Finding Voting Records
As a bill travels through the legislative process, it is voted on many times. Votes are taken relating to amendments, procedural motions and the general advancement of the bill from one stage to the next. Every vote taken in both chambers is recorded and listed in the Senate and House Journals which are available online in PDF format.
To find the page that records a particular vote for the current session:
- Click on “Bill Search” on the top banner.
- Enter the bill number in which you are interested on the Bill Search page and click “Submit”.
- When the search results are listed, click on “Actions”.
- Scroll through the actions to find the vote of interest.
- The numbers shown on the far right of the action line indicate the journal page on which the vote is recorded. The date column on the left-hand side indicates the date on which the vote took place. An “S” in front of the page number indicates it is located in a Senate journal, the “H” represents a House journal page.
- Click on the page number to open the journal containing that action. The journal will open to the correct page.
To find the page that records a particular vote for the past sessions:
- Click on “Legislation” on the top banner.
- Click on “Past Session Archive”.
- Click on the desired year.
- Click on “List of Senate Bills for Regular Session”.
- Click on the bill number desired.
- The “Main” bill page should appear, click on “All Actions” to view the actions taken on the bill.
- Scroll through the actions to find the vote of interest.
- The numbers shown on the far right of the action line indicate the journal page on which the vote is recorded. The date column on the left-hand side indicates the date on which the vote took place. An “S” in front of the page number indicates it is located in a Senate journal, the “H” represents a House journal page.
- Click on the page number to open the journal containing that action. The journal will open to the correct page.
