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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
June 4, 2007 CA SB 60 Expanding Driver's License Eligibility Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 15)
June 3, 2007 NV AB 595 Highway Funding Act Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 3)
June 1, 2007 NV AB 595 Highway Funding Act Bill Passed - House (40 - 2)
May 31, 2007 NH HB 802 Requiring Seatbelts in Automotive Vehicles "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Passed - Senate (16 - 8)
May 29, 2007 LA SB 223 Required Liability Insurance Increase Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
May 21, 2007 MN HF 946 Transportation Funding and Gas Tax Veto Override Failed - House (83 - 50)
May 21, 2007 LA Amdt B-138: Cellular Phone Use While Driving Amendment Adopted - House (72 - 23)
May 21, 2007 LA HB 99 Cellular Phone Use While Driving Bill Failed - House (43 - 48)
May 14, 2007 MN HF 946 Transportation Funding and Gas Tax Conference Report Adopted - Senate (47 - 17)
May 14, 2007 MN HF 946 Transportation Funding and Gas Tax Conference Report Adopted - House (90 - 43)
May 9, 2007 SC Amendment No. 2c Restructuring the Department of Transportation Amendment Tabled - Senate (20 - 19)
April 11, 2007 AZ HB 2033 Teen Drivers License Restrictions Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 6)
April 11, 2007 WA Sub SB 5037 Cell Phone Driving Ban Bill Passed - House (59 - 38)
April 9, 2007 AZ SB 1552 Air Pollution Control Bill Passed - House (35 - 21)
April 5, 2007 MD SB 103 Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (123 - 17)
April 5, 2007 SC S 355 Restructuring the Department of Transportation Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 18)
April 5, 2007 NH HB 802 Requiring Seatbelts in Automotive Vehicles Bill Passed - House (153 - 140)
April 4, 2007 MD HB 131 Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007 Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 9)
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 ID S 1245 Highway Bonding Bill Bill Failed - Senate (12 - 23)
March 29, 2007 IL HB 1769 Smoking Ban in Vehicles Bill Failed - House (18 - 91)
March 28, 2007 IL HB 1100 Driver's Certificates for Non-Citizens Bill Passed - House (60 - 56)
March 27, 2007 SC Amendment No. 23 Remove the Transportation Commission Amendment Tabled - House (71 - 36)
March 27, 2007 MN HF 886 Capital Improvement Budget Bill Passed - House (84 - 45)
March 26, 2007 MN HF 946 Transportation Funding and Gas Tax Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 24)
March 24, 2007 MN HF 946 Transportation Funding and Gas Tax Bill Passed - House (83 - 46)
March 23, 2007 MN SF 1986 Transportation Taxes and Appropriations Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 24)
March 22, 2007 IN HB 1237 Seat Belt Requirement Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 17)
March 22, 2007 FL HB 7033 Privatization of Toll Roads Bill Passed - House (74 - 40)
March 20, 2007 GA HCS HB 77 Red Light Camera Law Bill Passed - House (110 - 60)
March 13, 2007 National S 4 Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 38)
March 8, 2007 HI SB 1276 Environmental Impact of Harbor Improvements Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 4)
March 7, 2007 SC H 3505 Jasper County Port Authority Joint Resolution Passed - House (80 - 35)
March 5, 2007 TN SB 201 English-Only Driver's License Exam Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 6)
Feb. 28, 2007 IL HB 408 Mandating New Driver Signs For Minors Bill Passed - House (74 - 39)
Feb. 27, 2007 CO SB 151 Mandatory Seatbelt Use Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 16)
Feb. 26, 2007 IN HB 1830 Funding for Local Roads Bill Passed - House (51 - 48)
Feb. 26, 2007 MD SB 103 Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007 Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 9)
Feb. 26, 2007 IN HB 1622 Gasoline Sales Tax Bill Passed - House (75 - 25)
Feb. 23, 2007 MT SB 300 Seat Belt Requirement Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21)
Feb. 21, 2007 WV Com Sub for Com Sub SB 219 Ban on Smoking in a Vehicle with a Minor Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9)
Feb. 20, 2007 VA Sub HB 1778 Traffic Light Cameras Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 10)
Feb. 20, 2007 MD HB 131 Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (122 - 16)
Feb. 20, 2007 IN HB 1237 Seat Belt Requirement Bill Passed - House (55 - 41)
Feb. 14, 2007 VA S Sub Funding for Statewide Transportation Projects Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 17)
Feb. 12, 2007 IN SB 1 Indiana Commerce Connector and Illiana Expressway Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 13)
