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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 11, 2006 MO CCS SS HCS HB 1900 Campaign Finance and Lobbying Conference Report Adopted - House (88 - 67)
May 11, 2006 TN SB 1678 Establishing Voting Rights Guidelines for Convicted Felons Bill Passed - House (57 - 40)
May 10, 2006 SC H 4932 South Carolina Child Development Education Two-Year Pilot Program Bill Passed - House (85 - 18)
May 9, 2006 VT H 861 Health Care Bill Conference Report Adopted - House (88 - 54)
May 9, 2006 KS SB 549 2006-2007, 2007-2008, and 2008-2009 Department of Education Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (66 - 54)
May 9, 2006 AK SCS CS HB 334 Additional Religious Property Tax Exemption Concurrence Vote Passed - House (26 - 13)
May 8, 2006 NY A 8098 Drug Law Reform and Drug Treatment Bill Passed - House (81 - 59)
May 5, 2006 VT H 865 Non-Discrimination Bill Concurrence Vote Passed - House (88 - 47)
May 5, 2006 VT H 865 Non-Discrimination Bill Concurrence Vote Passed - House (88 - 47)
May 5, 2006 CA AB 127 Kindergarten-University Public Education Bond Act of 2006 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (58 - 12)
May 5, 2006 CO SB 227 Healthcare Disclosure Act Bill Passed - House (33 - 32)
May 5, 2006 CA SB 1689 Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2006 Bill Passed - House (54 - 16)
May 5, 2006 CO SB 234 Public Construction Bidding Act Bill Passed - House (36 - 29)
May 4, 2006 WI SJR 5 Advisory Referendum on the Death Penalty Joint Resolution Passed - House (47 - 45)
May 4, 2006 WI SB 567 Limit Public Assistance to Citizens or Legal Residents of the United States Bill Passed - House (51 - 42)
May 4, 2006 DE HB 368 Hunting License Restrictions for Felons Bill Passed - House (21 - 14)
May 4, 2006 CA AB 140 Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention Bond Act Bill Passed - House (62 - 9)
May 4, 2006 LA HB 1010 Smoking in Motor Vehicles Ban Bill Passed - House (67 - 31)
May 4, 2006 CO SB 81 Employment Nondiscrimination Expansion Bill Bill Passed - House (39 - 26)
May 4, 2006 AK HCS CS SB 20 Offenses Against a Fetus/Unborn Child Bill Passed - House (30 - 9)
May 3, 2006 IA HF 2540 2006-2007 Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (62 - 32)
May 3, 2006 KS SB 528 Abortion and Live Birth Reporting Conference Report Adopted - House (89 - 34)
May 2, 2006 WI SB 1 Ethics Bill Motion Rejected - House (45 - 51)
May 2, 2006 HI SB 3262 Smoking Ban Bill Conference Report Adopted - House (47 - 3)
May 2, 2006 MN HF 4142 Property Tax - Rebate Checks Bill Passed - House (86 - 47)
May 2, 2006 CO HB 1100 Prescription Drug Discount Program Bill Failed - House (30 - 35)
May 2, 2006 FL HJR 447 Classroom Size Requirements and 65 Percent of School Funding for Classroom Instruction Amendment Adopted - House (74 - 40)
May 1, 2006 LA HB 1164 Eminent Domain Bill Passed - House (53 - 42)
April 30, 2006 CT LCO # 5212 Death/Estate Tax Exemption Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (60 - 87)
April 30, 2006 CT LCO # 5227 Estate/Death and Gift Taxes Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (49 - 98)
April 30, 2006 CT LCO # 5219 Repeal of Estate/Death Tax for Primary Residence & Working Farm Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (63 - 84)
April 28, 2006 ME LD 1789 Environmental Terrorism Protection Bill Passed - House (74 - 66)
April 28, 2006 ME LD 1381 Teacher Minimum Salary Increase Bill Passed - House (76 - 68)
April 28, 2006 CO HB 1283 Required School Expenditures Act Bill Passed - House (34 - 31)
April 27, 2006 MA C Amdt "H" Local Education Funding Amendments Amendment Adopted - House (144 - 13)
April 27, 2006 ME LD 1938 Notification Requirements for Certain Firearm Purchases Concurrence Vote Failed - House (68 - 77)
