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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
March 21, 2006 KS SB 139 Math and Science Academy Bill Passed - House (76 - 48)
March 21, 2006 ID H 823 State Affairs Building Code Board Bill Failed - House (33 - 36)
March 21, 2006 NH HB 1177 Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (189 - 156)
March 21, 2006 IA HF 2709 School Year Minimum Hours Requirement Bill Passed - House (55 - 44)
March 20, 2006 ID H 768 Public Charter Schools Bill Failed - House (18 - 46)
March 17, 2006 CO HB 1175 Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act Conference Report Adopted - House (38 - 24)
March 16, 2006 National HR 4939 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006 Bill Passed - House (348 - 71)
March 16, 2006 OK HB 2844 Prescription Drug Reimportation Bill Bill Passed - House (70 - 18)
March 16, 2006 ID H 663 Medicaid Personal Health Accounts Bill Passed - House (53 - 13)
March 16, 2006 NJ A 2813 New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Bill Passed - House (48 - 28)
March 16, 2006 IA HF 2671 Undocumented Immigrants Restrictions Bill Passed - House (69 - 25)
March 16, 2006 KY SB 56 Open Wine Container Bill Bill Passed - House (60 - 36)
March 16, 2006 National HR 4939 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006 Bill Passed - House (348 - 71)
March 15, 2006 IA H-8172 Teacher Salary Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (46 - 51)
March 15, 2006 IA H-8178 Preschool Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (46 - 51)
March 15, 2006 IA HF 2527 2006-2007 Education Budget Bill Passed - House (53 - 44)
March 14, 2006 IN HB 1008 Indiana Toll Road Conference Report Adopted - House (51 - 48)
March 14, 2006 OK HB 2540 Alternative Teacher Certification Bill Passed - House (51 - 46)
March 14, 2006 OK HCS HB 3119 Voter ID, Repealing Tuition Assistance, and Reporting of Illegal Immigrants Bill Passed - House (63 - 24)
March 14, 2006 OK HCS HB 2608 End-of-Instruction Tests Bill Passed - House (54 - 43)
March 13, 2006 MO CCS SCS HCS HB 1014 Budget Supplements Conference Report Adopted - House (92 - 63)
March 13, 2006 OK HB 2842 Medicaid Reform Act of 2006 Bill Passed - House (81 - 17)
March 10, 2006 ID H 751 Math & Science Teacher Loan Program Bill Bill Failed - House (31 - 34)
March 10, 2006 ID H 703 College Loan Program Bill Failed - House (27 - 38)
March 9, 2006 NH HB 1492 Emergency Contraceptives and Pharmacists "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Passed - House (215 - 106)
March 9, 2006 AZ HB 2701 National Guard Mobilization; Border; Appropriation Concurrence Vote Passed - House (39 - 21)
March 8, 2006 KY HB 334 Helmet Requirement for ATV Drivers Under 16 Bill Passed - House (56 - 34)
March 8, 2006 WY SF 36 Open Containers of Alcohol in Vehicles Bill Failed - House (30 - 29)
March 8, 2006 VA SB 262 Virginia Energy Plan Bill Passed - House (74 - 21)
March 8, 2006 National HR 4167 National Uniformity for Food Act Bill Passed - House (283 - 139)
March 7, 2006 KS Amend HB 2615 In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants Amendment Amendment Adopted - House (63 - 58)
March 7, 2006 WI SB 618 School Voucher Program Expansion Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 35)
March 7, 2006 ME LD 1798 Standardized Testing Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 68)
March 7, 2006 HI HB 1242 Intentional Termination of Pregnancy Bill Passed - House (50 - 13)
March 7, 2006 OK HCS HB 2138 Release From School to Attend Religious Instruction Bill Passed - House (70 - 25)
