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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 4, 2007 MN SF 1997 2008-2009 State Government Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (71 - 57)
May 2, 2007 IL HB 858 Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote Bill Passed - House (65 - 50)
May 2, 2007 MI Sub HB 4367 Michigan Business Tax Act Bill Passed - House (61 - 48)
April 30, 2007 KS Sub HB 2237 Maintenance for State Colleges and Universities Conference Report Adopted - House (102 - 20)
April 30, 2007 FL HB 7145 Private School Scholarship Program Expansion Act Bill Passed - House (84 - 34)
April 30, 2007 FL CS HB 1079 Funding for Professional Sports Franchise Facilities Bill Passed - House (74 - 41)
April 30, 2007 NC Amendment 2: Funding for Health Insurance Risk Pool Bill Failed - House (50 - 63)
April 29, 2007 IN HB 1001 Operating Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (51 - 49)
April 29, 2007 IN HB 1835 Slot Machines at Race Tracks Conference Report Adopted - House (54 - 45)
April 29, 2007 IN HB 1510 Charity Gambling and Illegal Gambling Enforcement Conference Report Adopted - House (53 - 43)
April 29, 2007 IN HB 1678 Employer Health Insurance Plans Conference Report Adopted - House (70 - 29)
April 27, 2007 CO SB 199 Education Funding and Property Tax Freeze Bill Passed - House (41 - 20)
April 27, 2007 FL CS CS HB 1231 Prostitution Act Bill Passed - House (85 - 31)
April 27, 2007 IA HF 920 Univeristy Capital Improvement Bonds Bill Passed - House (51 - 44)
April 27, 2007 IL HB 1798 Wrongful Death Damages Bill Passed - House (63 - 52)
April 26, 2007 IL HB 317 Abortion Notification Bill Bill Failed - House (55 - 62)
April 26, 2007 FL CS HB 323 Baseball Stadium Funding Eligibility Bill Passed - House (86 - 24)
April 25, 2007 IA SF 588 2008-2009 Education Budget Bill Passed - House (56 - 40)
April 25, 2007 SC H 3567 Cigarette Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (78 - 37)
April 25, 2007 VT HR. 18 Urging National Executive Impeachment Resolution Failed - House (60 - 87)
April 25, 2007 VT HR. 18 Urging National Executive Impeachment Resolution Failed - House (60 - 87)
April 24, 2007 TX HB 218 Voter Identification Requirement Bill Passed - House (76 - 69)
April 23, 2007 ND HB 1106 Legislative Pay Raise Conference Report Adopted - House (49 - 44)
April 23, 2007 IA SF 277 Teacher Pay and Incentive Programs Conference Report Adopted - House (93 - 3)
April 20, 2007 MN H Amendment Prohibiting Public Funding for Abortions Amendment Rejected - House (64 - 68)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/04 SF 1997 2008-2009 State Government Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (71 - 57)
5/02 HB 858 Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote Bill Passed - House (65 - 50)
5/02 Sub HB 4367 Michigan Business Tax Act Bill Passed - House (61 - 48)
4/30 Sub HB 2237 Maintenance for State Colleges and Universities Conference Report Adopted - House (102 - 20)
4/30 HB 7145 Private School Scholarship Program Expansion Act Bill Passed - House (84 - 34)
4/30 CS HB 1079 Funding for Professional Sports Franchise Facilities Bill Passed - House (74 - 41)
4/30 Amendment 2: Funding for Health Insurance Risk Pool Bill Failed - House (50 - 63)
4/29 HB 1001 Operating Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (51 - 49)
4/29 HB 1835 Slot Machines at Race Tracks Conference Report Adopted - House (54 - 45)
4/29 HB 1510 Charity Gambling and Illegal Gambling Enforcement Conference Report Adopted - House (53 - 43)
4/29 HB 1678 Employer Health Insurance Plans Conference Report Adopted - House (70 - 29)
4/27 SB 199 Education Funding and Property Tax Freeze Bill Passed - House (41 - 20)
4/27 CS CS HB 1231 Prostitution Act Bill Passed - House (85 - 31)
4/27 HF 920 Univeristy Capital Improvement Bonds Bill Passed - House (51 - 44)
4/27 HB 1798 Wrongful Death Damages Bill Passed - House (63 - 52)
4/26 HB 317 Abortion Notification Bill Bill Failed - House (55 - 62)
4/26 CS HB 323 Baseball Stadium Funding Eligibility Bill Passed - House (86 - 24)
4/25 SF 588 2008-2009 Education Budget Bill Passed - House (56 - 40)
4/25 H 3567 Cigarette Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (78 - 37)
4/25 HR. 18 Urging National Executive Impeachment Resolution Failed - House (60 - 87)
4/25 HR. 18 Urging National Executive Impeachment Resolution Failed - House (60 - 87)
4/24 HB 218 Voter Identification Requirement Bill Passed - House (76 - 69)
4/23 HB 1106 Legislative Pay Raise Conference Report Adopted - House (49 - 44)
4/23 SF 277 Teacher Pay and Incentive Programs Conference Report Adopted - House (93 - 3)
4/20 H Amendment Prohibiting Public Funding for Abortions Amendment Rejected - House (64 - 68)

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