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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 12, 2018 NJ A 3380 Requires Individuals to Purchase Health Insurance Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13)
April 12, 2018 NJ S 1878 Establishes a State Health Reinsurance Plan Bill Passed - House (46 - 22)
April 12, 2018 NJ S 1878 Establishes a State Health Reinsurance Plan Bill Passed - House (46 - 22)
April 12, 2018 NJ S 2313 Establishes Zero-Emissions Certificate Program for Nuclear Power Plants Bill Passed - House (60 - 10)
April 12, 2018 National PN 1426 Nomination of Andrew Wheeler to Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Cloture Invoked - Senate (53 - 45)
April 12, 2018 NJ S 1878 Establishes a State Health Reinsurance Plan Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 13)
April 12, 2018 NJ S 1878 Establishes a State Health Reinsurance Plan Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 13)
April 12, 2018 NJ A 2039 Establishes Regulations for Out-of-Network Billing Bill Passed - House (48 - 21)
April 12, 2018 NJ A 2039 Establishes Regulations for Out-of-Network Billing Bill Passed - House (48 - 21)
April 12, 2018 NJ A 3380 Requires Individuals to Purchase Health Insurance Bill Passed - House (50 - 23)
April 12, 2018 NJ S 2313 Establishes Zero-Emissions Certificate Program for Nuclear Power Plants Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
April 10, 2018 HI SB 2571 Prohibits Sunscreens with Ingredients that Kill Corals Bill Passed - House (46 - 5)
April 7, 2018 KS HB 2028 Establishes the Kansas Telemedicine Act Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 14)
April 7, 2018 KS HB 2028 Establishes the Kansas Telemedicine Act Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 14)
April 5, 2018 MD HB 1782 Establishes Individual Market Stabilization within Healthcare Concurrence Vote Passed - House (89 - 48)
April 3, 2018 RI S 2299 Prohibits Minors from Using Tanning Beds Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 1)
April 3, 2018 RI S 2399 Prohibits Gender Discrimination in Insurance Premiums Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 2)
April 3, 2018 MO HB 1486 Establishes Work Requirements for SNAP Benefits Bill Passed - House (107 - 43)
March 30, 2018 MD HB 908 Requires Insurance Companies to Cover Fertility Treatments for Cancer Patients Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0)
March 30, 2018 MD HB 908 Requires Insurance Companies to Cover Fertility Treatments for Cancer Patients Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0)
March 30, 2018 MD HB 908 Requires Insurance Companies to Cover Fertility Treatments for Cancer Patients Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0)
March 29, 2018 HI HB 2739 Authorizes Medical Aid in Dying Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 2)
March 28, 2018 AZ SB 1393 Authorizes Parents to Use Frozen Embryos after Divorce Bill Passed - House (33 - 25)
March 22, 2018 NH HB 628 Requires Paid Family and Medical Leave "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (171 - 162)
March 22, 2018 KS HB 2457 Establishes the Asbestos Trust Claims Transparency Act Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 16)
March 21, 2018 National HR 5247 Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2018 Bill Passed - House (259 - 140)
March 21, 2018 National HR 5247 Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2018 Bill Passed - House (259 - 140)
March 16, 2018 ID H 649 Amends Drug Use Laws Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
March 16, 2018 KY HB 604 Requires Mental Health Workers in Schools Bill Passed - House (81 - 1)
March 15, 2018 MD HB 908 Requires Insurance Companies to Cover Fertility Treatments for Cancer Patients Bill Passed - House (133 - 2)
March 15, 2018 MD HB 908 Requires Insurance Companies to Cover Fertility Treatments for Cancer Patients Bill Passed - House (133 - 2)
March 15, 2018 MD HB 908 Requires Insurance Companies to Cover Fertility Treatments for Cancer Patients Bill Passed - House (133 - 2)
March 14, 2018 IN HB 1317 Amends Prescription Cost Disclosures Conference Report Adopted - Senate (36 - 13)
March 14, 2018 OK HB 1270 Establishes The HOPE Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 32)
March 12, 2018 ID S 1243 Requires Public Information Regarding Abortion Interventions Bill Passed - House (55 - 11)
March 8, 2018 NH SB 313 Establishes New Hampshire Granite Advantage Health Care Program "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (17 - 7)
March 8, 2018 National HR 1119 SENSE Act Bill Passed - House (215 - 189)
March 7, 2018 National HR 1917 BRICK Act of 2017 Bill Passed - House (234 - 180)
March 6, 2018 MS HB 1510 Prohibits Abortion After 15 Weeks of Pregnancy Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 14)
March 6, 2018 KY HB 363 Requires Welfare Eligibility Tracking Bill Passed - House (63 - 32)
March 5, 2018 NY S 7295 Authorizes Certain Actions by the Health Commissioner Bill Passed - House (101 - 33)
March 5, 2018 CA AJR 29 Expresses Opposition to Executive Offshore Drilling Proposal Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 5)
March 5, 2018 UT HB 472 Expands State Medicaid Coverage Bill Passed - House (47 - 27)
March 3, 2018 OR SB 1555 Amends Marijuana Tax Funding Bill Passed - House (35 - 22)
March 3, 2018 WA SB 6219 Requires State Insurer Coverage of Abortion and Contraception Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 22)
March 1, 2018 IN HB 1058 Requires Dissemination of Vaccine Information Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 14)
March 1, 2018 WA SB 6199 Authorizes Privatization of Home-Care Workforce Bill Passed - House (50 - 0)
