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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 18, 2007 ND SB 2032 Property Tax Reduction Bill Passed - House (61 - 33)
April 18, 2007 IA SF 588 2008-2009 Education Budget Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 7)
April 18, 2007 IA HF 877 Statewide Preschool Program Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 14)
April 18, 2007 FL HJR 7089 Property Tax Reduction Amendment Resolution Passed - House (78 - 40)
April 17, 2007 GA SCS HB 340 Children’s Health Care Eligibility Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 21)
April 16, 2007 IA SF 277 Teacher Pay and Incentive Programs Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (43 - 7)
April 12, 2007 TX CSHB 1 2008-2009 Budget Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5)
April 12, 2007 NH CACR 18 Adequate Education Funding Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 9)
April 11, 2007 IN HB 1510 Charity Gambling and Illegal Gambling Enforcement Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 11)
April 11, 2007 IN HB 1001 Operating Budget Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 13)
April 11, 2007 IN HB 1478 Property Tax Reduction Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 5)
April 11, 2007 NH HB 1 208-2009 Operating Budget Bill Passed - House (208 - 158)
April 10, 2007 AK CSSB 4 Senior Benefits Payment Program Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 2)
April 10, 2007 IN SB 401 Legislator Salary Adjustment Bill Passed - House (60 - 39)
April 6, 2007 ND HB 1051 Property Tax Relief Bill Failed - Senate (20 - 27)
April 5, 2007 IA SF 277 Teacher Pay and Incentive Programs Bill Passed - House (90 - 7)
March 31, 2007 MN SF 1611 Income Tax Increase and Education Appropriations Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 29)
March 30, 2007 ND SB 2200 Revisions in School Funding Bill Passed - House (62 - 25)
March 30, 2007 ND SB 2397 Oil Well Tax Cut Bill Passed - House (63 - 26)
March 30, 2007 TX CSHB 1 2008-2009 Budget Bill Passed - House (129 - 14)
March 30, 2007 ID H 336 Highway Project Financing Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7)
March 30, 2007 ID H 336 Highway Project Financing Bill Passed - House (48 - 17)
March 29, 2007 SC Amendment No. 8 School Tuition Tax Credit Amendment Tabled - House (70 - 49)
March 29, 2007 TX F 64 Pay Raise for Public School Employees Amendment Adopted - House (90 - 56)
March 29, 2007 IN HB 1835 Slot Machines at Race Tracks Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 21)
March 29, 2007 ID S 1245 Highway Bonding Bill Bill Failed - Senate (12 - 23)
March 29, 2007 MN SF 2171 2008-2009 Health and Human Services Budget Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 23)
March 28, 2007 ID H 81 Income Tax Credit for Food Veto Override Passed - House (48 - 22)
March 28, 2007 AR SB 1004 Beer Tax Bill Passed - House (51 - 39)
March 28, 2007 IA HF 877 Statewide Preschool Program Bill Passed - House (56 - 43)
March 27, 2007 KS SB 385 State Employee Pay Increase Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 11)
March 27, 2007 MN HF 886 Capital Improvement Budget Bill Passed - House (84 - 45)
March 27, 2007 GA HCS HB 340 Children’s Health Care Eligibility Bill Passed - House (101 - 63)
March 27, 2007 AK HB 95 2007-2008 Operating Budget Bill Passed - House (29 - 10)
March 26, 2007 MN HF 946 Transportation Funding and Gas Tax Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 24)
March 26, 2007 WA Sub HB 1128 2007-2009 Biennium Budget Bill Passed - House (62 - 35)
March 24, 2007 MN HF 946 Transportation Funding and Gas Tax Bill Passed - House (83 - 46)
March 24, 2007 MD HB 1220 Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Green Fund Bill Passed - House (96 - 41)
March 24, 2007 MN SF 1997 2008-2009 State Government Budget Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 20)
March 23, 2007 MN SF 1986 Transportation Taxes and Appropriations Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 24)
March 22, 2007 ND SB 2347 In-State Tuition Grants Bill Failed - House (28 - 65)
March 22, 2007 MN SF 1989 2008-2009 Higher Education Budget Bill Passed - Senate (64 - 2)
March 22, 2007 MI SB 307 Service Providers Excise Tax Act Bill Failed - Senate (16 - 22)
March 22, 2007 FL HB 7033 Privatization of Toll Roads Bill Passed - House (74 - 40)