Feb. 7, 2007 ND HB 1196 Teen Driver Cell Phone Ban Bill Failed - House (21 - 70)
Feb. 7, 2007 ND HB 1254 Mandatory Seatbelt Use Bill Failed - House (40 - 52)
Feb. 6, 2007 VA Sub HB 1778 Traffic Light Cameras Bill Passed - House (63 - 35)
Date No. Title Outcome
6/04 SB 60 Expanding Driver's License Eligibility Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 15)
6/03 AB 595 Highway Funding Act Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 3)
6/01 AB 595 Highway Funding Act Bill Passed - House (40 - 2)
5/31 HB 802 Requiring Seatbelts in Automotive Vehicles "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Passed - Senate (16 - 8)
5/29 SB 223 Required Liability Insurance Increase Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
5/21 HF 946 Transportation Funding and Gas Tax Veto Override Failed - House (83 - 50)
5/21 Amdt B-138: Cellular Phone Use While Driving Amendment Adopted - House (72 - 23)
5/21 HB 99 Cellular Phone Use While Driving Bill Failed - House (43 - 48)
5/14 HF 946 Transportation Funding and Gas Tax Conference Report Adopted - Senate (47 - 17)
5/14 HF 946 Transportation Funding and Gas Tax Conference Report Adopted - House (90 - 43)
5/09 Amendment No. 2c Restructuring the Department of Transportation Amendment Tabled - Senate (20 - 19)
4/11 HB 2033 Teen Drivers License Restrictions Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 6)
4/11 Sub SB 5037 Cell Phone Driving Ban Bill Passed - House (59 - 38)
4/09 SB 1552 Air Pollution Control Bill Passed - House (35 - 21)
4/05 SB 103 Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (123 - 17)
4/05 S 355 Restructuring the Department of Transportation Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 18)
4/05 HB 802 Requiring Seatbelts in Automotive Vehicles Bill Passed - House (153 - 140)
4/04 HB 131 Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007 Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 9)
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 S 1245 Highway Bonding Bill Bill Failed - Senate (12 - 23)
3/29 HB 1769 Smoking Ban in Vehicles Bill Failed - House (18 - 91)
3/28 HB 1100 Driver's Certificates for Non-Citizens Bill Passed - House (60 - 56)
3/27 Amendment No. 23 Remove the Transportation Commission Amendment Tabled - House (71 - 36)
3/27 HF 886 Capital Improvement Budget Bill Passed - House (84 - 45)
3/26 HF 946 Transportation Funding and Gas Tax Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 24)
3/24 HF 946 Transportation Funding and Gas Tax Bill Passed - House (83 - 46)
3/23 SF 1986 Transportation Taxes and Appropriations Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 24)
3/22 HB 1237 Seat Belt Requirement Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 17)
3/22 HB 7033 Privatization of Toll Roads Bill Passed - House (74 - 40)
3/20 HCS HB 77 Red Light Camera Law Bill Passed - House (110 - 60)
3/13 S 4 Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 38)
3/08 SB 1276 Environmental Impact of Harbor Improvements Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 4)
3/07 H 3505 Jasper County Port Authority Joint Resolution Passed - House (80 - 35)
3/05 SB 201 English-Only Driver's License Exam Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 6)
2/28 HB 408 Mandating New Driver Signs For Minors Bill Passed - House (74 - 39)
2/27 SB 151 Mandatory Seatbelt Use Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 16)
2/26 HB 1830 Funding for Local Roads Bill Passed - House (51 - 48)
2/26 SB 103 Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007 Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 9)
2/26 HB 1622 Gasoline Sales Tax Bill Passed - House (75 - 25)
2/23 SB 300 Seat Belt Requirement Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21)
2/21 Com Sub for Com Sub SB 219 Ban on Smoking in a Vehicle with a Minor Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9)
2/20 Sub HB 1778 Traffic Light Cameras Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 10)
2/20 HB 131 Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (122 - 16)
2/20 HB 1237 Seat Belt Requirement Bill Passed - House (55 - 41)
2/14 S Sub Funding for Statewide Transportation Projects Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 17)
2/12 SB 1 Indiana Commerce Connector and Illiana Expressway Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 13)
2/07 HB 1196 Teen Driver Cell Phone Ban Bill Failed - House (21 - 70)
2/07 HB 1254 Mandatory Seatbelt Use Bill Failed - House (40 - 52)
2/06 Sub HB 1778 Traffic Light Cameras Bill Passed - House (63 - 35)

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