OFFICIALS LEGISLATION INTEREST GROUPS PUBLIC STATEMENTS COMMITTEES VETOES

Key Votes

State

All States National Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana National Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Issue

All Issues Abortion Agriculture and Food Animals and Wildlife Arts, Entertainment, and History Business and Consumers Campaign Finance Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Constitution Criminal Justice Death Penalty Defense Drugs Economy and Fiscal Education Elections Employment and Affirmative Action Energy Entitlements and the Safety Net Environment Executive Branch Family Federal, State and Local Relations Finance and Banking Food Processing and Sales Foreign Affairs Foreign Aid Gambling and Gaming Government Budget and Spending Government Operations Guns Health Insurance Health and Health Care Higher Education Housing and Property Immigration Indigenous Peoples Infrastructure Judicial Branch K-12 Education Labor Unions Legal Legislative Branch Marijuana Marriage Military Personnel Minors and Children Monetary Policy National Security Natural Resources Oil and Gas Religion Reproduction Science Senior Citizens Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Stem Cell Research Taxes Technology and Communication Trade Transportation Unemployed and Low-Income Veterans Women

Year

All Years 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1986

Chamber

All House Senate

Keyword Search

Search string must be longer than 3 characters.

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.

For more information about the legislative process, see here.

results per page:
75 50 25
Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
June 4, 2025 CT HB 7192 Authorizes the Implementation of Connecticut's Bipartisan Drug Task Force Recommendations Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 4)
June 4, 2025 CT HB 5004 Establishes a New Goal of Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions Statewide by 2050 Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
June 4, 2025 CT HB 7288 Appropriates Funds for Connecticut's FY 2027 Budget and Amends Various Laws Relating to Bonds and Grants Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
June 2, 2025 CT SB 4 Authorizes Bonds to Pay for Public Benefits Charges Currently Included on Customers' Electric Bills Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1)
May 31, 2025 CT HB 5002 Requires Each Municipality to Prepare an Affordable Housing Plan Every 5 Years, in Which the Municipality Will Specify How It Intends to Increase the Number of Affordable Homes Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
May 30, 2025 CT HB 7162 Requires Tow Companies to Accept Credit Cards and Doesn't Allow Them to Tow Vehicles Immediately Just Because of an Expired Parking Permit or Registration Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 3)
May 30, 2025 CT SB 1 Appropriates $300 Million for a Child Care Trust Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 4)
May 22, 2025 CT HB 7132 Amends Certain Statutes for Traffic Stops Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
May 22, 2025 CT SB 7 Requires Emergency Abortion Care for Pregnant Patients Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
May 20, 2025 CT SB 1371 Requires "Just Cause" When Firing Teachers Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8)
May 8, 2025 CT SB 1234 Prohibits Libraries From Agreeing To Certain Terms In Electronic Book And Digital Audiobook License Agreements Or Contracts Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
March 5, 2025 CT HB 7163 Appropriates and Restores $40 Million for Special Education Funding Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 7)
Feb. 25, 2025 CT HB 7067 Amends State Sale and Tax Law Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 0)
June 26, 2024 CT SB 501 Amends Motor Vehicle Property Tax Assessments Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 9)
May 8, 2024 CT HB 5507 Amends Certain Proceedings Relating to Electric Transmission Lines Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 2)
May 8, 2024 CT HB 5211 Amends Virtual Currency and Money Transmission Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
May 3, 2024 CT SB 201 Prohibits Real Estate Listing Providers from Entering and Creating Unfair Agreements for Individuals Interested in Real Estate Property Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
May 3, 2024 CT SB 149 Prohibits Certain Foreclosure Processes and Other Enforcement Actions Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
May 3, 2024 CT SB 149 Prohibits Certain Foreclosure Processes and Other Enforcement Actions Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
May 2, 2024 CT SB 1 Authorizes Various Healthcare Reforms and Improvements Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1)
April 30, 2024 CT SB 356 Repeals Prohibition of Compensation for Education Board Members Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
Feb. 14, 2024 CT SB 111 Establishes Emergency Home Energy Assistance Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
June 7, 2023 CT SB 998 Establishes a Tax Abatement for Certain Conservation Easements and Amends Affordable Housing Regulations for Residents Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 13)
June 7, 2023 CT HB 5003 Increases Education Funding By Changing Formula for Funding and Removing Tuition Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
