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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 27, 2007 CO SB 199 Education Funding and Property Tax Freeze Bill Passed - House (41 - 20)
April 27, 2007 CO SB 199 Education Funding and Property Tax Freeze Bill Passed - House (41 - 20)
April 27, 2007 IA HF 920 Univeristy Capital Improvement Bonds Bill Passed - House (51 - 44)
April 27, 2007 FL CS HB 1497 Abortion Waiting Periods Bill Passed - House (71 - 42)
April 27, 2007 FL CS HB 71 Florida Unborn Victims of Violence Act Bill Passed - House (76 - 39)
April 26, 2007 ME LD 805 Washington County Indian Casino Authorization Act Veto Override Failed - House (38 - 92)
April 26, 2007 MN SF 238 Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (85 - 45)
April 26, 2007 IL HB 317 Abortion Notification Bill Bill Failed - House (55 - 62)
April 26, 2007 FL CS HB 323 Baseball Stadium Funding Eligibility Bill Passed - House (86 - 24)
April 25, 2007 National HR 1591 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 with Iraq Withdrawal Timeline Conference Report Adopted - House (218 - 208)
April 25, 2007 IA SF 588 2008-2009 Education Budget Bill Passed - House (56 - 40)
April 25, 2007 SC H 3567 Cigarette Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (78 - 37)
April 25, 2007 FL CS HB 7189 Kidcare Eligibility Expansion Bill Passed - House (98 - 14)
April 25, 2007 FL CS HB 7189 Kidcare Eligibility Expansion Bill Passed - House (98 - 14)
April 24, 2007 ME LD 805 Washington County Indian Casino Authorization Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (84 - 59)
April 24, 2007 NV AB 248 Regulation of Tip Sharing Agreements Bill Passed - House (32 - 10)
April 24, 2007 WI AB 205 Restrictions on Off-Reservation Native American Casinos Bill Passed - House (57 - 38)
April 23, 2007 IA SF 277 Teacher Pay and Incentive Programs Conference Report Adopted - House (93 - 3)
April 23, 2007 ND HB 1466 Abortion Ban Conference Report Adopted - House (68 - 24)
April 23, 2007 AZ SB 1132 Volunteer Homeland Security Force Bill Passed - House (34 - 21)
April 20, 2007 MN H Amendment Prohibiting Public Funding for Abortions Amendment Rejected - House (64 - 68)
April 20, 2007 ND SB 2046 Teachers’ Retirement Fund Conference Report Adopted - House (57 - 27)
April 20, 2007 MN SF 2171 2008-2009 Health and Human Services Budget Bill Passed - House (86 - 45)
April 20, 2007 IA HF 909 2007-2008 Health and Human Services Budget Bill Passed - House (53 - 44)
April 19, 2007 MN H Amendment Resident Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants Amendment Rejected - House (61 - 71)
April 19, 2007 MN SF 1989 2008-2009 Higher Education Budget Bill Passed - House (95 - 37)
April 18, 2007 IA SF 485 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Bill Passed - House (66 - 32)
April 18, 2007 ND SB 2032 Property Tax Reduction Bill Passed - House (61 - 33)
April 18, 2007 IA SF 263 Land-Based Casinos Bill Passed - House (71 - 26)
April 18, 2007 FL HJR 7089 Property Tax Reduction Amendment Resolution Passed - House (78 - 40)
April 12, 2007 WA SB 6001 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Bill Passed - House (84 - 14)
April 11, 2007 WA Sub SB 5037 Cell Phone Driving Ban Bill Passed - House (59 - 38)
April 11, 2007 WA Sub SB 5297 Sexual Health Education Bill Passed - House (63 - 34)
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 WA Sub SB 5297 Sexual Health Education Bill Passed - House (63 - 34)