April 27, 2006 MO HCS HB 1814 English as the State’s Official Language Bill Passed - House (122 - 30)
April 27, 2006 MO HCS HB 1814 English as the State’s Official Language Bill Passed - House (122 - 30)
April 27, 2006 CO HB 1315 Juvenile Criminal Parole Act Bill Passed - House (44 - 21)
April 27, 2006 CT Sub SB 373 Healthy Food and Beverages In Schools Bill Passed - House (76 - 71)
April 27, 2006 CT Sub SB 373 Healthy Food and Beverages In Schools Bill Passed - House (76 - 71)
April 26, 2006 OK SB 1434 Prescription Drug Reimportation Act Bill Passed - House (83 - 16)
April 26, 2006 MI HB 4745 Refusal of Health Care Procedures on Religious, Moral and Ethical Grounds Bill Passed - House (68 - 38)
April 26, 2006 OK SB 1742 Abortion Information Requirements and Changes to the Definition of Homicide Bill Passed - House (84 - 5)
April 26, 2006 MI HB 4746 Health Insurance Refusal Bill Passed - House (68 - 38)
April 25, 2006 MA H 4479 Health Care Access & Affordability Bill Section 112 Veto Override Passed - House (147 - 10)
April 25, 2006 MA H 4479 Health Care Access & Affordability Bill Section 112 Veto Override Passed - House (137 - 20)
April 25, 2006 MA H 4479 Health Care Access & Affordability Bill Section 112 Veto Override Passed - House (137 - 19)
April 25, 2006 MA H 4479 Health Care Access & Affordability Bill Section 112 Veto Override Passed - House (137 - 19)
April 25, 2006 MI Sub H-1 Self Defense Bill/ Deadly Force Bill Bill Passed - House (90 - 16)
April 25, 2006 MO HCS HB 1022 State College and University Appropriations Bill Passed - House (109 - 47)
April 24, 2006 MO HA 1 Education Loans Amendment Rejected - House (47 - 107)
April 24, 2006 TX HB 3 Business Tax Revisions Bill Passed - House (80 - 68)
April 24, 2006 TX HB 2 Property Tax Reduction Bill Passed - House (82 - 66)
April 24, 2006 TX HB 2 Property Tax Reduction Bill Passed - House (82 - 66)
April 21, 2006 AR SB 16 Science Specialist Program Funding Line Item Veto Veto Override Passed - House (71 - 13)
April 20, 2006 AZ SB 1477 Psychotropic drugs; Testing; Informed Consent Bill Passed - House (34 - 23)
April 20, 2006 OR SB 1106 Property Taxes Bill Passed - House (36 - 24)
April 20, 2006 MO HB 1864 College Admission of Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - House (119 - 30)
April 20, 2006 MO HB 1864 College Admission of Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - House (119 - 30)
April 20, 2006 OR SB 5644 Social Services and Education Funding Bill Passed - House (57 - 3)
April 20, 2006 OR SB 5644 Social Services and Education Funding Bill Passed - House (57 - 3)
April 20, 2006 OR HB 3511 Minimum Sentence for Some First-Degree Sex Offenders Bill Passed - House (54 - 6)
April 20, 2006 OR HB 3510 Lottery Revenue to Department of Education Bill Passed - House (57 - 3)
April 19, 2006 VA HB 493 High School Baccalaureate Ceremonies Veto Override Failed - House (60 - 36)
April 19, 2006 VA Governor's Recommendation: DMV Voter Registration Requirements Amendment Rejected - House (27 - 70)
April 19, 2006 IL SB 3086 Eminent Domain – Blight Bill Passed - House (85 - 6)
April 19, 2006 CO HB 1149 Increasing Lobbyist Regulations Bill Passed - House (43 - 21)
April 18, 2006 AL SB 446 Eminent Domain Conference Report Rejected - House (54 - 25)
April 18, 2006 AL SB 446 Eminent Domain Conference Report Rejected - House (54 - 25)
April 18, 2006 AZ SB 1356 Air Pollutant Regulation Bill Passed - House (31 - 26)
April 17, 2006 AZ SB 1477 Psychotropic drugs; Testing; Informed Consent Bill Failed - House (25 - 30)
April 17, 2006 OK HCS SB 806 Tattoo Legalization and Changing Body Piercing Regulations Bill Passed - House (70 - 28)
