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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 7, 2019 RI H 5125 Establishes Abortion Procedures as Protected State Law Bill Passed - House (44 - 30)
March 7, 2019 GA HB 481 Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected Bill Passed - House (93 - 73)
March 7, 2019 TN HB 77 Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected Bill Passed - House (54 - 21)
March 7, 2019 GA HB 481 Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected Bill Passed - House (93 - 73)
March 7, 2019 TN HB 77 Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected Bill Passed - House (54 - 21)
March 7, 2019 RI H 5125 Establishes Abortion Procedures as Protected State Law Bill Passed - House (44 - 30)
Feb. 28, 2019 KY SB 227 Requires Lifesaving Measures After Failed Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
Feb. 26, 2019 WY HB 103 Requires Doctor Reporting of Abortions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (46 - 12)
Feb. 26, 2019 WY HB 103 Requires Doctor Reporting of Abortions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (46 - 12)
Feb. 26, 2019 MO HB 126 Prohibits Abortion if Roe v Wade is Overturned by the Supreme Court Bill Passed - House (110 - 37)
Feb. 26, 2019 KY HB 5 Prohibits Abortion Based On Race, Gender, Or Disability Bill Passed - House (67 - 25)
Feb. 25, 2019 WY HB 103 Requires Doctor Reporting of Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 9)
Feb. 25, 2019 WY HB 103 Requires Doctor Reporting of Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 9)
Feb. 25, 2019 UT HB 136 Prohibits Abortion After 18 Weeks Bill Passed - House (57 - 15)
Feb. 25, 2019 AR HB 1439 Prohibits Abortion After 18 Weeks Bill Passed - House (77 - 13)
Feb. 21, 2019 VT H 57 Expands and Preserves Abortion Rights and Protections Bill Passed - House (106 - 37)
Feb. 21, 2019 IN HB 1211 Prohibits Dilation and Evacuation Abortions Bill Passed - House (71 - 25)
Feb. 21, 2019 IN HB 1211 Prohibits Dilation and Evacuation Abortions Bill Passed - House (71 - 25)
Feb. 18, 2019 NM HB 89 Requires Insurance Companies Provide Coverage for Contraceptives Bill Passed - House (40 - 24)
Feb. 15, 2019 UT HB 166 Prohibits Abortions For Down Syndrome Bill Passed - House (54 - 15)
Feb. 14, 2019 AR SB 149 Establishes The Arkansas Human Life Protection Act Bill Passed - House (72 - 20)
Feb. 14, 2019 KY SB 9 Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 6)
Feb. 13, 2019 MS HB 732 Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected Bill Passed - House (81 - 36)
Feb. 13, 2019 MS SB 2116 Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 14)
Feb. 12, 2019 MT SB 100 Requires Abortion Providers Offer Patients an Ultrasound Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19)
Feb. 12, 2019 MT SB 100 Requires Abortion Providers Offer Patients an Ultrasound Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19)
Feb. 11, 2019 OK HB 2591 Requires Healthcare Providers Report Statutory Rape Bill Passed - House (79 - 20)
Feb. 7, 2019 AR SB 149 Establishes The Arkansas Human Life Protection Act Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
Feb. 6, 2019 NM HB 51 Amends State Law to Decriminalize Abortion Bill Passed - House (40 - 29)
Feb. 1, 2019 WY HB 0140 Establishes a 48-Hour Abortion Waiting Period Bill Passed - House (36 - 22)
Feb. 1, 2019 WY HB 0140 Establishes a 48-Hour Abortion Waiting Period Bill Passed - House (36 - 22)
Jan. 31, 2019 NJ S 1784 Expands State Medicaid Program to Include Doula Maternity Care Coverage Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 6)
Jan. 28, 2019 ND HB 1336 Requires Potential Abortion Reversal Drugs be made Available Bill Passed - House (73 - 16)
Jan. 28, 2019 ND HB 1336 Requires Potential Abortion Reversal Drugs be made Available Bill Passed - House (73 - 16)
Jan. 11, 2019 KY SB 50 Requires Reporting of Abortion Drugs Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 6)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/07 H 5125 Establishes Abortion Procedures as Protected State Law Bill Passed - House (44 - 30)
3/07 HB 481 Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected Bill Passed - House (93 - 73)
3/07 HB 77 Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected Bill Passed - House (54 - 21)
3/07 HB 481 Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected Bill Passed - House (93 - 73)
3/07 HB 77 Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected Bill Passed - House (54 - 21)
3/07 H 5125 Establishes Abortion Procedures as Protected State Law Bill Passed - House (44 - 30)
2/28 SB 227 Requires Lifesaving Measures After Failed Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
2/26 HB 103 Requires Doctor Reporting of Abortions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (46 - 12)
2/26 HB 103 Requires Doctor Reporting of Abortions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (46 - 12)
2/26 HB 126 Prohibits Abortion if Roe v Wade is Overturned by the Supreme Court Bill Passed - House (110 - 37)
2/26 HB 5 Prohibits Abortion Based On Race, Gender, Or Disability Bill Passed - House (67 - 25)
2/25 HB 103 Requires Doctor Reporting of Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 9)
2/25 HB 103 Requires Doctor Reporting of Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 9)
2/25 HB 136 Prohibits Abortion After 18 Weeks Bill Passed - House (57 - 15)
2/25 HB 1439 Prohibits Abortion After 18 Weeks Bill Passed - House (77 - 13)
2/21 H 57 Expands and Preserves Abortion Rights and Protections Bill Passed - House (106 - 37)
2/21 HB 1211 Prohibits Dilation and Evacuation Abortions Bill Passed - House (71 - 25)
2/21 HB 1211 Prohibits Dilation and Evacuation Abortions Bill Passed - House (71 - 25)
2/18 HB 89 Requires Insurance Companies Provide Coverage for Contraceptives Bill Passed - House (40 - 24)
2/15 HB 166 Prohibits Abortions For Down Syndrome Bill Passed - House (54 - 15)
2/14 SB 149 Establishes The Arkansas Human Life Protection Act Bill Passed - House (72 - 20)
2/14 SB 9 Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 6)
2/13 HB 732 Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected Bill Passed - House (81 - 36)
2/13 SB 2116 Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 14)
2/12 SB 100 Requires Abortion Providers Offer Patients an Ultrasound Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19)
2/12 SB 100 Requires Abortion Providers Offer Patients an Ultrasound Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19)
2/11 HB 2591 Requires Healthcare Providers Report Statutory Rape Bill Passed - House (79 - 20)
2/07 SB 149 Establishes The Arkansas Human Life Protection Act Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
2/06 HB 51 Amends State Law to Decriminalize Abortion Bill Passed - House (40 - 29)
2/01 HB 0140 Establishes a 48-Hour Abortion Waiting Period Bill Passed - House (36 - 22)
2/01 HB 0140 Establishes a 48-Hour Abortion Waiting Period Bill Passed - House (36 - 22)
1/31 S 1784 Expands State Medicaid Program to Include Doula Maternity Care Coverage Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 6)
1/28 HB 1336 Requires Potential Abortion Reversal Drugs be made Available Bill Passed - House (73 - 16)
1/28 HB 1336 Requires Potential Abortion Reversal Drugs be made Available Bill Passed - House (73 - 16)
1/11 SB 50 Requires Reporting of Abortion Drugs Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 6)

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