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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
March 6, 2019 MS HB 761 Prohibits Contracts with Businesses That Boycott Israel Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 8)
March 6, 2019 OH HB 86 Amends Regulations for Firearm Length Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9)
March 6, 2019 UT SB 43 Repeals the Misdemeanor Crime of Fornication Outside of Marriage Bill Passed - House (41 - 32)
March 6, 2019 UT SB 43 Repeals the Misdemeanor Crime of Fornication Outside of Marriage Bill Passed - House (41 - 32)
March 6, 2019 ID H 209 Authorizes Warrant-less Arrests for Individuals Responsible for School Threats Bill Passed - House (47 - 22)
March 6, 2019 IL SB 1610 Amends Immigrant Deportation Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 14)
March 6, 2019 IL SB 1610 Amends Immigrant Deportation Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 14)
March 5, 2019 HI SB 557 Establishes Hawaii as a Sanctuary State Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 4)
March 5, 2019 NM SB 323 Reduces Criminal Penalties for Marijuana Possession Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 8)
March 5, 2019 HI HB 808 Prohibits Hunting of Sharks and Rays Bill Passed - House (51 - 0)
March 5, 2019 HI SB 1466 Establishes Extreme Risk Protection Orders Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 2)
March 5, 2019 HI HB 285 Requires Law Enforcement Transparency Bill Passed - House (45 - 6)
March 4, 2019 NM SB 8 Requires Background Checks for Gun Sales Bill Passed - House (42 - 27)
March 4, 2019 NY S 2450 Increases Penalties for Improper Gun Storages Bill Passed - House (91 - 52)
March 4, 2019 SD SB 115 Authorizes Constitutional Carry Within the Capital Bill Passed - House (44 - 19)
March 4, 2019 AZ HB 2693 Repeals Requirement that Firearms be Unloaded on School Grounds Bill Passed - House (31 - 27)
March 4, 2019 ID H 180 Authorizes Syringe and Needle Exchange Program Bill Passed - House (47 - 20)
March 4, 2019 CO HB 19-1177 Establishes Extreme Risk Protection Orders Bill Passed - House (38 - 25)
March 4, 2019 NY S 2450 Increases Penalties for Improper Gun Storages Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 22)
March 1, 2019 KY SB 150 Authorizes Constitutional Carry Bill Passed - House (60 - 37)
March 1, 2019 MT HB 498 Authorizes Parolee Use of Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - House (60 - 39)
Feb. 28, 2019 CO SB 19-1025 Prohibits Employers from Asking About Employee Criminal History Bill Passed - House (42 - 22)
Feb. 28, 2019 National HR 1112 Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019 Bill Passed - House (228 - 198)
Feb. 28, 2019 ID H 98 Establishes Restrictions on Marriage Involving Minors Bill Failed - House (28 - 39)
Feb. 28, 2019 AZ SB 1250 Authorizes Protective Orders for Victims of Sexual Violence Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 0)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/06 HB 761 Prohibits Contracts with Businesses That Boycott Israel Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 8)
3/06 HB 86 Amends Regulations for Firearm Length Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9)
3/06 SB 43 Repeals the Misdemeanor Crime of Fornication Outside of Marriage Bill Passed - House (41 - 32)
3/06 SB 43 Repeals the Misdemeanor Crime of Fornication Outside of Marriage Bill Passed - House (41 - 32)
3/06 H 209 Authorizes Warrant-less Arrests for Individuals Responsible for School Threats Bill Passed - House (47 - 22)
3/06 SB 1610 Amends Immigrant Deportation Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 14)
3/06 SB 1610 Amends Immigrant Deportation Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 14)
3/05 SB 557 Establishes Hawaii as a Sanctuary State Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 4)
3/05 SB 323 Reduces Criminal Penalties for Marijuana Possession Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 8)
3/05 HB 808 Prohibits Hunting of Sharks and Rays Bill Passed - House (51 - 0)
3/05 SB 1466 Establishes Extreme Risk Protection Orders Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 2)
3/05 HB 285 Requires Law Enforcement Transparency Bill Passed - House (45 - 6)
3/04 SB 8 Requires Background Checks for Gun Sales Bill Passed - House (42 - 27)
3/04 S 2450 Increases Penalties for Improper Gun Storages Bill Passed - House (91 - 52)
3/04 SB 115 Authorizes Constitutional Carry Within the Capital Bill Passed - House (44 - 19)
3/04 HB 2693 Repeals Requirement that Firearms be Unloaded on School Grounds Bill Passed - House (31 - 27)
3/04 H 180 Authorizes Syringe and Needle Exchange Program Bill Passed - House (47 - 20)
3/04 HB 19-1177 Establishes Extreme Risk Protection Orders Bill Passed - House (38 - 25)
3/04 S 2450 Increases Penalties for Improper Gun Storages Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 22)
3/01 SB 150 Authorizes Constitutional Carry Bill Passed - House (60 - 37)
3/01 HB 498 Authorizes Parolee Use of Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - House (60 - 39)
2/28 SB 19-1025 Prohibits Employers from Asking About Employee Criminal History Bill Passed - House (42 - 22)
2/28 HR 1112 Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019 Bill Passed - House (228 - 198)
2/28 H 98 Establishes Restrictions on Marriage Involving Minors Bill Failed - House (28 - 39)
2/28 SB 1250 Authorizes Protective Orders for Victims of Sexual Violence Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 0)

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