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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 11, 2007 MN SF 238 Smoking Ban Conference Report Adopted - House (81 - 48)
May 11, 2007 OR SB 790 Offshore Drilling Moratorium Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 7)
May 10, 2007 NH HB 790 Extending Medical Insurance Coverage for Dependents Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 10)
May 10, 2007 AZ SB 1032 Emergency Room Malpractice Bill Failed - House (26 - 29)
May 9, 2007 SC Amendment No. 2c Restructuring the Department of Transportation Amendment Tabled - Senate (20 - 19)
May 9, 2007 CT Sub HB 7350 In-School Suspensions Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
May 9, 2007 CT SB 1015 Trans Fat Ban Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
May 8, 2007 MN SF 1989 2008-2009 Higher Education Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (44 - 21)
May 8, 2007 MN SF 1989 2008-2009 Higher Education Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (86 - 46)
May 8, 2007 National S Con Res 21 2008 Budget Resolution Bill Passed - House (212 - 207)
May 7, 2007 National S Amdt 1010 FDA Drug Import Certification Amendment Amendment Adopted - Senate (49 - 40)
May 7, 2007 MN SF 2171 2008-2009 Health and Human Services Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (82 - 44)
May 7, 2007 MN SF 2171 2008-2009 Health and Human Services Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (47 - 19)
May 7, 2007 MO SS6 SCS SB 389 Higher Education Bill Passed - House (91 - 64)
May 7, 2007 OR HB 2620 Solar Energy in Public Buildings Bill Passed - House (41 - 17)
May 7, 2007 LA HB 25 Abortion Information Requirements Bill Passed - House (83 - 16)
May 4, 2007 MN SF 646 Cyber-Bullying Bill Passed - House (96 - 35)
May 4, 2007 FL CS HB 1497 Abortion Waiting Periods Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 15)
May 4, 2007 TX CSHB 10 Tribal Casino Gaming Bill Failed - House (66 - 66)
May 3, 2007 MN SF 345 Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 29)
May 3, 2007 TX CSSB 920 Ultrasound Required Prior to Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 8)
May 3, 2007 FL CS HB 1047 Casino Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 9)
May 2, 2007 National HR 1591 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 with Iraq Withdrawal Timeline Veto Override Failed - House (222 - 203)
May 2, 2007 AZ SB 1132 Volunteer Homeland Security Force Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (18 - 11)
May 2, 2007 CT SB 1343 Emergency Contraception for Rape Victims Bill Passed - House (113 - 36)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/11 SF 238 Smoking Ban Conference Report Adopted - House (81 - 48)
5/11 SB 790 Offshore Drilling Moratorium Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 7)
5/10 HB 790 Extending Medical Insurance Coverage for Dependents Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 10)
5/10 SB 1032 Emergency Room Malpractice Bill Failed - House (26 - 29)
5/09 Amendment No. 2c Restructuring the Department of Transportation Amendment Tabled - Senate (20 - 19)
5/09 Sub HB 7350 In-School Suspensions Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
5/09 SB 1015 Trans Fat Ban Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
5/08 SF 1989 2008-2009 Higher Education Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (44 - 21)
5/08 SF 1989 2008-2009 Higher Education Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (86 - 46)
5/08 S Con Res 21 2008 Budget Resolution Bill Passed - House (212 - 207)
5/07 S Amdt 1010 FDA Drug Import Certification Amendment Amendment Adopted - Senate (49 - 40)
5/07 SF 2171 2008-2009 Health and Human Services Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (82 - 44)
5/07 SF 2171 2008-2009 Health and Human Services Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (47 - 19)
5/07 SS6 SCS SB 389 Higher Education Bill Passed - House (91 - 64)
5/07 HB 2620 Solar Energy in Public Buildings Bill Passed - House (41 - 17)
5/07 HB 25 Abortion Information Requirements Bill Passed - House (83 - 16)
5/04 SF 646 Cyber-Bullying Bill Passed - House (96 - 35)
5/04 CS HB 1497 Abortion Waiting Periods Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 15)
5/04 CSHB 10 Tribal Casino Gaming Bill Failed - House (66 - 66)
5/03 SF 345 Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 29)
5/03 CSSB 920 Ultrasound Required Prior to Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 8)
5/03 CS HB 1047 Casino Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 9)
5/02 HR 1591 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 with Iraq Withdrawal Timeline Veto Override Failed - House (222 - 203)
5/02 SB 1132 Volunteer Homeland Security Force Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (18 - 11)
5/02 SB 1343 Emergency Contraception for Rape Victims Bill Passed - House (113 - 36)

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