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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 19, 2013 MN HF 630 2013-2015 Biennium K-12 Education Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (41 - 26)
May 19, 2013 MN HF 1823 Establishes Council to Review Legislative Pay Changes Amendment Adopted - Senate (43 - 23)
May 18, 2013 MN HF 1233 2013-2015 Biennium Health and Human Services Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (39 - 28)
May 18, 2013 MN HF 630 2013-2015 Biennium K-12 Education Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (78 - 56)
May 17, 2013 MN SF 1236 Increases Funds for Higher Education Conference Report Adopted - House (76 - 56)
May 17, 2013 MN HF 1233 2013-2015 Biennium Health and Human Services Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (73 - 61)
May 17, 2013 MN SF 1236 Increases Funds for Higher Education Conference Report Adopted - Senate (44 - 22)
May 17, 2013 MN HF 1823 Establishes Council to Review Legislative Pay Changes Amendment Adopted - House (69 - 62)
May 16, 2013 AZ SB 1492 Expands Medicaid Eligibility Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 11)
May 14, 2013 MO SJR 16 Establishes an Additional Sales Tax for Local Transportation Projects Bill Passed - House (100 - 57)
May 14, 2013 OK HB 2301 2014-2015 Budget Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 20)
May 9, 2013 MO HB 19 Appropriates Funds for Capitol Renovations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (111 - 42)
May 9, 2013 MO HB 253 Authorizes Income Tax Cuts Concurrence Vote Passed - House (103 - 51)
May 9, 2013 National HR 807 Full Faith and Credit Act Bill Passed - House (221 - 207)
May 9, 2013 OK HB 2301 2014-2015 Budget Bill Passed - House (59 - 40)
May 8, 2013 CO HB 1318 Establishes Sales Taxes for Retail Marijuana Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 28)
May 8, 2013 MO HB 253 Authorizes Income Tax Cuts Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 9)
May 8, 2013 CO HB 1318 Establishes Sales Taxes for Retail Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
May 8, 2013 NC HB 101 Repeals the Estate Tax Bill Passed - House (82 - 37)
May 8, 2013 TX HB 500 Expands Franchise Tax Exemption for Certain Businesses Bill Passed - House (117 - 24)
May 7, 2013 TX HB 928 Prohibits State Funds from Being Used for the Enforcement of Federal Firearm Regulations Bill Passed - House (101 - 31)
May 7, 2013 CT HB 5277 Authorizes Mixed Martial Arts Events Bill Passed - House (117 - 26)
May 6, 2013 OK HB 2005 Extends Tax Credits for Qualified Clean-Burning Motor Vehicle Property Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 29)
May 6, 2013 OK SB 652 Increases Driver's License Fees Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 15)
May 6, 2013 National S 743 Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 Bill Passed - Senate (69 - 27)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/19 HF 630 2013-2015 Biennium K-12 Education Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (41 - 26)
5/19 HF 1823 Establishes Council to Review Legislative Pay Changes Amendment Adopted - Senate (43 - 23)
5/18 HF 1233 2013-2015 Biennium Health and Human Services Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (39 - 28)
5/18 HF 630 2013-2015 Biennium K-12 Education Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (78 - 56)
5/17 SF 1236 Increases Funds for Higher Education Conference Report Adopted - House (76 - 56)
5/17 HF 1233 2013-2015 Biennium Health and Human Services Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (73 - 61)
5/17 SF 1236 Increases Funds for Higher Education Conference Report Adopted - Senate (44 - 22)
5/17 HF 1823 Establishes Council to Review Legislative Pay Changes Amendment Adopted - House (69 - 62)
5/16 SB 1492 Expands Medicaid Eligibility Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 11)
5/14 SJR 16 Establishes an Additional Sales Tax for Local Transportation Projects Bill Passed - House (100 - 57)
5/14 HB 2301 2014-2015 Budget Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 20)
5/09 HB 19 Appropriates Funds for Capitol Renovations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (111 - 42)
5/09 HB 253 Authorizes Income Tax Cuts Concurrence Vote Passed - House (103 - 51)
5/09 HR 807 Full Faith and Credit Act Bill Passed - House (221 - 207)
5/09 HB 2301 2014-2015 Budget Bill Passed - House (59 - 40)
5/08 HB 1318 Establishes Sales Taxes for Retail Marijuana Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 28)
5/08 HB 253 Authorizes Income Tax Cuts Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 9)
5/08 HB 1318 Establishes Sales Taxes for Retail Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
5/08 HB 101 Repeals the Estate Tax Bill Passed - House (82 - 37)
5/08 HB 500 Expands Franchise Tax Exemption for Certain Businesses Bill Passed - House (117 - 24)
5/07 HB 928 Prohibits State Funds from Being Used for the Enforcement of Federal Firearm Regulations Bill Passed - House (101 - 31)
5/07 HB 5277 Authorizes Mixed Martial Arts Events Bill Passed - House (117 - 26)
5/06 HB 2005 Extends Tax Credits for Qualified Clean-Burning Motor Vehicle Property Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 29)
5/06 SB 652 Increases Driver's License Fees Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 15)
5/06 S 743 Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 Bill Passed - Senate (69 - 27)

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