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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:

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  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
March 12, 2018 ID S 1243 Requires Public Information Regarding Abortion Interventions Bill Passed - House (55 - 11)
March 8, 2018 NH SB 313 Establishes New Hampshire Granite Advantage Health Care Program "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (17 - 7)
March 8, 2018 National HR 1119 SENSE Act Bill Passed - House (215 - 189)
March 7, 2018 National HR 1917 BRICK Act of 2017 Bill Passed - House (234 - 180)
March 6, 2018 MS HB 1510 Prohibits Abortion After 15 Weeks of Pregnancy Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 14)
March 6, 2018 KY HB 363 Requires Welfare Eligibility Tracking Bill Passed - House (63 - 32)
March 5, 2018 CA AJR 29 Expresses Opposition to Executive Offshore Drilling Proposal Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 5)
March 5, 2018 NY S 7295 Authorizes Certain Actions by the Health Commissioner Bill Passed - House (101 - 33)
March 5, 2018 UT HB 472 Expands State Medicaid Coverage Bill Passed - House (47 - 27)
March 3, 2018 OR SB 1555 Amends Marijuana Tax Funding Bill Passed - House (35 - 22)
March 3, 2018 WA SB 6219 Requires State Insurer Coverage of Abortion and Contraception Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 22)
March 1, 2018 IN HB 1058 Requires Dissemination of Vaccine Information Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 14)
March 1, 2018 WA SB 6199 Authorizes Privatization of Home-Care Workforce Bill Passed - House (50 - 0)
Feb. 28, 2018 WA SB 6219 Requires State Insurer Coverage of Abortion and Contraception Bill Passed - House (50 - 48)
Feb. 28, 2018 MS SB 2588 Authorizes Localities to Designate Open Container Districts Bill Passed - House (88 - 29)
Feb. 27, 2018 KY HB 4 Amends Malpractice Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13)
Feb. 27, 2018 OR HB 4135 Authorizes Healthcare Providers to Make Decisions for End of Life Patients Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 12)
Feb. 27, 2018 IN HB 1359 Increases Penalties for Drug Dealers Connected to Overdose Deaths Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 9)
Feb. 22, 2018 AZ SB 1393 Authorizes Parents to Use Frozen Embryos after Divorce Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 12)
Feb. 20, 2018 WI AB 128 Prohibits Abortion Coverage in State Health Insurance Plans Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 14)
Feb. 20, 2018 ID S 1243 Requires Public Information Regarding Abortion Interventions Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
Feb. 16, 2018 OR HB 4135 Authorizes Healthcare Providers to Make Decisions for End of Life Patients Bill Passed - House (35 - 25)
Feb. 15, 2018 NJ S 105 Amends Medicaid Coverage for Family Planning Services Bill Passed - House (52 - 20)
Feb. 15, 2018 NJ S 598 Requires New Jersey to Join US Climate Alliance Bill Passed - House (49 - 23)
Feb. 15, 2018 NJ S 120 Appropriates $7.4 Million to Department of Health Bill Passed - House (47 - 20)
Feb. 15, 2018 National HR 620 ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 Bill Passed - House (225 - 192)
Feb. 14, 2018 WA HB 1144 Amends Greenhouse Gas Emissions Targets Bill Passed - House (50 - 48)
Feb. 13, 2018 UT HB 197 Authorizes the Cultivation and Distribution of Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - House (38 - 32)
Feb. 13, 2018 OR HJR 203 Specifies Proposal for Statewide Access to Healthcare Bill Passed - House (35 - 25)
Feb. 13, 2018 OR HJR 203 Specifies Proposal for Statewide Access to Healthcare Bill Passed - House (35 - 25)
Feb. 12, 2018 TN HB 108 Requires Ultrasound Prior to Abortion Bill Passed - House (74 - 20)
Feb. 12, 2018 MD SB 138 Requires Governor to Include Maryland as a Member of US Climate Alliance Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 10)
