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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 15, 2018 NH HB 1500 Requires Public Workplace Injuries and Deaths to be Reported Motion Agreed - House (177 - 157)
March 14, 2018 National S 2155 Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act Bill Passed - Senate (67 - 31)
March 14, 2018 National HR 4909 STOP School Violence Act of 2018 Bill Passed - House (407 - 10)
March 12, 2018 KS SB 405 Authorizes Confined Feeding Facilities Within City Limits Bill Passed - House (84 - 37)
March 12, 2018 MD HB 811 Authorizes Collective Bargaining New Employee Processing Bill Passed - House (84 - 49)
March 7, 2018 WA HB 1506 Prohibits Employers from Retaliating Against Employees for Discussing Wages Conference Report Adopted - House (70 - 28)
March 6, 2018 WA HB 1506 Prohibits Employers from Retaliating Against Employees for Discussing Wages Conference Report Adopted - Senate (36 - 12)
March 1, 2018 WA HB 1506 Prohibits Employers from Retaliating Against Employees for Discussing Wages Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 12)
March 1, 2018 WA SB 6199 Authorizes Privatization of Home-Care Workforce Bill Passed - House (50 - 0)
Feb. 27, 2018 SD HB 1199 Prohibits Collective Bargaining at Public Universities Bill Failed - Senate (16 - 18)
Feb. 27, 2018 WA SB 5996 Prohibits Employers from Requiring Sexual Assault Nondisclosure Agreements Bill Passed - House (98 - 0)
Feb. 27, 2018 National HR 1865 Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 Bill Passed - House (388 - 25)
Feb. 22, 2018 KS SB 405 Authorizes Confined Feeding Facilities Within City Limits Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 10)
Feb. 21, 2018 KY HB 2 Amends Workers' Compensation Law Bill Passed - House (55 - 39)
Feb. 20, 2018 WI AB 1 Increases Work Hour Requirements for Welfare Recipients Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 14)
Feb. 20, 2018 OR HB 4113 Requires School Districts to Bargain About Class Size Bill Passed - House (33 - 25)
Feb. 15, 2018 NM HB 79 Authorizes Sale of Goods Without Tax Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 20)
Feb. 15, 2018 WI AB 1 Increases Work Hour Requirements for Welfare Recipients Bill Passed - House (62 - 35)
Feb. 15, 2018 VT S 40 Increases State Minimum Wage to $15 per Hour Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 10)
Feb. 15, 2018 WI AB 10 Requires Photo Identification for Welfare Recipients Bill Passed - House (61 - 36)
Feb. 15, 2018 National HR 620 ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 Bill Passed - House (225 - 192)
Feb. 13, 2018 SD HB 1199 Prohibits Collective Bargaining at Public Universities Bill Passed - House (37 - 28)
Feb. 13, 2018 GA SB 17 Authorizes Restaurants to Sell Alcohol Earlier on Sundays Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 18)
Feb. 10, 2018 WA SB 6199 Authorizes Privatization of Home-Care Workforce Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 21)
Feb. 9, 2018 VA SB 966 Amends Various Utilities Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 13)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/15 HB 1500 Requires Public Workplace Injuries and Deaths to be Reported Motion Agreed - House (177 - 157)
3/14 S 2155 Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act Bill Passed - Senate (67 - 31)
3/14 HR 4909 STOP School Violence Act of 2018 Bill Passed - House (407 - 10)
3/12 SB 405 Authorizes Confined Feeding Facilities Within City Limits Bill Passed - House (84 - 37)
3/12 HB 811 Authorizes Collective Bargaining New Employee Processing Bill Passed - House (84 - 49)
3/07 HB 1506 Prohibits Employers from Retaliating Against Employees for Discussing Wages Conference Report Adopted - House (70 - 28)
3/06 HB 1506 Prohibits Employers from Retaliating Against Employees for Discussing Wages Conference Report Adopted - Senate (36 - 12)
3/01 HB 1506 Prohibits Employers from Retaliating Against Employees for Discussing Wages Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 12)
3/01 SB 6199 Authorizes Privatization of Home-Care Workforce Bill Passed - House (50 - 0)
2/27 HB 1199 Prohibits Collective Bargaining at Public Universities Bill Failed - Senate (16 - 18)
2/27 SB 5996 Prohibits Employers from Requiring Sexual Assault Nondisclosure Agreements Bill Passed - House (98 - 0)
2/27 HR 1865 Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 Bill Passed - House (388 - 25)
2/22 SB 405 Authorizes Confined Feeding Facilities Within City Limits Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 10)
2/21 HB 2 Amends Workers' Compensation Law Bill Passed - House (55 - 39)
2/20 AB 1 Increases Work Hour Requirements for Welfare Recipients Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 14)
2/20 HB 4113 Requires School Districts to Bargain About Class Size Bill Passed - House (33 - 25)
2/15 HB 79 Authorizes Sale of Goods Without Tax Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 20)
2/15 AB 1 Increases Work Hour Requirements for Welfare Recipients Bill Passed - House (62 - 35)
2/15 S 40 Increases State Minimum Wage to $15 per Hour Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 10)
2/15 AB 10 Requires Photo Identification for Welfare Recipients Bill Passed - House (61 - 36)
2/15 HR 620 ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 Bill Passed - House (225 - 192)
2/13 HB 1199 Prohibits Collective Bargaining at Public Universities Bill Passed - House (37 - 28)
2/13 SB 17 Authorizes Restaurants to Sell Alcohol Earlier on Sundays Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 18)
2/10 SB 6199 Authorizes Privatization of Home-Care Workforce Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 21)
2/09 SB 966 Amends Various Utilities Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 13)

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