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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
June 3, 2015 AL SB 216 Authorizes Certain Agencies to Raise Fees Bill Passed - House (61 - 38)
June 3, 2015 NH SB 179 Amends Residency Requirement for Voter Eligibility Bill Passed - House (211 - 145)
June 2, 2015 CA AB 1461 Establishes the California New Motor Voter Program Bill Passed - House (52 - 26)
May 26, 2015 CA AB 884 Requires the Attorney General to Denote Ballot Initiatives That May Be Unconstitutional Bill Passed - House (50 - 26)
May 26, 2015 CA AB 1100 Increases Ballot Initiative Fee Bill Passed - House (46 - 28)
May 21, 2015 KS HB 2104 Requires Local Elections to be Moved from Spring to Fall Conference Report Adopted - House (64 - 58)
May 20, 2015 National HR 1806 America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015 Bill Passed - House (217 - 205)
April 29, 2015 MI HB 4115 2015-2016 Education Budget Bill Passed - House (60 - 50)
April 28, 2015 MI HB 4102 2015-2016 Budget Bill Passed - House (59 - 51)
April 27, 2015 ND HB 1033 Prohibits Legacy Fund Calculation in State Budget Drafts Veto Override Passed - House (67 - 23)
April 23, 2015 ND SB 2304 Appropriates Funds for New Governor's Residence Conference Report Adopted - House (69 - 22)
April 21, 2015 ND HB 1333 Amends Valid Forms of Voter Identification Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 23)
April 16, 2015 NV AB 252 Establishes Legislative Redistricting Commission Bill Passed - House (24 - 17)
April 16, 2015 NC HB 540 Requests Billy Graham Statue in National Statuary Hall Bill Passed - House (71 - 28)
April 15, 2015 TN HB 615 Establishes the Bible as the Official State Book Bill Passed - House (55 - 38)
April 13, 2015 TN SB 1110 Prohibits Enforcement of Federal Gun Laws Bill Passed - House (74 - 20)
April 10, 2015 WA SB 5153 Requires Nonprofits to Disclose Campaign Contributions Bill Passed - House (65 - 32)
April 8, 2015 MO HB 63 Prohibits Superintendents from Serving on Certain School Boards Veto Override Passed - House (111 - 49)
April 7, 2015 AL HB 193 Authorizes Counties to Establish Administrative Programs Bill Passed - House (76 - 17)
April 2, 2015 AR SJR 16 Authorizes Issuance of Bonds for Economic Development Projects Bill Passed - House (70 - 22)
April 2, 2015 AR SJR 16 Authorizes Issuance of Bonds for Economic Development Projects Bill Passed - House (70 - 22)
April 1, 2015 NC SB 181 Requires the Redistricting of Wake County Bill Passed - House (66 - 47)
March 31, 2015 AZ SB 1241 Prohibits Local Ordinances on Disposable Containers Bill Passed - House (37 - 23)
March 27, 2015 GA SB 139 Prohibits Ban on Auxiliary Containers Bill Failed - House (67 - 85)
March 26, 2015 NJ A 4326 Requires Governor to Forecast State Revenue Bill Passed - House (42 - 31)
Date No. Title Outcome
6/03 SB 216 Authorizes Certain Agencies to Raise Fees Bill Passed - House (61 - 38)
6/03 SB 179 Amends Residency Requirement for Voter Eligibility Bill Passed - House (211 - 145)
6/02 AB 1461 Establishes the California New Motor Voter Program Bill Passed - House (52 - 26)
5/26 AB 884 Requires the Attorney General to Denote Ballot Initiatives That May Be Unconstitutional Bill Passed - House (50 - 26)
5/26 AB 1100 Increases Ballot Initiative Fee Bill Passed - House (46 - 28)
5/21 HB 2104 Requires Local Elections to be Moved from Spring to Fall Conference Report Adopted - House (64 - 58)
5/20 HR 1806 America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015 Bill Passed - House (217 - 205)
4/29 HB 4115 2015-2016 Education Budget Bill Passed - House (60 - 50)
4/28 HB 4102 2015-2016 Budget Bill Passed - House (59 - 51)
4/27 HB 1033 Prohibits Legacy Fund Calculation in State Budget Drafts Veto Override Passed - House (67 - 23)
4/23 SB 2304 Appropriates Funds for New Governor's Residence Conference Report Adopted - House (69 - 22)
4/21 HB 1333 Amends Valid Forms of Voter Identification Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 23)
4/16 AB 252 Establishes Legislative Redistricting Commission Bill Passed - House (24 - 17)
4/16 HB 540 Requests Billy Graham Statue in National Statuary Hall Bill Passed - House (71 - 28)
4/15 HB 615 Establishes the Bible as the Official State Book Bill Passed - House (55 - 38)
4/13 SB 1110 Prohibits Enforcement of Federal Gun Laws Bill Passed - House (74 - 20)
4/10 SB 5153 Requires Nonprofits to Disclose Campaign Contributions Bill Passed - House (65 - 32)
4/08 HB 63 Prohibits Superintendents from Serving on Certain School Boards Veto Override Passed - House (111 - 49)
4/07 HB 193 Authorizes Counties to Establish Administrative Programs Bill Passed - House (76 - 17)
4/02 SJR 16 Authorizes Issuance of Bonds for Economic Development Projects Bill Passed - House (70 - 22)
4/02 SJR 16 Authorizes Issuance of Bonds for Economic Development Projects Bill Passed - House (70 - 22)
4/01 SB 181 Requires the Redistricting of Wake County Bill Passed - House (66 - 47)
3/31 SB 1241 Prohibits Local Ordinances on Disposable Containers Bill Passed - House (37 - 23)
3/27 SB 139 Prohibits Ban on Auxiliary Containers Bill Failed - House (67 - 85)
3/26 A 4326 Requires Governor to Forecast State Revenue Bill Passed - House (42 - 31)

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