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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
Feb. 16, 2010 NM SB 216 Repeal "Guilty but Mentally Ill" Plea Bill Passed - House (40 - 21)
Feb. 16, 2010 NM HB 118 Prohibiting Lobbyist and Contractor Campaign Contributions Bill Passed - House (46 - 24)
Feb. 12, 2010 NM HB 178 Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act Bill Failed - House (33 - 37)
Feb. 11, 2010 NM HB 12 Health Insurer Service Reimbursement Bill Passed - House (46 - 21)
Feb. 10, 2010 NM HB 150 Hispanic Education Act Bill Passed - House (44 - 25)
Feb. 10, 2010 NM HB 276 New Mexico Air Quality Act Amendments Bill Failed - House (32 - 33)
Feb. 9, 2010 NM HB 53 Financial Literacy as School Math Requirement Bill Passed - House (46 - 22)
Feb. 9, 2010 NM HB 162 Severance Bonds For Tribal Infrastructure Bill Passed - House (42 - 24)
Feb. 9, 2010 NM HB 10 Prohibiting Hand-Held Cell Phone Use While Driving Bill Passed - House (35 - 30)
Feb. 8, 2010 NM HB 17 Prohibiting Domestic Violence Offenders from Being Peace Officers Bill Passed - House (48 - 19)
Feb. 5, 2010 NM HB 119 Temporary Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (34 - 32)
Feb. 5, 2010 NM HB 270 Including State and Local Taxes as Taxable Income Bill Failed - House (33 - 34)
Feb. 5, 2010 NM HB 120 Increasing Tax Withholding Requirements Bill Passed - House (42 - 25)
Feb. 5, 2010 NM HB 9 Income Tax Surtax Bill Passed - House (36 - 32)
Feb. 5, 2010 NM HB 2 2010-2011 Budget Bill Passed - House (43 - 25)
Oct. 22, 2009 NM HB 17 2009-2010 Budget Amendments Bill Passed - House (37 - 31)
Oct. 20, 2009 NM HB 3 Fund Transfers and 2007-2008 Budget Amendments Bill Passed - House (45 - 21)
March 21, 2009 NM SB 116 Campaign Contribution Limits Bill Passed - House (49 - 17)
March 20, 2009 NM SB 77 Allowing Embryonic Stem Cell Research Bill Failed - House (30 - 38)
March 19, 2009 NM HB 154 Capital Improvement Appropriations Bill Passed - House (37 - 28)
March 13, 2009 NM HB 346 Increasing Gross Receipts Tax and Compensating Tax to Fund Education Bill Passed - House (37 - 31)
March 5, 2009 NM HB 616 State Employee Return-to-Work Restrictions Bill Passed - House (49 - 13)
Feb. 25, 2009 NM HB 28 Increasing Penalties for Intimidation of Judges Bill Passed - House (43 - 21)
Feb. 11, 2009 NM HB 285 Abolishing The Death Penalty Bill Passed - House (40 - 28)
Aug. 19, 2008 NM SB 24 Tax Rebate Bill Passed - House (51 - 16)
Aug. 18, 2008 NM SB 22 Subsidizing Children's Health Care Bill Passed - House (47 - 19)
Aug. 17, 2008 NM HB 5 Electronic Medical Records Bill Passed - House (35 - 29)
Aug. 16, 2008 NM HB 4 Working Families Tax Credit Increase Bill Passed - House (39 - 25)
Feb. 14, 2008 NM SB 487 Uranium Cleanup Fund Bill Passed - House (45 - 23)
Feb. 11, 2008 NM HB 618 Income Tax Overhaul Bill Passed - House (54 - 12)
Feb. 10, 2008 NM HB 62 Health Care Authority Bill Passed - House (37 - 31)
Feb. 10, 2008 NM HB 634 Filmmakers Production Fund Bill Passed - House (42 - 25)
Feb. 8, 2008 NM HB 342 Uranium Cleanup Fund Bill Passed - House (55 - 11)
Feb. 7, 2008 NM HB 241 Education Funding Reform Bill Passed - House (52 - 16)
Feb. 6, 2008 NM HB 191 Automatic Absentee Ballots Bill Failed - House (25 - 40)
Feb. 6, 2008 NM HB 237 Mandatory Election Recounts Bill Passed - House (37 - 21)
Feb. 6, 2008 NM HB 484 Racetrack Tax Break Bill Passed - House (48 - 10)
Feb. 5, 2008 NM HB 400 Commuter Train Funding Bill Passed - House (56 - 9)
Feb. 5, 2008 NM HB 147 Health Care Commission Bill Passed - House (56 - 6)
Feb. 4, 2008 NM HB 37 Electronic Medical Records Bill Passed - House (51 - 10)
Jan. 31, 2008 NM HB 2 2008-2009 Budget Bill Passed - House (57 - 10)
Jan. 24, 2008 NM HB 9 Allowing Domestic Partnerships Bill Passed - House (33 - 31)
March 11, 2007 NM SB 1174 HPV Vaccine Requirement for Sixth Graders Bill Passed - House (49 - 16)
March 8, 2007 NM SB 238 Medical Marijuana Legalization Bill Failed - House (33 - 36)
March 1, 2007 NM SB 324 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (39 - 29)
Feb. 12, 2007 NM HB 190 Abolishing the Death Penalty Bill Passed - House (41 - 28)