June 2, 2023 CT SB 1147 Authorizes the Department of Energy and Environmental Protections to Amend Environmental Justice Permit Processes Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 2)
June 1, 2023 CT SB 1 Establishes Transparency Requirements in Education Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
May 25, 2023 CT SB 1108 Increases Access to Reproductive Healthcare at Public Higher Education Institutions Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 2)
May 3, 2023 CT SB 228 Requires Employees Keep Healthcare Coverage after a Labor Dispute Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
Feb. 9, 2023 CT HB 6671 Appropriates Funding for School Lunches, Sustainable Aviation, Special Education, and More Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
Feb. 9, 2023 CT HB 6671 Appropriates Funding for School Lunches, Sustainable Aviation, Special Education, and More Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
May 3, 2022 CT SB 5 Establishes Online Requirements for Dating Apps, Training for Domestic Violence, and a Grant for Online Abuse Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
April 29, 2022 CT HB 5414 Authorizes Protection for Reproductive Health Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9)
April 27, 2022 CT HB 5505 Authorizes Certification of Aerospace Projects Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1)
April 20, 2022 CT SB 17 Prohibits Colleges from Withholding Transcripts Due to Unpaid Debt Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 10)
March 23, 2022 CT HB 5501 Repeals Taxes on Gas and Clothing Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0)
Sept. 28, 2021 CT SR 76 Authorizes Governor's Renewed Emergency Declaration Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15)
June 8, 2021 CT HB 6665 Prohibits 'Whites Only' Covenants Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
May 27, 2021 CT HB 6107 Amends Zoning Regulations to Address Long-Standing Housing Inequities Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 13)
May 18, 2021 CT SB 1 Alleges Racism is a Public Health Crisis Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 5)
April 27, 2021 CT HB 6423 Rescinds the Religious Exemption for Mandatory Childhood Vaccines Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 14)
March 1, 2021 CT HB 6516 Authorizes Tax Fairness for Remote Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
Oct. 1, 2020 CT HB 7001 Amends The Connecticut Property Transfer Act of 1985 Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
July 28, 2020 CT HB 6003 Establishes a $25 Cap on Insulin Prices Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
July 28, 2020 CT HB 6001 Extends Telehealth Benefits through March 15, 2021 Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
May 23, 2019 CT HB 7223 Prohibits Unlocked Vehicle Storage of Firearms Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
May 22, 2019 CT SB 1 Establishes Paid Family and Medical Leave Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15)
June 2, 2015 CT HB 6949 Expands Requirements for Vaccine Exemptions Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15)
May 20, 2015 CT SB 1090 Expands Tribal Gaming Licenses Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 16)
April 9, 2014 CT SB 443 Prohibits the Sale of Genetically Modified Seed Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
April 9, 2014 CT SB 36 Authorizes Advanced Practiced Registered Nurses to Independently Perform Medical Duties Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
June 5, 2013 CT HB 5277 Authorizes Mixed Martial Arts Events Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
May 29, 2013 CT HB 6495 Authorizes Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
May 1, 2013 CT SB 1138 Amends Renewable Energy Source Standards Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 6)
April 3, 2013 CT SB 1160 Establishes Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
April 3, 2013 CT SB 1160 Establishes Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
June 6, 2011 CT HB 6308 Establishes the Connecticut Healthcare Partnership Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 14)
June 21, 2010 CT HB 5236 Concerning Off-Track Betting Branch Facilities Veto Override Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
June 21, 2010 CT HB 5455 Changes to State Transportation Plan Veto Override Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
May 5, 2010 CT SB 438 Education Law Amendments Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 4)
May 5, 2010 CT HB 5236 Concerning Off-Track Betting Branch Facilities Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
May 4, 2010 CT SB 493 Increasing Use of Renewable Energy Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 14)
April 28, 2010 CT SB 168 Workers Compensation Benefits for Police Officers Facing Injury From Interaction with Mammal Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 4)
Sept. 24, 2009 CT HB 7002 2009-2011 Biennium Budget Financing Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
July 20, 2009 CT HB 6600 SustiNet Health Insurance Plan Veto Override Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
July 20, 2009 CT HB 6582 Healthcare Partnership Veto Override Failed - Senate (23 - 12)
May 30, 2009 CT HB 6582 Healthcare Partnership Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
May 30, 2009 CT HB 6600 SustiNet Health Insurance Plan Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