April 9, 2007 AZ SB 1552 Air Pollution Control Bill Passed - House (35 - 21)
April 5, 2007 CO SJM Opposition to Troop Escalation in Iraq Bill Passed - House (38 - 26)
April 5, 2007 MD SB 103 Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (123 - 17)
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)
April 4, 2007 NH HB 744 Informed Consent Before Abortion "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Passed - House (276 - 88)
April 4, 2007 VA Governor's Recommendation: Restaurant Smoking Ban Amendment Rejected - House (40 - 59)
April 4, 2007 TX HB 109 Child Health Care Expansion Bill Passed - House (128 - 17)
April 3, 2007 MD SB 91 Indoor Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (99 - 39)
April 3, 2007 OK SB 714 Ban on State-Funded Abortions Bill Passed - House (73 - 22)
April 3, 2007 OR HB 2650 School Food Nutritional Standards Bill Passed - House (46 - 11)
April 3, 2007 OR HB 2650 School Food Nutritional Standards Bill Passed - House (46 - 11)
March 30, 2007 ND SB 2200 Revisions in School Funding Bill Passed - House (62 - 25)
March 30, 2007 ND SB 2397 Oil Well Tax Cut Bill Passed - House (63 - 26)
March 30, 2007 ID H 336 Highway Project Financing Bill Passed - House (48 - 17)
March 29, 2007 SC Amendment No. 8 School Tuition Tax Credit Amendment Tabled - House (70 - 49)
March 29, 2007 SC Amendment No. 5 School Vouchers, Administer PACT to Transfer Students Amendment Tabled - House (62 - 56)
March 29, 2007 TX F 64 Pay Raise for Public School Employees Amendment Adopted - House (90 - 56)
March 29, 2007 IL HB 1769 Smoking Ban in Vehicles Bill Failed - House (18 - 91)
March 29, 2007 IL HB 414 Community College Student Housing Bill Passed - House (82 - 32)
March 29, 2007 IL HB 414 Community College Student Housing Bill Passed - House (82 - 32)
March 29, 2007 SC H 3124 Open Enrollment and Optional Programs Bill Passed - House (69 - 53)
March 29, 2007 IA HF 611 Research-Based Sex Education Bill Passed - House (55 - 40)
March 29, 2007 IL HB 1769 Smoking Ban in Vehicles Bill Failed - House (18 - 91)
March 29, 2007 IA HF 611 Research-Based Sex Education Bill Passed - House (55 - 40)
March 28, 2007 NH HB 774 Medical Marijuana "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Passed - House (186 - 177)
March 28, 2007 MI Sub HB 4162 Anti School Bullying Act Bill Passed - House (59 - 50)
March 28, 2007 MI HB 4091 Anti-Bullying Bill Bill Passed - House (66 - 43)
March 28, 2007 IL HB 1100 Driver's Certificates for Non-Citizens Bill Passed - House (60 - 56)
March 28, 2007 NH HR 10 Resolution Against the Iraq War Resolution Passed - House (214 - 151)
March 28, 2007 IA HF 877 Statewide Preschool Program Bill Passed - House (56 - 43)
March 28, 2007 ID H 121 Smoking Ban in Bowling Alleys Veto Override Passed - House (57 - 13)
March 27, 2007 NH HB 923 Dog Racing Prohibition "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Passed - House (198 - 138)
March 27, 2007 SC Amendment No. 23 Remove the Transportation Commission Amendment Tabled - House (71 - 36)
March 27, 2007 GA HCS HB 340 Children’s Health Care Eligibility Bill Passed - House (101 - 63)
March 27, 2007 MN HF 886 Capital Improvement Budget Bill Passed - House (84 - 45)
March 27, 2007 NH HB 927 Adequate Education Definition Bill Passed - House (226 - 132)
March 26, 2007 KS SB 66 Kansas Expanded Lottery Act Bill Passed - House (64 - 58)
March 24, 2007 MD HB 359 Indoor Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (98 - 40)
