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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
June 4, 2019 NY A 2432 Requires Internet Service Providers to Comply with Net Neutrality Rules Bill Passed - House (109 - 37)
June 3, 2019 ME LD 1313 Authorizes Medical Aid in Dying Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 72)
June 3, 2019 OR SB 698 Requires Second Language on Prescription Drug Labels Bill Passed - House (48 - 9)
May 31, 2019 AL SB 397 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment to Create Governor-Appointed Board of Education Bill Passed - House (78 - 21)
May 31, 2019 CT SB 1 Establishes Paid Family and Medical Leave Bill Passed - House (79 - 69)
May 30, 2019 IL HB 94 Establishes Specific Rehabilitation Classes as a Means of Reducing Prison Sentences Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 52)
May 30, 2019 CT SB 992 Limits Cooperation Between Local Law Enforcement and Federal Immigration Agencies Bill Passed - House (79 - 61)
May 30, 2019 CT SB 992 Limits Cooperation Between Local Law Enforcement and Federal Immigration Agencies Bill Passed - House (79 - 61)
May 30, 2019 CA AB 1611 Limits What Hospitals Can Charge for Emergency Care Bill Passed - House (48 - 9)
May 29, 2019 CA AB 1415 Authorizes Penalties for Irrigation Districts Who Fail to Submit Water Management Reports Bill Passed - House (52 - 20)
May 29, 2019 CA AB 1482 Establishes Rental Increase Caps Bill Passed - House (43 - 31)
May 29, 2019 IL HB 62 Appropriates $45 Billion for Infrastructure Repairs Bill Passed - House (76 - 39)
May 29, 2019 CA AB 134 Establishes a Safe Drinking Water Fund Bill Passed - House (59 - 0)
May 29, 2019 CA AB 134 Establishes a Safe Drinking Water Fund Bill Passed - House (59 - 0)
May 29, 2019 CA AB 414 Establishes a Statewide Individual Mandate Program for Health Insurance Bill Passed - House (55 - 18)
May 28, 2019 IL SB 1609 Authorizes Incarcerated Persons on Bailable Offenses to Receive a Credit Bill Passed - House (62 - 52)
May 28, 2019 IL SB 2090 Expands Access to Voting in Jails Bill Passed - House (69 - 45)
May 28, 2019 CA AB 4 Authorizes Medi-Cal Benefits for Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - House (51 - 17)
May 28, 2019 CA AB 35 Requires Reporting on Employee Blood Level Testing for Lead Bill Passed - House (49 - 22)
May 28, 2019 CT HB 7160 Authorizes Voting Access to Parolees Bill Passed - House (84 - 60)
May 28, 2019 CA AB 767 Establishes Restitution for Victims of Police Violence Bill Passed - House (59 - 10)
May 27, 2019 IL HB 1637 Establishes the Keep Illinois Families Together Act Bill Passed - House (67 - 50)
May 26, 2019 TX HB 3557 Increases Penalties for Pipeline Protesting Conference Report Adopted - House (97 - 49)
May 26, 2019 TX HB 3557 Increases Penalties for Pipeline Protesting Conference Report Adopted - House (97 - 49)
May 24, 2019 TX HB 1584 Repeals Step Therapy or "Fail First" Protocols for Metastatic Stage 4 Cancer Patients Concurrence Vote Passed - House (115 - 24)
May 24, 2019 TX HB 1576 Authorizes Medicaid Payments to Ride-Hailing Sites for Appointment Pickup Concurrence Vote Passed - House (141 - 0)
May 24, 2019 TX HB 3285 Establishes Services for Substance Use Disorders Concurrence Vote Passed - House (124 - 18)
May 24, 2019 NV SB 450 Amends Provisions Relating to Recall Elections Bill Passed - House (30 - 9)
May 24, 2019 AZ HB 2754 Appropriates Funds for Health-Related Costs and Areas for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Bill Passed - House (31 - 29)
May 24, 2019 TX AB 824 Prohibits Pharmaceutical Companies from Using "Pay for Delay" Practices Bill Passed - House
May 24, 2019 CA AB 824 Prohibits Pharmaceutical Companies from Using "Pay for Delay" Practices Bill Passed - House (56 - 0)
