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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, 2019 UT HB 220 Authorizes the Disposal of Certain Types of Radioactive Waste in Utah Concurrence Vote Passed - House (50 - 20)
Feb. 21, 2019 IN HB 1211 Prohibits Dilation and Evacuation Abortions Bill Passed - House (71 - 25)
Feb. 21, 2019 VT H 57 Expands and Preserves Abortion Rights and Protections Bill Passed - House (106 - 37)
Feb. 20, 2019 KS SB 32 Authorizes The Farm Bureau To Offer Coverage Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 11)
Feb. 20, 2019 KS SB 32 Authorizes The Farm Bureau To Offer Coverage Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 11)
Feb. 19, 2019 CO HB 19-1032 Amends Sex Education Standards Bill Passed - House (39 - 23)
Feb. 19, 2019 OR HB 2010 Authorizes the Continuation of Funding for the Oregon Reinsurance Program Bill Passed - House (44 - 15)
Feb. 19, 2019 OR SB 256 Prohibits Oil and Gas Exploration In Coastal Waters Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 6)
Feb. 18, 2019 NM HB 89 Requires Insurance Companies Provide Coverage for Contraceptives Bill Passed - House (40 - 24)
Feb. 18, 2019 NM HB 89 Requires Insurance Companies Provide Coverage for Contraceptives Bill Passed - House (40 - 24)
Feb. 14, 2019 AR SB 149 Establishes The Arkansas Human Life Protection Act Bill Passed - House (72 - 20)
Feb. 14, 2019 NH SB 142 Requires Public Schools Provide Menstrual Products Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 6)
Feb. 14, 2019 NH SB 1 Establishes Paid Family and Medical Leave Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 10)
Feb. 13, 2019 VA HB 2748 Increases Age for Tobacco Sale Regulations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 32)
Feb. 13, 2019 VA SB 1240 Authorizes Short-Term, Limited-Duration Health Insurance Bill Passed - House (51 - 46)
Feb. 13, 2019 VA SB 1027 Authorizes Catastrophic Health Plans Bill Passed - House (51 - 47)
Feb. 12, 2019 National S 47 Natural Resources Management Act Bill Passed - Senate (92 - 8)
Feb. 12, 2019 MT SB 100 Requires Abortion Providers Offer Patients an Ultrasound Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19)
Feb. 12, 2019 IN HB 1444 Authorizes the Taxation of Vaping Liquids Bill Passed - House (53 - 40)
Feb. 11, 2019 OK HB 2591 Requires Healthcare Providers Report Statutory Rape Bill Passed - House (79 - 20)
Feb. 8, 2019 UT SB 96 Expands Medicaid Eligibility Bill Passed - House (56 - 19)
Feb. 7, 2019 AR SB 149 Establishes The Arkansas Human Life Protection Act Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
Feb. 7, 2019 WV HB 2481 Expands Liquor Sales Bill Passed - House (85 - 13)
Feb. 6, 2019 NM HB 51 Amends State Law to Decriminalize Abortion Bill Passed - House (40 - 29)
Feb. 5, 2019 VA HB 2384 Prohibits Tobacco and Nicotine Vapor Products at Public Schools Bill Passed - House (83 - 15)
Feb. 4, 2019 UT SB 96 Expands Medicaid Eligibility Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
Feb. 1, 2019 WY HB 0140 Establishes a 48-Hour Abortion Waiting Period Bill Passed - House (36 - 22)
Jan. 31, 2019 NJ S 1784 Expands State Medicaid Program to Include Doula Maternity Care Coverage Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 6)
Jan. 28, 2019 ND HB 1336 Requires Potential Abortion Reversal Drugs be made Available Bill Passed - House (73 - 16)
Jan. 22, 2019 WI AB 1 Requires State Health Insurers Cover Individuals With Pre-Existing Conditions Bill Passed - House (76 - 19)
Jan. 22, 2019 NY S 240 Authorizes Comprehensive Abortion Coverage Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 24)
Jan. 22, 2019 WI AB 1 Requires State Health Insurers Cover Individuals With Pre-Existing Conditions Bill Passed - House (76 - 19)
Jan. 11, 2019 National HR 266 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 Bill Passed - House (240 - 179)
Jan. 11, 2019 KY SB 50 Requires Reporting of Abortion Drugs Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 6)
Dec. 5, 2018 MI SB 1197 Establishes Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13)
Oct. 29, 2018 NJ S 678 Prohibits Disposal of Fracking Waste Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 5)
Oct. 17, 2018 PA HB 1822 Establishes Certification Process for Schools to Become Certified Suicide Prevention Institutions of Higher Education Bill Passed - Senate (49 - None)
Oct. 17, 2018 PA HB 2138 Establishes Medicaid Work Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19)
Oct. 3, 2018 MI HB 6201 Amends Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (105 - 2)
Oct. 3, 2018 MI HB 6200 Prohibit Ship Operators from Dropping Anchor in the Straits of Mackinac Bill Passed - House (106 - 1)
Sept. 17, 2018 National HR 6 Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 Bill Passed - Senate (99 - 1)
Sept. 17, 2018 National HR 6 Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 Bill Passed - Senate (99 - 1)
Sept. 17, 2018 National S 2554 Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act Bill Passed - Senate (98 - 2)
Aug. 31, 2018 CA SB 901 Requires Utilities to File Wildfire Mitigation Plans Conference Report Adopted - House (49 - 14)
Aug. 28, 2018 CA SB 100 Increases the State Renewable Energy Target Bill Passed - House (44 - 33)
Aug. 23, 2018 National S Amdt 3967 Senator Rand Paul's Amendment to H.R. 6157 Amendment Rejected - Senate (45 - 48)
Aug. 23, 2018 National S Amdt 3967 Senator Rand Paul's Amendment to H.R. 6157 Amendment Rejected - Senate (45 - 48)
Aug. 21, 2018 CA SB 1192 Requires Beverages Included in Kids' Meals to be Milk or Water Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 9)
