR 815 National Security Act, 2024 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (49 - 50)
Jan. 23, 2024 NE LB 308 Authorizes the Genetic Information Privacy Act Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
Jan. 18, 2024 UT SB 89 Requires Parental Consent for Minor Social Media Access Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 2)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/07 HB 4154 Establishes a Fund to Help the Electronic Chip Industry Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 4)
3/07 HB 4098 Establishes the CHIPS Child Care Fund Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 4)
3/07 SB 147 Establishes a Narrow Exception for Certain Computer Crimes Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 8)
3/06 SB 1571 Requires Disclosure of AI in Political Campaign Advertisements Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 5)
3/06 HB 58 Establishes a Forensic Genetic Genealogy Pilot Program Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 11)
3/05 HB 1092 increases the 911 Surcharge on Phone Lines from $1.25 to $2 Conference Report Adopted - Senate (29 - 4)
3/05 SB 487 Requires the Joint Commission on Technology and Science Analyze Usage of Artificial Intelligence by Public Bodies (34 - 5)
3/05 SB 6308 Amends 988 Call Centers Integrated Data Platforms to Provide Seamless Person-Centered Service Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (49 - 0)
3/05 SB 1285 Authorizes City and County Candidates to Collect Signatures Online to Qualify for State Ballots Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 1)
3/05 HB 4015 Amends Regulations Governing Energy Storage Systems Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13)
3/04 SB 5838 Establishes an Artificial Intelligence Task Force Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 19)
3/04 HB 1121 Extends the Expiration of Provisions Concerning a County with a Single Voting Bloc and the Allocation of Votes for a Local Income Tax Council Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 7)
3/04 HB 4103 Establishes the Offense of Unsafe E-Bike Riding Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 2)
3/04 HB 3 Requires Age-Verification Restrictions on Pornographic Websites in the State Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 5)
3/04 SF 2243 Prohibits the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0)
2/29 SB 1078 Prohibits Use of Artificial Intelligence Including Deep Fakes Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 2)
2/28 HB 1999 Establishes Criminal and Civil Legal Remedies for Victims of "Deep Fake" Porn Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 0)
2/28 SF 108 Requires Employer Use of the E-Verify System for Employee Hiring Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 17)
2/26 SB 131 Requires Candidates Disclose Whether AI is Used in Political Advertisements Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 0)
2/26 SB 1571 Requires Disclosure of AI in Political Campaign Advertisements Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7)
2/22 HB 1 Prohibits Minors 16 and Under from Having Social Media Accounts Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
2/20 SB 1596 Authorizes the Individual Right to Repair Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 5)
2/16 S 1261 Establishes Policies for Employees Participating in Telework and Defines Scheduling and Other Specific Details Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
2/15 HB 1377 Establishes Exemptions From Public Document Requests Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 9)
2/15 HB 270 Amends Provisions Governing the Technology Enhancement Fund Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 6)
2/13 HR 815 National Security Act, 2024 Bill Passed - Senate (70 - 29)
2/08 HR 815 National Security Act, 2024 Cloture Invoked - Senate (67 - 32)
2/08 SB 5849 Establishes Computer Science Competency as a High School Graduation Requirement Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 3)
2/07 HR 815 National Security Act, 2024 Cloture Invoked - Senate (58 - 41)
2/07 HR 815 National Security Act, 2024 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (49 - 50)
1/23 LB 308 Authorizes the Genetic Information Privacy Act Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
1/18 SB 89 Requires Parental Consent for Minor Social Media Access Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 2)

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