Feb. 28, 2018 MS SB 2588 Authorizes Localities to Designate Open Container Districts Bill Passed - House (88 - 29)
Feb. 28, 2018 WA SB 6219 Requires State Insurer Coverage of Abortion and Contraception Bill Passed - House (50 - 48)
Feb. 27, 2018 IN HB 1359 Increases Penalties for Drug Dealers Connected to Overdose Deaths Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 9)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/12 A 3380 Requires Individuals to Purchase Health Insurance Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13)
4/12 S 1878 Establishes a State Health Reinsurance Plan Bill Passed - House (46 - 22)
4/12 S 1878 Establishes a State Health Reinsurance Plan Bill Passed - House (46 - 22)
4/12 S 2313 Establishes Zero-Emissions Certificate Program for Nuclear Power Plants Bill Passed - House (60 - 10)
4/12 PN 1426 Nomination of Andrew Wheeler to Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Cloture Invoked - Senate (53 - 45)
4/12 S 1878 Establishes a State Health Reinsurance Plan Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 13)
4/12 S 1878 Establishes a State Health Reinsurance Plan Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 13)
4/12 A 2039 Establishes Regulations for Out-of-Network Billing Bill Passed - House (48 - 21)
4/12 A 2039 Establishes Regulations for Out-of-Network Billing Bill Passed - House (48 - 21)
4/12 A 3380 Requires Individuals to Purchase Health Insurance Bill Passed - House (50 - 23)
4/12 S 2313 Establishes Zero-Emissions Certificate Program for Nuclear Power Plants Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
4/10 SB 2571 Prohibits Sunscreens with Ingredients that Kill Corals Bill Passed - House (46 - 5)
4/07 HB 2028 Establishes the Kansas Telemedicine Act Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 14)
4/07 HB 2028 Establishes the Kansas Telemedicine Act Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 14)
4/05 HB 1782 Establishes Individual Market Stabilization within Healthcare Concurrence Vote Passed - House (89 - 48)
4/03 S 2299 Prohibits Minors from Using Tanning Beds Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 1)
4/03 S 2399 Prohibits Gender Discrimination in Insurance Premiums Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 2)
4/03 HB 1486 Establishes Work Requirements for SNAP Benefits Bill Passed - House (107 - 43)
3/30 HB 908 Requires Insurance Companies to Cover Fertility Treatments for Cancer Patients Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0)
3/30 HB 908 Requires Insurance Companies to Cover Fertility Treatments for Cancer Patients Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0)
3/30 HB 908 Requires Insurance Companies to Cover Fertility Treatments for Cancer Patients Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0)
3/29 HB 2739 Authorizes Medical Aid in Dying Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 2)
3/28 SB 1393 Authorizes Parents to Use Frozen Embryos after Divorce Bill Passed - House (33 - 25)
3/22 HB 628 Requires Paid Family and Medical Leave "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (171 - 162)
3/22 HB 2457 Establishes the Asbestos Trust Claims Transparency Act Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 16)
3/21 HR 5247 Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2018 Bill Passed - House (259 - 140)
3/21 HR 5247 Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2018 Bill Passed - House (259 - 140)
3/16 H 649 Amends Drug Use Laws Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
3/16 HB 604 Requires Mental Health Workers in Schools Bill Passed - House (81 - 1)
3/15 HB 908 Requires Insurance Companies to Cover Fertility Treatments for Cancer Patients Bill Passed - House (133 - 2)
3/15 HB 908 Requires Insurance Companies to Cover Fertility Treatments for Cancer Patients Bill Passed - House (133 - 2)
3/15 HB 908 Requires Insurance Companies to Cover Fertility Treatments for Cancer Patients Bill Passed - House (133 - 2)
3/14 HB 1317 Amends Prescription Cost Disclosures Conference Report Adopted - Senate (36 - 13)
3/14 HB 1270 Establishes The HOPE Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 32)
3/12 S 1243 Requires Public Information Regarding Abortion Interventions Bill Passed - House (55 - 11)
3/08 SB 313 Establishes New Hampshire Granite Advantage Health Care Program "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (17 - 7)
3/08 HR 1119 SENSE Act Bill Passed - House (215 - 189)
3/07 HR 1917 BRICK Act of 2017 Bill Passed - House (234 - 180)
3/06 HB 1510 Prohibits Abortion After 15 Weeks of Pregnancy Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 14)
3/06 HB 363 Requires Welfare Eligibility Tracking Bill Passed - House (63 - 32)
3/05 S 7295 Authorizes Certain Actions by the Health Commissioner Bill Passed - House (101 - 33)
3/05 AJR 29 Expresses Opposition to Executive Offshore Drilling Proposal Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 5)
3/05 HB 472 Expands State Medicaid Coverage Bill Passed - House (47 - 27)
3/03 SB 1555 Amends Marijuana Tax Funding Bill Passed - House (35 - 22)
3/03 SB 6219 Requires State Insurer Coverage of Abortion and Contraception Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 22)
3/01 HB 1058 Requires Dissemination of Vaccine Information Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 14)
3/01 SB 6199 Authorizes Privatization of Home-Care Workforce Bill Passed - House (50 - 0)
2/28 SB 2588 Authorizes Localities to Designate Open Container Districts Bill Passed - House (88 - 29)
2/28 SB 6219 Requires State Insurer Coverage of Abortion and Contraception Bill Passed - House (50 - 48)
2/27 HB 1359 Increases Penalties for Drug Dealers Connected to Overdose Deaths Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 9)

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