March 7, 2006 HI HB 3115 Gasoline Industry Controls Bill Passed - House (49 - 1)
March 7, 2006 HI HB 3115 Gasoline Industry Controls Bill Passed - House (49 - 1)
March 6, 2006 MS SB 3084 Food and Tobacco Taxes Conference Report Adopted - House (79 - 41)
March 6, 2006 ID H 630 School Grounds - Violence Bill Passed - House (49 - 12)
March 6, 2006 IA HF 2540 2006-2007 Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget Bill Passed - House (52 - 47)
March 6, 2006 IA HF 2540 2006-2007 Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget Bill Passed - House (52 - 47)
March 3, 2006 VT H 861 Health Care Bill Bill Passed - House (77 - 58)
March 2, 2006 NJ A 798 New Jersey Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act Bill Passed - House (55 - 14)
March 2, 2006 WI AB 1073 Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Caps Bill Passed - House (74 - 22)
March 2, 2006 MI Sub for SB 1028 Changes to the Family Independent Agency Bill Passed - House (56 - 45)
March 2, 2006 ID H 610 Highway Distribution Account Bill Failed - House (27 - 41)
March 2, 2006 OK HB 2107 Science Instruction Bill Passed - House (77 - 10)
March 2, 2006 IN SB 117 Incentives to Reduce Employee Tobacco Use as Related to Health Benefits Bill Passed - House (51 - 47)
March 2, 2006 MI HB 5606 New Graduation Requirements Bill Passed - House (70 - 31)
March 1, 2006 MO HA 3 Health Care Premiums Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (76 - 82)
March 1, 2006 UT 2SSB 19 Additions to Smoking Ban Conference Report Adopted - House (39 - 34)
March 1, 2006 AZ HB 2142 Human Eggs; Sale; Prohibition Bill Passed - House (33 - 22)
Feb. 28, 2006 UT 1SSB 19 Additions to Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (59 - 16)
Feb. 28, 2006 CO HB 1289 Colorado Student Assessment Program Penalty Removal Bill Passed - House (37 - 28)
Feb. 28, 2006 ID H 485 Public Infrastructure Improvement Districts (PIDS) Bill Failed - House (30 - 39)
Feb. 28, 2006 CO HB 1212 Allows Pharmacists to Prescribe Emergency Contraception Bill Passed - House (37 - 28)
Feb. 28, 2006 IN SB 111 Student Nutrition and Physical Activity Bill Passed - House (72 - 24)
Feb. 28, 2006 IN SB 111 Student Nutrition and Physical Activity Bill Passed - House (72 - 24)
Feb. 27, 2006 AZ HB 2064 English Language Learners Conference Report Adopted - House (31 - 27)
Feb. 27, 2006 WV HB 4021 SUB Health Care Changes Bill Passed - House (86 - 11)
Feb. 27, 2006 UT 3SSB 96 Origin of Species Curriculum Requirement Bill Bill Failed - House (28 - 46)
Feb. 27, 2006 ID H 624 School Property Disposal Bill Passed - House (48 - 18)
Feb. 27, 2006 ID H 609 Motor Vehicle Special License Plate Program Bill Passed - House (42 - 25)
Feb. 24, 2006 MS SB 3084 Food and Tobacco Taxes Bill Passed - House (87 - 34)
Feb. 23, 2006 OK HCS HB 2369 Parental Written Consent Requirement for Minor’s Abortion Bill Passed - House (81 - 12)
Feb. 23, 2006 KY HCS HB 338 Affordable Housing Trust Fund Bill Bill Passed - House (83 - 15)
Feb. 23, 2006 WY HB 54 Tobacco Tax Increase Bill Failed - House (26 - 33)
Feb. 23, 2006 OK HCS HB 2496 Information Requirement Prior to an Abortion Bill Passed - House (78 - 13)
Feb. 23, 2006 KS Sub HB 2829 Clinic Regulation Bill Passed - House (63 - 62)
Feb. 22, 2006 SC H 3381 Outdoor Advertising Veto Override Passed - House (78 - 25)
Feb. 22, 2006 KS Amend Abortion Clinic Regulation Amendment Amendment Adopted - House (66 - 56)
Feb. 22, 2006 UT 1SHB 181 Education Reform Bill Bill Passed - House (44 - 31)
Feb. 22, 2006 NH HB 1269 Red Deer or Elk Farming and Hunting Bill Passed - House (217 - 98)
