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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
April 8, 2019 MO HB 575 Authorizes Concealed Carry on College Campuses Bill Passed - House (98 - 52)
April 5, 2019 KS SB 78 Authorizes Victims of Domestic Violence to Opt Out of Lease Agreements Conference Report Adopted - House (100 - 23)
April 4, 2019 HI SB 600 Prohibits Individuals Younger than 21 from Bringing Firearms into the State Bill Passed - House (37 - 12)
April 4, 2019 MO HB 352 Authorizes Opportunities for Parole for Inmates Aged 65 and Older Bill Passed - House (90 - 60)
April 4, 2019 IL HB 1653 Increases Penalties for Employers Who Commit Wage Theft Bill Passed - House (69 - 43)
April 4, 2019 NH HB 564 Authorizes Law Enforcement Officers to Carry Firearms on School Property Bill Passed - House (213 - 159)
April 3, 2019 NC HB 370 Requires Sheriffs to Cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officers Bill Passed - House (63 - 51)
April 2, 2019 GA HB 470 Requires DNA Collection From Those Charged with a Felony as a First Offender Concurrence Vote Passed - House (126 - 29)
April 2, 2019 ND HB 1332 Authorizes Schools to Develop a Plan for an Armed First Responder Concurrence Vote Passed - House (75 - 15)
April 2, 2019 GA SB 15 Requires Schools to Perform Certain Threat Assessments Bill Passed - House (110 - 56)
April 1, 2019 TN HB 836 Authorizes Adoption Agencies to Deny Potential Parents Based on Religious Exemption Bill Passed - House (67 - 22)
March 31, 2019 MD HB 994 Prohibits Employment Discrimination Based On an Applicants Criminal History Conference Report Adopted - House (97 - 40)
March 31, 2019 NY S 1505 Amends Criminal Justice Regulations Bill Passed - House (92 - 56)
March 30, 2019 MT HB 763 Amends Corrections Law and Establishes Requirements for Solitary Confinement Bill Passed - House (86 - 12)
March 29, 2019 IL HB 3394 Requires Women and African Americans on Corporate Boards Bill Passed - House (61 - 27)
March 28, 2019 MD SB 793 Establishes a University Police Department at Johns Hopkins University Bill Passed - House (94 - 42)
March 27, 2019 KS HB 2326 Reduces Concealed Carry Age Bill Passed - House (83 - 41)
March 26, 2019 National H J Res 46 Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019 Veto Override Failed - House (248 - 181)
March 26, 2019 IN SB 198 Amends Criminal Sentencing Regulations Bill Passed - House (57 - 39)
March 26, 2019 DE HB 63 Amends Firearms Storage Regulations Bill Passed - House (22 - 19)
March 26, 2019 NY A 6188 Prohibits Harassment of Rent Regulated Tenants Bill Passed - House (108 - 39)
March 25, 2019 ND SB 2044 Increases Penalties for Pipeline Protesting Bill Passed - House (76 - 14)
March 21, 2019 TN HB 563 Prohibits Government Entities from Discriminating Based on a Company's Internal Policies Bill Passed - House (68 - 22)
March 19, 2019 NY A 6449 Increases Number of Speed Cameras in School Zones Bill Passed - House (100 - 46)
March 18, 2019 CA AJR 5 Urges the Federal Government to Pass Universal Firearm Safety Regulation Bill Passed - House (54 - 21)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/08 HB 575 Authorizes Concealed Carry on College Campuses Bill Passed - House (98 - 52)
4/05 SB 78 Authorizes Victims of Domestic Violence to Opt Out of Lease Agreements Conference Report Adopted - House (100 - 23)
4/04 SB 600 Prohibits Individuals Younger than 21 from Bringing Firearms into the State Bill Passed - House (37 - 12)
4/04 HB 352 Authorizes Opportunities for Parole for Inmates Aged 65 and Older Bill Passed - House (90 - 60)
4/04 HB 1653 Increases Penalties for Employers Who Commit Wage Theft Bill Passed - House (69 - 43)
4/04 HB 564 Authorizes Law Enforcement Officers to Carry Firearms on School Property Bill Passed - House (213 - 159)
4/03 HB 370 Requires Sheriffs to Cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officers Bill Passed - House (63 - 51)
4/02 HB 470 Requires DNA Collection From Those Charged with a Felony as a First Offender Concurrence Vote Passed - House (126 - 29)
4/02 HB 1332 Authorizes Schools to Develop a Plan for an Armed First Responder Concurrence Vote Passed - House (75 - 15)
4/02 SB 15 Requires Schools to Perform Certain Threat Assessments Bill Passed - House (110 - 56)
4/01 HB 836 Authorizes Adoption Agencies to Deny Potential Parents Based on Religious Exemption Bill Passed - House (67 - 22)
3/31 HB 994 Prohibits Employment Discrimination Based On an Applicants Criminal History Conference Report Adopted - House (97 - 40)
3/31 S 1505 Amends Criminal Justice Regulations Bill Passed - House (92 - 56)
3/30 HB 763 Amends Corrections Law and Establishes Requirements for Solitary Confinement Bill Passed - House (86 - 12)
3/29 HB 3394 Requires Women and African Americans on Corporate Boards Bill Passed - House (61 - 27)
3/28 SB 793 Establishes a University Police Department at Johns Hopkins University Bill Passed - House (94 - 42)
3/27 HB 2326 Reduces Concealed Carry Age Bill Passed - House (83 - 41)
3/26 H J Res 46 Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019 Veto Override Failed - House (248 - 181)
3/26 SB 198 Amends Criminal Sentencing Regulations Bill Passed - House (57 - 39)
3/26 HB 63 Amends Firearms Storage Regulations Bill Passed - House (22 - 19)
3/26 A 6188 Prohibits Harassment of Rent Regulated Tenants Bill Passed - House (108 - 39)
3/25 SB 2044 Increases Penalties for Pipeline Protesting Bill Passed - House (76 - 14)
3/21 HB 563 Prohibits Government Entities from Discriminating Based on a Company's Internal Policies Bill Passed - House (68 - 22)
3/19 A 6449 Increases Number of Speed Cameras in School Zones Bill Passed - House (100 - 46)
3/18 AJR 5 Urges the Federal Government to Pass Universal Firearm Safety Regulation Bill Passed - House (54 - 21)

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