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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
April 23, 2015 ND HB 1476 Reduces Oil Extraction Tax Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
April 20, 2015 MT SB 410 Authorizes Tax Credits for Donations to Certain Educational Programs and Student Scholarship Organizations Bill Passed - House (59 - 41)
April 20, 2015 ND HB 1476 Reduces Oil Extraction Tax Bill Passed - House (57 - 32)
April 17, 2015 AK HB 158 Establishes Refined Fuel Surcharge Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 7)
April 17, 2015 ND SB 2349 Reduces Individual and Corporate Income Taxes Bill Passed - House (59 - 32)
April 16, 2015 National HR 622 State and Local Sales Tax Deduction Fairness Act of 2015 Bill Passed - House (272 - 152)
April 16, 2015 National HR 1105 Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 Bill Passed - House (240 - 179)
April 13, 2015 NE LB 610 Increases Gas Tax Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 15)
April 10, 2015 ID H 312 Increases Gas Tax and Vehicle Registration Fees Conference Report Adopted - House (51 - 19)
April 10, 2015 ID H 312 Increases Gas Tax and Vehicle Registration Fees Conference Report Adopted - Senate (26 - 9)
April 8, 2015 MD SB 190 Amends Taxable Price for Sale or Use of Accommodations Bill Passed - House (84 - 56)
April 8, 2015 AK HB 158 Establishes Refined Fuel Surcharge Bill Passed - House (21 - 19)
April 7, 2015 ID H 312 Increases Gax Tax and Vehicle Registration Fees Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13)
April 2, 2015 GA HB 202 Establishes Vehicle Manufacturer Headquarter License Plates Conference Report Adopted - Senate (33 - 22)
March 31, 2015 NC SB 20 Restructures the Motor Fuel Tax Rate and the State Tax Code Conference Report Adopted - House (79 - 39)
March 31, 2015 AR HB 1402 Amends Income Tax Applicable to Capital Gains Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 9)
March 31, 2015 MT SB 410 Authorizes Tax Credits for Donations to Certain Educational Programs and Student Scholarship Organizations Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 23)
March 30, 2015 ND HB 1437 Extends Triggered Oil Extraction Tax Rate Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 12)
March 26, 2015 NJ A 939 Amends Tax Expenditure Report Concurrence Vote Passed - House (43 - 31)
March 26, 2015 NJ A 4326 Requires Governor to Forecast State Revenue Bill Passed - House (42 - 31)
March 25, 2015 CO SB 45 Establishes Tax Credits for Private School Tuition Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17)
March 24, 2015 KY HB 299 Increases Wholesale Gas Tax Conference Report Adopted - Senate (29 - 9)
March 24, 2015 MD SB 190 Amends Taxable Price for Sale or Use of Accommodations Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
March 19, 2015 NY S 3709 Limits Property Tax Increases for New York City Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 15)
March 12, 2015 UT HB 362 Amends Motor Fuel Tax Conference Report Adopted - House (44 - 29)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/23 HB 1476 Reduces Oil Extraction Tax Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
4/20 SB 410 Authorizes Tax Credits for Donations to Certain Educational Programs and Student Scholarship Organizations Bill Passed - House (59 - 41)
4/20 HB 1476 Reduces Oil Extraction Tax Bill Passed - House (57 - 32)
4/17 HB 158 Establishes Refined Fuel Surcharge Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 7)
4/17 SB 2349 Reduces Individual and Corporate Income Taxes Bill Passed - House (59 - 32)
4/16 HR 622 State and Local Sales Tax Deduction Fairness Act of 2015 Bill Passed - House (272 - 152)
4/16 HR 1105 Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 Bill Passed - House (240 - 179)
4/13 LB 610 Increases Gas Tax Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 15)
4/10 H 312 Increases Gas Tax and Vehicle Registration Fees Conference Report Adopted - House (51 - 19)
4/10 H 312 Increases Gas Tax and Vehicle Registration Fees Conference Report Adopted - Senate (26 - 9)
4/08 SB 190 Amends Taxable Price for Sale or Use of Accommodations Bill Passed - House (84 - 56)
4/08 HB 158 Establishes Refined Fuel Surcharge Bill Passed - House (21 - 19)
4/07 H 312 Increases Gax Tax and Vehicle Registration Fees Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13)
4/02 HB 202 Establishes Vehicle Manufacturer Headquarter License Plates Conference Report Adopted - Senate (33 - 22)
3/31 SB 20 Restructures the Motor Fuel Tax Rate and the State Tax Code Conference Report Adopted - House (79 - 39)
3/31 HB 1402 Amends Income Tax Applicable to Capital Gains Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 9)
3/31 SB 410 Authorizes Tax Credits for Donations to Certain Educational Programs and Student Scholarship Organizations Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 23)
3/30 HB 1437 Extends Triggered Oil Extraction Tax Rate Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 12)
3/26 A 939 Amends Tax Expenditure Report Concurrence Vote Passed - House (43 - 31)
3/26 A 4326 Requires Governor to Forecast State Revenue Bill Passed - House (42 - 31)
3/25 SB 45 Establishes Tax Credits for Private School Tuition Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17)
3/24 HB 299 Increases Wholesale Gas Tax Conference Report Adopted - Senate (29 - 9)
3/24 SB 190 Amends Taxable Price for Sale or Use of Accommodations Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
3/19 S 3709 Limits Property Tax Increases for New York City Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 15)
3/12 HB 362 Amends Motor Fuel Tax Conference Report Adopted - House (44 - 29)

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