Feb. 22, 2006 GA HCS HB 1325 Natural Gas Distribution Regulations Bill Passed - House (110 - 59)
Feb. 22, 2006 ID H 582 Breathalyzer Refusal Penalty Bill Passed - House (47 - 19)
Feb. 21, 2006 MI HB 4278 Community Service Graduation Requirement Bill Passed - House (60 - 43)
Feb. 21, 2006 MS HB 1643 Food and Tobacco Taxes Bill Passed - House (94 - 28)
Feb. 20, 2006 UT 1SHB 107 Full-Day Kindergarten Bill Passed - House (43 - 29)
Feb. 16, 2006 KY HB 86 Primary Seat Belt Bill Bill Failed - House (49 - 48)
Feb. 16, 2006 GA HCS SB 390 Classroom First Act for Georgia Bill Passed - House (102 - 70)
Feb. 15, 2006 NH HB 1704 Health Care Requirements for Large Companies "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Passed - House (212 - 128)
Feb. 15, 2006 KY HB 394 School Traffic Signal Bill Bill Passed - House (68 - 29)
Feb. 15, 2006 KY HB 394 School Traffic Signal Bill Bill Passed - House (68 - 29)
Feb. 15, 2006 KS Sub HB 2525 Taxation Bill Passed - House (106 - 15)
Feb. 15, 2006 SC H 3881 South Carolina Priority Investment Act Bill Passed - House (62 - 41)
Feb. 15, 2006 KS HB 2619 Property Taxes Bill Passed - House (108 - 14)
Feb. 15, 2006 NH HB 656 "Do Not Resuscitate" Bill Bill Passed - House (231 - 118)
Feb. 15, 2006 CO HB 1125 Seat Belt Enforcement Bill Bill Passed - House (33 - 32)
Feb. 13, 2006 CO HB 1036 Auto Insurance Bill Bill Failed - House (32 - 33)
Feb. 13, 2006 AZ HB 2254 Requiring Doctors to Inform Women of Fetal Pain Bill Passed - House (36 - 21)
Feb. 13, 2006 CO HB 1175 Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act Bill Passed - House (41 - 24)
Feb. 10, 2006 WA Sub HB 2738 Minimum Renewable Fuel Content Requirements Bill Passed - House (70 - 28)
Feb. 10, 2006 WA Sub HB 2738 Minimum Renewable Fuel Content Requirements Bill Passed - House (70 - 28)
Feb. 10, 2006 SD HB 1235 Compulsory High School Education Age to 18 Bill Passed - House (51 - 14)
Feb. 9, 2006 SD HB 1234 Mandatory Kindergarten Bill Passed - House (52 - 15)
Feb. 9, 2006 SD HB 1215 Abortion Ban Bill Passed - House (47 - 22)
Feb. 9, 2006 SD HB 1194 Contraceptive Distribution at Public Schools Bill Passed - House (51 - 17)
Feb. 9, 2006 SD HB 1194 Contraceptive Distribution at Public Schools Bill Passed - House (51 - 17)
Feb. 9, 2006 WA 3rd Sub HB 1484 Taxation for School Funding Bill Passed - House (50 - 48)
Feb. 9, 2006 MS HB 1115 Tobacco Settlement Payments Bill Passed - House (71 - 47)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/21 SB 139 Math and Science Academy Bill Passed - House (76 - 48)
3/21 H 823 State Affairs Building Code Board Bill Failed - House (33 - 36)
3/21 HB 1177 Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (189 - 156)
3/21 HF 2709 School Year Minimum Hours Requirement Bill Passed - House (55 - 44)
3/20 H 768 Public Charter Schools Bill Failed - House (18 - 46)
3/17 HB 1175 Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act Conference Report Adopted - House (38 - 24)
3/16 HR 4939 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006 Bill Passed - House (348 - 71)
3/16 HB 2844 Prescription Drug Reimportation Bill Bill Passed - House (70 - 18)
3/16 H 663 Medicaid Personal Health Accounts Bill Passed - House (53 - 13)
3/16 A 2813 New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Bill Passed - House (48 - 28)
3/16 HF 2671 Undocumented Immigrants Restrictions Bill Passed - House (69 - 25)
3/16 SB 56 Open Wine Container Bill Bill Passed - House (60 - 36)
3/16 HR 4939 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006 Bill Passed - House (348 - 71)
