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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. 20, 2019 ND HB 1254 Authorizes Sports Betting Bill Passed - House (58 - 32)
Feb. 20, 2019 SD SB 115 Authorizes Constitutional Carry Within the Capital Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 13)
Feb. 19, 2019 ND HB 1381 Prohibits Government Funded Gun Buyback Programs Bill Passed - House (66 - 26)
Feb. 19, 2019 ND SB 2315 Establishes Hunters Access Advisory Group Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 18)
Feb. 19, 2019 CO HB 19-1148 Reduces Maximum Criminal Penalty for Certain Crimes to 364 Days Bill Passed - House (41 - 21)
Feb. 19, 2019 CO HB 19-1129 Prohibits Conversion Therapy Bill Passed - House (42 - 20)
Feb. 19, 2019 CO HB 19-1148 Reduces Maximum Criminal Penalty for Certain Crimes to 364 Days Bill Passed - House (41 - 21)
Feb. 18, 2019 NM HB 89 Requires Insurance Companies Provide Coverage for Contraceptives Bill Passed - House (40 - 24)
Feb. 18, 2019 IN HB 1253 Authorizes Firearm Training for Teachers and School Staff Bill Passed - House (72 - 25)
Feb. 15, 2019 NV SB 143 Expands Background Checks for Private Gun Sales Bill Passed - House (28 - 13)
Feb. 15, 2019 CO HB 19-1039 Amends Birth Certificate Regulations Bill Passed - House (41 - 22)
Feb. 14, 2019 AR SB 149 Establishes The Arkansas Human Life Protection Act Bill Passed - House (72 - 20)
Feb. 14, 2019 NH HB 253 Prohibits Employers from Asking Job Applicants About Criminal History "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (213 - 142)
Feb. 14, 2019 IN HB 1615 Increases Penalties for Animal Abuse Bill Passed - House (81 - 13)
Feb. 14, 2019 NH SB 1 Establishes Paid Family and Medical Leave Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 10)
Feb. 14, 2019 IN HB 1615 Increases Penalties for Animal Abuse Bill Passed - House (81 - 13)
Feb. 14, 2019 NM SB 8 Requires Background Checks for Gun Sales Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 20)
Feb. 13, 2019 NV SB 143 Expands Background Checks for Private Gun Sales Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 8)
Feb. 13, 2019 OK HB 2597 Authorizes State Constitutional Carry Bill Passed - House (70 - 30)
Feb. 13, 2019 MI SB 2 Prohibits Property Seizures by Law Enforcement Until After Criminal Conviction Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 2)
Feb. 12, 2019 SD HB 1108 Prohibits Gender Dysphoria Sex Education from Kindergarten through Grade 7 Bill Passed - House (39 - 30)
Feb. 12, 2019 MT SB 100 Requires Abortion Providers Offer Patients an Ultrasound Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19)
Feb. 12, 2019 MT HB 146 Prohibits Cities from Passing Sanctuary Laws Bill Passed - House (58 - 41)
Feb. 11, 2019 OK HB 2591 Requires Healthcare Providers Report Statutory Rape Bill Passed - House (79 - 20)
Feb. 8, 2019 NM HB 8 Requires Background Checks for Gun Sales Bill Passed - House (41 - 25)
Date No. Title Outcome
2/20 HB 1254 Authorizes Sports Betting Bill Passed - House (58 - 32)
2/20 SB 115 Authorizes Constitutional Carry Within the Capital Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 13)
2/19 HB 1381 Prohibits Government Funded Gun Buyback Programs Bill Passed - House (66 - 26)
2/19 SB 2315 Establishes Hunters Access Advisory Group Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 18)
2/19 HB 19-1148 Reduces Maximum Criminal Penalty for Certain Crimes to 364 Days Bill Passed - House (41 - 21)
2/19 HB 19-1129 Prohibits Conversion Therapy Bill Passed - House (42 - 20)
2/19 HB 19-1148 Reduces Maximum Criminal Penalty for Certain Crimes to 364 Days Bill Passed - House (41 - 21)
2/18 HB 89 Requires Insurance Companies Provide Coverage for Contraceptives Bill Passed - House (40 - 24)
2/18 HB 1253 Authorizes Firearm Training for Teachers and School Staff Bill Passed - House (72 - 25)
2/15 SB 143 Expands Background Checks for Private Gun Sales Bill Passed - House (28 - 13)
2/15 HB 19-1039 Amends Birth Certificate Regulations Bill Passed - House (41 - 22)
2/14 SB 149 Establishes The Arkansas Human Life Protection Act Bill Passed - House (72 - 20)
2/14 HB 253 Prohibits Employers from Asking Job Applicants About Criminal History "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (213 - 142)
2/14 HB 1615 Increases Penalties for Animal Abuse Bill Passed - House (81 - 13)
2/14 SB 1 Establishes Paid Family and Medical Leave Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 10)
2/14 HB 1615 Increases Penalties for Animal Abuse Bill Passed - House (81 - 13)
2/14 SB 8 Requires Background Checks for Gun Sales Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 20)
2/13 SB 143 Expands Background Checks for Private Gun Sales Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 8)
2/13 HB 2597 Authorizes State Constitutional Carry Bill Passed - House (70 - 30)
2/13 SB 2 Prohibits Property Seizures by Law Enforcement Until After Criminal Conviction Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 2)
2/12 HB 1108 Prohibits Gender Dysphoria Sex Education from Kindergarten through Grade 7 Bill Passed - House (39 - 30)
2/12 SB 100 Requires Abortion Providers Offer Patients an Ultrasound Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19)
2/12 HB 146 Prohibits Cities from Passing Sanctuary Laws Bill Passed - House (58 - 41)
2/11 HB 2591 Requires Healthcare Providers Report Statutory Rape Bill Passed - House (79 - 20)
2/08 HB 8 Requires Background Checks for Gun Sales Bill Passed - House (41 - 25)

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