March 22, 2007 AR SB 1004 Beer Tax Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7)
March 21, 2007 MD Amendment 993627/1 2008-2009 Budget Amendment Amendment Rejected - Senate (14 - 33)
March 20, 2007 AL HJR 29 State Legislature Pay Increase Veto Override Passed - House (57 - 41)
March 20, 2007 AL HJR 29 State Legislature Pay Increase Veto Override Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
March 19, 2007 ID H 81 Income Tax Credit for Food Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 6)
March 16, 2007 KS HB 2540 Capital Improvement Budget Bill Passed - House (99 - 24)
March 16, 2007 MD HB 754 Tobacco Tax to Fund Health Care Bill Passed - House (102 - 37)
March 16, 2007 KS HB 2542 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012 Budget Bill Passed - House (79 - 44)
March 15, 2007 SC Amendment No. 178 Property Tax Credits for Schools Amendment Tabled - House (73 - 36)
March 15, 2007 SC Amendment No. 224 Removal of an Income Tax Reduction Amendment Tabled - House (67 - 36)
March 15, 2007 KS Amend HB 2542 Presidential Primary Funding Amendment Adopted - House (85 - 34)
March 15, 2007 OK HCS HB 1317 Ban on State Participation Regarding Abortion Bill Passed - House (85 - 13)
March 15, 2007 KS Amend HB 2542 Expand Children's Health Care Amendment Rejected - House (55 - 67)
March 15, 2007 OR HB 2707 Oregon Rainy Day Fund Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
March 14, 2007 MD Amendment 643129/1 2008-2009 Budget Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (29 - 110)
March 14, 2007 MI Sub HB 4441 Property Transfer Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (58 - 50)
March 14, 2007 MI Sub HB 4440 State Equalized Value Property Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (77 - 31)
March 13, 2007 IA SF 128 Tobacco Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (58 - 40)
March 13, 2007 OK SB 861 Sales Tax Holiday Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 5)
March 8, 2007 OR HB 2707 Oregon Rainy Day Fund Bill Passed - House (48 - 9)
March 7, 2007 IA SF 128 Tobacco Tax Increase Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 14)
March 7, 2007 MI H Sub for Sub SB 166 2006-2007 Supplemental Appropriations Bill Passed - House (64 - 41)
Feb. 27, 2007 IN SB 401 Legislator Salary Adjustment Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 9)
Feb. 27, 2007 IN HB 1008 Tobacco Tax to Fund Health Coverage Bill Failed - House (44 - 52)
Feb. 26, 2007 SD HB 1139 Tobacco Tax Funds Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
Feb. 26, 2007 IN HB 1830 Funding for Local Roads Bill Passed - House (51 - 48)
Feb. 26, 2007 IN HB 1622 Gasoline Sales Tax Bill Passed - House (75 - 25)
Feb. 23, 2007 IN HB 1835 Slot Machines at Race Tracks Bill Passed - House (54 - 39)
Feb. 22, 2007 IA SF 162 Stem Cell Research and Penalties Bill Passed - House (52 - 46)
Feb. 22, 2007 IN HB 1001 Operating Budget Bill Passed - House (51 - 48)
Feb. 21, 2007 KY HCS HB 305 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (89 - 10)
Feb. 17, 2007 MT HB 204 Revise State Expenditure Limit Bill Passed - House (51 - 49)
Feb. 16, 2007 WV Com Sub HB 2718 Racetrack Table Games Bill Passed - House (53 - 40)
Feb. 15, 2007 MS HB 247 Cigarette Excise Tax Increase and Food Sales Tax Decrease Bill Passed - House (91 - 27)
Feb. 15, 2007 ND SB 2397 Oil Well Tax Cut Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 13)
Feb. 14, 2007 VA S Sub Funding for Statewide Transportation Projects Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 17)
Feb. 14, 2007 ND SB 2347 In-State Tuition Grants Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 7)
Feb. 14, 2007 IA SF 162 Stem Cell Research and Penalties Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 24)
Feb. 14, 2007 ND SB 2032 Property Tax Reduction Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 22)
Feb. 14, 2007 ND HB 1449 Property Tax Relief Bill Failed - House (27 - 65)
Feb. 13, 2007 IN HB 1007 Property Tax Relief Bill Failed - House (49 - 48)
Feb. 9, 2007 UT HB 148 Parent Choice in Education Act Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 10)
Feb. 7, 2007 SD HB 1139 Tobacco Tax Funds Bill Passed - House (60 - 10)
Feb. 6, 2007 VA Sub HB 3202 Funding for Statewide Transportation Projects Bill Passed - House (61 - 37)
Feb. 5, 2007 KS HB 2038 Tax Exemption for Nuclear Power Facilities Bill Passed - House (95 - 28)
Feb. 5, 2007 NJ A 1 Property Tax Relief and Appropriations Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10)
