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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 23, 2019 CA AB 454 Establishes Protections for Migratory Birds Bill Passed - House (55 - 21)
May 23, 2019 CA AB 1254 Prohibits Hunting of Bobcats Bill Passed - House (54 - 21)
May 22, 2019 CA AB 163 Requires State Oversight of Unaccompanied Undocumented Minors Bill Passed - House (60 - 5)
May 22, 2019 CA AB 175 Amends Foster Care Bill of Rights Bill Passed - House (59 - 8)
May 22, 2019 CA AB 175 Amends Foster Care Bill of Rights Bill Passed - House (59 - 8)
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)
April 29, 2019 CA AB 467 Requires Competitions Held on Public Lands to Offer Equal Prize Compensation Regardless of Gender Bill Passed - House (74 - 0)
April 29, 2019 CA AB 467 Requires Competitions Held on Public Lands to Offer Equal Prize Compensation Regardless of Gender Bill Passed - House (74 - 0)
April 8, 2019 CA AB 12 Authorizes Gun Violence Restraining Orders Bill Passed - House (53 - 13)
March 18, 2019 CA AJR 5 Urges the Federal Government to Pass Universal Firearm Safety Regulation Bill Passed - House (54 - 21)
Aug. 23, 2018 CA SB 820 Prohibits Non-Disclosure Agreements in Sexual Assault, Harassment, or Discrimination Cases Bill Passed - House (56 - 19)
Aug. 20, 2018 CA SB 10 Establishes New Provisions for the Criminal Justice System Bill Passed - House (42 - 31)
May 30, 2018 CA AB 2965 Authorizes Medicaid Benefits for Undocumented Children Bill Passed - House (47 - 25)
April 19, 2018 CA AB 2943 Prohibits Advertising Conversion Therapy Bill Passed - House (50 - 18)
Jan. 18, 2018 CA AB 282 Amends the End of Life Option Act Bill Passed - House (45 - 17)
Sept. 15, 2017 CA SB 54 Establishes a Statewide Sanctuary Policy Bill Passed - House (51 - 26)
Sept. 15, 2017 CA SB 394 Authorizes Parole for Juvenile Offenders with Life Sentences Bill Passed - House (44 - 30)
Sept. 14, 2017 CA AB 569 Prohibits Firing Employees for Obtaining Abortion Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 20)
Sept. 13, 2017 CA SB 179 Recognizes Nonbinary as an Official Legal Gender Bill Passed - House (57 - 21)
Sept. 12, 2017 CA AJR 24 Recommends Congress Refrain from Concealed Carry Reciprocity Bill Passed - House (47 - 28)
Sept. 11, 2017 CA AB 291 Prohibits Landlords from Disclosing Immigration Status of Tenants Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 20)
Sept. 11, 2017 CA AB 424 Amends School Gun Laws Concurrence Vote Passed - House (44 - 27)
June 1, 2017 CA AB 1578 Prohibits State Law Enforcement from Cooperating with Federal Marijuana Law Enforcement Bill Passed - House (41 - 33)
June 1, 2017 CA AB 42 Amends Money Bail Procedures Bill Failed - House (35 - 37)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/23 AB 454 Establishes Protections for Migratory Birds Bill Passed - House (55 - 21)
5/23 AB 1254 Prohibits Hunting of Bobcats Bill Passed - House (54 - 21)
5/22 AB 163 Requires State Oversight of Unaccompanied Undocumented Minors Bill Passed - House (60 - 5)
5/22 AB 175 Amends Foster Care Bill of Rights Bill Passed - House (59 - 8)
5/22 AB 175 Amends Foster Care Bill of Rights Bill Passed - House (59 - 8)
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)
4/29 AB 467 Requires Competitions Held on Public Lands to Offer Equal Prize Compensation Regardless of Gender Bill Passed - House (74 - 0)
4/29 AB 467 Requires Competitions Held on Public Lands to Offer Equal Prize Compensation Regardless of Gender Bill Passed - House (74 - 0)
4/08 AB 12 Authorizes Gun Violence Restraining Orders Bill Passed - House (53 - 13)
3/18 AJR 5 Urges the Federal Government to Pass Universal Firearm Safety Regulation Bill Passed - House (54 - 21)
8/23 SB 820 Prohibits Non-Disclosure Agreements in Sexual Assault, Harassment, or Discrimination Cases Bill Passed - House (56 - 19)
8/20 SB 10 Establishes New Provisions for the Criminal Justice System Bill Passed - House (42 - 31)
5/30 AB 2965 Authorizes Medicaid Benefits for Undocumented Children Bill Passed - House (47 - 25)
4/19 AB 2943 Prohibits Advertising Conversion Therapy Bill Passed - House (50 - 18)
1/18 AB 282 Amends the End of Life Option Act Bill Passed - House (45 - 17)
9/15 SB 54 Establishes a Statewide Sanctuary Policy Bill Passed - House (51 - 26)
9/15 SB 394 Authorizes Parole for Juvenile Offenders with Life Sentences Bill Passed - House (44 - 30)
9/14 AB 569 Prohibits Firing Employees for Obtaining Abortion Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 20)
9/13 SB 179 Recognizes Nonbinary as an Official Legal Gender Bill Passed - House (57 - 21)
9/12 AJR 24 Recommends Congress Refrain from Concealed Carry Reciprocity Bill Passed - House (47 - 28)
9/11 AB 291 Prohibits Landlords from Disclosing Immigration Status of Tenants Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 20)
9/11 AB 424 Amends School Gun Laws Concurrence Vote Passed - House (44 - 27)
6/01 AB 1578 Prohibits State Law Enforcement from Cooperating with Federal Marijuana Law Enforcement Bill Passed - House (41 - 33)
6/01 AB 42 Amends Money Bail Procedures Bill Failed - House (35 - 37)

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