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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 28, 2008 CA AB 2759 Amending the Administration of State Preschool Programs Bill Passed - House (47 - 31)
May 28, 2008 CA AB 2747 Disclosing End-of-Life Care Options Bill Passed - House (42 - 34)
May 28, 2008 CA AB 1991 Development on Half Moon Bay Bill Passed - House (46 - 18)
May 27, 2008 CA AB 2654 Expanding Anti-Discrimination Laws Bill Passed - House (48 - 30)
May 27, 2008 CA AB 1996 Food Stamps for Convicted Drug Felons Bill Passed - House (42 - 35)
May 27, 2008 CA AB 3025 Polystyrene Packaging Regulations Bill Passed - House (42 - 32)
May 19, 2008 CA AB 2567 Creation of "Harvey Milk Day" Bill Passed - House (45 - 28)
May 5, 2008 CA AB 2233 Ban on Holding Pets While Driving Bill Passed - House (44 - 20)
May 1, 2008 CA AB 1943 Passenger Rights on Commercial Airlines Bill Passed - House (57 - 17)
March 12, 2008 CA ABx3 9 Oil Tax Bill Failed - House (45 - 30)
Jan. 29, 2008 CA AB 624 Disclosing Organizational Diversity Bill Passed - House (45 - 29)
Aug. 27, 2007 CA SB 924 Iraq Withdrawal Ballot Question Bill Passed - House (43 - 32)
Aug. 27, 2007 CA SB 33 Underage Driver Cellphone Ban Bill Passed - House (67 - 7)
July 20, 2007 CA SB 77 2007-2008 Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (56 - 23)
July 12, 2007 CA SB 180 Collective Bargaining Representation for Agricultural Workers Bill Passed - House (46 - 33)
June 7, 2007 CA AB 8 Expanding Subsidized Health Care Eligibility Bill Passed - House (47 - 32)
June 6, 2007 CA AB 493 New Car Purchases Fees and Rebates Bill Failed - House (35 - 35)
June 6, 2007 CA AB 1634 California Healthy Pets Act Bill Passed - House (41 - 38)
June 6, 2007 CA AB 1470 Solar Water Heating and Efficiency Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (44 - 34)
June 6, 2007 CA AB 70 Government Flood Liability Bill Passed - House (44 - 33)
June 5, 2007 CA AB 43 Same Sex Marriage Bill Passed - House (42 - 34)
June 5, 2007 CA AB 35 Sustainable Government Building Standards Bill Passed - House (46 - 33)
June 5, 2007 CA AB 888 Green Building Standards Bill Passed - House (43 - 33)
June 5, 2007 CA AB 1058 Residential Green Building Standards Bill Passed - House (45 - 34)
June 5, 2007 CA AB 1108 Phthalates in Children Products Bill Passed - House (41 - 34)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/28 AB 2759 Amending the Administration of State Preschool Programs Bill Passed - House (47 - 31)
5/28 AB 2747 Disclosing End-of-Life Care Options Bill Passed - House (42 - 34)
5/28 AB 1991 Development on Half Moon Bay Bill Passed - House (46 - 18)
5/27 AB 2654 Expanding Anti-Discrimination Laws Bill Passed - House (48 - 30)
5/27 AB 1996 Food Stamps for Convicted Drug Felons Bill Passed - House (42 - 35)
5/27 AB 3025 Polystyrene Packaging Regulations Bill Passed - House (42 - 32)
5/19 AB 2567 Creation of "Harvey Milk Day" Bill Passed - House (45 - 28)
5/05 AB 2233 Ban on Holding Pets While Driving Bill Passed - House (44 - 20)
5/01 AB 1943 Passenger Rights on Commercial Airlines Bill Passed - House (57 - 17)
3/12 ABx3 9 Oil Tax Bill Failed - House (45 - 30)
1/29 AB 624 Disclosing Organizational Diversity Bill Passed - House (45 - 29)
8/27 SB 924 Iraq Withdrawal Ballot Question Bill Passed - House (43 - 32)
8/27 SB 33 Underage Driver Cellphone Ban Bill Passed - House (67 - 7)
7/20 SB 77 2007-2008 Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (56 - 23)
7/12 SB 180 Collective Bargaining Representation for Agricultural Workers Bill Passed - House (46 - 33)
6/07 AB 8 Expanding Subsidized Health Care Eligibility Bill Passed - House (47 - 32)
6/06 AB 493 New Car Purchases Fees and Rebates Bill Failed - House (35 - 35)
6/06 AB 1634 California Healthy Pets Act Bill Passed - House (41 - 38)
6/06 AB 1470 Solar Water Heating and Efficiency Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (44 - 34)
6/06 AB 70 Government Flood Liability Bill Passed - House (44 - 33)
6/05 AB 43 Same Sex Marriage Bill Passed - House (42 - 34)
6/05 AB 35 Sustainable Government Building Standards Bill Passed - House (46 - 33)
6/05 AB 888 Green Building Standards Bill Passed - House (43 - 33)
6/05 AB 1058 Residential Green Building Standards Bill Passed - House (45 - 34)
6/05 AB 1108 Phthalates in Children Products Bill Passed - House (41 - 34)

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