Feb. 2, 2007 ND HB 1521 Freezing College Tuition Bill Failed - House (37 - 52)
Feb. 2, 2007 UT HB 148 Parent Choice in Education Act Bill Passed - House (38 - 37)
Jan. 30, 2007 IN HB 1027 Minimum Wage Increase and Estate/Death Tax Cut Bill Passed - House (71 - 29)
Jan. 29, 2007 NJ A 1 Property Tax Relief and Appropriations Bill Passed - House (71 - 8)
Jan. 22, 2007 CO SB 26 Funding Full-Day Kindergarten Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
Jan. 16, 2007 ND HB 1029 Local Sales Tax Restrictions Bill Passed - House (64 - 28)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/18 SB 2032 Property Tax Reduction Bill Passed - House (61 - 33)
4/18 SF 588 2008-2009 Education Budget Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 7)
4/18 HF 877 Statewide Preschool Program Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 14)
4/18 HJR 7089 Property Tax Reduction Amendment Resolution Passed - House (78 - 40)
4/17 SCS HB 340 Children’s Health Care Eligibility Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 21)
4/16 SF 277 Teacher Pay and Incentive Programs Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (43 - 7)
4/12 CSHB 1 2008-2009 Budget Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5)
4/12 CACR 18 Adequate Education Funding Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 9)
4/11 HB 1510 Charity Gambling and Illegal Gambling Enforcement Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 11)
4/11 HB 1001 Operating Budget Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 13)
4/11 HB 1478 Property Tax Reduction Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 5)
4/11 HB 1 208-2009 Operating Budget Bill Passed - House (208 - 158)
4/10 CSSB 4 Senior Benefits Payment Program Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 2)
4/10 SB 401 Legislator Salary Adjustment Bill Passed - House (60 - 39)
4/06 HB 1051 Property Tax Relief Bill Failed - Senate (20 - 27)
4/05 SF 277 Teacher Pay and Incentive Programs Bill Passed - House (90 - 7)
3/31 SF 1611 Income Tax Increase and Education Appropriations Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 29)
3/30 SB 2200 Revisions in School Funding Bill Passed - House (62 - 25)
3/30 SB 2397 Oil Well Tax Cut Bill Passed - House (63 - 26)
3/30 CSHB 1 2008-2009 Budget Bill Passed - House (129 - 14)
3/30 H 336 Highway Project Financing Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7)
3/30 H 336 Highway Project Financing Bill Passed - House (48 - 17)
3/29 Amendment No. 8 School Tuition Tax Credit Amendment Tabled - House (70 - 49)
3/29 F 64 Pay Raise for Public School Employees Amendment Adopted - House (90 - 56)
3/29 HB 1835 Slot Machines at Race Tracks Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 21)
3/29 S 1245 Highway Bonding Bill Bill Failed - Senate (12 - 23)
3/29 SF 2171 2008-2009 Health and Human Services Budget Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 23)
3/28 H 81 Income Tax Credit for Food Veto Override Passed - House (48 - 22)
3/28 SB 1004 Beer Tax Bill Passed - House (51 - 39)
3/28 HF 877 Statewide Preschool Program Bill Passed - House (56 - 43)
3/27 SB 385 State Employee Pay Increase Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 11)
3/27 HF 886 Capital Improvement Budget Bill Passed - House (84 - 45)
3/27 HCS HB 340 Children’s Health Care Eligibility Bill Passed - House (101 - 63)
3/27 HB 95 2007-2008 Operating Budget Bill Passed - House (29 - 10)
3/26 HF 946 Transportation Funding and Gas Tax Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 24)
3/26 Sub HB 1128 2007-2009 Biennium Budget Bill Passed - House (62 - 35)
3/24 HF 946 Transportation Funding and Gas Tax Bill Passed - House (83 - 46)
3/24 HB 1220 Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Green Fund Bill Passed - House (96 - 41)
3/24 SF 1997 2008-2009 State Government Budget Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 20)
3/23 SF 1986 Transportation Taxes and Appropriations Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 24)
3/22 SB 2347 In-State Tuition Grants Bill Failed - House (28 - 65)
3/22 SF 1989 2008-2009 Higher Education Budget Bill Passed - Senate (64 - 2)
3/22 SB 307 Service Providers Excise Tax Act Bill Failed - Senate (16 - 22)
3/22 HB 7033 Privatization of Toll Roads Bill Passed - House (74 - 40)
3/22 SB 1004 Beer Tax Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7)
