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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
June 27, 2007 NH HB 927 Adequate Education Definition Conference Report Adopted - House (205 - 115)
June 27, 2007 NH HB 1 208-2009 Operating Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (211 - 146)
June 27, 2007 NH HB 1 208-2009 Operating Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (211 - 146)
June 27, 2007 OH SB 7 Eminent Domain Bill Bill Passed - House (71 - 27)
June 27, 2007 OH SJR 1 Eminent Domain Constitutional Amendment Ballot Bill Bill Failed - House (56 - 42)
June 27, 2007 MI Sub HB 4463 Public Use of Road Ends on Waterways Bill Passed - House (61 - 48)
June 26, 2007 AK HCS CS SB 4 Senior Benefits Payment Program Bill Passed - House (34 - 3)
June 26, 2007 DE HB 249 Cigarette Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (29 - 12)
June 21, 2007 OR HB 2801 Exploration of Public Funding for Stem Cell Research Bill Failed - House (29 - 30)
June 21, 2007 NJ S 3000 2007-2008 Budget Bill Passed - House (50 - 30)
June 21, 2007 NJ S 3000 2007-2008 Budget Bill Passed - House (50 - 30)
June 20, 2007 AZ HB 2779 Employment of Undocumented Immigrants Conference Report Adopted - House (47 - 11)
June 20, 2007 SC H 3124 Open Enrollment and School Choice Conference Report Adopted - House (62 - 49)
June 20, 2007 PA HB 1200 Alternative Energy Incentives Bill Passed - House (128 - 70)
June 19, 2007 AZ HB 2781 2007-2009 Biennium Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (38 - 21)
June 19, 2007 OH HB 119 2008-2009 Budget Concurrence Vote Failed - House (46 - 53)
June 19, 2007 OH HB 119 2008-2009 Budget Concurrence Vote Failed - House (46 - 53)
June 19, 2007 AZ HB 2781 2007-2009 Biennium Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (38 - 21)
June 19, 2007 DE HA 4 Amendment to "Child's Victim Act"; State Immunity Bill Failed - House (17 - 24)
June 19, 2007 RI H 5127 Mandatory Minimum Drug Possession Sentence Repeal Bill Passed - House (54 - 6)
June 19, 2007 DE HA 4 Amendment to "Child's Victim Act"; State Immunity Bill Failed - House (17 - 24)
June 15, 2007 RI Article 22 of H5300A Classifying Seventeen Year-Olds as Adults in Criminal Cases Amendment Adopted - House (48 - 19)
June 15, 2007 OR SB 571 Smoking Ban Expansion Bill Passed - House (38 - 21)
June 14, 2007 FL A 637277 Education Funding Amendment to Property Tax Amendment Bill Tabled - House (74 - 42)
June 14, 2007 FL A 637277 Education Funding Amendment to Property Tax Amendment Bill Tabled - House (74 - 42)
June 14, 2007 FL SJR 4B Property Tax Amendments Joint Resolution Passed - House (74 - 43)
June 14, 2007 MA S 2220 Constitutional Amendment Defining Marriage Bill Failed - House (40 - 117)
June 13, 2007 ME LD 1925 Tax Cuts Bill Passed - House (87 - 49)
June 12, 2007 OR HB 2967 Tobacco Tax Increase for Children’s Health Care Bill Failed - House (35 - 22)
June 11, 2007 OR SB 392 Mandatory School Age Bill Failed - House (22 - 33)
June 11, 2007 NJ SS for S 1195 Requiring Pharmacists to Fill All Prescriptions Bill Passed - House (55 - 19)
June 7, 2007 CA AB 8 Expanding Subsidized Health Care Eligibility Bill Passed - House (47 - 32)
June 6, 2007 ME HCA T Education Reform and School Consolidation Amendment Adopted - House (114 - 27)
June 6, 2007 SC H 3964 Concealed Firearms in Schools Motion Agreed - House (47 - 41)
