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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
Feb. 22, 2018 AZ SB 1394 Amends Abortion Reporting Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 13)
Feb. 20, 2018 ID S 1243 Requires Public Information Regarding Abortion Interventions Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
Feb. 15, 2018 NJ S 120 Appropriates $7.4 Million to Department of Health Bill Passed - House (47 - 20)
Feb. 12, 2018 TN HB 108 Requires Ultrasound Prior to Abortion Bill Passed - House (74 - 20)
Feb. 9, 2018 WV SJR 12 Prohibits a Constitutional Right to Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9)
Feb. 5, 2018 UT HB 205 Prohibits Abortions Based on a Diagnosis of Down Syndrome Bill Passed - House (54 - 17)
Feb. 5, 2018 MS HB 1510 Prohibits Abortion After 15 Weeks of Pregnancy Bill Passed - House (80 - 31)
Feb. 1, 2018 NJ S 120 Appropriates $7.4 Million to Department of Health Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 10)
Jan. 25, 2018 MA S 2260 Repeals State-Level Law Prohibiting Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
Jan. 17, 2018 OH SB 28 Requires Abortion Providers Bury or Cremate Fetal Remains Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9)
Dec. 13, 2017 OH HB 214 Prohibits Abortion After a Diagnosis of Down Syndrome Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 12)
Dec. 12, 2017 PA SB 3 Prohibits Dilation and Evacuation Abortions Prior to 20 Weeks Bill Passed - House (121 - 70)
Nov. 15, 2017 OH SB 164 Prohibits Abortions Based on Down Syndrome Diagnosis Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 12)
Nov. 1, 2017 OH HB 214 Prohibits Abortion After a Diagnosis of Down Syndrome Bill Passed - House (64 - 31)
Oct. 3, 2017 National HR 36 Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act Bill Passed - House (237 - 189)
Aug. 13, 2017 TX HB 214 Premium Increase for Non-Emergency Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 10)
Aug. 4, 2017 TX HB 215 Requires Additional Reporting for Abortions Performed on Minors Bill Passed - House (97 - 46)
July 25, 2017 TX SB 10 Changes for Abortion Requirements at Health Care Facilities Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 9)
June 28, 2017 OH SB 145 Prohibits Dilation-and-Evacuation Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 9)
June 1, 2017 NH SB 66 Authorizes Murder Charges for an Individual Who Causes the Death of a Fetus Bill Passed - House (186 - 170)
April 27, 2017 MI SB 163 Authorizes "Choose Life" License Plates Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
April 25, 2017 IL HB 40 Amends Restrictions on Publicly Funded Abortions Bill Passed - House (62 - 55)
April 24, 2017 MN HF 812 Establishes Abortion Facility License Requirements Bill Passed - House (79 - 53)
April 24, 2017 MO HB 194 Prohibits Donation of Fetal Tissue Bill Passed - House (110 - 45)
April 11, 2017 HI SB 501 Requires Certain Disclosures from Limited Service Pregnancy Centers (41 - 10)
Date No. Title Outcome
2/22 SB 1394 Amends Abortion Reporting Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 13)
2/20 S 1243 Requires Public Information Regarding Abortion Interventions Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
2/15 S 120 Appropriates $7.4 Million to Department of Health Bill Passed - House (47 - 20)
2/12 HB 108 Requires Ultrasound Prior to Abortion Bill Passed - House (74 - 20)
2/09 SJR 12 Prohibits a Constitutional Right to Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9)
2/05 HB 205 Prohibits Abortions Based on a Diagnosis of Down Syndrome Bill Passed - House (54 - 17)
2/05 HB 1510 Prohibits Abortion After 15 Weeks of Pregnancy Bill Passed - House (80 - 31)
2/01 S 120 Appropriates $7.4 Million to Department of Health Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 10)
1/25 S 2260 Repeals State-Level Law Prohibiting Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
1/17 SB 28 Requires Abortion Providers Bury or Cremate Fetal Remains Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9)
12/13 HB 214 Prohibits Abortion After a Diagnosis of Down Syndrome Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 12)
12/12 SB 3 Prohibits Dilation and Evacuation Abortions Prior to 20 Weeks Bill Passed - House (121 - 70)
11/15 SB 164 Prohibits Abortions Based on Down Syndrome Diagnosis Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 12)
11/01 HB 214 Prohibits Abortion After a Diagnosis of Down Syndrome Bill Passed - House (64 - 31)
10/03 HR 36 Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act Bill Passed - House (237 - 189)
8/13 HB 214 Premium Increase for Non-Emergency Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 10)
8/04 HB 215 Requires Additional Reporting for Abortions Performed on Minors Bill Passed - House (97 - 46)
7/25 SB 10 Changes for Abortion Requirements at Health Care Facilities Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 9)
6/28 SB 145 Prohibits Dilation-and-Evacuation Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 9)
6/01 SB 66 Authorizes Murder Charges for an Individual Who Causes the Death of a Fetus Bill Passed - House (186 - 170)
4/27 SB 163 Authorizes "Choose Life" License Plates Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
4/25 HB 40 Amends Restrictions on Publicly Funded Abortions Bill Passed - House (62 - 55)
4/24 HF 812 Establishes Abortion Facility License Requirements Bill Passed - House (79 - 53)
4/24 HB 194 Prohibits Donation of Fetal Tissue Bill Passed - House (110 - 45)
4/11 SB 501 Requires Certain Disclosures from Limited Service Pregnancy Centers (41 - 10)

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