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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
May 21, 2019 OK HB 2751 Authorizes Settlement Monies be Allocated to State Treasury Bill Passed - House (73 - 8)
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 20, 2019 NY S 1414 Prohibits 3D Printed Firearms Bill Passed - House (122 - 22)
May 17, 2019 National HR 5 Equality Act Bill Passed - House (236 - 173)
May 10, 2019 TX HB 3490 Classifies Indirect Cyberbullying as a Crime Bill Passed - House (101 - 34)
May 10, 2019 TX HB 1143 Authorizes Storage and Transportation of Firearms in School Parking Areas (97 - 37)
May 9, 2019 TX HB 1739 Prohibits Unfair Settlement Practice Regarding Motorist Insurance Coverage Bill Passed - House (105 - 32)
May 8, 2019 CT HB 7223 Prohibits Unlocked Vehicle Storage of Firearms Bill Passed - House (98 - 48)
May 8, 2019 ME LD 1025 Prohibits the Practice of Conversion Therapy Bill Passed - House (91 - 45)
May 8, 2019 TX HB 1387 Authorizes Law Enforcement Officers to Carry on School Property Bill Passed - House (97 - 46)
May 7, 2019 LA HB 431 Authorizes Inmates Trained in the Angola Hospice Program to Receive Certification for Similar Work Outside of Prison Bill Passed - House (78 - 17)
May 6, 2019 OR HB 3063 Prohibits All Religious and Philosophical Vaccination Exemptions Bill Passed - House (35 - 25)
May 6, 2019 CA AB 61 Amends Restraining Order Regulations Bill Passed - House (54 - 17)
May 6, 2019 CA AB 61 Amends Restraining Order Regulations Bill Passed - House (54 - 17)
May 3, 2019 FL SB 7066 Requires Felons Pay Outstanding Court Fees Prior to Voting Rights Restoration Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 42)
May 3, 2019 FL SB 7066 Requires Felons Pay Outstanding Court Fees Prior to Voting Rights Restoration Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 42)
May 3, 2019 CO HB 19-1289 Increases State Consumer Protection Laws Concurrence Vote Passed - House (42 - 22)
May 3, 2019 CO HB 19-1263 Amends Criminal Classification of Certain Drug Possessions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (43 - 20)
May 3, 2019 CO HB 19-1263 Amends Criminal Classification of Certain Drug Possessions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (43 - 20)
May 2, 2019 AZ SB 1291 Amends Prohibited Weapons List Bill Passed - House (42 - 17)
May 2, 2019 CO SB 19-235 Expands Automatic Voter Registration System Bill Passed - House (40 - 23)
May 1, 2019 FL SB 7030 Authorizes Firearms on School Campuses Bill Passed - House (65 - 47)
April 30, 2019 HI SB 192 Authorizes the Release of Defendants on Unsecured Bail Bill Passed - House (42 - 9)
April 30, 2019 HI HB 1165 Establishes a Non-Binary Gender Option on IDs Concurrence Vote Passed - House (47 - 4)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/21 HB 2751 Authorizes Settlement Monies be Allocated to State Treasury Bill Passed - House (73 - 8)
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)
5/20 S 1414 Prohibits 3D Printed Firearms Bill Passed - House (122 - 22)
5/17 HR 5 Equality Act Bill Passed - House (236 - 173)
5/10 HB 3490 Classifies Indirect Cyberbullying as a Crime Bill Passed - House (101 - 34)
5/10 HB 1143 Authorizes Storage and Transportation of Firearms in School Parking Areas (97 - 37)
5/09 HB 1739 Prohibits Unfair Settlement Practice Regarding Motorist Insurance Coverage Bill Passed - House (105 - 32)
5/08 HB 7223 Prohibits Unlocked Vehicle Storage of Firearms Bill Passed - House (98 - 48)
5/08 LD 1025 Prohibits the Practice of Conversion Therapy Bill Passed - House (91 - 45)
5/08 HB 1387 Authorizes Law Enforcement Officers to Carry on School Property Bill Passed - House (97 - 46)
5/07 HB 431 Authorizes Inmates Trained in the Angola Hospice Program to Receive Certification for Similar Work Outside of Prison Bill Passed - House (78 - 17)
5/06 HB 3063 Prohibits All Religious and Philosophical Vaccination Exemptions Bill Passed - House (35 - 25)
5/06 AB 61 Amends Restraining Order Regulations Bill Passed - House (54 - 17)
5/06 AB 61 Amends Restraining Order Regulations Bill Passed - House (54 - 17)
5/03 SB 7066 Requires Felons Pay Outstanding Court Fees Prior to Voting Rights Restoration Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 42)
5/03 SB 7066 Requires Felons Pay Outstanding Court Fees Prior to Voting Rights Restoration Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 42)
5/03 HB 19-1289 Increases State Consumer Protection Laws Concurrence Vote Passed - House (42 - 22)
5/03 HB 19-1263 Amends Criminal Classification of Certain Drug Possessions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (43 - 20)
5/03 HB 19-1263 Amends Criminal Classification of Certain Drug Possessions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (43 - 20)
5/02 SB 1291 Amends Prohibited Weapons List Bill Passed - House (42 - 17)
5/02 SB 19-235 Expands Automatic Voter Registration System Bill Passed - House (40 - 23)
5/01 SB 7030 Authorizes Firearms on School Campuses Bill Passed - House (65 - 47)
4/30 SB 192 Authorizes the Release of Defendants on Unsecured Bail Bill Passed - House (42 - 9)
4/30 HB 1165 Establishes a Non-Binary Gender Option on IDs Concurrence Vote Passed - House (47 - 4)

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