April 17, 2006 OK HCS SB 806 Tattoo Legalization and Changing Body Piercing Regulations Bill Passed - House (70 - 28)
April 13, 2006 MO HB 1865 Access Missouri Scholarship Program Bill Passed - House (84 - 71)
April 13, 2006 MO HCS HB 1944 Eminent Domain Bill Passed - House (154 - 4)
April 12, 2006 MO HA 9 Eminent Domain Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (23 - 129)
April 12, 2006 AZ SB 1157 Trespassing by Undocumented Immigrants Conference Report Adopted - House (33 - 27)
April 12, 2006 AZ SB 1157 Trespassing by Undocumented Immigrants Conference Report Adopted - House (33 - 27)
April 12, 2006 AZ HB 2142 Human Eggs; Sale; Prohibition Concurrence Vote Passed - House (38 - 21)
April 12, 2006 AZ HB 2142 Human Eggs; Sale; Prohibition Concurrence Vote Passed - House (38 - 21)
April 12, 2006 NH SB 268 High School Dropout Age Bill Failed - House (134 - 219)
April 11, 2006 VA Amdt Item 4-5.04-2h Abortion Funding Amendment Amendment Adopted - House (59 - 34)
April 11, 2006 VA Amdt Item 391-4h New Anti-Gang Initiatives Funding Amendment Amendment Adopted - House (59 - 36)
April 11, 2006 VA Amdt Item 135-4h Direct Aid To Public Education Amendment Adopted - House (59 - 34)
April 11, 2006 AZ SB 1444 Sentencing; Third Felony Offenses Bill Passed - House (38 - 20)
April 8, 2006 MD HB 1215 School Closure Regulations Veto Override Passed - House (97 - 42)
April 7, 2006 AR SB 24 Additional Education Funding Act Bill Passed - House (83 - 8)
April 7, 2006 AR SB 21 Education Funding Bill Passed - House (82 - 13)
April 7, 2006 AR SB 27 Educational Adequacy Act of 2006 Bill Passed - House (79 - 17)
April 6, 2006 FL A 990269 Teacher Salary Increase Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (37 - 72)
April 6, 2006 FL A 990264 Education Funding Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (34 - 81)
April 6, 2006 FL A 990255 Florida KidCare Funding Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (34 - 75)
April 6, 2006 AR SB 18 Property Tax Interest Bill Failed - House (46 - 46)
April 6, 2006 MO HJR 39 Prayer in Public Schools Joint Resolution Passed - House (134 - 19)
April 6, 2006 AR SB 19 Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (63 - 32)
April 6, 2006 AZ SB 1273 Border Radar Lease Appropriation Bill Passed - House (38 - 19)
April 6, 2006 AL SB 446 Eminent Domain Bill Passed - House (94 - 3)
April 6, 2006 AL SB 446 Eminent Domain Bill Passed - House (94 - 3)
April 5, 2006 OK SB 1792 Achieving Classroom Excellence Steering Committee Bill Passed - House (54 - 42)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/11 CCS SS HCS HB 1900 Campaign Finance and Lobbying Conference Report Adopted - House (88 - 67)
5/11 SB 1678 Establishing Voting Rights Guidelines for Convicted Felons Bill Passed - House (57 - 40)
5/10 H 4932 South Carolina Child Development Education Two-Year Pilot Program Bill Passed - House (85 - 18)
5/09 H 861 Health Care Bill Conference Report Adopted - House (88 - 54)
5/09 SB 549 2006-2007, 2007-2008, and 2008-2009 Department of Education Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (66 - 54)
5/09 SCS CS HB 334 Additional Religious Property Tax Exemption Concurrence Vote Passed - House (26 - 13)
5/08 A 8098 Drug Law Reform and Drug Treatment Bill Passed - House (81 - 59)
5/05 H 865 Non-Discrimination Bill Concurrence Vote Passed - House (88 - 47)
5/05 H 865 Non-Discrimination Bill Concurrence Vote Passed - House (88 - 47)
5/05 AB 127 Kindergarten-University Public Education Bond Act of 2006 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (58 - 12)
5/05 SB 227 Healthcare Disclosure Act Bill Passed - House (33 - 32)
5/05 SB 1689 Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2006 Bill Passed - House (54 - 16)
5/05 SB 234 Public Construction Bidding Act Bill Passed - House (36 - 29)
