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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:

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Dec. 12, 2024 MI SB 408 Prohibits Wages and Taxpayer-Funded Benefits from Excessive Debt Collections Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 14)
Dec. 12, 2024 MI SB 409 Prohibits Family Homes from Being Included in Excessive Debt Collections Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15)
Sept. 26, 2024 MI SB 929 Authorizes Low-Income Access to a Broader Range of Care Centers by Repurposing Medicaid Funding Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
Aug. 29, 2024 CA AB 1886 Extends Certain State Housing Laws Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 7)
Aug. 27, 2024 CA AB 1840 Expands the Home Purchase Assistance Program Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 14)
June 27, 2024 DE HB 299 Amends the Definition of Places of Public Accommodation to Include Libraries Under the State's Equal Accommodations Law Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 6)
June 14, 2024 RI H 7980 Amends State Law so Mobile Homes are Counted as Affordable Housing Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 2)
June 12, 2024 RI H 7382 Prohibits Zoning Regulations that Allow Less Than One Unrelated Individual per Bedroom to Live in a House Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 4)
June 11, 2024 DE SB 254 Establishes the Delaware Grocery Initiative to Expand Healthy Food Access Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 0)
May 24, 2024 IL SB 3081 Requires Public Universities Provide Information About Transfer Fee Waivers to Community College Students Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (58 - 0)
May 23, 2024 IL HB 4926 Prohibits Landlords from Charging a Fee to Access a Tenant Screening Report Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 17)
May 23, 2024 IL HB 5142 Establishes the Birth Equity Initiative to Assist Mothers Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 19)
May 15, 2024 IL HB 4206 Authorizes Tenants to Pay Landlords Through Cash or Paper Check to Avoid Transaction Fees Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 12)
May 8, 2024 OH HB 50 Establishes a Mechanism to Allow Relief-Collateral Sanctions for Housing Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 1)
May 7, 2024 MO HB 2062 Prohibits Local Governments From Enforcing Eviction Delays Unless Authorized by State Law Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 9)
April 25, 2024 MA H 4582 Appropriates Funding for Homeless Shelter Costs and Amends Stay Limits Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 9)
April 12, 2024 KY HB 5 Increases Penalties for Violent Crimes and Camping on Public Property Without Permission Veto Override Passed - Senate (27 - 10)
April 11, 2024 NE LB 840 Establishes the Poverty Elimination Action Plan Act and Amends the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Act Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 19)
April 8, 2024 MN SF 3492 Establishes Tenants Rights for Renters Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 29)
March 21, 2024 GA HB 1339 Expands Health Care Coverage for Lower-Income Adults Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (34 - 17)
March 21, 2024 GA HB 404 Establishes Building Code Standards for Rental Properties Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 2)
March 15, 2024 KY HB 5 Increases Penalties for Violent Crimes and Camping on Public Property Without Permission Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 9)
March 14, 2024 GA HB 1339 Expands Health Care Coverage for Lower-Income Adults Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 11)
March 7, 2024 MO SB 895 Amends Provisions Relating to Landlord-Tenant Actions Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8)
March 6, 2024 KY HB 18 Prohibits Local Governments from Prohibiting Source-of-Income Discrimination in Housing Veto Override Passed - Senate (31 - 7)
March 5, 2024 VA HB 1398 Establishes Frameworks to Preserve Local Housing Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 19)
March 5, 2024 OK SB 1854 Prohibits Unauthorized Camping on State-Owned Land Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 6)
March 4, 2024 WA SB 6015 Reduces Building Construction Requirements for Housing Developments in Urban Areas Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
Feb. 29, 2024 WA HB 1929 Establishes Temporary Supportive-Housing Options for Young Adults Following Inpatient Behavioral Health Treatment Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0)
Feb. 27, 2024 SD HB 1131 Repeals Fees for Homeless Individuals to Obtain Nondriver Identification Cards Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6)
Feb. 27, 2024 SD HB 1098 Repeals the Fee for Homeless Individuals to Obtain a Copy of Their Birth Certificate Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 5)
Feb. 27, 2024 WY SF 57 Establishes a Hearing Aid Program for Eligible Low-Income Adults Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
Feb. 23, 2024 VA HB 993 Prohibits Landlords from Requiring Maintenance Fees from Tenants Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 18)
Feb. 22, 2024 WA HB 1998 Requires Cities and Counties Allow "Co-Living Housing" in Urban Growth Areas Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 4)
Feb. 20, 2024 KY HB 18 Prohibits Local Governments from Prohibiting Source-of-Income Discrimination in Housing Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
Feb. 15, 2024 NM HB 303 Appropriates Temporary Assistance for Needy Family's (TANF) Funds for a Workforce Development Pilot Program Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 14)
Feb. 13, 2024 WI AB 480 Expands the State Home Purchase Assistance Program Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 10)
Feb. 12, 2024 VA SB 422 Prohibits Landlords from Requiring Various Extra Fees from Tenants Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 17)
Jan. 30, 2024 SD SB 90 Repeals the Requirement that Landlords Issue a 3-day "Notice to Quit" on Tenants Before Starting an Eviction Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 2)
Jan. 25, 2024 SD SB 89 Amends the Required Waiting Period on a Notice to Vacate from 30 to 15 Days for "At Will" Tenants Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 4)