June 11, 2008 CT SB 1001 Real Estate Conveyance Tax Extension Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 14)
May 6, 2008 CT HB 5536 Health Insurance Pool Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
June 2, 2007 CT HB 7432 Energy and Electricity Efficiency Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 3)
June 1, 2007 CT HB 6715 Medical Use of Marijuana Bill Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 13)
June 1, 2007 CT HB 5656 Immigrants and Postsecondary Education Act Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15)
May 31, 2007 CT Sub SB 167 Restricting Eminent Domain Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 3)
May 31, 2007 CT HB 7400 Tax Code Modification Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 17)
May 9, 2007 CT Sub HB 7350 In-School Suspensions Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
May 9, 2007 CT SB 1015 Trans Fat Ban Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
April 25, 2007 CT SB 1343 Emergency Contraception for Rape Victims Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 3)
April 20, 2006 CT Sub SB 373 Healthy Food and Beverages In Schools Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 8)
April 20, 2006 CT Sub SB 373 Healthy Food and Beverages In Schools Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 8)
Date No. Title Outcome
6/04 HB 7192 Authorizes the Implementation of Connecticut's Bipartisan Drug Task Force Recommendations Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 4)
6/04 HB 5004 Establishes a New Goal of Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions Statewide by 2050 Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
6/04 HB 7288 Appropriates Funds for Connecticut's FY 2027 Budget and Amends Various Laws Relating to Bonds and Grants Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
6/02 SB 4 Authorizes Bonds to Pay for Public Benefits Charges Currently Included on Customers' Electric Bills Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1)
5/31 HB 5002 Requires Each Municipality to Prepare an Affordable Housing Plan Every 5 Years, in Which the Municipality Will Specify How It Intends to Increase the Number of Affordable Homes Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
5/30 HB 7162 Requires Tow Companies to Accept Credit Cards and Doesn't Allow Them to Tow Vehicles Immediately Just Because of an Expired Parking Permit or Registration Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 3)
5/30 SB 1 Appropriates $300 Million for a Child Care Trust Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 4)
5/22 HB 7132 Amends Certain Statutes for Traffic Stops Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
5/22 SB 7 Requires Emergency Abortion Care for Pregnant Patients Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
5/20 SB 1371 Requires "Just Cause" When Firing Teachers Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8)
5/08 SB 1234 Prohibits Libraries From Agreeing To Certain Terms In Electronic Book And Digital Audiobook License Agreements Or Contracts Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
3/05 HB 7163 Appropriates and Restores $40 Million for Special Education Funding Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 7)
2/25 HB 7067 Amends State Sale and Tax Law Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 0)
6/26 SB 501 Amends Motor Vehicle Property Tax Assessments Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 9)
5/08 HB 5507 Amends Certain Proceedings Relating to Electric Transmission Lines Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 2)
5/08 HB 5211 Amends Virtual Currency and Money Transmission Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
5/03 SB 201 Prohibits Real Estate Listing Providers from Entering and Creating Unfair Agreements for Individuals Interested in Real Estate Property Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
5/03 SB 149 Prohibits Certain Foreclosure Processes and Other Enforcement Actions Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
5/03 SB 149 Prohibits Certain Foreclosure Processes and Other Enforcement Actions Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
5/02 SB 1 Authorizes Various Healthcare Reforms and Improvements Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1)
4/30 SB 356 Repeals Prohibition of Compensation for Education Board Members Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
2/14 SB 111 Establishes Emergency Home Energy Assistance Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
6/07 SB 998 Establishes a Tax Abatement for Certain Conservation Easements and Amends Affordable Housing Regulations for Residents Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 13)
6/07 HB 5003 Increases Education Funding By Changing Formula for Funding and Removing Tuition Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
6/02 SB 1147 Authorizes the Department of Energy and Environmental Protections to Amend Environmental Justice Permit Processes Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 2)
6/01 SB 1 Establishes Transparency Requirements in Education Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
5/25 SB 1108 Increases Access to Reproductive Healthcare at Public Higher Education Institutions Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 2)
5/03 SB 228 Requires Employees Keep Healthcare Coverage after a Labor Dispute Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
2/09 HB 6671 Appropriates Funding for School Lunches, Sustainable Aviation, Special Education, and More Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