5/04 SJR 5 Advisory Referendum on the Death Penalty Joint Resolution Passed - House (47 - 45)
5/04 SB 567 Limit Public Assistance to Citizens or Legal Residents of the United States Bill Passed - House (51 - 42)
5/04 HB 368 Hunting License Restrictions for Felons Bill Passed - House (21 - 14)
5/04 AB 140 Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention Bond Act Bill Passed - House (62 - 9)
5/04 HB 1010 Smoking in Motor Vehicles Ban Bill Passed - House (67 - 31)
5/04 SB 81 Employment Nondiscrimination Expansion Bill Bill Passed - House (39 - 26)
5/04 HCS CS SB 20 Offenses Against a Fetus/Unborn Child Bill Passed - House (30 - 9)
5/03 HF 2540 2006-2007 Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (62 - 32)
5/03 SB 528 Abortion and Live Birth Reporting Conference Report Adopted - House (89 - 34)
5/02 SB 1 Ethics Bill Motion Rejected - House (45 - 51)
5/02 SB 3262 Smoking Ban Bill Conference Report Adopted - House (47 - 3)
5/02 HF 4142 Property Tax - Rebate Checks Bill Passed - House (86 - 47)
5/02 HB 1100 Prescription Drug Discount Program Bill Failed - House (30 - 35)
5/02 HJR 447 Classroom Size Requirements and 65 Percent of School Funding for Classroom Instruction Amendment Adopted - House (74 - 40)
5/01 HB 1164 Eminent Domain Bill Passed - House (53 - 42)
4/30 LCO # 5212 Death/Estate Tax Exemption Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (60 - 87)
4/30 LCO # 5227 Estate/Death and Gift Taxes Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (49 - 98)
4/30 LCO # 5219 Repeal of Estate/Death Tax for Primary Residence & Working Farm Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (63 - 84)
4/28 LD 1789 Environmental Terrorism Protection Bill Passed - House (74 - 66)
4/28 LD 1381 Teacher Minimum Salary Increase Bill Passed - House (76 - 68)
4/28 HB 1283 Required School Expenditures Act Bill Passed - House (34 - 31)
4/27 C Amdt "H" Local Education Funding Amendments Amendment Adopted - House (144 - 13)
4/27 LD 1938 Notification Requirements for Certain Firearm Purchases Concurrence Vote Failed - House (68 - 77)
4/27 HCS HB 1814 English as the State’s Official Language Bill Passed - House (122 - 30)
4/27 HCS HB 1814 English as the State’s Official Language Bill Passed - House (122 - 30)
4/27 HB 1315 Juvenile Criminal Parole Act Bill Passed - House (44 - 21)
4/27 Sub SB 373 Healthy Food and Beverages In Schools Bill Passed - House (76 - 71)
4/27 Sub SB 373 Healthy Food and Beverages In Schools Bill Passed - House (76 - 71)
4/26 SB 1434 Prescription Drug Reimportation Act Bill Passed - House (83 - 16)
4/26 HB 4745 Refusal of Health Care Procedures on Religious, Moral and Ethical Grounds Bill Passed - House (68 - 38)
4/26 SB 1742 Abortion Information Requirements and Changes to the Definition of Homicide Bill Passed - House (84 - 5)
4/26 HB 4746 Health Insurance Refusal Bill Passed - House (68 - 38)
4/25 H 4479 Health Care Access & Affordability Bill Section 112 Veto Override Passed - House (147 - 10)
4/25 H 4479 Health Care Access & Affordability Bill Section 112 Veto Override Passed - House (137 - 20)
4/25 H 4479 Health Care Access & Affordability Bill Section 112 Veto Override Passed - House (137 - 19)
4/25 H 4479 Health Care Access & Affordability Bill Section 112 Veto Override Passed - House (137 - 19)
4/25 Sub H-1 Self Defense Bill/ Deadly Force Bill Bill Passed - House (90 - 16)
4/25 HCS HB 1022 State College and University Appropriations Bill Passed - House (109 - 47)
4/24 HA 1 Education Loans Amendment Rejected - House (47 - 107)
4/24 HB 3 Business Tax Revisions Bill Passed - House (80 - 68)
4/24 HB 2 Property Tax Reduction Bill Passed - House (82 - 66)
4/24 HB 2 Property Tax Reduction Bill Passed - House (82 - 66)