June 6, 2007 CA AB 70 Government Flood Liability Bill Passed - House (44 - 33)
June 6, 2007 CA AB 1470 Solar Water Heating and Efficiency Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (44 - 34)
June 6, 2007 NH SB 18 Raising the Compulsory School Age Bill Passed - House (201 - 156)
June 5, 2007 CT Sub SB 938 Reporting of Lost or Stolen Firearms Bill Passed - House (94 - 56)
June 5, 2007 CA AB 43 Same Sex Marriage Bill Passed - House (42 - 34)
June 5, 2007 CA AB 35 Sustainable Government Building Standards Bill Passed - House (46 - 33)
June 5, 2007 LA HB 313 Extended Period for Indictments Bill Passed - House (79 - 25)
June 5, 2007 CA AB 1108 Phthalates in Children Products Bill Passed - House (41 - 34)
June 4, 2007 NC CS HB 1473 2007-2008 Operating Budget Nonconcurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 47)
June 4, 2007 NC CS HB 1473 2007-2008 Operating Budget Nonconcurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 47)
June 4, 2007 CA AB 514 Diacetyl Toxic Substance Ban Bill Passed - House (43 - 33)
June 2, 2007 CT Sub SB 167 Restricting Eminent Domain Concurrence Vote Passed - House (132 - 7)
May 31, 2007 IL SB 4 Stem Cell Research and Human Cloning Bill Passed - House (70 - 44)
May 31, 2007 IL SB 4 Stem Cell Research and Human Cloning Bill Passed - House (70 - 44)
May 31, 2007 NH SB 42 Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (224 - 117)
May 30, 2007 LA HB 486 Building Code Revision Bill Passed - House (89 - 13)
May 26, 2007 TX CSHB 3678 Religious Expression at Schools Concurrence Vote Passed - House (107 - 28)
May 26, 2007 TX CSHB 3678 Religious Expression at Schools Concurrence Vote Passed - House (107 - 28)
May 25, 2007 NV SB 409 HPV Vaccine and Prostate Cancer Screening Coverage Act Bill Passed - House (36 - 6)
May 25, 2007 NV AB 510 Parole Credit Act Bill Passed - House (35 - 4)
May 24, 2007 NC HB 878 Eminent Domain for Private Use Bill Passed - House (104 - 15)
May 23, 2007 CT HB 6715 Medical Use of Marijuana Bill Bill Passed - House (89 - 58)
May 22, 2007 National S 214 United States Attorneys Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (306 - 114)
May 22, 2007 AZ HB 2781 2007-2009 Biennium Budget Bill Passed - House (31 - 29)
May 22, 2007 AZ HB 2781 2007-2009 Biennium Budget Bill Passed - House (31 - 29)
May 17, 2007 National S Con Res 21 2008 Budget Resolution Conference Report Adopted - House (214 - 209)
May 17, 2007 CT HB 5656 Immigrants and Postsecondary Education Act Bill Passed - House (76 - 67)
May 17, 2007 CT HB 5656 Immigrants and Postsecondary Education Act Bill Passed - House (76 - 67)
May 17, 2007 MN HF 464 School District Health Insurance Pool Bill Passed - House (81 - 52)
May 17, 2007 MN HF 464 School District Health Insurance Pool Bill Passed - House (81 - 52)
May 17, 2007 LA HB 486 Building Code Revision Bill Failed - House (49 - 48)
May 16, 2007 WI AB 30 Felon Employment in Educational Agencies Bill Passed - House (64 - 29)
May 16, 2007 WI AB 30 Felon Employment in Educational Agencies Bill Passed - House (64 - 29)
May 15, 2007 CT Sub HB 7350 In-School Suspensions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (111 - 29)
May 14, 2007 OK HCS SB 139 State-Funded Abortion Ban Bill Passed - House (77 - 19)
May 11, 2007 MN SF 238 Smoking Ban Conference Report Adopted - House (81 - 48)
May 10, 2007 AZ SB 1032 Emergency Room Malpractice Bill Failed - House (26 - 29)
