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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
Dec. 17, 2018 NJ S 1036 Requires Attorney General to Appoint an Independent Prosecutor Bill Passed - House (41 - 34)
Oct. 29, 2018 NJ A 4674 Authorizes US Congresspersons to Run for Congress and Presidency during Primary Election Bill Passed - House (47 - 26)
Sept. 27, 2018 NJ A 2762 Amends Temporary Disability Leave Law Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 8)
Sept. 27, 2018 NJ A 4495 Increases Corporate Business Tax Bill Passed - House (41 - 37)
Sept. 27, 2018 NJ A 4496 Amends Sales Tax Regulations Bill Passed - House (43 - 35)
Sept. 27, 2018 NJ A 3312 Requires State Legislature to Maintain Sexual Harassment Policy Bill Passed - House (79 - 0)
Aug. 27, 2018 NJ S 2293 Authorizes a Ballot Measure to Issue $1 Billion in Funds for School Upgrades Concurrence Vote Passed - House (65 - 0)
July 1, 2018 NJ A 1753 Requires Sales Tax on Transient Accommodations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (41 - 29)
July 1, 2018 NJ S 2824 Amends Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Bill Passed - House (50 - 21)
June 30, 2018 NJ A 3628 Establishes Civic Information Consortium Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 22)
June 30, 2018 NJ A 4208 Establishes a New Jersey Complete Count Commission Concurrence Vote Passed - House (51 - 21)
June 30, 2018 NJ A 3088 Increases New Jersey's Earned Income Tax Credit Bill Passed - House (51 - 20)
June 30, 2018 NJ A 4261 Requires Out of State Online Vendors to Collect New Jersey Sales Tax Bill Passed - House (44 - 27)
June 25, 2018 NJ A 4249 Increases the Use of Hospital Admission Fees Concurrence Vote Passed - House (46 - 25)
June 21, 2018 NJ S 2 Amends School Funding Formula Bill Passed - House (54 - 17)
June 21, 2018 NJ ACR 180 Recommends Congressional Support for Keep Families Together Act Bill Passed - House (60 - 4)
June 21, 2018 NJ A 3463 Requires Polling Places to Post Count of Voters Bill Passed - House (49 - 23)
June 21, 2018 NJ A 3871 Amends Definition of 'Misconduct' for Unemployment Purposes Bill Passed - House (60 - 25)
June 21, 2018 NJ A 4163 Authorizes Municipal Payroll Taxes for School Funding Bill Passed - House (46 - 27)
June 21, 2018 NJ A 3628 Establishes Civic Information Consortium Bill Passed - House (53 - 23)
June 21, 2018 NJ A 3088 Increases New Jersey's Earned Income Tax Credit Bill Passed - House (56 - 11)
June 21, 2018 NJ A 3861 Amends Unemployment Insurance Law (48 - 25)
June 21, 2018 NJ A 4207 Establishes Medicaid Emergency Room Triage Reimbursement Fee for Low Acuity Emergency Room Encounters Bill Passed - House (45 - 28)
June 7, 2018 NJ A 2761 Prohibits Firearm Magazines with More than 10 Rounds Concurrence Vote Passed - House (45 - 20)
June 7, 2018 NJ A 1217 Authorizes Extreme Risk Protective Orders Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 11)
Date No. Title Outcome
12/17 S 1036 Requires Attorney General to Appoint an Independent Prosecutor Bill Passed - House (41 - 34)
10/29 A 4674 Authorizes US Congresspersons to Run for Congress and Presidency during Primary Election Bill Passed - House (47 - 26)
9/27 A 2762 Amends Temporary Disability Leave Law Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 8)
9/27 A 4495 Increases Corporate Business Tax Bill Passed - House (41 - 37)
9/27 A 4496 Amends Sales Tax Regulations Bill Passed - House (43 - 35)
9/27 A 3312 Requires State Legislature to Maintain Sexual Harassment Policy Bill Passed - House (79 - 0)
8/27 S 2293 Authorizes a Ballot Measure to Issue $1 Billion in Funds for School Upgrades Concurrence Vote Passed - House (65 - 0)
7/01 A 1753 Requires Sales Tax on Transient Accommodations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (41 - 29)
7/01 S 2824 Amends Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Bill Passed - House (50 - 21)
6/30 A 3628 Establishes Civic Information Consortium Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 22)
6/30 A 4208 Establishes a New Jersey Complete Count Commission Concurrence Vote Passed - House (51 - 21)
6/30 A 3088 Increases New Jersey's Earned Income Tax Credit Bill Passed - House (51 - 20)
6/30 A 4261 Requires Out of State Online Vendors to Collect New Jersey Sales Tax Bill Passed - House (44 - 27)
6/25 A 4249 Increases the Use of Hospital Admission Fees Concurrence Vote Passed - House (46 - 25)
6/21 S 2 Amends School Funding Formula Bill Passed - House (54 - 17)
6/21 ACR 180 Recommends Congressional Support for Keep Families Together Act Bill Passed - House (60 - 4)
6/21 A 3463 Requires Polling Places to Post Count of Voters Bill Passed - House (49 - 23)
6/21 A 3871 Amends Definition of 'Misconduct' for Unemployment Purposes Bill Passed - House (60 - 25)
6/21 A 4163 Authorizes Municipal Payroll Taxes for School Funding Bill Passed - House (46 - 27)
6/21 A 3628 Establishes Civic Information Consortium Bill Passed - House (53 - 23)
6/21 A 3088 Increases New Jersey's Earned Income Tax Credit Bill Passed - House (56 - 11)
6/21 A 3861 Amends Unemployment Insurance Law (48 - 25)
6/21 A 4207 Establishes Medicaid Emergency Room Triage Reimbursement Fee for Low Acuity Emergency Room Encounters Bill Passed - House (45 - 28)
6/07 A 2761 Prohibits Firearm Magazines with More than 10 Rounds Concurrence Vote Passed - House (45 - 20)
6/07 A 1217 Authorizes Extreme Risk Protective Orders Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 11)

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