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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:

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Sept. 27, 2007 MA Jones Amendment Expanding Pension Fund Divestments to Any State Sponsor of Terrorism Amendment Rejected - House (32 - 124)
Sept. 27, 2007 MA S 2255 State Pension Fund Divestment from Sudan Bill Passed - House (154 - 2)
Sept. 7, 2007 National HR 1908 Patent Reform Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (220 - 175)
Aug. 23, 2007 MO HCS HB 1 Economic Development Bill Passed - House (129 - 20)
Aug. 22, 2007 KY HCS HB 1 Renewable Energy Tax Incentives Bill Passed - House (87 - 10)
July 31, 2007 National HR 2831 Equal Pay Bill Bill Passed - House (225 - 199)
July 26, 2007 IL SB 1592 Electricity Relief and Regulation Bill Passed - House (80 - 33)
July 26, 2007 MA HB 2876 Sales Tax Holiday Bill Passed - House (145 - 8)
July 16, 2007 PA SB 246 Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (141 - 62)
July 12, 2007 CA SB 180 Collective Bargaining Representation for Agricultural Workers Bill Passed - House (46 - 33)
July 10, 2007 WI AS SB 40 2007-2009 Biennium Budget Bill Passed - House (51 - 44)
June 29, 2007 DE SB 36 State Employee Collective Bargaining Bill Passed - House (26 - 10)
June 28, 2007 DE HA 1 Employee Paycheck Consent Amendment Rejected - House (15 - 23)
June 28, 2007 PA HB 1631 Funding for Local County Projects Bill Passed - House (121 - 77)
June 26, 2007 DE HB 249 Cigarette Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (29 - 12)
June 22, 2007 LA SB 223 Required Liability Insurance Increase Bill Passed - House (77 - 23)
June 20, 2007 AZ SB 1552 Air Pollution Control Conference Report Adopted - House (47 - 8)
June 20, 2007 AZ HB 2779 Employment of Undocumented Immigrants Conference Report Adopted - House (47 - 11)
June 20, 2007 PA HB 1202 Clean Fuels and Energy Independence Act Bill Passed - House (138 - 60)
June 20, 2007 PA HB 1200 Alternative Energy Incentives Bill Passed - House (128 - 70)
June 15, 2007 RI LCO # 1305/22 to H5300A Privatization of State Services Amendment Adopted - House (61 - 13)
June 15, 2007 OR SB 571 Smoking Ban Expansion Bill Passed - House (38 - 21)
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 NJ SS for S 1195 Requiring Pharmacists to Fill All Prescriptions Bill Passed - House (55 - 19)
Date No. Title Outcome
9/27 Jones Amendment Expanding Pension Fund Divestments to Any State Sponsor of Terrorism Amendment Rejected - House (32 - 124)
9/27 S 2255 State Pension Fund Divestment from Sudan Bill Passed - House (154 - 2)
9/07 HR 1908 Patent Reform Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (220 - 175)
8/23 HCS HB 1 Economic Development Bill Passed - House (129 - 20)
8/22 HCS HB 1 Renewable Energy Tax Incentives Bill Passed - House (87 - 10)
7/31 HR 2831 Equal Pay Bill Bill Passed - House (225 - 199)
7/26 SB 1592 Electricity Relief and Regulation Bill Passed - House (80 - 33)
7/26 HB 2876 Sales Tax Holiday Bill Passed - House (145 - 8)
7/16 SB 246 Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (141 - 62)
7/12 SB 180 Collective Bargaining Representation for Agricultural Workers Bill Passed - House (46 - 33)
7/10 AS SB 40 2007-2009 Biennium Budget Bill Passed - House (51 - 44)
6/29 SB 36 State Employee Collective Bargaining Bill Passed - House (26 - 10)
6/28 HA 1 Employee Paycheck Consent Amendment Rejected - House (15 - 23)
6/28 HB 1631 Funding for Local County Projects Bill Passed - House (121 - 77)
6/26 HB 249 Cigarette Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (29 - 12)
6/22 SB 223 Required Liability Insurance Increase Bill Passed - House (77 - 23)
6/20 SB 1552 Air Pollution Control Conference Report Adopted - House (47 - 8)
6/20 HB 2779 Employment of Undocumented Immigrants Conference Report Adopted - House (47 - 11)
6/20 HB 1202 Clean Fuels and Energy Independence Act Bill Passed - House (138 - 60)
6/20 HB 1200 Alternative Energy Incentives Bill Passed - House (128 - 70)
6/15 LCO # 1305/22 to H5300A Privatization of State Services Amendment Adopted - House (61 - 13)
6/15 SB 571 Smoking Ban Expansion Bill Passed - House (38 - 21)
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 SS for S 1195 Requiring Pharmacists to Fill All Prescriptions Bill Passed - House (55 - 19)
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