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:
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.
For more information about the legislative process, see here.
| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2006 | SC | S 1084 | Penalties For Harming An Unborn Child/Fetus | Bill Passed - House (81 - 18) |
| May 25, 2006 | AZ | HB 2876 | Tax Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (32 - 23) |
| May 25, 2006 | NC | SB 1741 | Fiscal Budget of 2006 | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 14) |
| May 25, 2006 | OH | HJR 13 | Redistricting Commission | Joint Resolution Failed - House (58 - 37) |
| May 25, 2006 | OH | HJR 13 | Redistricting Commission | Joint Resolution Failed - House (58 - 37) |
| May 25, 2006 | OH | HJR 13 | Redistricting Commission | Joint Resolution Failed - House (53 - 42) |
| May 25, 2006 | OH | HJR 13 | Redistricting Commission | Joint Resolution Failed - House (53 - 42) |
| May 24, 2006 | MA | H 4479 | MassHealth Immigrant Eligibility Veto Override | Veto Override Passed - Senate (34 - 5) |
| May 24, 2006 | MA | Amdt 8 to SB 3 | Sales Tax Holiday | Amendment Adopted - Senate (23 - 16) |
| May 24, 2006 | NH | HB 656 | "Do Not Resuscitate" Bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (168 - 165) |
| May 24, 2006 | OK | SB 1807 | Prohibiting Death Sentence For Mentally Retarded Defendant | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (35 - 10) |
| May 24, 2006 | NH | HB 678 | Insurance Company Tax Reduction | Conference Report Adopted - House (204 - 109) |
| May 24, 2006 | UT | SB 3007 | Economic Development Funding (Special Session) | Bill Passed - House (38 - 28) |
| May 24, 2006 | MI | HB 5796 | 2006-2007 Budget | Bill Passed - House (60 - 46) |
| May 24, 2006 | UT | 2SHB 3001 | 2006-2007 Transportation Budget Amendments | Conference Report Adopted - House (40 - 20) |
| May 24, 2006 | UT | 2SHB 3001 | 2006-2007 Transportation Budget Amendments | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (18 - 10) |
| May 23, 2006 | OH | Sub SB 321 | Limits on Local and State Spending/Tobacco Budget Bill | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 12) |
| May 23, 2006 | VA | HB 5002 | 2006-2008 Biennium Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 8) |
| May 23, 2006 | OH | Sub SB 321 | Limits on Local and State Spending/Tobacco Budget Bill | Bill Passed - House (65 - 30) |
| May 23, 2006 | RI | S 2094 Sub. A | Contract Reporting Requirements Act | Bill Passed - House (49 - 11) |
| May 22, 2006 | AK | CSSB 2001 | Oil and Gas Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 4) |
| May 22, 2006 | ME | LD 1481 | Procedures for Citizen Proposed Initiatives | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12) |
| May 22, 2006 | ME | LD 1481 | Procedures for Citizen Proposed Initiatives | Bill Passed - House (75 - 66) |
| May 20, 2006 | MN | HF 2480 | Baseball Stadium Financing, Construction, and Operation | Conference Report Adopted - House (71 - 61) |
| May 20, 2006 | MN | SF 2460 | University of Minnesota Football Stadium | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (43 - 24) |
| Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5/25 | S 1084 | Penalties For Harming An Unborn Child/Fetus | Bill Passed - House (81 - 18) |
| 5/25 | HB 2876 | Tax Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (32 - 23) |
| 5/25 | SB 1741 | Fiscal Budget of 2006 | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 14) |
| 5/25 | HJR 13 | Redistricting Commission | Joint Resolution Failed - House (58 - 37) |
| 5/25 | HJR 13 | Redistricting Commission | Joint Resolution Failed - House (58 - 37) |
| 5/25 | HJR 13 | Redistricting Commission | Joint Resolution Failed - House (53 - 42) |
| 5/25 | HJR 13 | Redistricting Commission | Joint Resolution Failed - House (53 - 42) |
| 5/24 | H 4479 | MassHealth Immigrant Eligibility Veto Override | Veto Override Passed - Senate (34 - 5) |
| 5/24 | Amdt 8 to SB 3 | Sales Tax Holiday | Amendment Adopted - Senate (23 - 16) |
| 5/24 | HB 656 | "Do Not Resuscitate" Bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (168 - 165) |
| 5/24 | SB 1807 | Prohibiting Death Sentence For Mentally Retarded Defendant | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (35 - 10) |
| 5/24 | HB 678 | Insurance Company Tax Reduction | Conference Report Adopted - House (204 - 109) |
| 5/24 | SB 3007 | Economic Development Funding (Special Session) | Bill Passed - House (38 - 28) |
| 5/24 | HB 5796 | 2006-2007 Budget | Bill Passed - House (60 - 46) |
| 5/24 | 2SHB 3001 | 2006-2007 Transportation Budget Amendments | Conference Report Adopted - House (40 - 20) |
| 5/24 | 2SHB 3001 | 2006-2007 Transportation Budget Amendments | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (18 - 10) |
| 5/23 | Sub SB 321 | Limits on Local and State Spending/Tobacco Budget Bill | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 12) |
| 5/23 | HB 5002 | 2006-2008 Biennium Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 8) |
| 5/23 | Sub SB 321 | Limits on Local and State Spending/Tobacco Budget Bill | Bill Passed - House (65 - 30) |
| 5/23 | S 2094 Sub. A | Contract Reporting Requirements Act | Bill Passed - House (49 - 11) |
| 5/22 | CSSB 2001 | Oil and Gas Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 4) |
| 5/22 | LD 1481 | Procedures for Citizen Proposed Initiatives | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12) |
| 5/22 | LD 1481 | Procedures for Citizen Proposed Initiatives | Bill Passed - House (75 - 66) |
| 5/20 | HF 2480 | Baseball Stadium Financing, Construction, and Operation | Conference Report Adopted - House (71 - 61) |
| 5/20 | SF 2460 | University of Minnesota Football Stadium | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (43 - 24) |