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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
Nov. 5, 2015 National HR 22 Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (363 - 64)
Nov. 3, 2015 National H Amdt 747 Increases Weight Limit for Commercial Trucks Amendment Rejected - House (187 - 236)
Aug. 6, 2015 NC HB 943 Appropriate Funds for Infrastructure Bill Passed - House (76 - 29)
July 21, 2015 NC HB 169 Repeals Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspections in Certain Counties Bill Passed - House (72 - 35)
July 15, 2015 National HR 3038 Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015 Bill Passed - House (312 - 119)
June 30, 2015 OR HB 3414 Limits Driving in the Left Lane Concurrence Vote Failed - House (28 - 30)
June 30, 2015 WA SB 5987 Increases Motor Fuel Tax and Amends Transportation Funding Bill Passed - House (54 - 44)
June 30, 2015 DE SB 59 Authorizes an Undocumented Immigrant to Apply For and Obtain Valid Driving Privileges Bill Passed - House (22 - 15)
May 13, 2015 LA HB 564 Establishes 5-Year Vehicle Inspection Certificate Bill Passed - House (60 - 33)
May 5, 2015 KS SB 117 Requires Insurance Coverage for Transportation Network Companies Veto Override Passed - House (96 - 25)
May 5, 2015 HI HB 134 Authorizes Rail Tax Conference Report Adopted - House (39 - 12)
May 5, 2015 NV SB 2 Increases Speed Limit Bill Passed - House (31 - 11)
April 29, 2015 NC HB 148 Requires Auto Insurance for Moped Operators Bill Passed - House (81 - 32)
April 22, 2015 TN SB 1128 Prohibits Unmanned Traffic Speed Cameras Bill Passed - House (74 - 16)
April 21, 2015 MN HF 4 2015-2017 Biennium Transportation Budget Bill Passed - House (73 - 59)
April 16, 2015 TN HB 606 Increases Penalties for Driving Without Insurance Bill Passed - House (63 - 25)
April 15, 2015 TN SB 177 Increases Fines for Failure to Wear a Seat Belt Bill Passed - House (69 - 22)
April 13, 2015 MO HB 523 Authorizes Certain Individuals to Operate a Motorcycle Without a Helmet Bill Passed - House (97 - 57)
April 10, 2015 ID H 312 Increases Gas Tax and Vehicle Registration Fees Conference Report Adopted - House (51 - 19)
April 2, 2015 KS SB 117 Requires Insurance Coverage for Transportation Network Companies Conference Report Adopted - House (107 - 16)
March 31, 2015 NC SB 20 Restructures the Motor Fuel Tax Rate and the State Tax Code Conference Report Adopted - House (79 - 39)
March 27, 2015 GA SB 134 Amends Speeding Fine Revenue Reporting Bill Passed - House (104 - 54)
March 23, 2015 ND SB 2293 Requires Rail Safety Report Bill Failed - House (34 - 55)
March 16, 2015 ID H 262 Establishes Standards for Transportation Network Companies Bill Passed - House (56 - 12)
March 13, 2015 SD SB 1 Increases Speed Limit Conference Report Adopted - House (55 - 11)
Date No. Title Outcome
11/05 HR 22 Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (363 - 64)
11/03 H Amdt 747 Increases Weight Limit for Commercial Trucks Amendment Rejected - House (187 - 236)
8/06 HB 943 Appropriate Funds for Infrastructure Bill Passed - House (76 - 29)
7/21 HB 169 Repeals Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspections in Certain Counties Bill Passed - House (72 - 35)
7/15 HR 3038 Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015 Bill Passed - House (312 - 119)
6/30 HB 3414 Limits Driving in the Left Lane Concurrence Vote Failed - House (28 - 30)
6/30 SB 5987 Increases Motor Fuel Tax and Amends Transportation Funding Bill Passed - House (54 - 44)
6/30 SB 59 Authorizes an Undocumented Immigrant to Apply For and Obtain Valid Driving Privileges Bill Passed - House (22 - 15)
5/13 HB 564 Establishes 5-Year Vehicle Inspection Certificate Bill Passed - House (60 - 33)
5/05 SB 117 Requires Insurance Coverage for Transportation Network Companies Veto Override Passed - House (96 - 25)
5/05 HB 134 Authorizes Rail Tax Conference Report Adopted - House (39 - 12)
5/05 SB 2 Increases Speed Limit Bill Passed - House (31 - 11)
4/29 HB 148 Requires Auto Insurance for Moped Operators Bill Passed - House (81 - 32)
4/22 SB 1128 Prohibits Unmanned Traffic Speed Cameras Bill Passed - House (74 - 16)
4/21 HF 4 2015-2017 Biennium Transportation Budget Bill Passed - House (73 - 59)
4/16 HB 606 Increases Penalties for Driving Without Insurance Bill Passed - House (63 - 25)
4/15 SB 177 Increases Fines for Failure to Wear a Seat Belt Bill Passed - House (69 - 22)
4/13 HB 523 Authorizes Certain Individuals to Operate a Motorcycle Without a Helmet Bill Passed - House (97 - 57)
4/10 H 312 Increases Gas Tax and Vehicle Registration Fees Conference Report Adopted - House (51 - 19)
4/02 SB 117 Requires Insurance Coverage for Transportation Network Companies Conference Report Adopted - House (107 - 16)
3/31 SB 20 Restructures the Motor Fuel Tax Rate and the State Tax Code Conference Report Adopted - House (79 - 39)
3/27 SB 134 Amends Speeding Fine Revenue Reporting Bill Passed - House (104 - 54)
3/23 SB 2293 Requires Rail Safety Report Bill Failed - House (34 - 55)
3/16 H 262 Establishes Standards for Transportation Network Companies Bill Passed - House (56 - 12)
3/13 SB 1 Increases Speed Limit Conference Report Adopted - House (55 - 11)

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