May 9, 2007 WI AB 260 Employment Discrimination Exception for Sexual or Violent Offenders Bill Passed - House (61 - 33)
May 8, 2007 MN SF 1989 2008-2009 Higher Education Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (86 - 46)
May 7, 2007 MN SF 2171 2008-2009 Health and Human Services Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (82 - 44)
May 7, 2007 LA HB 25 Abortion Information Requirements Bill Passed - House (83 - 16)
Date No. Title Outcome
6/27 HB 927 Adequate Education Definition Conference Report Adopted - House (205 - 115)
6/27 HB 1 208-2009 Operating Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (211 - 146)
6/27 HB 1 208-2009 Operating Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (211 - 146)
6/27 SB 7 Eminent Domain Bill Bill Passed - House (71 - 27)
6/27 SJR 1 Eminent Domain Constitutional Amendment Ballot Bill Bill Failed - House (56 - 42)
6/27 Sub HB 4463 Public Use of Road Ends on Waterways Bill Passed - House (61 - 48)
6/26 HCS CS SB 4 Senior Benefits Payment Program Bill Passed - House (34 - 3)
6/26 HB 249 Cigarette Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (29 - 12)
6/21 HB 2801 Exploration of Public Funding for Stem Cell Research Bill Failed - House (29 - 30)
6/21 S 3000 2007-2008 Budget Bill Passed - House (50 - 30)
6/21 S 3000 2007-2008 Budget Bill Passed - House (50 - 30)
6/20 HB 2779 Employment of Undocumented Immigrants Conference Report Adopted - House (47 - 11)
6/20 H 3124 Open Enrollment and School Choice Conference Report Adopted - House (62 - 49)
6/20 HB 1200 Alternative Energy Incentives Bill Passed - House (128 - 70)
6/19 HB 2781 2007-2009 Biennium Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (38 - 21)
6/19 HB 119 2008-2009 Budget Concurrence Vote Failed - House (46 - 53)
6/19 HB 119 2008-2009 Budget Concurrence Vote Failed - House (46 - 53)
6/19 HB 2781 2007-2009 Biennium Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (38 - 21)
6/19 HA 4 Amendment to "Child's Victim Act"; State Immunity Bill Failed - House (17 - 24)
6/19 H 5127 Mandatory Minimum Drug Possession Sentence Repeal Bill Passed - House (54 - 6)
6/19 HA 4 Amendment to "Child's Victim Act"; State Immunity Bill Failed - House (17 - 24)
6/15 Article 22 of H5300A Classifying Seventeen Year-Olds as Adults in Criminal Cases Amendment Adopted - House (48 - 19)
6/15 SB 571 Smoking Ban Expansion Bill Passed - House (38 - 21)
6/14 A 637277 Education Funding Amendment to Property Tax Amendment Bill Tabled - House (74 - 42)
6/14 A 637277 Education Funding Amendment to Property Tax Amendment Bill Tabled - House (74 - 42)
6/14 SJR 4B Property Tax Amendments Joint Resolution Passed - House (74 - 43)
6/14 S 2220 Constitutional Amendment Defining Marriage Bill Failed - House (40 - 117)
6/13 LD 1925 Tax Cuts Bill Passed - House (87 - 49)
6/12 HB 2967 Tobacco Tax Increase for Children’s Health Care Bill Failed - House (35 - 22)
6/11 SB 392 Mandatory School Age Bill Failed - House (22 - 33)
6/11 SS for S 1195 Requiring Pharmacists to Fill All Prescriptions Bill Passed - House (55 - 19)
6/07 AB 8 Expanding Subsidized Health Care Eligibility Bill Passed - House (47 - 32)
6/06 HCA T Education Reform and School Consolidation Amendment Adopted - House (114 - 27)
6/06 H 3964 Concealed Firearms in Schools Motion Agreed - House (47 - 41)
6/06 AB 70 Government Flood Liability Bill Passed - House (44 - 33)
