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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
March 28, 2019 ID H 259 Establishes an Internet Sales Tax Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
March 26, 2019 RI S 251 Requires the Collection of Sales Tax by Out of State Retailers Bill Passed - House (66 - 6)
March 26, 2019 SC H 4243 Authorizes Tax Incentives for Carolina Panthers Training Facilities Bill Passed - House (90 - 25)
March 20, 2019 AR SB 571 Establishes a Tax for E-Cigarettes and Cigarettes Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 14)
March 14, 2019 KS SB 22 Amends State Tax Laws for Families and Small Businesses Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 16)
March 14, 2019 OR HB 2975 Reduces Oregon's "Kicker" Tax Rebate Bill Passed - House (36 - 23)
March 12, 2019 WA SB 5078 Requires Presidential and VP Candidates Release 5 Years of Tax Returns Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
March 8, 2019 KS SB 22 Amends State Tax Laws for Families and Small Businesses Bill Passed - House (76 - 43)
March 8, 2019 WV HB 3142 Reduces Severance Tax on Steam Coal Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
March 7, 2019 OH HB 62 Increases Gas and Diesel Tax Bill Passed - House (71 - 27)
March 4, 2019 AR SB 336 Establishes a Fuel Tax and Other Provisions Bill Passed - House (71 - 26)
Feb. 28, 2019 NH HB 623 Establishes Rates of Business Profits Tax Bill Passed - House (200 - 141)
Feb. 28, 2019 NH HB 686 Amends Capital Gains Tax Regulations Bill Passed - House (199 - 143)
Feb. 21, 2019 NJ S 119 Requires Certain Candidates To Disclose Income Tax Returns Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 11)
Feb. 18, 2019 ND HB 1053 Reduces Income Tax for Military Veterans Bill Passed - House (50 - 42)
Feb. 13, 2019 WI AB 4 Amends Individual Income Tax Brackets Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 14)
Feb. 12, 2019 IN HB 1444 Authorizes the Taxation of Vaping Liquids Bill Passed - House (53 - 40)
Feb. 6, 2019 AR SB 211 Reduces Top Individual Income Tax Rate to 5.9 Percent Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 5)
Feb. 1, 2019 VT H 47 Increases the E-Cigarette Sales Tax Bill Passed - House (134 - 6)
Jan. 31, 2019 NJ S 1073 Authorizes Local Government Units to Establish Storm Water Utilities Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
Jan. 31, 2019 NJ S 1073 Authorizes Local Government Units to Establish Storm Water Utilities Bill Passed - House (45 - 31)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/28 H 259 Establishes an Internet Sales Tax Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
3/26 S 251 Requires the Collection of Sales Tax by Out of State Retailers Bill Passed - House (66 - 6)
3/26 H 4243 Authorizes Tax Incentives for Carolina Panthers Training Facilities Bill Passed - House (90 - 25)
3/20 SB 571 Establishes a Tax for E-Cigarettes and Cigarettes Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 14)
3/14 SB 22 Amends State Tax Laws for Families and Small Businesses Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 16)
3/14 HB 2975 Reduces Oregon's "Kicker" Tax Rebate Bill Passed - House (36 - 23)
3/12 SB 5078 Requires Presidential and VP Candidates Release 5 Years of Tax Returns Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
3/08 SB 22 Amends State Tax Laws for Families and Small Businesses Bill Passed - House (76 - 43)
3/08 HB 3142 Reduces Severance Tax on Steam Coal Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
3/07 HB 62 Increases Gas and Diesel Tax Bill Passed - House (71 - 27)
3/04 SB 336 Establishes a Fuel Tax and Other Provisions Bill Passed - House (71 - 26)
2/28 HB 623 Establishes Rates of Business Profits Tax Bill Passed - House (200 - 141)
2/28 HB 686 Amends Capital Gains Tax Regulations Bill Passed - House (199 - 143)
2/21 S 119 Requires Certain Candidates To Disclose Income Tax Returns Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 11)
2/18 HB 1053 Reduces Income Tax for Military Veterans Bill Passed - House (50 - 42)
2/13 AB 4 Amends Individual Income Tax Brackets Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 14)
2/12 HB 1444 Authorizes the Taxation of Vaping Liquids Bill Passed - House (53 - 40)
2/06 SB 211 Reduces Top Individual Income Tax Rate to 5.9 Percent Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 5)
2/01 H 47 Increases the E-Cigarette Sales Tax Bill Passed - House (134 - 6)
1/31 S 1073 Authorizes Local Government Units to Establish Storm Water Utilities Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
1/31 S 1073 Authorizes Local Government Units to Establish Storm Water Utilities Bill Passed - House (45 - 31)

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