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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 15, 2025 | NV | AB 2 | Exempts Casinos from a State Law Requiring Liquor Wholesalers to Take Funds Directly from A Customer's Bank Account | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 1) |
| Oct. 20, 2025 | PA | SB 73 | Requires Confidentiality of the Personal Information of Lottery Prizewinners | Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0) |
| Sept. 8, 2025 | CA | AB 831 | Prohibits the Facilitation or Usage of Online Sweepstakes Games that Utilize a Dual-Currency System | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0) |
| Aug. 12, 2025 | PA | HB 257 | Establishes Regulations for Public Transportation Authorities and Appropriates or Transfers Funds From the Interactive Gaming Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 22) |
| June 30, 2025 | NJ | A 5447 | Prohibits Sweepstakes Model of Wagering | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 5) |
| June 16, 2025 | ME | LD 1164 | Authorizes Each Federally Recognized Indian Nation, Tribe, or Band, in the State to Operate Internet Gaming Under a License from the Gambling Control Unit | "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (19 - 15) |
| June 8, 2025 | LA | HB 639 | Increases the Tax on Online Gambling to 21% | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 3) |
| June 4, 2025 | ME | LD 1012 | Establishes the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Laboratory Operations Fund and directs the State Liquor and Lottery Commission to Develop and Initiate a $4 Instant Lottery Game to Raise Funds | "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (19 - 14) |
| May 6, 2025 | CO | HB 25-1311 | Prohibits Sports Betting Operators from Deducting Free Bets from Their Proceeds to Save Money on Taxes | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7) |
| April 29, 2025 | OR | HB 3115 | Authorizes Lottery Winners to Remain Anonymous | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 5) |
| April 22, 2025 | AL | SB 262 | Authorizes Betting on Previously Broadcast Races and Specifies Live Horse and Dog Racing Would be Permitted Under Certain Rules in White Hall in Lowndes County | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 7) |
| April 14, 2025 | IA | HF 645 | Authorizes Immunity to Race Tracks Against Nuisance Claims Brought by Surrounding Property Owners | Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 0) |
| April 8, 2025 | HI | HB 1308 | Authorizes Legal Online and Mobile Sports Betting | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 10) |
| March 31, 2025 | OR | SB 854 | Authorizes the Oregon Racing Commission to Impose Civil Penalties for Unauthorized Wagers on Animal Racing | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 7) |
| Feb. 13, 2025 | MS | SB 2510 | Prohibits Online Sweepstakes Casinos | Bill Passed - Senate (51 - 0) |
| Feb. 4, 2025 | VA | SB 982 | Authorizes Casinos to be Owned and Operated in New Localities | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 16) |
| Oct. 9, 2024 | PA | HB 2561 | Expands the Federal Horse Racing Integrity and Safety Act | Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 0) |
| Sept. 26, 2024 | MI | SB 931 | Amends the Compulsive Gaming Prevention Fund | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 17) |
| June 20, 2024 | MI | SB 926 | Expands Michigan's Gaming and Gambling Prevention Program | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18) |
| June 20, 2024 | MI | SB 934 | Extends Michigan's Gaming and Gambling Prevention Program | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 17) |
| June 20, 2024 | MI | SB 933 | Appropriates Expenditures to the Compulsive Gaming Prevention Fund | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18) |
| June 13, 2024 | RI | H 8244 | Increases and Doubles the Credit Limit for Gamblers and Authorizes Bally's to Renegotiate Debt Restrictions | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 7) |
| June 7, 2024 | NY | S 9673 | Amends Procedures for Obtaining a Downtown Casino License and the Reviewing of Applications | Bill Passed - Senate (51 - 9) |
| April 30, 2024 | AL | HB 151 | Authorizes a State Lottery and Certain Types of Electronic Gaming | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 15) |
| April 16, 2024 | AL | HB 152 | Establishes the Alabama Gambling Commission and Alabama Lottery Corporation | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 11) |
| April 9, 2024 | MS | HB 774 | Authorizes Online Sports Betting | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 15) |
| Feb. 1, 2024 | GA | SB 386 | Authorizes Sports Betting in the State of Georgia | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 15) |
