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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. 27, 2019 OH HB 86 Amends Regulations for Firearm Length Bill Passed - House (76 - 20)
Feb. 27, 2019 KS HB 2167 Establishes System for Transfer of Certain Deer Hunting Permits to Nonresidents Bill Passed - House (63 - 60)
Feb. 27, 2019 WV HB 2519 Authorizes Concealed Carry on College Campuses Bill Passed - House (59 - 41)
Feb. 27, 2019 National HR 8 Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 Bill Passed - House (240 - 190)
Feb. 26, 2019 WY HB 103 Requires Doctor Reporting of Abortions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (46 - 12)
Feb. 26, 2019 WA SB 5165 Prohibits Discrimination Based on Citizenship or Immigration Status Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
Feb. 26, 2019 WA SB 5165 Prohibits Discrimination Based on Citizenship or Immigration Status Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
Feb. 26, 2019 IN SB 552 Authorizes Sports Gambling Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 11)
Feb. 26, 2019 CO HB 19-1119 Requires Law Enforcement Internal Investigations to Become Public Bill Passed - House (33 - 29)
Feb. 25, 2019 WY HB 103 Requires Doctor Reporting of Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 9)
Feb. 25, 2019 AZ HCR 2009 Classifies Pornography as a Public Health Crises Bill Passed - House (32 - 28)
Feb. 24, 2019 NM HB 564 Amends Probation and Parole Procedures Bill Passed - House (51 - 16)
Feb. 23, 2019 VA SB 1126 Authorizes Casino Gaming in Select Cities Conference Report Adopted - House (64 - 33)
Feb. 23, 2019 VA SB 1126 Authorizes Casino Gaming in Select Cities Conference Report Adopted - Senate (30 - 10)
Feb. 22, 2019 UT HB 40 Repeals the Misdemeanor Crime of Sodomy and Adultery Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 2)
Feb. 22, 2019 UT HB 40 Repeals the Misdemeanor Crime of Sodomy and Adultery Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 2)
Feb. 22, 2019 MD SB 196 Authorizes Designation for Unspecified Gender on Licenses and ID Cards Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 14)
Feb. 22, 2019 WV HB 2934 Authorizes Online Sports Gambling Bill Passed - House (72 - 22)
Feb. 21, 2019 IN SB 12 Authorizes Consideration of Bias in Sentencing Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 10)
Feb. 21, 2019 VT H 57 Expands and Preserves Abortion Rights and Protections Bill Passed - House (106 - 37)
Feb. 21, 2019 IN SB 12 Authorizes Consideration of Bias in Sentencing Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 10)
Feb. 21, 2019 IN HB 1211 Prohibits Dilation and Evacuation Abortions Bill Passed - House (71 - 25)
Feb. 21, 2019 NJ S 758 Requires Incarcerated Individuals Count in Legislative Redistricting Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 10)
Feb. 21, 2019 NJ S 758 Requires Incarcerated Individuals Count in Legislative Redistricting Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 10)
Feb. 20, 2019 IA HF 262 Prohibits Pyramid Promotional Schemes Bill Passed - House (88 - 10)
Date No. Title Outcome
2/27 HB 86 Amends Regulations for Firearm Length Bill Passed - House (76 - 20)
2/27 HB 2167 Establishes System for Transfer of Certain Deer Hunting Permits to Nonresidents Bill Passed - House (63 - 60)
2/27 HB 2519 Authorizes Concealed Carry on College Campuses Bill Passed - House (59 - 41)
2/27 HR 8 Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 Bill Passed - House (240 - 190)
2/26 HB 103 Requires Doctor Reporting of Abortions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (46 - 12)
2/26 SB 5165 Prohibits Discrimination Based on Citizenship or Immigration Status Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
2/26 SB 5165 Prohibits Discrimination Based on Citizenship or Immigration Status Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
2/26 SB 552 Authorizes Sports Gambling Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 11)
2/26 HB 19-1119 Requires Law Enforcement Internal Investigations to Become Public Bill Passed - House (33 - 29)
2/25 HB 103 Requires Doctor Reporting of Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 9)
2/25 HCR 2009 Classifies Pornography as a Public Health Crises Bill Passed - House (32 - 28)
2/24 HB 564 Amends Probation and Parole Procedures Bill Passed - House (51 - 16)
2/23 SB 1126 Authorizes Casino Gaming in Select Cities Conference Report Adopted - House (64 - 33)
2/23 SB 1126 Authorizes Casino Gaming in Select Cities Conference Report Adopted - Senate (30 - 10)
2/22 HB 40 Repeals the Misdemeanor Crime of Sodomy and Adultery Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 2)
2/22 HB 40 Repeals the Misdemeanor Crime of Sodomy and Adultery Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 2)
2/22 SB 196 Authorizes Designation for Unspecified Gender on Licenses and ID Cards Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 14)
2/22 HB 2934 Authorizes Online Sports Gambling Bill Passed - House (72 - 22)
2/21 SB 12 Authorizes Consideration of Bias in Sentencing Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 10)
2/21 H 57 Expands and Preserves Abortion Rights and Protections Bill Passed - House (106 - 37)
2/21 SB 12 Authorizes Consideration of Bias in Sentencing Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 10)
2/21 HB 1211 Prohibits Dilation and Evacuation Abortions Bill Passed - House (71 - 25)
2/21 S 758 Requires Incarcerated Individuals Count in Legislative Redistricting Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 10)
2/21 S 758 Requires Incarcerated Individuals Count in Legislative Redistricting Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 10)
2/20 HF 262 Prohibits Pyramid Promotional Schemes Bill Passed - House (88 - 10)

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