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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 2, 2007 MI Sub HB 4367 Michigan Business Tax Act Bill Passed - House (61 - 48)
May 2, 2007 FL CS SB 1710 State University Tuition Increase Bill Passed - House (79 - 37)
May 2, 2007 NC HB 259 Smoking Ban Bill Failed - House (55 - 61)
May 1, 2007 CO SB 199 Education Funding and Property Tax Freeze Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 15)
May 1, 2007 CO SB 199 Education Funding and Property Tax Freeze Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 15)
May 1, 2007 VT SA. 520 Energy Tax Amendment to H. 520 Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 14)
May 1, 2007 TX CSHB 3678 Religious Expression at Schools Bill Passed - House (121 - 10)
May 1, 2007 IL SB 500 Smoke Free Illinois Act Bill Passed - House (73 - 42)
May 1, 2007 CO HB 1301 Cervical Cancer Immunization Act Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9)
May 1, 2007 CO HB 1301 Cervical Cancer Immunization Act Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9)
May 1, 2007 FL CS HB 1277 Early Rental Termination Fee Act Bill Passed - House (101 - 14)
April 30, 2007 KS Sub HB 2237 Maintenance for State Colleges and Universities Conference Report Adopted - Senate (30 - 8)
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 CS HB 957 Wetlands and Water Regulations Bill Passed - House (82 - 37)
April 30, 2007 FL CS HB 1047 Casino Regulations Bill Passed - House (61 - 52)
April 30, 2007 NC Amendment 2: Funding for Health Insurance Risk Pool Bill Failed - House (50 - 63)
April 30, 2007 FL CS HB 1079 Funding for Professional Sports Franchise Facilities Bill Passed - House (74 - 41)
April 30, 2007 TX CSSB 987 Complex Loan Counseling Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5)
April 29, 2007 IN HB 1835 Slot Machines at Race Tracks Conference Report Adopted - House (54 - 45)
April 29, 2007 IN HB 1678 Employer Health Insurance Plans Conference Report Adopted - Senate (37 - 13)
April 29, 2007 IN HB 1510 Charity Gambling and Illegal Gambling Enforcement Conference Report Adopted - House (53 - 43)
April 29, 2007 IN HB 1835 Slot Machines at Race Tracks Conference Report Adopted - Senate (33 - 17)
April 29, 2007 IN HB 1510 Charity Gambling and Illegal Gambling Enforcement Conference Report Adopted - Senate (41 - 9)
April 29, 2007 IN HB 1678 Employer Health Insurance Plans Conference Report Adopted - House (70 - 29)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/02 Sub HB 4367 Michigan Business Tax Act Bill Passed - House (61 - 48)
5/02 CS SB 1710 State University Tuition Increase Bill Passed - House (79 - 37)
5/02 HB 259 Smoking Ban Bill Failed - House (55 - 61)
5/01 SB 199 Education Funding and Property Tax Freeze Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 15)
5/01 SB 199 Education Funding and Property Tax Freeze Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 15)
5/01 SA. 520 Energy Tax Amendment to H. 520 Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 14)
5/01 CSHB 3678 Religious Expression at Schools Bill Passed - House (121 - 10)
5/01 SB 500 Smoke Free Illinois Act Bill Passed - House (73 - 42)
5/01 HB 1301 Cervical Cancer Immunization Act Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9)
5/01 HB 1301 Cervical Cancer Immunization Act Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9)
5/01 CS HB 1277 Early Rental Termination Fee Act Bill Passed - House (101 - 14)
4/30 Sub HB 2237 Maintenance for State Colleges and Universities Conference Report Adopted - Senate (30 - 8)
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 CS HB 957 Wetlands and Water Regulations Bill Passed - House (82 - 37)
4/30 CS HB 1047 Casino Regulations Bill Passed - House (61 - 52)
4/30 Amendment 2: Funding for Health Insurance Risk Pool Bill Failed - House (50 - 63)
4/30 CS HB 1079 Funding for Professional Sports Franchise Facilities Bill Passed - House (74 - 41)
4/30 CSSB 987 Complex Loan Counseling Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5)
4/29 HB 1835 Slot Machines at Race Tracks Conference Report Adopted - House (54 - 45)
4/29 HB 1678 Employer Health Insurance Plans Conference Report Adopted - Senate (37 - 13)
4/29 HB 1510 Charity Gambling and Illegal Gambling Enforcement Conference Report Adopted - House (53 - 43)
4/29 HB 1835 Slot Machines at Race Tracks Conference Report Adopted - Senate (33 - 17)
4/29 HB 1510 Charity Gambling and Illegal Gambling Enforcement Conference Report Adopted - Senate (41 - 9)
4/29 HB 1678 Employer Health Insurance Plans Conference Report Adopted - House (70 - 29)

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