May 24, 2019 CA AB 1593 Authorizes Certain Tax Breaks for Undocumented Families Bill Passed - House (55 - 18)
May 23, 2019 TX HB 888 Increases Penalties for Misrepresenting a Child's Identify at a Port of Entry Concurrence Vote Passed - House (100 - 43)
May 23, 2019 TX HB 888 Increases Penalties for Misrepresenting a Child's Identify at a Port of Entry Concurrence Vote Passed - House (100 - 43)
May 23, 2019 OR SB 1008 Amends Juvenile Offender Sentencing Bill Passed - House (40 - 18)
May 23, 2019 IL SB 1610 Amends Immigrant Deportation Regulations Bill Passed - House (84 - 32)
May 23, 2019 IL SB 1610 Amends Immigrant Deportation Regulations Bill Passed - House (84 - 32)
May 23, 2019 CA AB 32 Prohibits Private Prisons and ICE Detention Centers Bill Passed - House (61 - 13)
May 22, 2019 TX HB 1528 Requires Family Violence Convictions be Reported to the Department of Public Safety Concurrence Vote Passed - House (102 - 39)
May 22, 2019 CA AB 68 Amends Municipality and County Process for Reviewing and Approving Accessory Dwelling Units Bill Passed - House (61 - 10)
May 22, 2019 CA AB 163 Requires State Oversight of Unaccompanied Undocumented Minors Bill Passed - House (60 - 5)
May 22, 2019 LA HB 506 Establishes Task Force for Law Enforcement Data Collection Bill Passed - House (77 - 20)
May 22, 2019 LA HB 506 Establishes Task Force for Law Enforcement Data Collection Bill Passed - House (77 - 20)
May 21, 2019 AL HB 379 Requires Chemical Castration for All Child Sex Offenders Bill Passed - House (72 - 16)
May 20, 2019 MN HF 400 Establishes an Opiate Product Registration Fee and the Opiate Epidemic Response Advisory Council Conference Report Adopted - House (109 - 25)
May 16, 2019 ME LD 820 Requires the State Medicaid Program to Cover Abortion Services Concurrence Vote Passed - House (77 - 59)
May 16, 2019 VT S 37 Requires Corporate Compensation for Long-Term Health Monitoring Bill Passed - House (100 - 42)
May 16, 2019 National HR 987 MORE Health Education Act Bill Passed - House (234 - 183)
May 15, 2019 MI SB 106 Prohibits Selling Vaping Products to Minors Bill Passed - House (100 - 9)
May 15, 2019 MI SB 155 Prohibits the Sale of Flavored Nicotine Products Bill Passed - House (99 - 10)
Date No. Title Outcome
6/04 A 2432 Requires Internet Service Providers to Comply with Net Neutrality Rules Bill Passed - House (109 - 37)
6/03 LD 1313 Authorizes Medical Aid in Dying Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 72)
6/03 SB 698 Requires Second Language on Prescription Drug Labels Bill Passed - House (48 - 9)
5/31 SB 397 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment to Create Governor-Appointed Board of Education Bill Passed - House (78 - 21)
5/31 SB 1 Establishes Paid Family and Medical Leave Bill Passed - House (79 - 69)
5/30 HB 94 Establishes Specific Rehabilitation Classes as a Means of Reducing Prison Sentences Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 52)
5/30 SB 992 Limits Cooperation Between Local Law Enforcement and Federal Immigration Agencies Bill Passed - House (79 - 61)
5/30 SB 992 Limits Cooperation Between Local Law Enforcement and Federal Immigration Agencies Bill Passed - House (79 - 61)
5/30 AB 1611 Limits What Hospitals Can Charge for Emergency Care Bill Passed - House (48 - 9)
5/29 AB 1415 Authorizes Penalties for Irrigation Districts Who Fail to Submit Water Management Reports Bill Passed - House (52 - 20)
5/29 AB 1482 Establishes Rental Increase Caps Bill Passed - House (43 - 31)
5/29 HB 62 Appropriates $45 Billion for Infrastructure Repairs Bill Passed - House (76 - 39)
5/29 AB 134 Establishes a Safe Drinking Water Fund Bill Passed - House (59 - 0)
5/29 AB 134 Establishes a Safe Drinking Water Fund Bill Passed - House (59 - 0)
5/29 AB 414 Establishes a Statewide Individual Mandate Program for Health Insurance Bill Passed - House (55 - 18)