2/09 HB 6671 Appropriates Funding for School Lunches, Sustainable Aviation, Special Education, and More Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
5/03 SB 5 Establishes Online Requirements for Dating Apps, Training for Domestic Violence, and a Grant for Online Abuse Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
4/29 HB 5414 Authorizes Protection for Reproductive Health Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9)
4/27 HB 5505 Authorizes Certification of Aerospace Projects Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1)
4/20 SB 17 Prohibits Colleges from Withholding Transcripts Due to Unpaid Debt Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 10)
3/23 HB 5501 Repeals Taxes on Gas and Clothing Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0)
9/28 SR 76 Authorizes Governor's Renewed Emergency Declaration Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15)
6/08 HB 6665 Prohibits 'Whites Only' Covenants Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
5/27 HB 6107 Amends Zoning Regulations to Address Long-Standing Housing Inequities Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 13)
5/18 SB 1 Alleges Racism is a Public Health Crisis Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 5)
4/27 HB 6423 Rescinds the Religious Exemption for Mandatory Childhood Vaccines Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 14)
3/01 HB 6516 Authorizes Tax Fairness for Remote Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
10/01 HB 7001 Amends The Connecticut Property Transfer Act of 1985 Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
7/28 HB 6003 Establishes a $25 Cap on Insulin Prices Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
7/28 HB 6001 Extends Telehealth Benefits through March 15, 2021 Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
5/23 HB 7223 Prohibits Unlocked Vehicle Storage of Firearms Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
5/22 SB 1 Establishes Paid Family and Medical Leave Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15)
6/02 HB 6949 Expands Requirements for Vaccine Exemptions Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15)
5/20 SB 1090 Expands Tribal Gaming Licenses Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 16)
4/09 SB 443 Prohibits the Sale of Genetically Modified Seed Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
4/09 SB 36 Authorizes Advanced Practiced Registered Nurses to Independently Perform Medical Duties Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
6/05 HB 5277 Authorizes Mixed Martial Arts Events Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
5/29 HB 6495 Authorizes Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
5/01 SB 1138 Amends Renewable Energy Source Standards Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 6)
4/03 SB 1160 Establishes Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
4/03 SB 1160 Establishes Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
6/06 HB 6308 Establishes the Connecticut Healthcare Partnership Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 14)
6/21 HB 5236 Concerning Off-Track Betting Branch Facilities Veto Override Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
6/21 HB 5455 Changes to State Transportation Plan Veto Override Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
5/05 SB 438 Education Law Amendments Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 4)
5/05 HB 5236 Concerning Off-Track Betting Branch Facilities Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
5/04 SB 493 Increasing Use of Renewable Energy Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 14)
4/28 SB 168 Workers Compensation Benefits for Police Officers Facing Injury From Interaction with Mammal Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 4)
9/24 HB 7002 2009-2011 Biennium Budget Financing Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
7/20 HB 6600 SustiNet Health Insurance Plan Veto Override Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
7/20 HB 6582 Healthcare Partnership Veto Override Failed - Senate (23 - 12)
5/30 HB 6582 Healthcare Partnership Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
5/30 HB 6600 SustiNet Health Insurance Plan Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
6/11 SB 1001 Real Estate Conveyance Tax Extension Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 14)
5/06 HB 5536 Health Insurance Pool Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
6/02 HB 7432 Energy and Electricity Efficiency Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 3)
6/01 HB 6715 Medical Use of Marijuana Bill Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 13)
6/01 HB 5656 Immigrants and Postsecondary Education Act Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15)
5/31 Sub SB 167 Restricting Eminent Domain Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 3)
5/31 HB 7400 Tax Code Modification Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 17)
5/09 Sub HB 7350 In-School Suspensions Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
5/09 SB 1015 Trans Fat Ban Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
4/25 SB 1343 Emergency Contraception for Rape Victims Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 3)
4/20 Sub SB 373 Healthy Food and Beverages In Schools Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 8)
4/20 Sub SB 373 Healthy Food and Beverages In Schools Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 8)
arrow_upward