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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 5, 2015 HI HB 134 Authorizes Rail Tax Conference Report Adopted - House (39 - 12)
May 5, 2015 National S Con Res 11 An Original Concurrent Resolution Setting Forth the Congressional Budget for the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2016 and Setting Forth the Appropriate Budgetary Levels for Fiscal Years 2017 Through 2025 Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 48)
May 5, 2015 HI HB 623 Requires 100 Percent Dependency on Renewable Energy by 2045 Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 1)
May 5, 2015 HI HB 134 Authorizes Rail Tax Conference Report Adopted - Senate (21 - 4)
May 5, 2015 NV SB 2 Increases Speed Limit Bill Passed - House (31 - 11)
May 1, 2015 HI HB 1075 Authorizes Public-private Partnership of Hospital Facilities Conference Report Adopted - House (34 - 16)
May 1, 2015 HI HB 1075 Authorizes Public-private Partnership of Hospital Facilities Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 1)
May 1, 2015 National HR 2028 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Bill Passed - House (240 - 177)
April 30, 2015 TX SB 1628 Amends Existing Law Relating to Insurance Claim Lawsuits Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 10)
April 29, 2015 IN HB 1305 Amends Exisitng Law Relating to Motor Vehicles Conference Report Adopted - Senate (29 - 20)
April 29, 2015 NY A 4958 Classifies Conversion Therapy on Minors as Professional Misconduct Bill Passed - House (111 - 26)
April 29, 2015 NC HB 148 Requires Auto Insurance for Moped Operators Bill Passed - House (81 - 32)
April 29, 2015 NC HB 148 Requires Auto Insurance for Moped Operators Bill Passed - House (81 - 32)
April 28, 2015 MN SF 1458 2015-2016 Health and Human Services Budget Bill Passed - House (72 - 60)
April 27, 2015 MN HF 4 2015-2017 Biennium Transportation Budget Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 27)
April 27, 2015 TX SB 900 Amends Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7)
April 23, 2015 IL HB 373 Authorizes Construction of Presidential Libraries and Museums on Park Land Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 13)
April 23, 2015 MO HB 830 Authorizes Cultivation of Industrial Hemp Bill Passed - House (104 - 41)
April 23, 2015 OR SB 694 Authorizes Motorcycles to Travel Between Traffic Lanes Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 10)
April 23, 2015 FL SB 1298 Expands Insurance Requirements for Short-Term Rental Companies Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 12)
April 22, 2015 TN SB 1128 Prohibits Unmanned Traffic Speed Cameras Bill Passed - House (74 - 16)
April 21, 2015 MO SB 239 Limits Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Awards Bill Passed - House (125 - 27)
April 21, 2015 MN HF 4 2015-2017 Biennium Transportation Budget Bill Passed - House (73 - 59)
April 20, 2015 MT SB 411 Requires the Closure of the Montana Developmental Center Bill Passed - House (60 - 40)
April 16, 2015 NV SB 443 Authorizes Businesses to Place Sports Bets Bill Passed - Senate (11 - 10)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/05 HB 134 Authorizes Rail Tax Conference Report Adopted - House (39 - 12)
5/05 S Con Res 11 An Original Concurrent Resolution Setting Forth the Congressional Budget for the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2016 and Setting Forth the Appropriate Budgetary Levels for Fiscal Years 2017 Through 2025 Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 48)
5/05 HB 623 Requires 100 Percent Dependency on Renewable Energy by 2045 Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 1)
5/05 HB 134 Authorizes Rail Tax Conference Report Adopted - Senate (21 - 4)
5/05 SB 2 Increases Speed Limit Bill Passed - House (31 - 11)
5/01 HB 1075 Authorizes Public-private Partnership of Hospital Facilities Conference Report Adopted - House (34 - 16)
5/01 HB 1075 Authorizes Public-private Partnership of Hospital Facilities Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 1)
5/01 HR 2028 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Bill Passed - House (240 - 177)
4/30 SB 1628 Amends Existing Law Relating to Insurance Claim Lawsuits Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 10)
4/29 HB 1305 Amends Exisitng Law Relating to Motor Vehicles Conference Report Adopted - Senate (29 - 20)
4/29 A 4958 Classifies Conversion Therapy on Minors as Professional Misconduct Bill Passed - House (111 - 26)
4/29 HB 148 Requires Auto Insurance for Moped Operators Bill Passed - House (81 - 32)
4/29 HB 148 Requires Auto Insurance for Moped Operators Bill Passed - House (81 - 32)
4/28 SF 1458 2015-2016 Health and Human Services Budget Bill Passed - House (72 - 60)
4/27 HF 4 2015-2017 Biennium Transportation Budget Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 27)
4/27 SB 900 Amends Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7)
4/23 HB 373 Authorizes Construction of Presidential Libraries and Museums on Park Land Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 13)
4/23 HB 830 Authorizes Cultivation of Industrial Hemp Bill Passed - House (104 - 41)
4/23 SB 694 Authorizes Motorcycles to Travel Between Traffic Lanes Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 10)
4/23 SB 1298 Expands Insurance Requirements for Short-Term Rental Companies Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 12)
4/22 SB 1128 Prohibits Unmanned Traffic Speed Cameras Bill Passed - House (74 - 16)
4/21 SB 239 Limits Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Awards Bill Passed - House (125 - 27)
4/21 HF 4 2015-2017 Biennium Transportation Budget Bill Passed - House (73 - 59)
4/20 SB 411 Requires the Closure of the Montana Developmental Center Bill Passed - House (60 - 40)
4/16 SB 443 Authorizes Businesses to Place Sports Bets Bill Passed - Senate (11 - 10)

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