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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
May 14, 2014 RI S 2059 Prohibits State Assessments for Graduation Eligibility Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 5)
May 8, 2014 DE SB 209 Amends Charter School Laws Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 7)
May 2, 2014 FL SB 850 Establishes the Florida Personal Learning Scholarship Accounts Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 44)
May 2, 2014 FL SB 850 Establishes the Florida Personal Learning Scholarship Accounts Program Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 11)
April 30, 2014 NY A 9206 Authorizes Traffic Cameras on Long Island Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 11)
April 30, 2014 SC H 3435 Amends Sex Education Curriculum Bill Passed - House (51 - 49)
April 28, 2014 FL SB 864 Authorizes Local School Boards to Choose School Textbooks Bill Passed - House (84 - 33)
April 28, 2014 NY A 9206 Authorizes Traffic Cameras on Long Island Bill Passed - House (104 - 25)
April 28, 2014 FL HB 753 Authorizes Certain Individuals to Carry Concealed Firearms on School Property Bill Passed - House (71 - 44)
April 25, 2014 AK HB 278 Increases Base Student Allocation Conference Report Adopted - House (28 - 10)
April 25, 2014 AK HB 278 Increases Base Student Allocation Conference Report Adopted - Senate (15 - 3)
April 25, 2014 IA SF 2318 Amends School Harassment and Bullying Policies Bill Passed - House (68 - 27)
April 24, 2014 FL HB 7029 Prohibits Administrators From Punishing Simulation Of Weapon Play Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 6)
April 23, 2014 CO HB 1288 Amends Student Immunization Laws Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
April 21, 2014 AZ HB 2316 Prohibits Adoption of Federal Education Standards Concurrence Vote Passed - House (35 - 20)
April 21, 2014 AZ HB 2316 Prohibits Adoption of Federal Education Standards Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 7)
April 21, 2014 AK HB 278 Increases Local Contributions for Public School Funding Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 4)
April 17, 2014 AZ HB 2291 Expands Eligibility to Empowerment Scholarship Account Program Bill Failed - House (27 - 31)
April 11, 2014 FL HB 7167 Expands the School Voucher Program Bill Passed - House (73 - 43)
April 10, 2014 TN SB 196 Establishes the Tennessee Choice and Opportunity Scholarship Program Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 10)
April 8, 2014 MN HF 826 Requires Schools to Establish Bullying Policies Concurrence Vote Passed - House (69 - 63)
April 7, 2014 IL HR 895 Encourages Investigative Hearings about the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Resolution Passed - House (55 - 51)
April 7, 2014 AK HB 278 Increases Local Contributions for Public School Funding Bill Passed - House (29 - 11)
April 6, 2014 KS HB 2506 Appropriates Funds to Certain School Districts Conference Report Adopted - House (63 - 57)
April 6, 2014 KS HB 2506 Appropriates Funds to Certain School Districts Conference Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 16)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/14 S 2059 Prohibits State Assessments for Graduation Eligibility Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 5)
5/08 SB 209 Amends Charter School Laws Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 7)
5/02 SB 850 Establishes the Florida Personal Learning Scholarship Accounts Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 44)
5/02 SB 850 Establishes the Florida Personal Learning Scholarship Accounts Program Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 11)
4/30 A 9206 Authorizes Traffic Cameras on Long Island Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 11)
4/30 H 3435 Amends Sex Education Curriculum Bill Passed - House (51 - 49)
4/28 SB 864 Authorizes Local School Boards to Choose School Textbooks Bill Passed - House (84 - 33)
4/28 A 9206 Authorizes Traffic Cameras on Long Island Bill Passed - House (104 - 25)
4/28 HB 753 Authorizes Certain Individuals to Carry Concealed Firearms on School Property Bill Passed - House (71 - 44)
4/25 HB 278 Increases Base Student Allocation Conference Report Adopted - House (28 - 10)
4/25 HB 278 Increases Base Student Allocation Conference Report Adopted - Senate (15 - 3)
4/25 SF 2318 Amends School Harassment and Bullying Policies Bill Passed - House (68 - 27)
4/24 HB 7029 Prohibits Administrators From Punishing Simulation Of Weapon Play Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 6)
4/23 HB 1288 Amends Student Immunization Laws Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
4/21 HB 2316 Prohibits Adoption of Federal Education Standards Concurrence Vote Passed - House (35 - 20)
4/21 HB 2316 Prohibits Adoption of Federal Education Standards Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 7)
4/21 HB 278 Increases Local Contributions for Public School Funding Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 4)
4/17 HB 2291 Expands Eligibility to Empowerment Scholarship Account Program Bill Failed - House (27 - 31)
4/11 HB 7167 Expands the School Voucher Program Bill Passed - House (73 - 43)
4/10 SB 196 Establishes the Tennessee Choice and Opportunity Scholarship Program Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 10)
4/08 HF 826 Requires Schools to Establish Bullying Policies Concurrence Vote Passed - House (69 - 63)
4/07 HR 895 Encourages Investigative Hearings about the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Resolution Passed - House (55 - 51)
4/07 HB 278 Increases Local Contributions for Public School Funding Bill Passed - House (29 - 11)
4/06 HB 2506 Appropriates Funds to Certain School Districts Conference Report Adopted - House (63 - 57)
4/06 HB 2506 Appropriates Funds to Certain School Districts Conference Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 16)

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