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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:

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Feb. 7, 2007 IN HB 1088 Collective Bargaining for Public Employees Bill Passed - House (51 - 49)
Feb. 7, 2007 IN HB 1132 Notification of Plant Closure or Mass Layoff Bill Passed - House (51 - 49)
Feb. 12, 2007 SD SB 207 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
Feb. 25, 2009 AR HB 1464 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (67 - 27)
March 4, 2009 WA HB 1329 Child Care Center Unionization Bill Passed - House (65 - 31)
Jan. 31, 2007 ND HB 1177 School District Salary Cap Exemptions Bill Passed - House (73 - 17)
March 12, 2009 WA SB 6035 Retrospective Ratings Program Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 24)
March 13, 2009 WV SB 238 Ban on Sexual Orientation Discrimination Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 10)
April 24, 2006 MO HB 1910 Public Construction and Labor Requirements Bill Passed - House (83 - 70)
March 16, 2009 NJ S 21 Local Government PERS/PFRS Contribution Deferral Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 17)
March 16, 2009 NJ S 21 Local Government PERS/PFRS Contribution Deferral Bill Passed - House (42 - 36)
March 8, 2007 IA SF 413 “Fair Share” Union Fees Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
Feb. 19, 2009 KS SB 160 Increasing Minimum Wage Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 7)
Feb. 24, 2009 IN HB 1379 Unemployment Benefit Amendments Bill Passed - House (55 - 41)
March 12, 2009 TN SB 83 "Living" Wage Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 13)
May 24, 2006 MA H 4988 Nurse Staffing Bill Bill Passed - House (133 - 20)
March 24, 2007 MD HB 359 Indoor Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (98 - 40)
March 31, 2009 FL HB 903 Capping Attorney Fees in Workers' Compensation Lawsuits Bill Passed - House (84 - 35)
March 5, 2009 NM HB 616 State Employee Return-to-Work Restrictions Bill Passed - House (49 - 13)
March 27, 2007 KS SB 385 State Employee Pay Increase Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 11)
March 9, 2006 AZ HB 2577 Immigration Policy; Forgery; Employment; Licensing Bill Passed - House (35 - 20)
March 26, 2007 MD SB 91 Indoor Smoking Ban Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 13)
May 24, 2006 MA H 4988 Nurse Staffing Bill Bill Passed - House (133 - 20)
April 10, 2009 MD HB 310 Extending Unemployment Benefits to Part-Time Employees Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 9)
March 26, 2009 MD HB 310 Extending Unemployment Benefits to Part-Time Employees Bill Passed - House (94 - 43)
April 5, 2006 AR HB 1033 Minimum Wage Bill Passed - House (92 - 2)
May 2, 2007 TN HB 625 Tennessee Minimum Wage Act Bill Passed - House (59 - 37)
April 23, 2007 NV AB 494 Unemployment Compensation for Workers in a Lockout Bill Passed - House (28 - 14)
April 16, 2009 MO HB 795 Minimum Wage and Sales Tax Modifications for Businesses Bill Passed - House (87 - 70)
April 23, 2007 NV AB 494 Unemployment Compensation for Workers in a Lockout Bill Passed - House (28 - 14)
April 16, 2009 MO HB 258 Excluding Tipped Employees from Mandatory Minimum Wage Increases Bill Passed - House (86 - 74)
Aug. 23, 2006 CA AB 2536 Overtime Pay for Personal Attendants Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 14)
May 4, 2009 OR HB 2821 Employee Vacation Use Amendments Bill Passed - House (34 - 23)
April 28, 2009 WI SB 20 Discriminatory Pay Compensation Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15)
April 29, 2009 WI SB 20 Discriminatory Pay Compensation Bill Passed - House (51 - 47)
March 1, 2007 National HR 800 Union Organization Bill Bill Passed - House (241 - 185)
May 14, 2009 TX HB 1657 Contractor Worker's Compensation Bill Passed - House (73 - 71)
Feb. 21, 2007 KY HCS HB 305 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (89 - 10)
May 6, 2009 MI HB 4785 Job Training Program Benefits and Security Bill Passed - House (68 - 39)
May 6, 2009 MI HB 4786 Part-Time Work Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - House (68 - 39)