6/06 AB 1470 Solar Water Heating and Efficiency Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (44 - 34)
6/06 SB 18 Raising the Compulsory School Age Bill Passed - House (201 - 156)
6/05 Sub SB 938 Reporting of Lost or Stolen Firearms Bill Passed - House (94 - 56)
6/05 AB 43 Same Sex Marriage Bill Passed - House (42 - 34)
6/05 AB 35 Sustainable Government Building Standards Bill Passed - House (46 - 33)
6/05 HB 313 Extended Period for Indictments Bill Passed - House (79 - 25)
6/05 AB 1108 Phthalates in Children Products Bill Passed - House (41 - 34)
6/04 CS HB 1473 2007-2008 Operating Budget Nonconcurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 47)
6/04 CS HB 1473 2007-2008 Operating Budget Nonconcurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 47)
6/04 AB 514 Diacetyl Toxic Substance Ban Bill Passed - House (43 - 33)
6/02 Sub SB 167 Restricting Eminent Domain Concurrence Vote Passed - House (132 - 7)
5/31 SB 4 Stem Cell Research and Human Cloning Bill Passed - House (70 - 44)
5/31 SB 4 Stem Cell Research and Human Cloning Bill Passed - House (70 - 44)
5/31 SB 42 Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (224 - 117)
5/30 HB 486 Building Code Revision Bill Passed - House (89 - 13)
5/26 CSHB 3678 Religious Expression at Schools Concurrence Vote Passed - House (107 - 28)
5/26 CSHB 3678 Religious Expression at Schools Concurrence Vote Passed - House (107 - 28)
5/25 SB 409 HPV Vaccine and Prostate Cancer Screening Coverage Act Bill Passed - House (36 - 6)
5/25 AB 510 Parole Credit Act Bill Passed - House (35 - 4)
5/24 HB 878 Eminent Domain for Private Use Bill Passed - House (104 - 15)
5/23 HB 6715 Medical Use of Marijuana Bill Bill Passed - House (89 - 58)
5/22 S 214 United States Attorneys Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (306 - 114)
5/22 HB 2781 2007-2009 Biennium Budget Bill Passed - House (31 - 29)
5/22 HB 2781 2007-2009 Biennium Budget Bill Passed - House (31 - 29)
5/17 S Con Res 21 2008 Budget Resolution Conference Report Adopted - House (214 - 209)
5/17 HB 5656 Immigrants and Postsecondary Education Act Bill Passed - House (76 - 67)
5/17 HB 5656 Immigrants and Postsecondary Education Act Bill Passed - House (76 - 67)
5/17 HF 464 School District Health Insurance Pool Bill Passed - House (81 - 52)
5/17 HF 464 School District Health Insurance Pool Bill Passed - House (81 - 52)
5/17 HB 486 Building Code Revision Bill Failed - House (49 - 48)
5/16 AB 30 Felon Employment in Educational Agencies Bill Passed - House (64 - 29)
5/16 AB 30 Felon Employment in Educational Agencies Bill Passed - House (64 - 29)
5/15 Sub HB 7350 In-School Suspensions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (111 - 29)
5/14 HCS SB 139 State-Funded Abortion Ban Bill Passed - House (77 - 19)
5/11 SF 238 Smoking Ban Conference Report Adopted - House (81 - 48)
5/10 SB 1032 Emergency Room Malpractice Bill Failed - House (26 - 29)
5/09 AB 260 Employment Discrimination Exception for Sexual or Violent Offenders Bill Passed - House (61 - 33)
5/08 SF 1989 2008-2009 Higher Education Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (86 - 46)
5/07 SF 2171 2008-2009 Health and Human Services Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (82 - 44)
5/07 HB 25 Abortion Information Requirements Bill Passed - House (83 - 16)

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