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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 30, 2006 CT LCO #5217 One-Time Property Tax Revenue Sharing Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (47 - 99)
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 2056 Business Equipment Property Tax Exemption Bill Passed - House (123 - 18)
April 27, 2006 MA C Amdt "H" Local Education Funding Amendments Amendment Adopted - House (144 - 13)
April 27, 2006 WI AJR 77 Constitutional Amendment for a Spending Limit Amendment Adopted - House (50 - 48)
April 27, 2006 ME LD 1974 2006-2007 Supplemental Education Budget Bill Passed - House (82 - 63)
April 27, 2006 TX HB 5 Cigarette and Tobacco Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (82 - 57)
April 26, 2006 MN H 2480A99 Referendum for Hennepin County Sales Tax Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (64 - 66)
April 26, 2006 MN HF 2480 Baseball Stadium Financing, Construction, and Operation Bill Passed - House (76 - 55)
April 26, 2006 IL HB 1918 Support Horseracing Through Riverboat Casinos in Chicago Bill Passed - House (70 - 32)
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 - 19)
April 25, 2006 MA H 4479 Health Care Access & Affordability Bill Section 112 Veto Override Passed - House (137 - 20)
April 25, 2006 OK HCS SJR 53 Modifying Constitutional Reserve Fund Amendment Adopted - House (55 - 42)
April 25, 2006 MN SF 2734 Sales Tax Dedicated to the Environment and the Arts Constitutional Amendment Amendment Adopted - House (78 - 55)
April 25, 2006 MO HCS HB 1022 State College and University Appropriations Bill Passed - House (109 - 47)
April 25, 2006 OK HCS SB 334 Estate Tax/Death Tax Repeal Bill Passed - House (79 - 17)
April 24, 2006 TX HB 2 Property Tax Reduction Bill Passed - House (82 - 66)
April 24, 2006 MO HB 1619 Franchise Tax Rates Bill Passed - House (111 - 39)
April 24, 2006 TX CSHB 4 Motor Vehicle Sales Tax Bill Passed - House (80 - 67)
April 24, 2006 TX HB 3 Business Tax Revisions Bill Passed - House (80 - 68)
April 21, 2006 AR SB 16 Science Specialist Program Funding Line Item Veto Veto Override Passed - House (71 - 13)
April 20, 2006 OR HB 3510 Lottery Revenue to Department of Education Bill Passed - House (57 - 3)
April 20, 2006 OR SB 1106 Property Taxes Bill Passed - House (36 - 24)
April 12, 2006 VA HB 5002 2006-2008 Biennium Budget Bill Passed - House (64 - 29)
April 11, 2006 VA Amdt Item 462-4h Central Appropriations Amendment Adopted - House (60 - 35)
April 11, 2006 VA Amdt Item 4-0.01 Stem Cell Funding Prohibition Amendment Amendment Adopted - House (64 - 30)
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 10, 2006 OK SB 2022 Income Tax Rate Adjustments Bill Passed - House (64 - 34)
April 6, 2006 FL A 990255 Florida KidCare Funding Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (34 - 75)
April 6, 2006 FL A 990241 Stem Cell Research Funding Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (40 - 73)
April 6, 2006 FL A 990264 Education Funding Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (34 - 81)
April 6, 2006 FL A 990269 Teacher Salary Increase Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (37 - 72)
April 6, 2006 AR SB 18 Property Tax Interest Bill Failed - House (46 - 46)
April 6, 2006 AZ SB 1325 Public Funds; Abortion; Prohibition Bill Passed - House (33 - 24)
April 5, 2006 AK CSHB 471 Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority Bill Passed - House (28 - 7)
April 5, 2006 ID H 876 Property Tax Act of 2006 Bill Passed - House (44 - 26)
April 4, 2006 MA H 4479 Health Care Bill Conference Report Adopted - House (154 - 2)
March 31, 2006 CO HB 1385 2006-2007 Budget Bill Passed - House (45 - 19)
March 31, 2006 NY S 6451A 2006-2007 Legislature and Judiciary Budget Bill Passed - House (136 - 6)
March 29, 2006 SC Amendment 63 Cigarette Tax Amendment Tabled - House (58 - 53)
March 29, 2006 AL Executive Amendment 84452-1 to HB 272 Educational Funds Amendment Nonconcurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 38)
March 29, 2006 IL HB 1917 Support Horseracing Through Riverboat Gambling Bill Failed - House (58 - 52)
March 29, 2006 AK HB 365 2006-2007 Capital Budget Bill Passed - House (27 - 12)