March 24, 2007 MN HF 946 Transportation Funding and Gas Tax Bill Passed - House (83 - 46)
March 24, 2007 MD HB 1220 Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Green Fund Bill Passed - House (96 - 41)
March 24, 2007 MN HF 946 Transportation Funding and Gas Tax Bill Passed - House (83 - 46)
March 23, 2007 CO HB 1341 Oil and Gas Commission Reconfiguration Bill Passed - House (37 - 27)
March 23, 2007 National HR 1591 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 with Iraq Withdrawal Timeline Bill Passed - House (218 - 212)
March 23, 2007 ND SB 2181 Prenatal Care for Minors Bill Failed - House (46 - 46)
March 23, 2007 MD HB 6 Resident Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - House (81 - 57)
March 22, 2007 ND SB 2347 In-State Tuition Grants Bill Failed - House (28 - 65)
March 22, 2007 FL HB 7033 Privatization of Toll Roads Bill Passed - House (74 - 40)
March 21, 2007 SC H 3355 Pre-Abortion Ultrasound Bill Passed - House (91 - 23)
March 21, 2007 VT H 44 Life Ending Prescriptions for Terminally Ill Patients Bill Failed - House (63 - 82)
March 20, 2007 ND SB 2309 High School Graduation Requirements Bill Passed - House (59 - 32)
March 20, 2007 NV AJR 5 Lottery Constitutional Amendment Joint Resolution Passed - House (29 - 13)
March 20, 2007 OR HJM 9 Iraq Troop Withdrawal Joint Resolution Passed - House (33 - 25)
March 20, 2007 GA HCS HB 77 Red Light Camera Law Bill Passed - House (110 - 60)
March 19, 2007 GA HCS HB 147 Pre-Abortion Ultrasound Requirement Bill Passed - House (116 - 54)
March 16, 2007 MD HB 754 Tobacco Tax to Fund Health Care Bill Passed - House (102 - 37)
March 15, 2007 SC Amendment No. 178 Property Tax Credits for Schools Amendment Tabled - House (73 - 36)
March 15, 2007 SC Amendment No. 178 Property Tax Credits for Schools Amendment Tabled - House (73 - 36)
March 15, 2007 KS Amend HB 2542 Expand Children's Health Care Amendment Rejected - House (55 - 67)
March 15, 2007 OK HCS HB 1317 Ban on State Participation Regarding Abortion Bill Passed - House (85 - 13)
March 15, 2007 KS HB 2530 Physician Liability Exemption Bill Passed - House (109 - 14)
March 14, 2007 MD Amendment 643129/1 2008-2009 Budget Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (29 - 110)
March 14, 2007 MI Sub HB 4441 Property Transfer Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (58 - 50)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/27 SB 199 Education Funding and Property Tax Freeze Bill Passed - House (41 - 20)
4/27 SB 199 Education Funding and Property Tax Freeze Bill Passed - House (41 - 20)
4/27 HF 920 Univeristy Capital Improvement Bonds Bill Passed - House (51 - 44)
4/27 CS HB 1497 Abortion Waiting Periods Bill Passed - House (71 - 42)
4/27 CS HB 71 Florida Unborn Victims of Violence Act Bill Passed - House (76 - 39)
4/26 LD 805 Washington County Indian Casino Authorization Act Veto Override Failed - House (38 - 92)
4/26 SF 238 Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (85 - 45)
4/26 HB 317 Abortion Notification Bill Bill Failed - House (55 - 62)
4/26 CS HB 323 Baseball Stadium Funding Eligibility Bill Passed - House (86 - 24)
4/25 HR 1591 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 with Iraq Withdrawal Timeline Conference Report Adopted - House (218 - 208)
4/25 SF 588 2008-2009 Education Budget Bill Passed - House (56 - 40)
4/25 H 3567 Cigarette Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (78 - 37)
4/25 CS HB 7189 Kidcare Eligibility Expansion Bill Passed - House (98 - 14)
