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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 22, 2019 WA HB 1923 Increases Urban Residential Capacity Allowances Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 16)
April 10, 2019 NY A 6188 Prohibits Harassment of Rent Regulated Tenants Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 17)
March 31, 2019 NY A 2006 Establishes an Education, Labor, Housing and Family Assistance Budget for FY 2019-2020 Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 22)
March 28, 2019 GA HB 346 Prohibits Retaliation By A Landlord Against A Tenant For Taking Certain Actions Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 16)
March 20, 2019 IA SF 548 Amends Land Purchase Regulations for Water Quality Testing Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17)
March 19, 2019 MS SB 2901 Amends Landowner Liability Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 20)
Feb. 19, 2019 ND SB 2315 Establishes Hunters Access Advisory Group Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 18)
Feb. 13, 2019 MI SB 2 Prohibits Property Seizures by Law Enforcement Until After Criminal Conviction Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 2)
Feb. 12, 2019 OR SB 608 Prohibits No-Cause evictions Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 11)
Feb. 7, 2019 MS SB 2901 Amends Landowner Liability Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17)
July 1, 2018 NJ S 822 Requires Employers and Landlords to Hold Liability Insurance Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
June 22, 2018 PA HB 2468 Requires Court Order for Eminent Domain on Conserved Lands Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 12)
April 18, 2018 NE LB 496 Amends and Establishes Requirements for Redevelopment Projects Under the Community Development Law Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 8)
March 21, 2018 ID H 658 Amends Trespassing Laws Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
March 3, 2018 OR HB 4007 Establishes Tax Sheltered Home Buyer Savings Accounts and Increases Document-Recording Fees Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 9)
March 1, 2018 WA HB 2578 Establishes Source-of-Income Housing Non-Discrimination Policy Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 13)
Jan. 23, 2018 MI SB 409 Authorizes Private Harbor Permits in the Great Lakes Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
Aug. 11, 2017 TX HB 7 Specifies Tree Removal Regulations Municipalities May Impose Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 14)
June 29, 2017 RI S 897 Amends Housing Restrictions for Sex Offenders Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 5)
June 6, 2017 RI S 608 Requires Notification of Sex Offenders Living Near School Bus Stops Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 0)
June 1, 2017 CA SB 35 Amends Affordable Housing Policies Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 12)
April 12, 2017 MO SB 22 Authorizes State to Buy Out Contaminated Homes Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 3)
March 30, 2017 NC HB 142 Establishes Provisions Related to Gender-Based Bathroom Use Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 16)
Aug. 24, 2016 CA SB 1150 Authorizes Heirs to Receive Home Loan Information Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 13)
June 9, 2016 MA S 2311 Amends Residential Zoning Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/22 HB 1923 Increases Urban Residential Capacity Allowances Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 16)
4/10 A 6188 Prohibits Harassment of Rent Regulated Tenants Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 17)
3/31 A 2006 Establishes an Education, Labor, Housing and Family Assistance Budget for FY 2019-2020 Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 22)
3/28 HB 346 Prohibits Retaliation By A Landlord Against A Tenant For Taking Certain Actions Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 16)
3/20 SF 548 Amends Land Purchase Regulations for Water Quality Testing Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17)
3/19 SB 2901 Amends Landowner Liability Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 20)
2/19 SB 2315 Establishes Hunters Access Advisory Group Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 18)
2/13 SB 2 Prohibits Property Seizures by Law Enforcement Until After Criminal Conviction Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 2)
2/12 SB 608 Prohibits No-Cause evictions Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 11)
2/07 SB 2901 Amends Landowner Liability Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17)
7/01 S 822 Requires Employers and Landlords to Hold Liability Insurance Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
6/22 HB 2468 Requires Court Order for Eminent Domain on Conserved Lands Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 12)
4/18 LB 496 Amends and Establishes Requirements for Redevelopment Projects Under the Community Development Law Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 8)
3/21 H 658 Amends Trespassing Laws Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
3/03 HB 4007 Establishes Tax Sheltered Home Buyer Savings Accounts and Increases Document-Recording Fees Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 9)
3/01 HB 2578 Establishes Source-of-Income Housing Non-Discrimination Policy Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 13)
1/23 SB 409 Authorizes Private Harbor Permits in the Great Lakes Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
8/11 HB 7 Specifies Tree Removal Regulations Municipalities May Impose Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 14)
6/29 S 897 Amends Housing Restrictions for Sex Offenders Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 5)
6/06 S 608 Requires Notification of Sex Offenders Living Near School Bus Stops Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 0)
6/01 SB 35 Amends Affordable Housing Policies Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 12)
4/12 SB 22 Authorizes State to Buy Out Contaminated Homes Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 3)
3/30 HB 142 Establishes Provisions Related to Gender-Based Bathroom Use Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 16)
8/24 SB 1150 Authorizes Heirs to Receive Home Loan Information Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 13)
6/09 S 2311 Amends Residential Zoning Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15)

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