| June 1, 2023 | NC | HB 347 | Authorizes Sports Gambling and Horse Racing | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 11) |
| April 26, 2023 | ND | SB 2304 | Limits and Restricts where Electronic Pull Tabs (Slot Machines) may be Located | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (38 - 9) |
| April 21, 2023 | CO | SB 23-259 | Authorizes Casinos to Offer Individual Lines of Credit | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8) |
| April 18, 2023 | NE | LB 775 | Amends State Definitions for Licensed Racetracks to Include All Real Property | Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0) |
| March 30, 2023 | KY | HB 551 | Establishes Legal Sports Betting | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 12) |
| March 14, 2023 | KY | HB 594 | Prohibits Gambling Machines Called "Gray Machines" or "Skill Games" | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6) |
| Aug. 1, 2022 | MA | H 5164 | Authorizes Sports Wagering in the Commonwealth | (36 - 4) |
| June 14, 2022 | PA | SB 1237 | Establishes a State Horse Racing Commission | Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 1) |
| May 4, 2022 | SC | H 4161 | Amends Law Relating to Gaming Machines | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 6) |
| April 28, 2022 | KS | SB 84 | Authorizes Sports Wagering in Kansas | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13) |
| April 28, 2022 | LA | SB 290 | Establishes Sports Betting Regulations | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 3) |
| April 19, 2022 | ME | LD 585 | Establishes Laws Regulating and Recognizing State Indian Tribes and Sports Wagering | (23 - 11) |
| April 13, 2022 | NE | LB 876 | Establishes New Regulations for Horse Racing in the State | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 3) |
| Dec. 8, 2021 | OH | HB 29 | Authorizes Sports Betting in Ohio | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (31 - 1) |
| Aug. 19, 2021 | NC | SB 688 | Authorizes Sports Betting in North Carolina | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 19) |
| June 16, 2021 | OH | SB 176 | Authorizes the Legalization of Sports Betting | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 2) |
| June 1, 2021 | RI | S 40 | Establishes a Twenty Year Contract with Two Major Gambling Companies | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7) |
| May 26, 2021 | NV | SB 452 | Prohibits Guns in Casinos | Bill Passed - Senate (11 - 10) |
| April 13, 2021 | AL | SB 319 | Authorizes Voting to Expand Casino Gambling | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9) |
| Feb. 9, 2021 | KY | SB 120 | Authorizes Historical Horse Racing Machines | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15) |
| July 16, 2020 | RI | S 2919 | Authorizes Online Registration for Sports Betting | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 4) |
| May 23, 2020 | IL | SB 516 | Amends Tax Structure for Chicago Casino | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (42 - 14) |
| May 13, 2020 | LA | SB 130 | Authorizes a Ballot Referendum Vote on Legalizing Sports Betting | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 8) |
| April 22, 2020 | VA | SB 971 | Establishes the COVID-19 Relief Fund and Amends Gambling Regulations | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 8) |
| April 22, 2020 | VA | SB 384 | Amends Sports Betting Regulations | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 13) |
| March 18, 2020 | MD | SB 4 | Establishes Referendum to Authorize Sports and Event Wagering | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (45 - 0) |
| March 5, 2020 | WA | HB 2638 | Authorizes Sports Betting | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 15) |
| Feb. 11, 2020 | SD | SJR 501 | Amends Constitution by Authorizing Wagering on Sporting Events | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 10) |
| June 18, 2019 | ME | LD 553 | Authorizes Sports Betting | "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (19 - 15) |
| May 28, 2019 | AL | HB 361 | Authorizes Sports Betting | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 8) |
| May 3, 2019 | CO | HB 19-1327 | Authorizes Sports Betting | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8) |
| May 2, 2019 | FL | HB 629 | Requires Warning Labels on Lottery Tickets | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 13) |
| May 1, 2019 | IL | SB 690 | Expands the Number of Casinos Permitted in Illinois | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 18) |
| April 30, 2019 | TN | HB 1 | Authorizes Online Sports Betting | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 12) |
| April 25, 2019 | AL | SB 220 | Establishes a Constitutional Amendment to Create a State Lottery | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12) |
| April 24, 2019 | IN | HB 1015 | Authorizes Sports Betting | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (37 - 12) |