4/25 CS HB 7189 Kidcare Eligibility Expansion Bill Passed - House (98 - 14)
4/24 LD 805 Washington County Indian Casino Authorization Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (84 - 59)
4/24 AB 248 Regulation of Tip Sharing Agreements Bill Passed - House (32 - 10)
4/24 AB 205 Restrictions on Off-Reservation Native American Casinos Bill Passed - House (57 - 38)
4/23 SF 277 Teacher Pay and Incentive Programs Conference Report Adopted - House (93 - 3)
4/23 HB 1466 Abortion Ban Conference Report Adopted - House (68 - 24)
4/23 SB 1132 Volunteer Homeland Security Force Bill Passed - House (34 - 21)
4/20 H Amendment Prohibiting Public Funding for Abortions Amendment Rejected - House (64 - 68)
4/20 SB 2046 Teachers’ Retirement Fund Conference Report Adopted - House (57 - 27)
4/20 SF 2171 2008-2009 Health and Human Services Budget Bill Passed - House (86 - 45)
4/20 HF 909 2007-2008 Health and Human Services Budget Bill Passed - House (53 - 44)
4/19 H Amendment Resident Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants Amendment Rejected - House (61 - 71)
4/19 SF 1989 2008-2009 Higher Education Budget Bill Passed - House (95 - 37)
4/18 SF 485 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Bill Passed - House (66 - 32)
4/18 SB 2032 Property Tax Reduction Bill Passed - House (61 - 33)
4/18 SF 263 Land-Based Casinos Bill Passed - House (71 - 26)
4/18 HJR 7089 Property Tax Reduction Amendment Resolution Passed - House (78 - 40)
4/12 SB 6001 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Bill Passed - House (84 - 14)
4/11 Sub SB 5037 Cell Phone Driving Ban Bill Passed - House (59 - 38)
4/11 Sub SB 5297 Sexual Health Education Bill Passed - House (63 - 34)
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 Sub SB 5297 Sexual Health Education Bill Passed - House (63 - 34)
4/09 SB 1552 Air Pollution Control Bill Passed - House (35 - 21)
4/05 SJM Opposition to Troop Escalation in Iraq Bill Passed - House (38 - 26)
4/05 SB 103 Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (123 - 17)
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)
4/04 HB 744 Informed Consent Before Abortion "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Passed - House (276 - 88)
4/04 Governor's Recommendation: Restaurant Smoking Ban Amendment Rejected - House (40 - 59)
4/04 HB 109 Child Health Care Expansion Bill Passed - House (128 - 17)
4/03 SB 91 Indoor Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (99 - 39)
4/03 SB 714 Ban on State-Funded Abortions Bill Passed - House (73 - 22)
4/03 HB 2650 School Food Nutritional Standards Bill Passed - House (46 - 11)
4/03 HB 2650 School Food Nutritional Standards Bill Passed - House (46 - 11)
3/30 SB 2200 Revisions in School Funding Bill Passed - House (62 - 25)
3/30 SB 2397 Oil Well Tax Cut Bill Passed - House (63 - 26)
3/30 H 336 Highway Project Financing Bill Passed - House (48 - 17)
3/29 Amendment No. 8 School Tuition Tax Credit Amendment Tabled - House (70 - 49)
3/29 Amendment No. 5 School Vouchers, Administer PACT to Transfer Students Amendment Tabled - House (62 - 56)
3/29 F 64 Pay Raise for Public School Employees Amendment Adopted - House (90 - 56)
3/29 HB 1769 Smoking Ban in Vehicles Bill Failed - House (18 - 91)
3/29 HB 414 Community College Student Housing Bill Passed - House (82 - 32)
3/29 HB 414 Community College Student Housing Bill Passed - House (82 - 32)
3/29 H 3124 Open Enrollment and Optional Programs Bill Passed - House (69 - 53)