Jan. 24, 2024 KY SB 25 Prohibits Kentucky Cities from Requiring Landlords Accept Low-Income Housing Vouchers Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 6)
Jan. 17, 2024 KS HB 2284 Establishes a State Flat Tax Conference Report Adopted - Senate (25 - 11)
Date No. Title Outcome
12/12 SB 408 Prohibits Wages and Taxpayer-Funded Benefits from Excessive Debt Collections Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 14)
12/12 SB 409 Prohibits Family Homes from Being Included in Excessive Debt Collections Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15)
9/26 SB 929 Authorizes Low-Income Access to a Broader Range of Care Centers by Repurposing Medicaid Funding Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
8/29 AB 1886 Extends Certain State Housing Laws Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 7)
8/27 AB 1840 Expands the Home Purchase Assistance Program Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 14)
6/27 HB 299 Amends the Definition of Places of Public Accommodation to Include Libraries Under the State's Equal Accommodations Law Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 6)
6/14 H 7980 Amends State Law so Mobile Homes are Counted as Affordable Housing Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 2)
6/12 H 7382 Prohibits Zoning Regulations that Allow Less Than One Unrelated Individual per Bedroom to Live in a House Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 4)
6/11 SB 254 Establishes the Delaware Grocery Initiative to Expand Healthy Food Access Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 0)
5/24 SB 3081 Requires Public Universities Provide Information About Transfer Fee Waivers to Community College Students Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (58 - 0)
5/23 HB 4926 Prohibits Landlords from Charging a Fee to Access a Tenant Screening Report Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 17)
5/23 HB 5142 Establishes the Birth Equity Initiative to Assist Mothers Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 19)
5/15 HB 4206 Authorizes Tenants to Pay Landlords Through Cash or Paper Check to Avoid Transaction Fees Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 12)
5/08 HB 50 Establishes a Mechanism to Allow Relief-Collateral Sanctions for Housing Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 1)
5/07 HB 2062 Prohibits Local Governments From Enforcing Eviction Delays Unless Authorized by State Law Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 9)
4/25 H 4582 Appropriates Funding for Homeless Shelter Costs and Amends Stay Limits Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 9)
4/12 HB 5 Increases Penalties for Violent Crimes and Camping on Public Property Without Permission Veto Override Passed - Senate (27 - 10)
4/11 LB 840 Establishes the Poverty Elimination Action Plan Act and Amends the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Act Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 19)
4/08 SF 3492 Establishes Tenants Rights for Renters Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 29)
3/21 HB 1339 Expands Health Care Coverage for Lower-Income Adults Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (34 - 17)
3/21 HB 404 Establishes Building Code Standards for Rental Properties Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 2)
3/15 HB 5 Increases Penalties for Violent Crimes and Camping on Public Property Without Permission Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 9)
3/14 HB 1339 Expands Health Care Coverage for Lower-Income Adults Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 11)
3/07 SB 895 Amends Provisions Relating to Landlord-Tenant Actions Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8)
3/06 HB 18 Prohibits Local Governments from Prohibiting Source-of-Income Discrimination in Housing Veto Override Passed - Senate (31 - 7)
3/05 HB 1398 Establishes Frameworks to Preserve Local Housing Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 19)
3/05 SB 1854 Prohibits Unauthorized Camping on State-Owned Land Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 6)
3/04 SB 6015 Reduces Building Construction Requirements for Housing Developments in Urban Areas Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
2/29 HB 1929 Establishes Temporary Supportive-Housing Options for Young Adults Following Inpatient Behavioral Health Treatment Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0)
2/27 HB 1131 Repeals Fees for Homeless Individuals to Obtain Nondriver Identification Cards Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6)
2/27 HB 1098 Repeals the Fee for Homeless Individuals to Obtain a Copy of Their Birth Certificate Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 5)
2/27 SF 57 Establishes a Hearing Aid Program for Eligible Low-Income Adults Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
2/23 HB 993 Prohibits Landlords from Requiring Maintenance Fees from Tenants Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 18)
2/22 HB 1998 Requires Cities and Counties Allow "Co-Living Housing" in Urban Growth Areas Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 4)
2/20 HB 18 Prohibits Local Governments from Prohibiting Source-of-Income Discrimination in Housing Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
2/15 HB 303 Appropriates Temporary Assistance for Needy Family's (TANF) Funds for a Workforce Development Pilot Program Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 14)
2/13 AB 480 Expands the State Home Purchase Assistance Program Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 10)
2/12 SB 422 Prohibits Landlords from Requiring Various Extra Fees from Tenants Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 17)
1/30 SB 90 Repeals the Requirement that Landlords Issue a 3-day "Notice to Quit" on Tenants Before Starting an Eviction Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 2)
1/25 SB 89 Amends the Required Waiting Period on a Notice to Vacate from 30 to 15 Days for "At Will" Tenants Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 4)
1/24 SB 25 Prohibits Kentucky Cities from Requiring Landlords Accept Low-Income Housing Vouchers Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 6)
1/17 HB 2284 Establishes a State Flat Tax Conference Report Adopted - Senate (25 - 11)
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