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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
  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
June 14, 2018 RI H 7715 Classifies Delivery a Controlled Substance Resulting in Death as a Crime Bill Passed - House (55 - 14)
June 13, 2018 NC SB 616 Establishes Heroin And Opioid Prevention and Enforcement Act Bill Passed - House (87 - 25)
June 12, 2018 MI HB 4265 Require Cars Passing Bicyclists to Give 3 Feet When Passing Concurrence Vote Passed - House (99 - 10)
June 12, 2018 MI SB 542 Establishes Pesticide Notification Registry Bill Passed - House (66 - 42)
June 12, 2018 MI SB 542 Establishes Pesticide Notification Registry Bill Passed - House (66 - 42)
June 7, 2018 OH HB 456 Prohibits Required Overtime for Nurses Bill Passed - House (77 - 11)
June 7, 2018 DE HB 165 Authorizes Shipment of Wine from Out-of-State Sellers Bill Passed - House (25 - 13)
June 6, 2018 MI SB 897 Establishes Work Requirements for Medicaid Recipients Bill Passed - House (62 - 47)
June 6, 2018 NY A 9016 Authorizes Medical Marijuana for Opioid-Use Disorder Bill Passed - House (108 - 28)
May 31, 2018 IL HB 2617 Requires Coverage of Egg or Sperm Preservation Concurrence Vote Passed - House (76 - 30)
May 31, 2018 IL HB 2617 Requires Coverage of Egg or Sperm Preservation Concurrence Vote Passed - House (76 - 30)
May 31, 2018 IL SB 336 Establishes the Alternatives to Opioids Act of 2018 Bill Passed - House (72 - 38)
May 31, 2018 IL SB 336 Establishes the Alternatives to Opioids Act of 2018 Bill Passed - House (72 - 38)
May 30, 2018 IL SB 2332 Increases Minimum Purchase Age for Tobacco Products Bill Passed - House (61 - 49)
May 30, 2018 CA AB 2965 Authorizes Medicaid Benefits for Undocumented Children Bill Passed - House (47 - 25)
May 23, 2018 NC SB 470 Amends Asbestos Claim Filing Procedures Bill Passed - House (78 - 30)
May 22, 2018 MI SB 653 Establishes a New Environmental Rules Committee Bill Passed - House (58 - 50)
May 22, 2018 MI SB 654 Establishes an Environmental Science Review Board Bill Passed - House (59 - 49)
May 22, 2018 MI SB 652 Establishes 11-Member Stakeholder Committee to Review and Amend Environmental Regulations Bill Passed - House (57 - 51)
May 22, 2018 National S 204 Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017 Bill Passed - House (250 - 169)
May 17, 2018 CA AB 1668 Requires Water-Use Targets Concurrence Vote Passed - House (45 - 26)
May 17, 2018 RI H 7419 Prohibits Advertising of Unhealthy Food and Beverages in Schools Bill Passed - House (58 - 10)
May 16, 2018 NY A 3557 Requires Public Education about Veterans' Mental Health Bill Passed - House (137 - 0)
May 16, 2018 NY A 3557 Requires Public Education about Veterans' Mental Health Bill Passed - House (137 - 0)
May 15, 2018 MI SB 881 Amends Certain Environmental Laws Regarding Mining and Water Pollution Bill Passed - House (63 - 45)
Date No. Title Outcome
6/14 H 7715 Classifies Delivery a Controlled Substance Resulting in Death as a Crime Bill Passed - House (55 - 14)
6/13 SB 616 Establishes Heroin And Opioid Prevention and Enforcement Act Bill Passed - House (87 - 25)
6/12 HB 4265 Require Cars Passing Bicyclists to Give 3 Feet When Passing Concurrence Vote Passed - House (99 - 10)
6/12 SB 542 Establishes Pesticide Notification Registry Bill Passed - House (66 - 42)
6/12 SB 542 Establishes Pesticide Notification Registry Bill Passed - House (66 - 42)
6/07 HB 456 Prohibits Required Overtime for Nurses Bill Passed - House (77 - 11)
6/07 HB 165 Authorizes Shipment of Wine from Out-of-State Sellers Bill Passed - House (25 - 13)
6/06 SB 897 Establishes Work Requirements for Medicaid Recipients Bill Passed - House (62 - 47)
6/06 A 9016 Authorizes Medical Marijuana for Opioid-Use Disorder Bill Passed - House (108 - 28)
5/31 HB 2617 Requires Coverage of Egg or Sperm Preservation Concurrence Vote Passed - House (76 - 30)
5/31 HB 2617 Requires Coverage of Egg or Sperm Preservation Concurrence Vote Passed - House (76 - 30)
5/31 SB 336 Establishes the Alternatives to Opioids Act of 2018 Bill Passed - House (72 - 38)
5/31 SB 336 Establishes the Alternatives to Opioids Act of 2018 Bill Passed - House (72 - 38)
5/30 SB 2332 Increases Minimum Purchase Age for Tobacco Products Bill Passed - House (61 - 49)
5/30 AB 2965 Authorizes Medicaid Benefits for Undocumented Children Bill Passed - House (47 - 25)
5/23 SB 470 Amends Asbestos Claim Filing Procedures Bill Passed - House (78 - 30)
5/22 SB 653 Establishes a New Environmental Rules Committee Bill Passed - House (58 - 50)
5/22 SB 654 Establishes an Environmental Science Review Board Bill Passed - House (59 - 49)
5/22 SB 652 Establishes 11-Member Stakeholder Committee to Review and Amend Environmental Regulations Bill Passed - House (57 - 51)
5/22 S 204 Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017 Bill Passed - House (250 - 169)
5/17 AB 1668 Requires Water-Use Targets Concurrence Vote Passed - House (45 - 26)
5/17 H 7419 Prohibits Advertising of Unhealthy Food and Beverages in Schools Bill Passed - House (58 - 10)
5/16 A 3557 Requires Public Education about Veterans' Mental Health Bill Passed - House (137 - 0)
5/16 A 3557 Requires Public Education about Veterans' Mental Health Bill Passed - House (137 - 0)
5/15 SB 881 Amends Certain Environmental Laws Regarding Mining and Water Pollution Bill Passed - House (63 - 45)
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