4/21 SB 16 Science Specialist Program Funding Line Item Veto Veto Override Passed - House (71 - 13)
4/20 SB 1477 Psychotropic drugs; Testing; Informed Consent Bill Passed - House (34 - 23)
4/20 SB 1106 Property Taxes Bill Passed - House (36 - 24)
4/20 HB 1864 College Admission of Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - House (119 - 30)
4/20 HB 1864 College Admission of Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - House (119 - 30)
4/20 SB 5644 Social Services and Education Funding Bill Passed - House (57 - 3)
4/20 SB 5644 Social Services and Education Funding Bill Passed - House (57 - 3)
4/20 HB 3511 Minimum Sentence for Some First-Degree Sex Offenders Bill Passed - House (54 - 6)
4/20 HB 3510 Lottery Revenue to Department of Education Bill Passed - House (57 - 3)
4/19 HB 493 High School Baccalaureate Ceremonies Veto Override Failed - House (60 - 36)
4/19 Governor's Recommendation: DMV Voter Registration Requirements Amendment Rejected - House (27 - 70)
4/19 SB 3086 Eminent Domain – Blight Bill Passed - House (85 - 6)
4/19 HB 1149 Increasing Lobbyist Regulations Bill Passed - House (43 - 21)
4/18 SB 446 Eminent Domain Conference Report Rejected - House (54 - 25)
4/18 SB 446 Eminent Domain Conference Report Rejected - House (54 - 25)
4/18 SB 1356 Air Pollutant Regulation Bill Passed - House (31 - 26)
4/17 SB 1477 Psychotropic drugs; Testing; Informed Consent Bill Failed - House (25 - 30)
4/17 HCS SB 806 Tattoo Legalization and Changing Body Piercing Regulations Bill Passed - House (70 - 28)
4/17 HCS SB 806 Tattoo Legalization and Changing Body Piercing Regulations Bill Passed - House (70 - 28)
4/13 HB 1865 Access Missouri Scholarship Program Bill Passed - House (84 - 71)
4/13 HCS HB 1944 Eminent Domain Bill Passed - House (154 - 4)
4/12 HA 9 Eminent Domain Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (23 - 129)
4/12 SB 1157 Trespassing by Undocumented Immigrants Conference Report Adopted - House (33 - 27)
4/12 SB 1157 Trespassing by Undocumented Immigrants Conference Report Adopted - House (33 - 27)
4/12 HB 2142 Human Eggs; Sale; Prohibition Concurrence Vote Passed - House (38 - 21)
4/12 HB 2142 Human Eggs; Sale; Prohibition Concurrence Vote Passed - House (38 - 21)
4/12 SB 268 High School Dropout Age Bill Failed - House (134 - 219)
4/11 Amdt Item 4-5.04-2h Abortion Funding Amendment Amendment Adopted - House (59 - 34)
4/11 Amdt Item 391-4h New Anti-Gang Initiatives Funding Amendment Amendment Adopted - House (59 - 36)
4/11 Amdt Item 135-4h Direct Aid To Public Education Amendment Adopted - House (59 - 34)
4/11 SB 1444 Sentencing; Third Felony Offenses Bill Passed - House (38 - 20)
4/08 HB 1215 School Closure Regulations Veto Override Passed - House (97 - 42)
4/07 SB 24 Additional Education Funding Act Bill Passed - House (83 - 8)
4/07 SB 21 Education Funding Bill Passed - House (82 - 13)
4/07 SB 27 Educational Adequacy Act of 2006 Bill Passed - House (79 - 17)
4/06 A 990269 Teacher Salary Increase Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (37 - 72)
4/06 A 990264 Education Funding Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (34 - 81)
4/06 A 990255 Florida KidCare Funding Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (34 - 75)
4/06 SB 18 Property Tax Interest Bill Failed - House (46 - 46)
4/06 HJR 39 Prayer in Public Schools Joint Resolution Passed - House (134 - 19)
4/06 SB 19 Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (63 - 32)
4/06 SB 1273 Border Radar Lease Appropriation Bill Passed - House (38 - 19)
4/06 SB 446 Eminent Domain Bill Passed - House (94 - 3)
4/06 SB 446 Eminent Domain Bill Passed - House (94 - 3)
4/05 SB 1792 Achieving Classroom Excellence Steering Committee Bill Passed - House (54 - 42)

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