| April 17, 2019 | MT | HB 725 | Establishes a State Lottery System to Oversee Sports Wagering | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 16) |
| April 17, 2019 | IA | SF 617 | Authorizes Sports Betting | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18) |
| April 9, 2019 | NC | SB 154 | Authorizes Sports Gambling on Tribal Lands | Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 7) |
| March 21, 2019 | NH | SB 310 | Authorizes Casino Gambling | Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 11) |
| Feb. 26, 2019 | IN | SB 552 | Authorizes Sports Gambling | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 11) |
| Feb. 23, 2019 | VA | SB 1126 | Authorizes Casino Gaming in Select Cities | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (30 - 10) |
| Aug. 27, 2018 | MS | SB 2001 | Establishes Mississippi Lottery Corporation | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (31 - 17) |
| June 22, 2018 | PA | HB 864 | Amends Gaming and Gambling Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 29) |
| June 7, 2018 | NJ | A 4111 | Amends Online Gambling Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0) |
| May 16, 2018 | LA | SB 184 | Amends Video Draw Poker Devices Control Law | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 14) |
| April 6, 2018 | OK | HB 3375 | Authorizes Sports Gambling | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 16) |
| March 7, 2018 | FL | HB 7067 | Authorizes Blackjack in Seminole Casinos | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 10) |
| Feb. 20, 2018 | WV | SB 415 | Authorizes Casino Sports Betting Upon Federal Approval | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9) |
| Jan. 29, 2018 | VA | SB 192 | Authorizes State to Deduct Previous TANF Benefits from Lottery Winnings | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 19) |
| June 29, 2017 | DE | HB 249 | Authorizes Fantasy Sports Betting | Bill Failed - Senate (10 - 11) |
| May 24, 2017 | PA | HB 271 | Establishes Internet Gambling Regulations | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 12) |
| May 17, 2017 | IL | SB 7 | Establishes Gambling Industry Regulations | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 24) |
| Aug. 19, 2016 | AL | SB 3 | Establishes State Lottery | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12) |
| May 19, 2016 | IL | HB 3655 | Establishes Regulations for Fantasy Sports Contests | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 22) |
| March 24, 2016 | NH | SB 551 | Authorizes a Casino in Salem | Bill Failed - Senate (11 - 13) |
| March 4, 2016 | IN | SB 339 | Establishes Regulations for Fantasy Sports Games | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (34 - 10) |
| March 3, 2016 | RI | H 7228 | Authorizes a Gambling Facility in Tiverton | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 2) |
| March 3, 2016 | RI | S 2081 | Authorizes a Gambling Facility in Tiverton | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 2) |
| Feb. 8, 2016 | VA | SB 646 | Establishes Regulations for Fantasy Sports | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10) |
| Feb. 3, 2016 | IN | SB 339 | Establishes Regulations for Fantasy Sports Games | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 11) |
| May 20, 2015 | CT | SB 1090 | Expands Tribal Gaming Licenses | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 16) |
| April 16, 2015 | NV | SB 443 | Authorizes Businesses to Place Sports Bets | Bill Passed - Senate (11 - 10) |
| April 9, 2015 | IN | HB 1540 | Authorizes Riverboat Casinos to Relocate Inland | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 13) |
| April 6, 2015 | ID | S 1011 | Repeals Authorization of Gambling on Past Horse Races | Veto Override Failed - Senate (19 - 16) |
| March 12, 2015 | NH | SB 113 | Authorizes Casino Gaming | Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 11) |
| March 12, 2015 | IA | SF 166 | Authorizes Fantasy Sports Leagues | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 16) |
| Feb. 17, 2015 | ID | S 1011 | Repeals Authorization of Gambling on Past Horse Races | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9) |
| Feb. 5, 2015 | SD | SB 57 | Authorizes Additional Types of Games in Deadwood City Casinos | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7) |
| April 7, 2014 | NE | LR 41CA | Authorizes Gambling on Past Horse Races | Resolution Passed - Senate (30 - 17) |
| April 3, 2014 | NE | LR 41CA | Authorizes Gambling on Past Horse Races | Resolution Failed - Senate (28 - 19) |
| March 27, 2014 | NH | SB 366 | Authorizes Casino Gaming | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 9) |
| March 25, 2014 | KS | HB 2272 | Amends Gaming Law | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10) |