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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
May 28, 2019 IL SB 2090 Expands Access to Voting in Jails Bill Passed - House (69 - 45)
May 28, 2019 CT HB 7160 Authorizes Voting Access to Parolees Bill Passed - House (84 - 60)
May 27, 2019 AZ HB 2753 Authorizes Environmental State Budget for Fiscal Year 2020 Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13)
May 27, 2019 AZ SB 1558 Increases Stipends for State Legislators Bill Passed - House (37 - 23)
May 27, 2019 AZ HB 2756 Amends Minimum Wage Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13)
May 27, 2019 IL HB 1637 Establishes the Keep Illinois Families Together Act Bill Passed - House (67 - 50)
May 27, 2019 AZ SB 1558 Increases Stipends for State Legislators Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
May 24, 2019 AZ SB 1451 Amends Ballot Initiative Requirements Conference Report Adopted - House (31 - 29)
May 24, 2019 AZ SB 1451 Amends Ballot Initiative Requirements Conference Report Adopted - Senate (16 - 10)
May 24, 2019 NV SB 450 Amends Provisions Relating to Recall Elections Bill Passed - House (30 - 9)
May 24, 2019 NV SB 450 Amends Provisions Relating to Recall Elections Bill Passed - House (30 - 9)
May 24, 2019 AZ HB 2753 Authorizes Environmental State Budget for Fiscal Year 2020 Bill Passed - House (31 - 29)
May 24, 2019 AZ HB 2756 Amends Minimum Wage Regulations Bill Passed - House (31 - 29)
May 23, 2019 IL HB 2625 Requires Subcircuit Judicial Boundary Lines be Redrawn Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 19)
May 23, 2019 IL HB 2625 Requires Subcircuit Judicial Boundary Lines be Redrawn Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 19)
May 22, 2019 NY S 5072 Amends State Tax Laws Regarding Presidential Tax Return Requests Bill Passed - House (87 - 58)
May 22, 2019 LA HB 506 Establishes Task Force for Law Enforcement Data Collection Bill Passed - House (77 - 20)
May 21, 2019 NY S 4572 Establishes Parameters for Exemptions to Presidential Pardons Bill Passed - House (91 - 54)
May 21, 2019 NV AB 186 Authorizes Nevada to Join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 8)
May 21, 2019 NY S 4572 Establishes Parameters for Exemptions to Presidential Pardons Bill Passed - House (91 - 54)
May 21, 2019 IL HB 245 Authorizes Local Governments to Regulate the Use of Robotic Personal Carrying Devices Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 6)
May 21, 2019 ME LD 193 Authorizes the Funding and Restoration of State-Municipal Revenue Sharing "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (89 - 49)
May 21, 2019 NY S 4347 Limits Corporate Influence and Participation in Political Campaigns Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 18)
May 20, 2019 TX HB 2911 Amends Election Law to Determine Voter Eligibility Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
May 20, 2019 CA SB 24 Requires Public Universities Offer and Cover the Cost of Abortion Drugs Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/28 SB 2090 Expands Access to Voting in Jails Bill Passed - House (69 - 45)
5/28 HB 7160 Authorizes Voting Access to Parolees Bill Passed - House (84 - 60)
5/27 HB 2753 Authorizes Environmental State Budget for Fiscal Year 2020 Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13)
5/27 SB 1558 Increases Stipends for State Legislators Bill Passed - House (37 - 23)
5/27 HB 2756 Amends Minimum Wage Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13)
5/27 HB 1637 Establishes the Keep Illinois Families Together Act Bill Passed - House (67 - 50)
5/27 SB 1558 Increases Stipends for State Legislators Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
5/24 SB 1451 Amends Ballot Initiative Requirements Conference Report Adopted - House (31 - 29)
5/24 SB 1451 Amends Ballot Initiative Requirements Conference Report Adopted - Senate (16 - 10)
5/24 SB 450 Amends Provisions Relating to Recall Elections Bill Passed - House (30 - 9)
5/24 SB 450 Amends Provisions Relating to Recall Elections Bill Passed - House (30 - 9)
5/24 HB 2753 Authorizes Environmental State Budget for Fiscal Year 2020 Bill Passed - House (31 - 29)
5/24 HB 2756 Amends Minimum Wage Regulations Bill Passed - House (31 - 29)
5/23 HB 2625 Requires Subcircuit Judicial Boundary Lines be Redrawn Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 19)
5/23 HB 2625 Requires Subcircuit Judicial Boundary Lines be Redrawn Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 19)
5/22 S 5072 Amends State Tax Laws Regarding Presidential Tax Return Requests Bill Passed - House (87 - 58)
5/22 HB 506 Establishes Task Force for Law Enforcement Data Collection Bill Passed - House (77 - 20)
5/21 S 4572 Establishes Parameters for Exemptions to Presidential Pardons Bill Passed - House (91 - 54)
5/21 AB 186 Authorizes Nevada to Join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 8)
5/21 S 4572 Establishes Parameters for Exemptions to Presidential Pardons Bill Passed - House (91 - 54)
5/21 HB 245 Authorizes Local Governments to Regulate the Use of Robotic Personal Carrying Devices Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 6)
5/21 LD 193 Authorizes the Funding and Restoration of State-Municipal Revenue Sharing "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (89 - 49)
5/21 S 4347 Limits Corporate Influence and Participation in Political Campaigns Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 18)
5/20 HB 2911 Amends Election Law to Determine Voter Eligibility Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
5/20 SB 24 Requires Public Universities Offer and Cover the Cost of Abortion Drugs Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10)

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