Feb. 10, 2018 WA SB 6199 Authorizes Privatization of Home-Care Workforce Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 21)
Feb. 9, 2018 National HR 1892 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (240 - 186)
Feb. 9, 2018 National HR 1892 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (71 - 28)
Feb. 9, 2018 UT HB 195 Authorizes Terminal Ill Individuals to Try Medical Cannabis Bill Passed - House (40 - 26)
Feb. 8, 2018 NH HB 628 Requires Paid Family and Medical Leave "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (186 - 164)
Feb. 8, 2018 CA AJR 29 Expresses Opposition to Executive Offshore Drilling Proposal Bill Passed - House (56 - 9)
Feb. 7, 2018 SC H 3529 Prohibits Local Regulations on Plastic Bags Bill Passed - House (73 - 41)
Feb. 6, 2018 MS SB 2836 Authorizes Continued Medicaid Funding Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 16)
Feb. 6, 2018 National HR 772 Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2017 Bill Passed - House (266 - 157)
Feb. 6, 2018 MS SB 2836 Authorizes Continued Medicaid Funding Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 16)
Feb. 5, 2018 MS HB 1510 Prohibits Abortion After 15 Weeks of Pregnancy Bill Passed - House (80 - 31)
Feb. 5, 2018 MS SB 2588 Authorizes Localities to Designate Open Container Districts Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 9)
Feb. 1, 2018 NJ S 598 Requires New Jersey to Join US Climate Alliance Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 12)
Feb. 1, 2018 NJ S 120 Appropriates $7.4 Million to Department of Health Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 10)
Jan. 31, 2018 MS HB 415 Amends Alcoholic Beverage Regulations (86 - 26)
Jan. 30, 2018 AL HB 26 Prohibits Smoking Tobacco in Cars where a Minor is Present Bill Passed - House (41 - 30)
Jan. 23, 2018 MI SB 409 Authorizes Private Harbor Permits in the Great Lakes Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
Jan. 23, 2018 IN HB 1058 Requires Dissemination of Vaccine Information Bill Passed - House (51 - 45)
Jan. 19, 2018 National HR 4712 Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act Bill Passed - House (241 - 183)
Jan. 12, 2018 FL HB 41 Requires State to Contract with Pregnancy Support Services Network Bill Passed - House (73 - 29)
Jan. 10, 2018 National S 140 An Act to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to clarify the use of amounts in the WMAT Settlement Fund Bill Passed - House (239 - 173)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/12 S 1243 Requires Public Information Regarding Abortion Interventions Bill Passed - House (55 - 11)
3/08 SB 313 Establishes New Hampshire Granite Advantage Health Care Program "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (17 - 7)
3/08 HR 1119 SENSE Act Bill Passed - House (215 - 189)
3/07 HR 1917 BRICK Act of 2017 Bill Passed - House (234 - 180)
3/06 HB 1510 Prohibits Abortion After 15 Weeks of Pregnancy Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 14)
3/06 HB 363 Requires Welfare Eligibility Tracking Bill Passed - House (63 - 32)
3/05 AJR 29 Expresses Opposition to Executive Offshore Drilling Proposal Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 5)
3/05 S 7295 Authorizes Certain Actions by the Health Commissioner Bill Passed - House (101 - 33)
3/05 HB 472 Expands State Medicaid Coverage Bill Passed - House (47 - 27)
3/03 SB 1555 Amends Marijuana Tax Funding Bill Passed - House (35 - 22)
3/03 SB 6219 Requires State Insurer Coverage of Abortion and Contraception Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 22)
3/01 HB 1058 Requires Dissemination of Vaccine Information Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 14)
3/01 SB 6199 Authorizes Privatization of Home-Care Workforce Bill Passed - House (50 - 0)
2/28 SB 6219 Requires State Insurer Coverage of Abortion and Contraception Bill Passed - House (50 - 48)
2/28 SB 2588 Authorizes Localities to Designate Open Container Districts Bill Passed - House (88 - 29)
2/27 HB 4 Amends Malpractice Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13)
