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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 12, 2007 NH SB 176 Children's Lead Poisoning Level Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 8)
April 12, 2007 NH SB 176 Children's Lead Poisoning Level Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 8)
April 11, 2007 IN HB 1478 Property Tax Reduction Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 5)
April 11, 2007 GA SCS HB 147 Pre-Abortion Ultrasound Requirement Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 17)
April 11, 2007 IN HB 1510 Charity Gambling and Illegal Gambling Enforcement Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 11)
April 11, 2007 WA Sub SB 5037 Cell Phone Driving Ban Bill Passed - House (59 - 38)
April 11, 2007 AZ HB 2033 Teen Drivers License Restrictions Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 6)
April 11, 2007 NH HB 1 208-2009 Operating Budget Bill Passed - House (208 - 158)
April 11, 2007 NH HB 1 208-2009 Operating Budget Bill Passed - House (208 - 158)
April 11, 2007 ME LD 805 Washington County Indian Casino Authorization Act Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
April 11, 2007 WA Sub SB 5297 Sexual Health Education Bill Passed - House (63 - 34)
April 11, 2007 WA Sub SB 5297 Sexual Health Education Bill Passed - House (63 - 34)
April 10, 2007 IA HF 611 Research-Based Sex Education Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19)
April 10, 2007 SC S 332 Workers' Compensation Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 7)
April 10, 2007 IA HF 611 Research-Based Sex Education Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19)
April 10, 2007 OR SB 838 Renewable Electricity Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 10)
April 9, 2007 AZ SB 1552 Air Pollution Control Bill Passed - House (35 - 21)
April 9, 2007 ND HB 1320 Prekindergarten Aid Bill Failed - Senate (23 - 22)
April 6, 2007 ND HB 1051 Property Tax Relief Bill Failed - Senate (20 - 27)
April 5, 2007 MD SB 103 Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (123 - 17)
April 5, 2007 CO SJM Opposition to Troop Escalation in Iraq Bill Passed - House (38 - 26)
April 5, 2007 MD HB 359 Indoor Smoking Ban Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 14)
April 5, 2007 IA SF 277 Teacher Pay and Incentive Programs Bill Passed - House (90 - 7)
April 5, 2007 NH HB 802 Requiring Seatbelts in Automotive Vehicles Bill Passed - House (153 - 140)
April 5, 2007 CO SJM 2 Opposition to Troop Escalation in Iraq Joint Resolution Passed - House (38 - 26)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/12 SB 176 Children's Lead Poisoning Level Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 8)
4/12 SB 176 Children's Lead Poisoning Level Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 8)
4/11 HB 1478 Property Tax Reduction Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 5)
4/11 SCS HB 147 Pre-Abortion Ultrasound Requirement Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 17)
4/11 HB 1510 Charity Gambling and Illegal Gambling Enforcement Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 11)
4/11 Sub SB 5037 Cell Phone Driving Ban Bill Passed - House (59 - 38)
4/11 HB 2033 Teen Drivers License Restrictions Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 6)
4/11 HB 1 208-2009 Operating Budget Bill Passed - House (208 - 158)
4/11 HB 1 208-2009 Operating Budget Bill Passed - House (208 - 158)
4/11 LD 805 Washington County Indian Casino Authorization Act Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
4/11 Sub SB 5297 Sexual Health Education Bill Passed - House (63 - 34)
4/11 Sub SB 5297 Sexual Health Education Bill Passed - House (63 - 34)
4/10 HF 611 Research-Based Sex Education Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19)
4/10 S 332 Workers' Compensation Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 7)
4/10 HF 611 Research-Based Sex Education Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19)
4/10 SB 838 Renewable Electricity Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 10)
4/09 SB 1552 Air Pollution Control Bill Passed - House (35 - 21)
4/09 HB 1320 Prekindergarten Aid Bill Failed - Senate (23 - 22)
4/06 HB 1051 Property Tax Relief Bill Failed - Senate (20 - 27)
4/05 SB 103 Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (123 - 17)
4/05 SJM Opposition to Troop Escalation in Iraq Bill Passed - House (38 - 26)
4/05 HB 359 Indoor Smoking Ban Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 14)
4/05 SF 277 Teacher Pay and Incentive Programs Bill Passed - House (90 - 7)
4/05 HB 802 Requiring Seatbelts in Automotive Vehicles Bill Passed - House (153 - 140)
4/05 SJM 2 Opposition to Troop Escalation in Iraq Joint Resolution Passed - House (38 - 26)

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