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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
Feb. 28, 2019 CO SB 19-1025 Prohibits Employers from Asking About Employee Criminal History Bill Passed - House (42 - 22)
Feb. 26, 2019 OR SB 608 Prohibits No-Cause evictions Bill Passed - House (35 - 25)
Feb. 26, 2019 CO HB 19-1119 Requires Law Enforcement Internal Investigations to Become Public Bill Passed - House (33 - 29)
Feb. 26, 2019 ID H 153 Increases State Teacher Pay Bill Passed - House (61 - 9)
Feb. 25, 2019 AZ HCR 2009 Classifies Pornography as a Public Health Crises Bill Passed - House (32 - 28)
Feb. 24, 2019 NM HB 564 Amends Probation and Parole Procedures Bill Passed - House (51 - 16)
Feb. 20, 2019 IA HF 262 Prohibits Pyramid Promotional Schemes Bill Passed - House (88 - 10)
Feb. 19, 2019 CO HB 19-1148 Reduces Maximum Criminal Penalty for Certain Crimes to 364 Days Bill Passed - House (41 - 21)
Feb. 19, 2019 CO HB 19-1032 Amends Sex Education Standards Bill Passed - House (39 - 23)
Feb. 19, 2019 CO HB 19-1148 Reduces Maximum Criminal Penalty for Certain Crimes to 364 Days Bill Passed - House (41 - 21)
Feb. 18, 2019 NM HB 89 Requires Insurance Companies Provide Coverage for Contraceptives Bill Passed - House (40 - 24)
Feb. 14, 2019 NH HB 253 Prohibits Employers from Asking Job Applicants About Criminal History "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (213 - 142)
Feb. 14, 2019 IN HB 1615 Increases Penalties for Animal Abuse Bill Passed - House (81 - 13)
Feb. 13, 2019 National H J Res 37 Directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress Bill Passed - House (248 - 177)
Feb. 12, 2019 SD HB 1108 Prohibits Gender Dysphoria Sex Education from Kindergarten through Grade 7 Bill Passed - House (39 - 30)
Feb. 12, 2019 MT HB 146 Prohibits Cities from Passing Sanctuary Laws Bill Passed - House (58 - 41)
Feb. 11, 2019 OK HB 2591 Requires Healthcare Providers Report Statutory Rape Bill Passed - House (79 - 20)
Feb. 11, 2019 OK HB 2591 Requires Healthcare Providers Report Statutory Rape Bill Passed - House (79 - 20)
Feb. 11, 2019 IN HB 1003 Establishes the Fiscal Year 2019 Public Education Budget Bill Passed - House (68 - 27)
Feb. 8, 2019 UT SB 96 Expands Medicaid Eligibility Bill Passed - House (56 - 19)
Feb. 5, 2019 VA HB 2384 Prohibits Tobacco and Nicotine Vapor Products at Public Schools Bill Passed - House (83 - 15)
Jan. 31, 2019 NJ A 4135 Establishes Procedures for Digital Parking Meters and a Fund for Encouraging Designated Drivers Bill Passed - House (55 - 20)
Jan. 31, 2019 NJ A 15 Increases State Minimum Wage to $15 per Hour Bill Passed - House (52 - 25)
Jan. 31, 2019 MT HB 245 Increases Ballot Initiative Signature Collection Requirements Bill Passed - House (60 - 39)
Jan. 29, 2019 NY S 2451 Establishes Extreme Risk Protection Orders Bill Passed - House (100 - 37)
Date No. Title Outcome
2/28 SB 19-1025 Prohibits Employers from Asking About Employee Criminal History Bill Passed - House (42 - 22)
2/26 SB 608 Prohibits No-Cause evictions Bill Passed - House (35 - 25)
2/26 HB 19-1119 Requires Law Enforcement Internal Investigations to Become Public Bill Passed - House (33 - 29)
2/26 H 153 Increases State Teacher Pay Bill Passed - House (61 - 9)
2/25 HCR 2009 Classifies Pornography as a Public Health Crises Bill Passed - House (32 - 28)
2/24 HB 564 Amends Probation and Parole Procedures Bill Passed - House (51 - 16)
2/20 HF 262 Prohibits Pyramid Promotional Schemes Bill Passed - House (88 - 10)
2/19 HB 19-1148 Reduces Maximum Criminal Penalty for Certain Crimes to 364 Days Bill Passed - House (41 - 21)
2/19 HB 19-1032 Amends Sex Education Standards Bill Passed - House (39 - 23)
2/19 HB 19-1148 Reduces Maximum Criminal Penalty for Certain Crimes to 364 Days Bill Passed - House (41 - 21)
2/18 HB 89 Requires Insurance Companies Provide Coverage for Contraceptives Bill Passed - House (40 - 24)
2/14 HB 253 Prohibits Employers from Asking Job Applicants About Criminal History "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (213 - 142)
2/14 HB 1615 Increases Penalties for Animal Abuse Bill Passed - House (81 - 13)
2/13 H J Res 37 Directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress Bill Passed - House (248 - 177)
2/12 HB 1108 Prohibits Gender Dysphoria Sex Education from Kindergarten through Grade 7 Bill Passed - House (39 - 30)
2/12 HB 146 Prohibits Cities from Passing Sanctuary Laws Bill Passed - House (58 - 41)
2/11 HB 2591 Requires Healthcare Providers Report Statutory Rape Bill Passed - House (79 - 20)
2/11 HB 2591 Requires Healthcare Providers Report Statutory Rape Bill Passed - House (79 - 20)
2/11 HB 1003 Establishes the Fiscal Year 2019 Public Education Budget Bill Passed - House (68 - 27)
2/08 SB 96 Expands Medicaid Eligibility Bill Passed - House (56 - 19)
2/05 HB 2384 Prohibits Tobacco and Nicotine Vapor Products at Public Schools Bill Passed - House (83 - 15)
1/31 A 4135 Establishes Procedures for Digital Parking Meters and a Fund for Encouraging Designated Drivers Bill Passed - House (55 - 20)
1/31 A 15 Increases State Minimum Wage to $15 per Hour Bill Passed - House (52 - 25)
1/31 HB 245 Increases Ballot Initiative Signature Collection Requirements Bill Passed - House (60 - 39)
1/29 S 2451 Establishes Extreme Risk Protection Orders Bill Passed - House (100 - 37)

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