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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 8, 2018 MS HB 1510 Prohibits Abortion After 15 Weeks of Pregnancy Concurrence Vote Passed - House (76 - 34)
Feb. 28, 2018 MS SB 2295 Transfer Exclusive Jurisdiction of Utility Matters to Public Service Commission Bill Passed - House (90 - 26)
Feb. 28, 2018 MS SB 2588 Authorizes Localities to Designate Open Container Districts Bill Passed - House (88 - 29)
Feb. 8, 2018 MS HB 1238 Prohibits Certain Consumer Protection Lawsuits Bill Passed - House (58 - 54)
Feb. 7, 2018 MS HB 80 Amends Traffic Laws Bill Passed - House (87 - 27)
Feb. 7, 2018 MS HB 1083 Authorizes Concealed Carry on Public Property Bill Passed - House (80 - 29)
Feb. 5, 2018 MS HB 1510 Prohibits Abortion After 15 Weeks of Pregnancy Bill Passed - House (80 - 31)
Jan. 31, 2018 MS HB 415 Amends Alcoholic Beverage Regulations (86 - 26)
March 28, 2017 MS HB 1090 Authorizes Private Contractor to Audit Medicaid Conference Report Adopted - House (67 - 48)
March 26, 2017 MS HB 638 Authorizes Alternative Methods of Execution Conference Report Adopted - House (78 - 43)
Feb. 8, 2017 MS HB 1090 Authorizes Private Contractor to Audit Medicaid Bill Passed - House (77 - 45)
Feb. 8, 2017 MS HB 638 Authorizes Alternative Methods of Execution Bill Passed - House (74 - 44)
Feb. 6, 2017 MS HB 645 Classifies Killing of First Responders as First-Degree Murder Bill Passed - House (85 - 31)
March 25, 2016 MS SB 2237 Establishes Identity Protections for Execution Teams Bill Passed - House (79 - 40)
March 24, 2016 MS SB 2162 Establishes the Jackson Metropolitan Area Airport Authority Bill Passed - House (74 - 46)
March 3, 2016 MS HB 989 Establishes the Mississippi Achievement School District Bill Passed - House (82 - 38)
March 2, 2016 MS HB 938 Expands Vaccination Exemptions Bill Passed - House
March 1, 2016 MS HB 738 Amends Attorney General Hiring and Filing Oversight Processes Bill Passed - House (61 - 60)
Feb. 29, 2016 MS HB 782 Prohibits Enforcement of Certain Law Relating to Firearms Bill Passed - House (75 - 46)
Feb. 26, 2016 MS HB 1116 Increases Identification Requirements for Medicaid Bill Passed - House (76 - 40)
Feb. 25, 2016 MS HB 519 Prohibits Dismemberment Abortion Bill Passed - House (83 - 33)
Feb. 24, 2016 MS HB 868 Amends State Supreme Court District Boundaries Bill Passed - House (71 - 50)
Feb. 19, 2016 MS HB 1523 Establishes Protections for Religious Beliefs or Moral Convictions Bill Passed - House (80 - 39)
Feb. 17, 2016 MS HB 786 Authorizes Designated Individuals to Carry Firearms in Church Bill Passed - House (85 - 33)
Feb. 16, 2016 MS HB 578 Establishes Civil and Criminal Immunity for Individuals who Report Suspicious Terrorist Activity Bill Passed - House (89 - 30)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/08 HB 1510 Prohibits Abortion After 15 Weeks of Pregnancy Concurrence Vote Passed - House (76 - 34)
2/28 SB 2295 Transfer Exclusive Jurisdiction of Utility Matters to Public Service Commission Bill Passed - House (90 - 26)
2/28 SB 2588 Authorizes Localities to Designate Open Container Districts Bill Passed - House (88 - 29)
2/08 HB 1238 Prohibits Certain Consumer Protection Lawsuits Bill Passed - House (58 - 54)
2/07 HB 80 Amends Traffic Laws Bill Passed - House (87 - 27)
2/07 HB 1083 Authorizes Concealed Carry on Public Property Bill Passed - House (80 - 29)
2/05 HB 1510 Prohibits Abortion After 15 Weeks of Pregnancy Bill Passed - House (80 - 31)
1/31 HB 415 Amends Alcoholic Beverage Regulations (86 - 26)
3/28 HB 1090 Authorizes Private Contractor to Audit Medicaid Conference Report Adopted - House (67 - 48)
3/26 HB 638 Authorizes Alternative Methods of Execution Conference Report Adopted - House (78 - 43)
2/08 HB 1090 Authorizes Private Contractor to Audit Medicaid Bill Passed - House (77 - 45)
2/08 HB 638 Authorizes Alternative Methods of Execution Bill Passed - House (74 - 44)
2/06 HB 645 Classifies Killing of First Responders as First-Degree Murder Bill Passed - House (85 - 31)
3/25 SB 2237 Establishes Identity Protections for Execution Teams Bill Passed - House (79 - 40)
3/24 SB 2162 Establishes the Jackson Metropolitan Area Airport Authority Bill Passed - House (74 - 46)
3/03 HB 989 Establishes the Mississippi Achievement School District Bill Passed - House (82 - 38)
3/02 HB 938 Expands Vaccination Exemptions Bill Passed - House
3/01 HB 738 Amends Attorney General Hiring and Filing Oversight Processes Bill Passed - House (61 - 60)
2/29 HB 782 Prohibits Enforcement of Certain Law Relating to Firearms Bill Passed - House (75 - 46)
2/26 HB 1116 Increases Identification Requirements for Medicaid Bill Passed - House (76 - 40)
2/25 HB 519 Prohibits Dismemberment Abortion Bill Passed - House (83 - 33)
2/24 HB 868 Amends State Supreme Court District Boundaries Bill Passed - House (71 - 50)
2/19 HB 1523 Establishes Protections for Religious Beliefs or Moral Convictions Bill Passed - House (80 - 39)
2/17 HB 786 Authorizes Designated Individuals to Carry Firearms in Church Bill Passed - House (85 - 33)
2/16 HB 578 Establishes Civil and Criminal Immunity for Individuals who Report Suspicious Terrorist Activity Bill Passed - House (89 - 30)

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