Aug. 23, 2006 CA AB 2536 Overtime Pay for Personal Attendants Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 14)
June 1, 2006 CA SB 1162 Minimum Wage Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 14)
March 27, 2007 MN SF 238 Smoking Ban Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 24)
May 27, 2009 RI S 659 Minimum Wage Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 6)
May 28, 2009 CT HB 6187 Requiring Paid Sick Leave Bill Passed - House (88 - 58)
March 15, 2006 KS SB 461 Workers' Compensation Regulation Bill Passed - House (67 - 56)
June 8, 2009 OR SB 519 Mandatory Workplace Meetings Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 14)
June 19, 2009 OR SB 519 Mandatory Workplace Meetings Bill Passed - House (34 - 24)
March 28, 2007 MN SF 276 School District Health Insurance Pool Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 23)
June 19, 2009 CT SB 2001 Employment and Training Funds for Disadvantaged Workers Bill Passed - House (97 - 32)
April 6, 2006 AR HB 1033 Minimum Wage Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 1)
June 30, 2009 DE HB 290 2009-2010 Budget Bill Passed - House (27 - 14)
March 6, 2009 UT HJR 8 Mandating Secret Ballots Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
Feb. 14, 2006 ID S 1327 Background Checks for Adults Who Work With Children Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
March 4, 2009 UT HJR 8 Mandating Secret Ballots Bill Passed - House (53 - 22)
April 6, 2007 MD HB 430 State Living Wage Bill Passed - House (88 - 50)
June 23, 2009 OR HB 3300 Promoting Green Jobs Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 7)
June 17, 2009 OR HB 3300 Promoting Green Jobs Bill Passed - House (42 - 16)
April 12, 2006 MN SF 1459 School District Employees Statewide Health Insurance Pool Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 27)
May 10, 2007 National HR 2206 Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 Bill Passed - House (221 - 205)
March 16, 2009 NJ A 3569 Stop-Work Orders and Workers' Compensation Requirements Bill Passed - House (46 - 24)
Nov. 2, 2011 MI HB 5002 Amends Workers' Compensation Law Bill Passed - House (59 - 49)
April 4, 2007 NH HB 514 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (286 - 69)
June 25, 2009 NJ A 3372 Wages in Board of Public Utilities Construction Projects Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
May 21, 2009 NJ A 3372 Wages in Board of Public Utilities Construction Projects Bill Passed - House (54 - 22)
April 26, 2007 NH HB 514 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 5)
June 25, 2009 NJ A 4111 State Employee Wage Increases Bill Passed - House (47 - 29)
June 25, 2009 NJ A 4111 State Employee Wage Increases Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
March 8, 2006 GA SCS SB 529 Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 13)
March 23, 2007 VT H. 353 Amending Unionization Requirements for State Employees Bill Passed - House (78 - 59)
June 30, 2006 PA SB 1090 Minimum Wage Bill Bill Passed - House (161 - 37)
April 10, 2007 SC S 332 Workers' Compensation Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 7)
Aug. 5, 2009 PA HB 1828 Municipal Pension System Amendments Bill Passed - House (112 - 85)
Aug. 14, 2009 AL HB 13 Authorizes an Occupational Tax for Jefferson County Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 9)
Feb. 14, 2006 VA Sub HB 1048 Employment of Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - House (77 - 22)
Date No. Title Outcome
2/07 HB 1088 Collective Bargaining for Public Employees Bill Passed - House (51 - 49)
2/07 HB 1132 Notification of Plant Closure or Mass Layoff Bill Passed - House (51 - 49)
2/12 SB 207 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
2/25 HB 1464 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (67 - 27)
3/04 HB 1329 Child Care Center Unionization Bill Passed - House (65 - 31)
1/31 HB 1177 School District Salary Cap Exemptions Bill Passed - House (73 - 17)
3/12 SB 6035 Retrospective Ratings Program Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 24)
3/13 SB 238 Ban on Sexual Orientation Discrimination Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 10)
