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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 6, 2013 PA HB 440 Amends Tax Code Bill Passed - House (129 - 65)
March 21, 2013 PA HB 790 Requires the State to Privatize Alcohol Sales Bill Passed - House (105 - 90)
Oct. 17, 2012 PA HB 2626 Authorizes Employers to Keep Income Taxes Paid by their Employees Concurrence Vote Passed - House (111 - 80)
Nov. 15, 2011 PA HB 439 Hiring Undocumented Workers Bill Passed - House (122 - 74)
June 24, 2009 PA SB 81 Liquor Tastings and Liquor Code Updates Bill Passed - House (163 - 31)
June 4, 2008 PA SB 246 Smoking Ban Conference Report Adopted - House (163 - 38)
May 7, 2008 PA HB 2297 Expansion of the Keystone Opportunity Zone Bill Passed - House (126 - 72)
March 17, 2008 PA SB 1137 Expanding Subsidized Health Care Bill Passed - House (118 - 81)
July 16, 2007 PA SB 246 Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (141 - 62)
June 28, 2007 PA HB 1631 Funding for Local County Projects Bill Passed - House (121 - 77)
June 20, 2007 PA HB 1200 Alternative Energy Incentives Bill Passed - House (128 - 70)
June 20, 2007 PA HB 1202 Clean Fuels and Energy Independence Act Bill Passed - House (138 - 60)
June 30, 2006 PA SB 1090 Minimum Wage Bill Bill Passed - House (161 - 37)
June 30, 2006 PA SB 1090 Minimum Wage Bill Bill Passed - House (161 - 37)
June 28, 2006 PA HB 243 Flood Insurance Premium Assistance Program Bill Passed - House (180 - 13)
April 5, 2006 PA HB 257 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (146 - 50)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/06 HB 440 Amends Tax Code Bill Passed - House (129 - 65)
3/21 HB 790 Requires the State to Privatize Alcohol Sales Bill Passed - House (105 - 90)
10/17 HB 2626 Authorizes Employers to Keep Income Taxes Paid by their Employees Concurrence Vote Passed - House (111 - 80)
11/15 HB 439 Hiring Undocumented Workers Bill Passed - House (122 - 74)
6/24 SB 81 Liquor Tastings and Liquor Code Updates Bill Passed - House (163 - 31)
6/04 SB 246 Smoking Ban Conference Report Adopted - House (163 - 38)
5/07 HB 2297 Expansion of the Keystone Opportunity Zone Bill Passed - House (126 - 72)
3/17 SB 1137 Expanding Subsidized Health Care Bill Passed - House (118 - 81)
7/16 SB 246 Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (141 - 62)
6/28 HB 1631 Funding for Local County Projects Bill Passed - House (121 - 77)
6/20 HB 1200 Alternative Energy Incentives Bill Passed - House (128 - 70)
6/20 HB 1202 Clean Fuels and Energy Independence Act Bill Passed - House (138 - 60)
6/30 SB 1090 Minimum Wage Bill Bill Passed - House (161 - 37)
6/30 SB 1090 Minimum Wage Bill Bill Passed - House (161 - 37)
6/28 HB 243 Flood Insurance Premium Assistance Program Bill Passed - House (180 - 13)
4/05 HB 257 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (146 - 50)

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