5/28 SB 1609 Authorizes Incarcerated Persons on Bailable Offenses to Receive a Credit Bill Passed - House (62 - 52)
5/28 SB 2090 Expands Access to Voting in Jails Bill Passed - House (69 - 45)
5/28 AB 4 Authorizes Medi-Cal Benefits for Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - House (51 - 17)
5/28 AB 35 Requires Reporting on Employee Blood Level Testing for Lead Bill Passed - House (49 - 22)
5/28 HB 7160 Authorizes Voting Access to Parolees Bill Passed - House (84 - 60)
5/28 AB 767 Establishes Restitution for Victims of Police Violence Bill Passed - House (59 - 10)
5/27 HB 1637 Establishes the Keep Illinois Families Together Act Bill Passed - House (67 - 50)
5/26 HB 3557 Increases Penalties for Pipeline Protesting Conference Report Adopted - House (97 - 49)
5/26 HB 3557 Increases Penalties for Pipeline Protesting Conference Report Adopted - House (97 - 49)
5/24 HB 1584 Repeals Step Therapy or "Fail First" Protocols for Metastatic Stage 4 Cancer Patients Concurrence Vote Passed - House (115 - 24)
5/24 HB 1576 Authorizes Medicaid Payments to Ride-Hailing Sites for Appointment Pickup Concurrence Vote Passed - House (141 - 0)
5/24 HB 3285 Establishes Services for Substance Use Disorders Concurrence Vote Passed - House (124 - 18)
5/24 SB 450 Amends Provisions Relating to Recall Elections Bill Passed - House (30 - 9)
5/24 HB 2754 Appropriates Funds for Health-Related Costs and Areas for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Bill Passed - House (31 - 29)
5/24 AB 824 Prohibits Pharmaceutical Companies from Using "Pay for Delay" Practices Bill Passed - House
5/24 AB 824 Prohibits Pharmaceutical Companies from Using "Pay for Delay" Practices Bill Passed - House (56 - 0)
5/24 AB 1593 Authorizes Certain Tax Breaks for Undocumented Families Bill Passed - House (55 - 18)
5/23 HB 888 Increases Penalties for Misrepresenting a Child's Identify at a Port of Entry Concurrence Vote Passed - House (100 - 43)
5/23 HB 888 Increases Penalties for Misrepresenting a Child's Identify at a Port of Entry Concurrence Vote Passed - House (100 - 43)
5/23 SB 1008 Amends Juvenile Offender Sentencing Bill Passed - House (40 - 18)
5/23 SB 1610 Amends Immigrant Deportation Regulations Bill Passed - House (84 - 32)
5/23 SB 1610 Amends Immigrant Deportation Regulations Bill Passed - House (84 - 32)
5/23 AB 32 Prohibits Private Prisons and ICE Detention Centers Bill Passed - House (61 - 13)
5/22 HB 1528 Requires Family Violence Convictions be Reported to the Department of Public Safety Concurrence Vote Passed - House (102 - 39)
5/22 AB 68 Amends Municipality and County Process for Reviewing and Approving Accessory Dwelling Units Bill Passed - House (61 - 10)
5/22 AB 163 Requires State Oversight of Unaccompanied Undocumented Minors Bill Passed - House (60 - 5)
5/22 HB 506 Establishes Task Force for Law Enforcement Data Collection Bill Passed - House (77 - 20)
5/22 HB 506 Establishes Task Force for Law Enforcement Data Collection Bill Passed - House (77 - 20)
5/21 HB 379 Requires Chemical Castration for All Child Sex Offenders Bill Passed - House (72 - 16)
5/20 HF 400 Establishes an Opiate Product Registration Fee and the Opiate Epidemic Response Advisory Council Conference Report Adopted - House (109 - 25)
5/16 LD 820 Requires the State Medicaid Program to Cover Abortion Services Concurrence Vote Passed - House (77 - 59)
5/16 S 37 Requires Corporate Compensation for Long-Term Health Monitoring Bill Passed - House (100 - 42)
5/16 HR 987 MORE Health Education Act Bill Passed - House (234 - 183)
5/15 SB 106 Prohibits Selling Vaping Products to Minors Bill Passed - House (100 - 9)
5/15 SB 155 Prohibits the Sale of Flavored Nicotine Products Bill Passed - House (99 - 10)

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