2/27 HB 4135 Authorizes Healthcare Providers to Make Decisions for End of Life Patients Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 12)
2/27 HB 1359 Increases Penalties for Drug Dealers Connected to Overdose Deaths Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 9)
2/22 SB 1393 Authorizes Parents to Use Frozen Embryos after Divorce Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 12)
2/20 AB 128 Prohibits Abortion Coverage in State Health Insurance Plans Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 14)
2/20 S 1243 Requires Public Information Regarding Abortion Interventions Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
2/16 HB 4135 Authorizes Healthcare Providers to Make Decisions for End of Life Patients Bill Passed - House (35 - 25)
2/15 S 105 Amends Medicaid Coverage for Family Planning Services Bill Passed - House (52 - 20)
2/15 S 598 Requires New Jersey to Join US Climate Alliance Bill Passed - House (49 - 23)
2/15 S 120 Appropriates $7.4 Million to Department of Health Bill Passed - House (47 - 20)
2/15 HR 620 ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 Bill Passed - House (225 - 192)
2/14 HB 1144 Amends Greenhouse Gas Emissions Targets Bill Passed - House (50 - 48)
2/13 HB 197 Authorizes the Cultivation and Distribution of Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - House (38 - 32)
2/13 HJR 203 Specifies Proposal for Statewide Access to Healthcare Bill Passed - House (35 - 25)
2/13 HJR 203 Specifies Proposal for Statewide Access to Healthcare Bill Passed - House (35 - 25)
2/12 HB 108 Requires Ultrasound Prior to Abortion Bill Passed - House (74 - 20)
2/12 SB 138 Requires Governor to Include Maryland as a Member of US Climate Alliance Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 10)
2/10 SB 6199 Authorizes Privatization of Home-Care Workforce Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 21)
2/09 HR 1892 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (240 - 186)
2/09 HR 1892 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (71 - 28)
2/09 HB 195 Authorizes Terminal Ill Individuals to Try Medical Cannabis Bill Passed - House (40 - 26)
2/08 HB 628 Requires Paid Family and Medical Leave "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (186 - 164)
2/08 AJR 29 Expresses Opposition to Executive Offshore Drilling Proposal Bill Passed - House (56 - 9)
2/07 H 3529 Prohibits Local Regulations on Plastic Bags Bill Passed - House (73 - 41)
2/06 SB 2836 Authorizes Continued Medicaid Funding Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 16)
2/06 HR 772 Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2017 Bill Passed - House (266 - 157)
2/06 SB 2836 Authorizes Continued Medicaid Funding Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 16)
2/05 HB 1510 Prohibits Abortion After 15 Weeks of Pregnancy Bill Passed - House (80 - 31)
2/05 SB 2588 Authorizes Localities to Designate Open Container Districts Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 9)
2/01 S 598 Requires New Jersey to Join US Climate Alliance Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 12)
2/01 S 120 Appropriates $7.4 Million to Department of Health Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 10)
1/31 HB 415 Amends Alcoholic Beverage Regulations (86 - 26)
1/30 HB 26 Prohibits Smoking Tobacco in Cars where a Minor is Present Bill Passed - House (41 - 30)
1/23 SB 409 Authorizes Private Harbor Permits in the Great Lakes Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
1/23 HB 1058 Requires Dissemination of Vaccine Information Bill Passed - House (51 - 45)
1/19 HR 4712 Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act Bill Passed - House (241 - 183)
1/12 HB 41 Requires State to Contract with Pregnancy Support Services Network Bill Passed - House (73 - 29)
1/10 S 140 An Act to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to clarify the use of amounts in the WMAT Settlement Fund Bill Passed - House (239 - 173)
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