Aug. 21, 2018 CA SB 1192 Requires Beverages Included in Kids' Meals to be Milk or Water Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 9)
Aug. 16, 2018 CA SB 1192 Requires Beverages Included in Kids' Meals to be Milk or Water Bill Passed - House (46 - 26)
Date No. Title Outcome
2/22 HB 220 Authorizes the Disposal of Certain Types of Radioactive Waste in Utah Concurrence Vote Passed - House (50 - 20)
2/21 HB 1211 Prohibits Dilation and Evacuation Abortions Bill Passed - House (71 - 25)
2/21 H 57 Expands and Preserves Abortion Rights and Protections Bill Passed - House (106 - 37)
2/20 SB 32 Authorizes The Farm Bureau To Offer Coverage Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 11)
2/20 SB 32 Authorizes The Farm Bureau To Offer Coverage Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 11)
2/19 HB 19-1032 Amends Sex Education Standards Bill Passed - House (39 - 23)
2/19 HB 2010 Authorizes the Continuation of Funding for the Oregon Reinsurance Program Bill Passed - House (44 - 15)
2/19 SB 256 Prohibits Oil and Gas Exploration In Coastal Waters Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 6)
2/18 HB 89 Requires Insurance Companies Provide Coverage for Contraceptives Bill Passed - House (40 - 24)
2/18 HB 89 Requires Insurance Companies Provide Coverage for Contraceptives Bill Passed - House (40 - 24)
2/14 SB 149 Establishes The Arkansas Human Life Protection Act Bill Passed - House (72 - 20)
2/14 SB 142 Requires Public Schools Provide Menstrual Products Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 6)
2/14 SB 1 Establishes Paid Family and Medical Leave Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 10)
2/13 HB 2748 Increases Age for Tobacco Sale Regulations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 32)
2/13 SB 1240 Authorizes Short-Term, Limited-Duration Health Insurance Bill Passed - House (51 - 46)
2/13 SB 1027 Authorizes Catastrophic Health Plans Bill Passed - House (51 - 47)
2/12 S 47 Natural Resources Management Act Bill Passed - Senate (92 - 8)
2/12 SB 100 Requires Abortion Providers Offer Patients an Ultrasound Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19)
2/12 HB 1444 Authorizes the Taxation of Vaping Liquids Bill Passed - House (53 - 40)
2/11 HB 2591 Requires Healthcare Providers Report Statutory Rape Bill Passed - House (79 - 20)
2/08 SB 96 Expands Medicaid Eligibility Bill Passed - House (56 - 19)
2/07 SB 149 Establishes The Arkansas Human Life Protection Act Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
2/07 HB 2481 Expands Liquor Sales Bill Passed - House (85 - 13)
2/06 HB 51 Amends State Law to Decriminalize Abortion Bill Passed - House (40 - 29)
2/05 HB 2384 Prohibits Tobacco and Nicotine Vapor Products at Public Schools Bill Passed - House (83 - 15)
2/04 SB 96 Expands Medicaid Eligibility Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
2/01 HB 0140 Establishes a 48-Hour Abortion Waiting Period Bill Passed - House (36 - 22)
1/31 S 1784 Expands State Medicaid Program to Include Doula Maternity Care Coverage Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 6)
1/28 HB 1336 Requires Potential Abortion Reversal Drugs be made Available Bill Passed - House (73 - 16)
1/22 AB 1 Requires State Health Insurers Cover Individuals With Pre-Existing Conditions Bill Passed - House (76 - 19)
1/22 S 240 Authorizes Comprehensive Abortion Coverage Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 24)
1/22 AB 1 Requires State Health Insurers Cover Individuals With Pre-Existing Conditions Bill Passed - House (76 - 19)
1/11 HR 266 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 Bill Passed - House (240 - 179)
1/11 SB 50 Requires Reporting of Abortion Drugs Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 6)
12/05 SB 1197 Establishes Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13)
10/29 S 678 Prohibits Disposal of Fracking Waste Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 5)
10/17 HB 1822 Establishes Certification Process for Schools to Become Certified Suicide Prevention Institutions of Higher Education Bill Passed - Senate (49 - None)
10/17 HB 2138 Establishes Medicaid Work Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19)
10/03 HB 6201 Amends Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (105 - 2)
10/03 HB 6200 Prohibit Ship Operators from Dropping Anchor in the Straits of Mackinac Bill Passed - House (106 - 1)
9/17 HR 6 Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 Bill Passed - Senate (99 - 1)
9/17 HR 6 Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 Bill Passed - Senate (99 - 1)
9/17 S 2554 Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act Bill Passed - Senate (98 - 2)
8/31 SB 901 Requires Utilities to File Wildfire Mitigation Plans Conference Report Adopted - House (49 - 14)
8/28 SB 100 Increases the State Renewable Energy Target Bill Passed - House (44 - 33)
8/23 S Amdt 3967 Senator Rand Paul's Amendment to H.R. 6157 Amendment Rejected - Senate (45 - 48)
8/23 S Amdt 3967 Senator Rand Paul's Amendment to H.R. 6157 Amendment Rejected - Senate (45 - 48)
8/21 SB 1192 Requires Beverages Included in Kids' Meals to be Milk or Water Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 9)
8/21 SB 1192 Requires Beverages Included in Kids' Meals to be Milk or Water Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 9)
8/16 SB 1192 Requires Beverages Included in Kids' Meals to be Milk or Water Bill Passed - House (46 - 26)

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