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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 8, 2019 ME LD 369 Establishes Paid Sick Leave for Certain Employees Bill Passed - House (94 - 45)
May 7, 2019 NV AB 337 Amends Certain Railroad Freight Transportation Safety Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 8)
May 7, 2019 PA SB 453 Authorizes Annual Farming Construction Code Building Exemptions Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 20)
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 3, 2019 CO HB 19-1210 Authorizes Local Governments to Establish Their Own Minimum Wage Concurrence Vote Passed - House (39 - 25)
May 3, 2019 CO HB 19-1245 Reduces Sales Tax Vendor Fee Allowance and Increases Funding for Affordable Housing Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 27)
May 3, 2019 CO HB 19-1289 Increases State Consumer Protection Laws Concurrence Vote Passed - House (42 - 22)
May 2, 2019 CO HB 19-1230 Authorizes Marijuana Consumption on the Premises of Hospitality Establishments Concurrence Vote Passed - House (41 - 22)
May 2, 2019 CO HB 19-1289 Increases State Consumer Protection Laws Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
May 2, 2019 CO HB 19-1210 Authorizes Local Governments to Establish Their Own Minimum Wage Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
May 2, 2019 CO HB 19-1245 Reduces Sales Tax Vendor Fee Allowance and Increases Funding for Affordable Housing Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
May 1, 2019 CO HB 19-1230 Authorizes Marijuana Consumption on the Premises of Hospitality Establishments Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
May 1, 2019 OR HB 3427 Increases Business Taxes to Enhance School Funding Bill Passed - House (37 - 21)
May 1, 2019 NY S 4573 Reduces Amount of Time Workers on Strike Must Wait to Collect Unemployment Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 14)
April 30, 2019 HI SB 1292 Requires Vacation-Rental Websites to Collect Sales Tax Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (13 - 12)
April 30, 2019 CO SB 19-085 Establishes the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 14)
April 27, 2019 CO SB 19-085 Establishes the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act Bill Passed - House (40 - 21)
April 27, 2019 WA HB 1652 Establishes a Paint Stewardship Program Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 22)
April 25, 2019 WA SB 5258 Requires Sexual Assault and Harassment Training for Certain Isolated Workers Conference Report Adopted - House (73 - 25)
April 25, 2019 WA HB 1652 Establishes a Paint Stewardship Program Bill Passed - House (62 - 35)
April 24, 2019 WA HB 1155 Requires Uninterrupted Breaks for Health Care Workers Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 16)
April 24, 2019 WA HB 1155 Requires Uninterrupted Breaks for Health Care Workers Conference Report Adopted - House (70 - 24)
April 24, 2019 WA SB 5497 Establishes Washington as a Sanctuary State Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 21)
April 23, 2019 NV AB 132 Prohibits Employment Discrimination for Positive Marijuana Drug Tests Bill Passed - House (33 - 8)
April 22, 2019 WA SB 5135 Authorizes the Department of Ecology to Ban Certain Chemicals in Consumer Products Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 22)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/08 LD 369 Establishes Paid Sick Leave for Certain Employees Bill Passed - House (94 - 45)
5/07 AB 337 Amends Certain Railroad Freight Transportation Safety Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 8)
5/07 SB 453 Authorizes Annual Farming Construction Code Building Exemptions Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 20)
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)
5/03 HB 19-1210 Authorizes Local Governments to Establish Their Own Minimum Wage Concurrence Vote Passed - House (39 - 25)
5/03 HB 19-1245 Reduces Sales Tax Vendor Fee Allowance and Increases Funding for Affordable Housing Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 27)
5/03 HB 19-1289 Increases State Consumer Protection Laws Concurrence Vote Passed - House (42 - 22)
5/02 HB 19-1230 Authorizes Marijuana Consumption on the Premises of Hospitality Establishments Concurrence Vote Passed - House (41 - 22)
5/02 HB 19-1289 Increases State Consumer Protection Laws Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
5/02 HB 19-1210 Authorizes Local Governments to Establish Their Own Minimum Wage Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
5/02 HB 19-1245 Reduces Sales Tax Vendor Fee Allowance and Increases Funding for Affordable Housing Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
5/01 HB 19-1230 Authorizes Marijuana Consumption on the Premises of Hospitality Establishments Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
5/01 HB 3427 Increases Business Taxes to Enhance School Funding Bill Passed - House (37 - 21)
5/01 S 4573 Reduces Amount of Time Workers on Strike Must Wait to Collect Unemployment Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 14)
4/30 SB 1292 Requires Vacation-Rental Websites to Collect Sales Tax Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (13 - 12)
4/30 SB 19-085 Establishes the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 14)
4/27 SB 19-085 Establishes the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act Bill Passed - House (40 - 21)
4/27 HB 1652 Establishes a Paint Stewardship Program Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 22)
4/25 SB 5258 Requires Sexual Assault and Harassment Training for Certain Isolated Workers Conference Report Adopted - House (73 - 25)
4/25 HB 1652 Establishes a Paint Stewardship Program Bill Passed - House (62 - 35)
4/24 HB 1155 Requires Uninterrupted Breaks for Health Care Workers Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 16)
4/24 HB 1155 Requires Uninterrupted Breaks for Health Care Workers Conference Report Adopted - House (70 - 24)
4/24 SB 5497 Establishes Washington as a Sanctuary State Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 21)
4/23 AB 132 Prohibits Employment Discrimination for Positive Marijuana Drug Tests Bill Passed - House (33 - 8)
4/22 SB 5135 Authorizes the Department of Ecology to Ban Certain Chemicals in Consumer Products Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 22)
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