Jan. 23, 2007 NM SB 418 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards Bill Passed - House (43 - 18)
Feb. 15, 2006 NM SB 449 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (37 - 28)
Feb. 4, 2006 NM HB 211 Pseudoephedrine as a Controlled Substance Bill Passed - House (42 - 20)
Date No. Title Outcome
2/16 SB 216 Repeal "Guilty but Mentally Ill" Plea Bill Passed - House (40 - 21)
2/16 HB 118 Prohibiting Lobbyist and Contractor Campaign Contributions Bill Passed - House (46 - 24)
2/12 HB 178 Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act Bill Failed - House (33 - 37)
2/11 HB 12 Health Insurer Service Reimbursement Bill Passed - House (46 - 21)
2/10 HB 150 Hispanic Education Act Bill Passed - House (44 - 25)
2/10 HB 276 New Mexico Air Quality Act Amendments Bill Failed - House (32 - 33)
2/09 HB 53 Financial Literacy as School Math Requirement Bill Passed - House (46 - 22)
2/09 HB 162 Severance Bonds For Tribal Infrastructure Bill Passed - House (42 - 24)
2/09 HB 10 Prohibiting Hand-Held Cell Phone Use While Driving Bill Passed - House (35 - 30)
2/08 HB 17 Prohibiting Domestic Violence Offenders from Being Peace Officers Bill Passed - House (48 - 19)
2/05 HB 119 Temporary Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (34 - 32)
2/05 HB 270 Including State and Local Taxes as Taxable Income Bill Failed - House (33 - 34)
2/05 HB 120 Increasing Tax Withholding Requirements Bill Passed - House (42 - 25)
2/05 HB 9 Income Tax Surtax Bill Passed - House (36 - 32)
2/05 HB 2 2010-2011 Budget Bill Passed - House (43 - 25)
10/22 HB 17 2009-2010 Budget Amendments Bill Passed - House (37 - 31)
10/20 HB 3 Fund Transfers and 2007-2008 Budget Amendments Bill Passed - House (45 - 21)
3/21 SB 116 Campaign Contribution Limits Bill Passed - House (49 - 17)
3/20 SB 77 Allowing Embryonic Stem Cell Research Bill Failed - House (30 - 38)
3/19 HB 154 Capital Improvement Appropriations Bill Passed - House (37 - 28)
3/13 HB 346 Increasing Gross Receipts Tax and Compensating Tax to Fund Education Bill Passed - House (37 - 31)
3/05 HB 616 State Employee Return-to-Work Restrictions Bill Passed - House (49 - 13)
2/25 HB 28 Increasing Penalties for Intimidation of Judges Bill Passed - House (43 - 21)
2/11 HB 285 Abolishing The Death Penalty Bill Passed - House (40 - 28)
8/19 SB 24 Tax Rebate Bill Passed - House (51 - 16)
8/18 SB 22 Subsidizing Children's Health Care Bill Passed - House (47 - 19)
8/17 HB 5 Electronic Medical Records Bill Passed - House (35 - 29)
8/16 HB 4 Working Families Tax Credit Increase Bill Passed - House (39 - 25)
2/14 SB 487 Uranium Cleanup Fund Bill Passed - House (45 - 23)
2/11 HB 618 Income Tax Overhaul Bill Passed - House (54 - 12)
2/10 HB 62 Health Care Authority Bill Passed - House (37 - 31)
2/10 HB 634 Filmmakers Production Fund Bill Passed - House (42 - 25)
2/08 HB 342 Uranium Cleanup Fund Bill Passed - House (55 - 11)
2/07 HB 241 Education Funding Reform Bill Passed - House (52 - 16)
2/06 HB 191 Automatic Absentee Ballots Bill Failed - House (25 - 40)
2/06 HB 237 Mandatory Election Recounts Bill Passed - House (37 - 21)
2/06 HB 484 Racetrack Tax Break Bill Passed - House (48 - 10)
2/05 HB 400 Commuter Train Funding Bill Passed - House (56 - 9)
2/05 HB 147 Health Care Commission Bill Passed - House (56 - 6)
2/04 HB 37 Electronic Medical Records Bill Passed - House (51 - 10)
1/31 HB 2 2008-2009 Budget Bill Passed - House (57 - 10)
1/24 HB 9 Allowing Domestic Partnerships Bill Passed - House (33 - 31)
3/11 SB 1174 HPV Vaccine Requirement for Sixth Graders Bill Passed - House (49 - 16)
3/08 SB 238 Medical Marijuana Legalization Bill Failed - House (33 - 36)
3/01 SB 324 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (39 - 29)
2/12 HB 190 Abolishing the Death Penalty Bill Passed - House (41 - 28)
1/23 SB 418 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards Bill Passed - House (43 - 18)
2/15 SB 449 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (37 - 28)
2/04 HB 211 Pseudoephedrine as a Controlled Substance Bill Passed - House (42 - 20)

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