3/21 Amendment 993627/1 2008-2009 Budget Amendment Amendment Rejected - Senate (14 - 33)
3/20 HJR 29 State Legislature Pay Increase Veto Override Passed - House (57 - 41)
3/20 HJR 29 State Legislature Pay Increase Veto Override Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
3/19 H 81 Income Tax Credit for Food Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 6)
3/16 HB 2540 Capital Improvement Budget Bill Passed - House (99 - 24)
3/16 HB 754 Tobacco Tax to Fund Health Care Bill Passed - House (102 - 37)
3/16 HB 2542 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012 Budget Bill Passed - House (79 - 44)
3/15 Amendment No. 178 Property Tax Credits for Schools Amendment Tabled - House (73 - 36)
3/15 Amendment No. 224 Removal of an Income Tax Reduction Amendment Tabled - House (67 - 36)
3/15 Amend HB 2542 Presidential Primary Funding Amendment Adopted - House (85 - 34)
3/15 HCS HB 1317 Ban on State Participation Regarding Abortion Bill Passed - House (85 - 13)
3/15 Amend HB 2542 Expand Children's Health Care Amendment Rejected - House (55 - 67)
3/15 HB 2707 Oregon Rainy Day Fund Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
3/14 Amendment 643129/1 2008-2009 Budget Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (29 - 110)
3/14 Sub HB 4441 Property Transfer Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (58 - 50)
3/14 Sub HB 4440 State Equalized Value Property Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (77 - 31)
3/13 SF 128 Tobacco Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (58 - 40)
3/13 SB 861 Sales Tax Holiday Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 5)
3/08 HB 2707 Oregon Rainy Day Fund Bill Passed - House (48 - 9)
3/07 SF 128 Tobacco Tax Increase Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 14)
3/07 H Sub for Sub SB 166 2006-2007 Supplemental Appropriations Bill Passed - House (64 - 41)
2/27 SB 401 Legislator Salary Adjustment Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 9)
2/27 HB 1008 Tobacco Tax to Fund Health Coverage Bill Failed - House (44 - 52)
2/26 HB 1139 Tobacco Tax Funds Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
2/26 HB 1830 Funding for Local Roads Bill Passed - House (51 - 48)
2/26 HB 1622 Gasoline Sales Tax Bill Passed - House (75 - 25)
2/23 HB 1835 Slot Machines at Race Tracks Bill Passed - House (54 - 39)
2/22 SF 162 Stem Cell Research and Penalties Bill Passed - House (52 - 46)
2/22 HB 1001 Operating Budget Bill Passed - House (51 - 48)
2/21 HCS HB 305 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (89 - 10)
2/17 HB 204 Revise State Expenditure Limit Bill Passed - House (51 - 49)
2/16 Com Sub HB 2718 Racetrack Table Games Bill Passed - House (53 - 40)
2/15 HB 247 Cigarette Excise Tax Increase and Food Sales Tax Decrease Bill Passed - House (91 - 27)
2/15 SB 2397 Oil Well Tax Cut Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 13)
2/14 S Sub Funding for Statewide Transportation Projects Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 17)
2/14 SB 2347 In-State Tuition Grants Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 7)
2/14 SF 162 Stem Cell Research and Penalties Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 24)
2/14 SB 2032 Property Tax Reduction Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 22)
2/14 HB 1449 Property Tax Relief Bill Failed - House (27 - 65)
2/13 HB 1007 Property Tax Relief Bill Failed - House (49 - 48)
2/09 HB 148 Parent Choice in Education Act Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 10)
2/07 HB 1139 Tobacco Tax Funds Bill Passed - House (60 - 10)
2/06 Sub HB 3202 Funding for Statewide Transportation Projects Bill Passed - House (61 - 37)
2/05 HB 2038 Tax Exemption for Nuclear Power Facilities Bill Passed - House (95 - 28)
2/05 A 1 Property Tax Relief and Appropriations Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10)
2/02 HB 1521 Freezing College Tuition Bill Failed - House (37 - 52)
2/02 HB 148 Parent Choice in Education Act Bill Passed - House (38 - 37)
1/30 HB 1027 Minimum Wage Increase and Estate/Death Tax Cut Bill Passed - House (71 - 29)
1/29 A 1 Property Tax Relief and Appropriations Bill Passed - House (71 - 8)
1/22 SB 26 Funding Full-Day Kindergarten Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
1/16 HB 1029 Local Sales Tax Restrictions Bill Passed - House (64 - 28)

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