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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 23, 2019 WA HB 1087 Establishes a Long-Term Care Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 41)
April 23, 2019 IA SF 615 Prohibits the Attorney General From Joining Out-Of-State Lawsuits Bill Passed - House (54 - 45)
April 23, 2019 CO HB 19-1124 Prohibits Local Law Enforcement from Helping to Enforce Federal Civil Immigration Laws Bill Passed - House (36 - 28)
April 23, 2019 OR HB 2013 Establishes Statewide Protocols for Firearm Removal from Domestic Abusers Bill Passed - House (43 - 15)
April 23, 2019 ME LD 944 Prohibits Native American Mascots Bill Passed - House (88 - 49)
April 23, 2019 ME LD 798 Prohibits Non-Medical Exemptions for Vaccinations Bill Passed - House (78 - 59)
April 23, 2019 NV AB 132 Prohibits Employment Discrimination for Positive Marijuana Drug Tests Bill Passed - House (33 - 8)
April 23, 2019 NV AB 431 Expands Voting Rights for Convicted Individuals Bill Passed - House (32 - 9)
April 23, 2019 NV AB 443 Establishes Permanent Sales Tax for Cop Funding Bill Passed - House (33 - 8)
April 23, 2019 CO HB 19-1124 Prohibits Local Law Enforcement from Helping to Enforce Federal Civil Immigration Laws Bill Passed - House (36 - 28)
April 22, 2019 IN HB 1284 Expands "Stand Your Ground" Laws Conference Report Adopted - House (64 - 17)
April 22, 2019 OR HB 2217 Expands Definition of "Self-Administer" in the Context of Assisted Suicide to Include Ingestion or Other Delivery Method Bill Passed - House (37 - 21)
April 18, 2019 MT HB 658 Amends State Medicaid Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 35)
April 18, 2019 IA SF 548 Amends Land Purchase Regulations for Water Quality Testing Bill Passed - House (52 - 44)
April 17, 2019 TN HB 658 Repeals City Police Oversight Boards Subpoena Power Conference Report Adopted - House (80 - 16)
April 12, 2019 WA SB 5497 Establishes Washington as a Sanctuary State Bill Passed - House (57 - 38)
April 12, 2019 WA SB 5600 Expands Residential Tenant Protections Bill Passed - House (51 - 46)
April 11, 2019 ND SCR 4001 Requires Legislative Approval for Constitutional Amendments Approved by Voters Bill Passed - House (63 - 30)
April 11, 2019 CO SB 19-139 Authorizes Drivers Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - House (42 - 22)
April 11, 2019 IL HB 1690 Amends Criminal Record Expungement Law Bill Passed - House (69 - 36)
April 11, 2019 IL HB 2670 Expands Definition of "Mitigating Factors" Bill Passed - House (69 - 42)
April 11, 2019 IL HB 2244 Amends Conditions of Parole Bill Passed - House (62 - 51)
April 11, 2019 IL HB 1115 Eliminates Electronic Monitoring for People Who Have Completed Their State Prison Sentences Bill Passed - House (62 - 49)
April 11, 2019 IL HB 1587 Amends Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Rules Bill Passed - House (61 - 48)
April 11, 2019 TX HB 793 Prohibits Specific State Contracts with Certain Companies that Boycott Israel Bill Passed - House (105 - 0)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/23 HB 1087 Establishes a Long-Term Care Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 41)
4/23 SF 615 Prohibits the Attorney General From Joining Out-Of-State Lawsuits Bill Passed - House (54 - 45)
4/23 HB 19-1124 Prohibits Local Law Enforcement from Helping to Enforce Federal Civil Immigration Laws Bill Passed - House (36 - 28)
4/23 HB 2013 Establishes Statewide Protocols for Firearm Removal from Domestic Abusers Bill Passed - House (43 - 15)
4/23 LD 944 Prohibits Native American Mascots Bill Passed - House (88 - 49)
4/23 LD 798 Prohibits Non-Medical Exemptions for Vaccinations Bill Passed - House (78 - 59)
4/23 AB 132 Prohibits Employment Discrimination for Positive Marijuana Drug Tests Bill Passed - House (33 - 8)
4/23 AB 431 Expands Voting Rights for Convicted Individuals Bill Passed - House (32 - 9)
4/23 AB 443 Establishes Permanent Sales Tax for Cop Funding Bill Passed - House (33 - 8)
4/23 HB 19-1124 Prohibits Local Law Enforcement from Helping to Enforce Federal Civil Immigration Laws Bill Passed - House (36 - 28)
4/22 HB 1284 Expands "Stand Your Ground" Laws Conference Report Adopted - House (64 - 17)
4/22 HB 2217 Expands Definition of "Self-Administer" in the Context of Assisted Suicide to Include Ingestion or Other Delivery Method Bill Passed - House (37 - 21)
4/18 HB 658 Amends State Medicaid Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 35)
4/18 SF 548 Amends Land Purchase Regulations for Water Quality Testing Bill Passed - House (52 - 44)
4/17 HB 658 Repeals City Police Oversight Boards Subpoena Power Conference Report Adopted - House (80 - 16)
4/12 SB 5497 Establishes Washington as a Sanctuary State Bill Passed - House (57 - 38)
4/12 SB 5600 Expands Residential Tenant Protections Bill Passed - House (51 - 46)
4/11 SCR 4001 Requires Legislative Approval for Constitutional Amendments Approved by Voters Bill Passed - House (63 - 30)
4/11 SB 19-139 Authorizes Drivers Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - House (42 - 22)
4/11 HB 1690 Amends Criminal Record Expungement Law Bill Passed - House (69 - 36)
4/11 HB 2670 Expands Definition of "Mitigating Factors" Bill Passed - House (69 - 42)
4/11 HB 2244 Amends Conditions of Parole Bill Passed - House (62 - 51)
4/11 HB 1115 Eliminates Electronic Monitoring for People Who Have Completed Their State Prison Sentences Bill Passed - House (62 - 49)
4/11 HB 1587 Amends Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Rules Bill Passed - House (61 - 48)
4/11 HB 793 Prohibits Specific State Contracts with Certain Companies that Boycott Israel Bill Passed - House (105 - 0)

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