3/29 HF 611 Research-Based Sex Education Bill Passed - House (55 - 40)
3/29 HB 1769 Smoking Ban in Vehicles Bill Failed - House (18 - 91)
3/29 HF 611 Research-Based Sex Education Bill Passed - House (55 - 40)
3/28 HB 774 Medical Marijuana "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Passed - House (186 - 177)
3/28 Sub HB 4162 Anti School Bullying Act Bill Passed - House (59 - 50)
3/28 HB 4091 Anti-Bullying Bill Bill Passed - House (66 - 43)
3/28 HB 1100 Driver's Certificates for Non-Citizens Bill Passed - House (60 - 56)
3/28 HR 10 Resolution Against the Iraq War Resolution Passed - House (214 - 151)
3/28 HF 877 Statewide Preschool Program Bill Passed - House (56 - 43)
3/28 H 121 Smoking Ban in Bowling Alleys Veto Override Passed - House (57 - 13)
3/27 HB 923 Dog Racing Prohibition "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Passed - House (198 - 138)
3/27 Amendment No. 23 Remove the Transportation Commission Amendment Tabled - House (71 - 36)
3/27 HCS HB 340 Children’s Health Care Eligibility Bill Passed - House (101 - 63)
3/27 HF 886 Capital Improvement Budget Bill Passed - House (84 - 45)
3/27 HB 927 Adequate Education Definition Bill Passed - House (226 - 132)
3/26 SB 66 Kansas Expanded Lottery Act Bill Passed - House (64 - 58)
3/24 HB 359 Indoor Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (98 - 40)
3/24 HF 946 Transportation Funding and Gas Tax Bill Passed - House (83 - 46)
3/24 HB 1220 Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Green Fund Bill Passed - House (96 - 41)
3/24 HF 946 Transportation Funding and Gas Tax Bill Passed - House (83 - 46)
3/23 HB 1341 Oil and Gas Commission Reconfiguration Bill Passed - House (37 - 27)
3/23 HR 1591 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 with Iraq Withdrawal Timeline Bill Passed - House (218 - 212)
3/23 SB 2181 Prenatal Care for Minors Bill Failed - House (46 - 46)
3/23 HB 6 Resident Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - House (81 - 57)
3/22 SB 2347 In-State Tuition Grants Bill Failed - House (28 - 65)
3/22 HB 7033 Privatization of Toll Roads Bill Passed - House (74 - 40)
3/21 H 3355 Pre-Abortion Ultrasound Bill Passed - House (91 - 23)
3/21 H 44 Life Ending Prescriptions for Terminally Ill Patients Bill Failed - House (63 - 82)
3/20 SB 2309 High School Graduation Requirements Bill Passed - House (59 - 32)
3/20 AJR 5 Lottery Constitutional Amendment Joint Resolution Passed - House (29 - 13)
3/20 HJM 9 Iraq Troop Withdrawal Joint Resolution Passed - House (33 - 25)
3/20 HCS HB 77 Red Light Camera Law Bill Passed - House (110 - 60)
3/19 HCS HB 147 Pre-Abortion Ultrasound Requirement Bill Passed - House (116 - 54)
3/16 HB 754 Tobacco Tax to Fund Health Care Bill Passed - House (102 - 37)
3/15 Amendment No. 178 Property Tax Credits for Schools Amendment Tabled - House (73 - 36)
3/15 Amendment No. 178 Property Tax Credits for Schools Amendment Tabled - House (73 - 36)
3/15 Amend HB 2542 Expand Children's Health Care Amendment Rejected - House (55 - 67)
3/15 HCS HB 1317 Ban on State Participation Regarding Abortion Bill Passed - House (85 - 13)
3/15 HB 2530 Physician Liability Exemption Bill Passed - House (109 - 14)
3/14 Amendment 643129/1 2008-2009 Budget Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (29 - 110)
3/14 Sub HB 4441 Property Transfer Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (58 - 50)

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