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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, 2014 OH HB 483 Reduces State Income Tax Rates Conference Report Adopted - House (61 - 33)
June 4, 2014 SC H 4701 2014-2015 Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (85 - 28)
May 30, 2014 IL SB 274 Requires Salary Payments to State Legislators Bill Passed - House (65 - 48)
May 29, 2014 CA AB 1522 Requires Paid Sick Leave for Employees Bill Passed - House (52 - 23)
May 28, 2014 IL SB 741 Expands Medicaid Services Bill Passed - House (75 - 37)
May 28, 2014 IL SB 741 Expands Medicaid Services Bill Passed - House (75 - 37)
May 28, 2014 MA H 4111 Appropriates Funds for the Expansion of the Boston Convention Center Bill Passed - House (131 - 19)
May 27, 2014 MI SB 934 Increases Minimum Wage Bill Passed - House (76 - 34)
May 27, 2014 IL HB 6097 2014-2015 Department Budgets Bill Passed - House (65 - 49)
May 27, 2014 IL HB 6093 2014-2015 K-12 Education Budget Bill Passed - House (68 - 47)
May 27, 2014 IL HB 6095 2014-2015 Department Budgets Bill Passed - House (68 - 47)
May 27, 2014 IL HB 6094 2014-2015 Higher Education Budget Bill Passed - House (66 - 48)
May 27, 2014 IL HB 6096 2014-2015 Department Budgets Bill Passed - House (67 - 48)
May 22, 2014 OK HJR 1092 Authorizes School Districts to Issue Bonds for Improvements in Building Safety Conference Report Adopted - House (51 - 39)
May 22, 2014 OK HJR 1033 Authorizes Bonds for Capitol Repairs Conference Report Adopted - House (55 - 34)
May 22, 2014 OK HJR 1092 Authorizes School Districts to Issue Bonds for Improvements in Building Safety Conference Report Rejected - House (34 - 61)
May 22, 2014 OK SB 2127 2014-2015 Budget Bill Passed - House (56 - 39)
May 22, 2014 National H Amdt 675 Prohibits Funds from Being Used for Guantanmo Bay Operations Amendment Rejected - House (177 - 247)
May 22, 2014 National H Amdt 676 Repeals Indefinite Military Detention Provisions Amendment Rejected - House (191 - 230)
May 22, 2014 National H Amdt 680 Repeals Military Force Authorization Amendment Rejected - House (191 - 233)
May 22, 2014 National H Amdt 679 Prohibits Funds from Being Used to Implement the New START Treaty Amendment Adopted - House (233 - 191)
May 22, 2014 National H Amdt 671 Prohibits Funds from Being Used for Certain Climate Change Reports Amendment Adopted - House (231 - 192)
May 22, 2014 MI HB 5574 Appropriates Funds to the Michigan Settlement Administration Authority Bill Passed - House (74 - 36)
May 22, 2014 National HR 4435 Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 Bill Passed - House (325 - 98)
May 22, 2014 MI HB 5575 Establishes the Mighigan Settlement Authority Administration Bill Passed - House (75 - 35)
Date No. Title Outcome
6/04 HB 483 Reduces State Income Tax Rates Conference Report Adopted - House (61 - 33)
6/04 H 4701 2014-2015 Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (85 - 28)
5/30 SB 274 Requires Salary Payments to State Legislators Bill Passed - House (65 - 48)
5/29 AB 1522 Requires Paid Sick Leave for Employees Bill Passed - House (52 - 23)
5/28 SB 741 Expands Medicaid Services Bill Passed - House (75 - 37)
5/28 SB 741 Expands Medicaid Services Bill Passed - House (75 - 37)
5/28 H 4111 Appropriates Funds for the Expansion of the Boston Convention Center Bill Passed - House (131 - 19)
5/27 SB 934 Increases Minimum Wage Bill Passed - House (76 - 34)
5/27 HB 6097 2014-2015 Department Budgets Bill Passed - House (65 - 49)
5/27 HB 6093 2014-2015 K-12 Education Budget Bill Passed - House (68 - 47)
5/27 HB 6095 2014-2015 Department Budgets Bill Passed - House (68 - 47)
5/27 HB 6094 2014-2015 Higher Education Budget Bill Passed - House (66 - 48)
5/27 HB 6096 2014-2015 Department Budgets Bill Passed - House (67 - 48)
5/22 HJR 1092 Authorizes School Districts to Issue Bonds for Improvements in Building Safety Conference Report Adopted - House (51 - 39)
5/22 HJR 1033 Authorizes Bonds for Capitol Repairs Conference Report Adopted - House (55 - 34)
5/22 HJR 1092 Authorizes School Districts to Issue Bonds for Improvements in Building Safety Conference Report Rejected - House (34 - 61)
5/22 SB 2127 2014-2015 Budget Bill Passed - House (56 - 39)
5/22 H Amdt 675 Prohibits Funds from Being Used for Guantanmo Bay Operations Amendment Rejected - House (177 - 247)
5/22 H Amdt 676 Repeals Indefinite Military Detention Provisions Amendment Rejected - House (191 - 230)
5/22 H Amdt 680 Repeals Military Force Authorization Amendment Rejected - House (191 - 233)
5/22 H Amdt 679 Prohibits Funds from Being Used to Implement the New START Treaty Amendment Adopted - House (233 - 191)
5/22 H Amdt 671 Prohibits Funds from Being Used for Certain Climate Change Reports Amendment Adopted - House (231 - 192)
5/22 HB 5574 Appropriates Funds to the Michigan Settlement Administration Authority Bill Passed - House (74 - 36)
5/22 HR 4435 Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 Bill Passed - House (325 - 98)
5/22 HB 5575 Establishes the Mighigan Settlement Authority Administration Bill Passed - House (75 - 35)

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