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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 30, 2017 MT SB 354 Raises Cigarette Taxes Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 22)
March 29, 2017 MT HB 473 Increases Taxes on Gasoline and Diesel Fuels Bill Passed - House (54 - 46)
March 27, 2017 ID H 67 Repeals Grocery Sales Tax Concurrence Vote Passed - House (51 - 19)
March 23, 2017 WA SB 5048 Establishes 2017-2019 Fiscal Biennium Operating Appropriations Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 24)
March 22, 2017 ID H 67 Repeals Grocery Sales Tax Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
March 16, 2017 NJ S 3048 Requires Presidential Candidates to Disclose Tax Returns Bill Passed - House (49 - 25)
March 13, 2017 NJ S 3048 Requires Presidential Candidates to Disclose Tax Returns Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
March 1, 2017 SC H 3516 Increases Gas Taxes and Fees to Improve Infrastructure Bill Passed - House (97 - 18)
Feb. 6, 2017 AR SB 140 Requires Internet Retailers to Collect State Sales Tax Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9)
Feb. 2, 2017 KS SB 30 Establishes Tax Provisions Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
Jan. 17, 2017 NY S 362 Prohibits Tax on Merchandise Bags Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 18)
Jan. 16, 2017 WY HB 19 Requires Online Retailers to Collect Sales Tax on Purchases Bill Passed - House (45 - 14)
Oct. 7, 2016 NJ A 12 Restructures Certain State Taxes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (45 - 27)
Oct. 7, 2016 NJ A 12 Restructures Certain State Taxes Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 14)
Sept. 14, 2016 MO SB 641 Establishes Income Tax Deduction for Agricultural Disaster Aid Payments Veto Override Passed - House (112 - 38)
Sept. 14, 2016 MO SB 641 Establishes Income Tax Deduction for Agricultural Disaster Aid Payments Veto Override Passed - Senate (24 - 6)
June 27, 2016 NJ A 12 Restructures Certain State Taxes Bill Passed - House (53 - 23)
June 19, 2016 LA HB 38 Limits Individual Income Tax Deductions Bill Failed - House (46 - 55)
June 16, 2016 LA SB 6 Amends Tax Credit Standards Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 10)
June 16, 2016 LA SB 10 Prohibits Certain Businesses from Receiving 2 Different Tax Credits Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
June 6, 2016 AK HB 247 Amends Oil and Gas Tax Credit System Conference Report Adopted - House (21 - 19)
June 6, 2016 AK HB 247 Amends Oil and Gas Tax Credit System Conference Report Adopted - Senate (13 - 6)
May 13, 2016 AK HB 247 Amends Oil and Gas Tax Credit System Bill Passed - House (25 - 12)
May 5, 2016 AZ HB 2568 Authorizes Developers to Levy Property Taxes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (31 - 26)
April 21, 2016 IL HB 696 Repeals Property Tax in Non-Home Rule Communities Bill Passed - House (71 - 31)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/30 SB 354 Raises Cigarette Taxes Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 22)
3/29 HB 473 Increases Taxes on Gasoline and Diesel Fuels Bill Passed - House (54 - 46)
3/27 H 67 Repeals Grocery Sales Tax Concurrence Vote Passed - House (51 - 19)
3/23 SB 5048 Establishes 2017-2019 Fiscal Biennium Operating Appropriations Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 24)
3/22 H 67 Repeals Grocery Sales Tax Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
3/16 S 3048 Requires Presidential Candidates to Disclose Tax Returns Bill Passed - House (49 - 25)
3/13 S 3048 Requires Presidential Candidates to Disclose Tax Returns Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
3/01 H 3516 Increases Gas Taxes and Fees to Improve Infrastructure Bill Passed - House (97 - 18)
2/06 SB 140 Requires Internet Retailers to Collect State Sales Tax Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9)
2/02 SB 30 Establishes Tax Provisions Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
1/17 S 362 Prohibits Tax on Merchandise Bags Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 18)
1/16 HB 19 Requires Online Retailers to Collect Sales Tax on Purchases Bill Passed - House (45 - 14)
10/07 A 12 Restructures Certain State Taxes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (45 - 27)
10/07 A 12 Restructures Certain State Taxes Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 14)
9/14 SB 641 Establishes Income Tax Deduction for Agricultural Disaster Aid Payments Veto Override Passed - House (112 - 38)
9/14 SB 641 Establishes Income Tax Deduction for Agricultural Disaster Aid Payments Veto Override Passed - Senate (24 - 6)
6/27 A 12 Restructures Certain State Taxes Bill Passed - House (53 - 23)
6/19 HB 38 Limits Individual Income Tax Deductions Bill Failed - House (46 - 55)
6/16 SB 6 Amends Tax Credit Standards Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 10)
6/16 SB 10 Prohibits Certain Businesses from Receiving 2 Different Tax Credits Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
6/06 HB 247 Amends Oil and Gas Tax Credit System Conference Report Adopted - House (21 - 19)
6/06 HB 247 Amends Oil and Gas Tax Credit System Conference Report Adopted - Senate (13 - 6)
5/13 HB 247 Amends Oil and Gas Tax Credit System Bill Passed - House (25 - 12)
5/05 HB 2568 Authorizes Developers to Levy Property Taxes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (31 - 26)
4/21 HB 696 Repeals Property Tax in Non-Home Rule Communities Bill Passed - House (71 - 31)

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