3/15 H-8172 Teacher Salary Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (46 - 51)
3/15 H-8178 Preschool Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (46 - 51)
3/15 HF 2527 2006-2007 Education Budget Bill Passed - House (53 - 44)
3/14 HB 1008 Indiana Toll Road Conference Report Adopted - House (51 - 48)
3/14 HB 2540 Alternative Teacher Certification Bill Passed - House (51 - 46)
3/14 HCS HB 3119 Voter ID, Repealing Tuition Assistance, and Reporting of Illegal Immigrants Bill Passed - House (63 - 24)
3/14 HCS HB 2608 End-of-Instruction Tests Bill Passed - House (54 - 43)
3/13 CCS SCS HCS HB 1014 Budget Supplements Conference Report Adopted - House (92 - 63)
3/13 HB 2842 Medicaid Reform Act of 2006 Bill Passed - House (81 - 17)
3/10 H 751 Math & Science Teacher Loan Program Bill Bill Failed - House (31 - 34)
3/10 H 703 College Loan Program Bill Failed - House (27 - 38)
3/09 HB 1492 Emergency Contraceptives and Pharmacists "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Passed - House (215 - 106)
3/09 HB 2701 National Guard Mobilization; Border; Appropriation Concurrence Vote Passed - House (39 - 21)
3/08 HB 334 Helmet Requirement for ATV Drivers Under 16 Bill Passed - House (56 - 34)
3/08 SF 36 Open Containers of Alcohol in Vehicles Bill Failed - House (30 - 29)
3/08 SB 262 Virginia Energy Plan Bill Passed - House (74 - 21)
3/08 HR 4167 National Uniformity for Food Act Bill Passed - House (283 - 139)
3/07 Amend HB 2615 In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants Amendment Amendment Adopted - House (63 - 58)
3/07 SB 618 School Voucher Program Expansion Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 35)
3/07 LD 1798 Standardized Testing Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 68)
3/07 HB 1242 Intentional Termination of Pregnancy Bill Passed - House (50 - 13)
3/07 HCS HB 2138 Release From School to Attend Religious Instruction Bill Passed - House (70 - 25)
3/07 HB 3115 Gasoline Industry Controls Bill Passed - House (49 - 1)
3/07 HB 3115 Gasoline Industry Controls Bill Passed - House (49 - 1)
3/06 SB 3084 Food and Tobacco Taxes Conference Report Adopted - House (79 - 41)
3/06 H 630 School Grounds - Violence Bill Passed - House (49 - 12)
3/06 HF 2540 2006-2007 Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget Bill Passed - House (52 - 47)
3/06 HF 2540 2006-2007 Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget Bill Passed - House (52 - 47)
3/03 H 861 Health Care Bill Bill Passed - House (77 - 58)
3/02 A 798 New Jersey Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act Bill Passed - House (55 - 14)
3/02 AB 1073 Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Caps Bill Passed - House (74 - 22)
3/02 Sub for SB 1028 Changes to the Family Independent Agency Bill Passed - House (56 - 45)
3/02 H 610 Highway Distribution Account Bill Failed - House (27 - 41)
3/02 HB 2107 Science Instruction Bill Passed - House (77 - 10)
3/02 SB 117 Incentives to Reduce Employee Tobacco Use as Related to Health Benefits Bill Passed - House (51 - 47)
3/02 HB 5606 New Graduation Requirements Bill Passed - House (70 - 31)
3/01 HA 3 Health Care Premiums Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (76 - 82)
3/01 2SSB 19 Additions to Smoking Ban Conference Report Adopted - House (39 - 34)
3/01 HB 2142 Human Eggs; Sale; Prohibition Bill Passed - House (33 - 22)
2/28 1SSB 19 Additions to Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (59 - 16)
2/28 HB 1289 Colorado Student Assessment Program Penalty Removal Bill Passed - House (37 - 28)
2/28 H 485 Public Infrastructure Improvement Districts (PIDS) Bill Failed - House (30 - 39)
