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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 11, 2017 NC H 239 Reduces Court of Appeals Caseload Concurrence Vote Passed - House (69 - 43)
April 10, 2017 AZ HB 2477 Requires Prosecutors to Provide Evidence before Seizing Property Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 1)
April 10, 2017 TN HB 109 Amends Marijuana Possession Laws Bill Failed - House (44 - 45)
April 10, 2017 AK HB 111 Restructures Oil Tax and Credit System Bill Passed - House (21 - 19)
April 7, 2017 WV SB 330 Repeals Provisions from the Workplace Freedom Act Veto Override Passed - House (51 - 49)
April 6, 2017 CA SB 1 Increases Gas and Vehicle Taxes to Pay for Road and Bridge Repairs Bill Passed - House (54 - 26)
April 5, 2017 VA HB 1852 Authorizes Individual Issued Protective Order to Carry A Concealed Handgun. Veto Override Failed - House (65 - 34)
April 5, 2017 AZ SB 1366 Establishes Stricter Penalties for Assaulting Off-Duty Police Officers Bill Passed - House (34 - 25)
April 5, 2017 PA HB 741 Reinstates Mandatory Minimum Sentences Bill Passed - House (122 - 67)
April 5, 2017 FL HB 969 Provides Pregnancy Support and Wellness Services Bill Passed - House (79 - 38)
April 4, 2017 AL SB 16 Prohibits Judicial Override of Sentencing Decisions Bill Passed - House (78 - 19)
April 4, 2017 SC H 3809 Requires Coverage for 12-Month Refills of Contraceptive Drugs Bill Passed - House (64 - 38)
April 4, 2017 OR HB 2004 Prohibits Landlords from Evicting a Tenant without Cause Bill Passed - House (31 - 27)
April 3, 2017 MO HB 90 Establishes Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Bill Passed - House (102 - 54)
March 31, 2017 MT HB 622 Revises Programs, Funds, and Regulations Related to Invasive Species Bill Passed - House (100 - 0)
March 31, 2017 MN HF 890 Authorizes Education Funding Bill Passed - House (75 - 54)
March 30, 2017 MO HB 104 Repeals Prevailing Wage Requirements for Public Construction Projects Bill Passed - House (89 - 60)
March 29, 2017 AZ SB 1367 Requires Physicians to Attempt to Revive Viable Fetus After Abortion Bill Passed - House (34 - 22)
March 28, 2017 MS HB 1090 Authorizes Private Contractor to Audit Medicaid Conference Report Adopted - House (67 - 48)
March 26, 2017 MS HB 638 Authorizes Alternative Methods of Execution Conference Report Adopted - House (78 - 43)
March 26, 2017 NC HB 174 Authorizes Concealed Handguns at Certain Church Services Bill Passed - House (82 - 34)
March 23, 2017 NJ S 3006 Prohibits Blocking Entry of Individuals from Certain Countries Bill Passed - House (48 - 25)
March 23, 2017 FL HB 7007 Authorizes Health Insurance and Retirement Benefits Bill Passed - House (77 - 37)
March 22, 2017 VT HB 422 Requires Law Enforcement to Remove Firearms from the Scene of an Alleged Domestic Assault Bill Passed - House (78 - 60)
March 21, 2017 OK HB 1549 Prohibits Abortions Based on Genetic Abnormalities Bill Passed - House (67 - 16)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/11 H 239 Reduces Court of Appeals Caseload Concurrence Vote Passed - House (69 - 43)
4/10 HB 2477 Requires Prosecutors to Provide Evidence before Seizing Property Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 1)
4/10 HB 109 Amends Marijuana Possession Laws Bill Failed - House (44 - 45)
4/10 HB 111 Restructures Oil Tax and Credit System Bill Passed - House (21 - 19)
4/07 SB 330 Repeals Provisions from the Workplace Freedom Act Veto Override Passed - House (51 - 49)
4/06 SB 1 Increases Gas and Vehicle Taxes to Pay for Road and Bridge Repairs Bill Passed - House (54 - 26)
4/05 HB 1852 Authorizes Individual Issued Protective Order to Carry A Concealed Handgun. Veto Override Failed - House (65 - 34)
4/05 SB 1366 Establishes Stricter Penalties for Assaulting Off-Duty Police Officers Bill Passed - House (34 - 25)
4/05 HB 741 Reinstates Mandatory Minimum Sentences Bill Passed - House (122 - 67)
4/05 HB 969 Provides Pregnancy Support and Wellness Services Bill Passed - House (79 - 38)
4/04 SB 16 Prohibits Judicial Override of Sentencing Decisions Bill Passed - House (78 - 19)
4/04 H 3809 Requires Coverage for 12-Month Refills of Contraceptive Drugs Bill Passed - House (64 - 38)
4/04 HB 2004 Prohibits Landlords from Evicting a Tenant without Cause Bill Passed - House (31 - 27)
4/03 HB 90 Establishes Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Bill Passed - House (102 - 54)
3/31 HB 622 Revises Programs, Funds, and Regulations Related to Invasive Species Bill Passed - House (100 - 0)
3/31 HF 890 Authorizes Education Funding Bill Passed - House (75 - 54)
3/30 HB 104 Repeals Prevailing Wage Requirements for Public Construction Projects Bill Passed - House (89 - 60)
3/29 SB 1367 Requires Physicians to Attempt to Revive Viable Fetus After Abortion Bill Passed - House (34 - 22)
3/28 HB 1090 Authorizes Private Contractor to Audit Medicaid Conference Report Adopted - House (67 - 48)
3/26 HB 638 Authorizes Alternative Methods of Execution Conference Report Adopted - House (78 - 43)
3/26 HB 174 Authorizes Concealed Handguns at Certain Church Services Bill Passed - House (82 - 34)
3/23 S 3006 Prohibits Blocking Entry of Individuals from Certain Countries Bill Passed - House (48 - 25)
3/23 HB 7007 Authorizes Health Insurance and Retirement Benefits Bill Passed - House (77 - 37)
3/22 HB 422 Requires Law Enforcement to Remove Firearms from the Scene of an Alleged Domestic Assault Bill Passed - House (78 - 60)
3/21 HB 1549 Prohibits Abortions Based on Genetic Abnormalities Bill Passed - House (67 - 16)

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