March 24, 2006 VT H 881 2006-2007 Budget Bill Passed - House (120 - 10)
March 24, 2006 KS Sub HB 2986 School Finance Bill Passed - House (64 - 61)
March 23, 2006 MI Sub for HB 4486 Repeal of Estate/Death Tax Bill Passed - House (62 - 45)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/30 LCO #5217 One-Time Property Tax Revenue Sharing Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (47 - 99)
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 2056 Business Equipment Property Tax Exemption Bill Passed - House (123 - 18)
4/27 C Amdt "H" Local Education Funding Amendments Amendment Adopted - House (144 - 13)
4/27 AJR 77 Constitutional Amendment for a Spending Limit Amendment Adopted - House (50 - 48)
4/27 LD 1974 2006-2007 Supplemental Education Budget Bill Passed - House (82 - 63)
4/27 HB 5 Cigarette and Tobacco Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (82 - 57)
4/26 H 2480A99 Referendum for Hennepin County Sales Tax Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (64 - 66)
4/26 HF 2480 Baseball Stadium Financing, Construction, and Operation Bill Passed - House (76 - 55)
4/26 HB 1918 Support Horseracing Through Riverboat Casinos in Chicago Bill Passed - House (70 - 32)
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 - 19)
4/25 H 4479 Health Care Access & Affordability Bill Section 112 Veto Override Passed - House (137 - 20)
4/25 HCS SJR 53 Modifying Constitutional Reserve Fund Amendment Adopted - House (55 - 42)
4/25 SF 2734 Sales Tax Dedicated to the Environment and the Arts Constitutional Amendment Amendment Adopted - House (78 - 55)
4/25 HCS HB 1022 State College and University Appropriations Bill Passed - House (109 - 47)
4/25 HCS SB 334 Estate Tax/Death Tax Repeal Bill Passed - House (79 - 17)
4/24 HB 2 Property Tax Reduction Bill Passed - House (82 - 66)
4/24 HB 1619 Franchise Tax Rates Bill Passed - House (111 - 39)
4/24 CSHB 4 Motor Vehicle Sales Tax Bill Passed - House (80 - 67)
4/24 HB 3 Business Tax Revisions Bill Passed - House (80 - 68)
4/21 SB 16 Science Specialist Program Funding Line Item Veto Veto Override Passed - House (71 - 13)
4/20 HB 3510 Lottery Revenue to Department of Education Bill Passed - House (57 - 3)
4/20 SB 1106 Property Taxes Bill Passed - House (36 - 24)
4/12 HB 5002 2006-2008 Biennium Budget Bill Passed - House (64 - 29)
4/11 Amdt Item 462-4h Central Appropriations Amendment Adopted - House (60 - 35)
4/11 Amdt Item 4-0.01 Stem Cell Funding Prohibition Amendment Amendment Adopted - House (64 - 30)
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)
4/10 SB 2022 Income Tax Rate Adjustments Bill Passed - House (64 - 34)
4/06 A 990255 Florida KidCare Funding Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (34 - 75)
4/06 A 990241 Stem Cell Research Funding Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (40 - 73)
4/06 A 990264 Education Funding Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (34 - 81)
4/06 A 990269 Teacher Salary Increase Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (37 - 72)
4/06 SB 18 Property Tax Interest Bill Failed - House (46 - 46)
4/06 SB 1325 Public Funds; Abortion; Prohibition Bill Passed - House (33 - 24)
4/05 CSHB 471 Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority Bill Passed - House (28 - 7)
4/05 H 876 Property Tax Act of 2006 Bill Passed - House (44 - 26)
4/04 H 4479 Health Care Bill Conference Report Adopted - House (154 - 2)
3/31 HB 1385 2006-2007 Budget Bill Passed - House (45 - 19)
3/31 S 6451A 2006-2007 Legislature and Judiciary Budget Bill Passed - House (136 - 6)
3/29 Amendment 63 Cigarette Tax Amendment Tabled - House (58 - 53)
3/29 Executive Amendment 84452-1 to HB 272 Educational Funds Amendment Nonconcurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 38)
3/29 HB 1917 Support Horseracing Through Riverboat Gambling Bill Failed - House (58 - 52)
3/29 HB 365 2006-2007 Capital Budget Bill Passed - House (27 - 12)
3/24 H 881 2006-2007 Budget Bill Passed - House (120 - 10)
3/24 Sub HB 2986 School Finance Bill Passed - House (64 - 61)
3/23 Sub for HB 4486 Repeal of Estate/Death Tax Bill Passed - House (62 - 45)

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