2/28 HB 1212 Allows Pharmacists to Prescribe Emergency Contraception Bill Passed - House (37 - 28)
2/28 SB 111 Student Nutrition and Physical Activity Bill Passed - House (72 - 24)
2/28 SB 111 Student Nutrition and Physical Activity Bill Passed - House (72 - 24)
2/27 HB 2064 English Language Learners Conference Report Adopted - House (31 - 27)
2/27 HB 4021 SUB Health Care Changes Bill Passed - House (86 - 11)
2/27 3SSB 96 Origin of Species Curriculum Requirement Bill Bill Failed - House (28 - 46)
2/27 H 624 School Property Disposal Bill Passed - House (48 - 18)
2/27 H 609 Motor Vehicle Special License Plate Program Bill Passed - House (42 - 25)
2/24 SB 3084 Food and Tobacco Taxes Bill Passed - House (87 - 34)
2/23 HCS HB 2369 Parental Written Consent Requirement for Minor’s Abortion Bill Passed - House (81 - 12)
2/23 HCS HB 338 Affordable Housing Trust Fund Bill Bill Passed - House (83 - 15)
2/23 HB 54 Tobacco Tax Increase Bill Failed - House (26 - 33)
2/23 HCS HB 2496 Information Requirement Prior to an Abortion Bill Passed - House (78 - 13)
2/23 Sub HB 2829 Clinic Regulation Bill Passed - House (63 - 62)
2/22 H 3381 Outdoor Advertising Veto Override Passed - House (78 - 25)
2/22 Amend Abortion Clinic Regulation Amendment Amendment Adopted - House (66 - 56)
2/22 1SHB 181 Education Reform Bill Bill Passed - House (44 - 31)
2/22 HB 1269 Red Deer or Elk Farming and Hunting Bill Passed - House (217 - 98)
2/22 HCS HB 1325 Natural Gas Distribution Regulations Bill Passed - House (110 - 59)
2/22 H 582 Breathalyzer Refusal Penalty Bill Passed - House (47 - 19)
2/21 HB 4278 Community Service Graduation Requirement Bill Passed - House (60 - 43)
2/21 HB 1643 Food and Tobacco Taxes Bill Passed - House (94 - 28)
2/20 1SHB 107 Full-Day Kindergarten Bill Passed - House (43 - 29)
2/16 HB 86 Primary Seat Belt Bill Bill Failed - House (49 - 48)
2/16 HCS SB 390 Classroom First Act for Georgia Bill Passed - House (102 - 70)
2/15 HB 1704 Health Care Requirements for Large Companies "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Passed - House (212 - 128)
2/15 HB 394 School Traffic Signal Bill Bill Passed - House (68 - 29)
2/15 HB 394 School Traffic Signal Bill Bill Passed - House (68 - 29)
2/15 Sub HB 2525 Taxation Bill Passed - House (106 - 15)
2/15 H 3881 South Carolina Priority Investment Act Bill Passed - House (62 - 41)
2/15 HB 2619 Property Taxes Bill Passed - House (108 - 14)
2/15 HB 656 "Do Not Resuscitate" Bill Bill Passed - House (231 - 118)
2/15 HB 1125 Seat Belt Enforcement Bill Bill Passed - House (33 - 32)
2/13 HB 1036 Auto Insurance Bill Bill Failed - House (32 - 33)
2/13 HB 2254 Requiring Doctors to Inform Women of Fetal Pain Bill Passed - House (36 - 21)
2/13 HB 1175 Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act Bill Passed - House (41 - 24)
2/10 Sub HB 2738 Minimum Renewable Fuel Content Requirements Bill Passed - House (70 - 28)
2/10 Sub HB 2738 Minimum Renewable Fuel Content Requirements Bill Passed - House (70 - 28)
2/10 HB 1235 Compulsory High School Education Age to 18 Bill Passed - House (51 - 14)
2/09 HB 1234 Mandatory Kindergarten Bill Passed - House (52 - 15)
2/09 HB 1215 Abortion Ban Bill Passed - House (47 - 22)
2/09 HB 1194 Contraceptive Distribution at Public Schools Bill Passed - House (51 - 17)
2/09 HB 1194 Contraceptive Distribution at Public Schools Bill Passed - House (51 - 17)
2/09 3rd Sub HB 1484 Taxation for School Funding Bill Passed - House (50 - 48)
2/09 HB 1115 Tobacco Settlement Payments Bill Passed - House (71 - 47)

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