4/24 HB 1910 Public Construction and Labor Requirements Bill Passed - House (83 - 70)
3/16 S 21 Local Government PERS/PFRS Contribution Deferral Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 17)
3/16 S 21 Local Government PERS/PFRS Contribution Deferral Bill Passed - House (42 - 36)
3/08 SF 413 “Fair Share” Union Fees Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
2/19 SB 160 Increasing Minimum Wage Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 7)
2/24 HB 1379 Unemployment Benefit Amendments Bill Passed - House (55 - 41)
3/12 SB 83 "Living" Wage Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 13)
5/24 H 4988 Nurse Staffing Bill Bill Passed - House (133 - 20)
3/24 HB 359 Indoor Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (98 - 40)
3/31 HB 903 Capping Attorney Fees in Workers' Compensation Lawsuits Bill Passed - House (84 - 35)
3/05 HB 616 State Employee Return-to-Work Restrictions Bill Passed - House (49 - 13)
3/27 SB 385 State Employee Pay Increase Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 11)
3/09 HB 2577 Immigration Policy; Forgery; Employment; Licensing Bill Passed - House (35 - 20)
3/26 SB 91 Indoor Smoking Ban Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 13)
5/24 H 4988 Nurse Staffing Bill Bill Passed - House (133 - 20)
4/10 HB 310 Extending Unemployment Benefits to Part-Time Employees Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 9)
3/26 HB 310 Extending Unemployment Benefits to Part-Time Employees Bill Passed - House (94 - 43)
4/05 HB 1033 Minimum Wage Bill Passed - House (92 - 2)
5/02 HB 625 Tennessee Minimum Wage Act Bill Passed - House (59 - 37)
4/23 AB 494 Unemployment Compensation for Workers in a Lockout Bill Passed - House (28 - 14)
4/16 HB 795 Minimum Wage and Sales Tax Modifications for Businesses Bill Passed - House (87 - 70)
4/23 AB 494 Unemployment Compensation for Workers in a Lockout Bill Passed - House (28 - 14)
4/16 HB 258 Excluding Tipped Employees from Mandatory Minimum Wage Increases Bill Passed - House (86 - 74)
8/23 AB 2536 Overtime Pay for Personal Attendants Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 14)
5/04 HB 2821 Employee Vacation Use Amendments Bill Passed - House (34 - 23)
4/28 SB 20 Discriminatory Pay Compensation Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15)
4/29 SB 20 Discriminatory Pay Compensation Bill Passed - House (51 - 47)
3/01 HR 800 Union Organization Bill Bill Passed - House (241 - 185)
5/14 HB 1657 Contractor Worker's Compensation Bill Passed - House (73 - 71)
2/21 HCS HB 305 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (89 - 10)
5/06 HB 4785 Job Training Program Benefits and Security Bill Passed - House (68 - 39)
5/06 HB 4786 Part-Time Work Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - House (68 - 39)
8/23 AB 2536 Overtime Pay for Personal Attendants Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 14)
6/01 SB 1162 Minimum Wage Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 14)
3/27 SF 238 Smoking Ban Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 24)
5/27 S 659 Minimum Wage Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 6)
5/28 HB 6187 Requiring Paid Sick Leave Bill Passed - House (88 - 58)
3/15 SB 461 Workers' Compensation Regulation Bill Passed - House (67 - 56)
6/08 SB 519 Mandatory Workplace Meetings Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 14)
6/19 SB 519 Mandatory Workplace Meetings Bill Passed - House (34 - 24)
3/28 SF 276 School District Health Insurance Pool Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 23)
6/19 SB 2001 Employment and Training Funds for Disadvantaged Workers Bill Passed - House (97 - 32)
4/06 HB 1033 Minimum Wage Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 1)
6/30 HB 290 2009-2010 Budget Bill Passed - House (27 - 14)
3/06 HJR 8 Mandating Secret Ballots Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
2/14 S 1327 Background Checks for Adults Who Work With Children Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
3/04 HJR 8 Mandating Secret Ballots Bill Passed - House (53 - 22)
4/06 HB 430 State Living Wage Bill Passed - House (88 - 50)
6/23 HB 3300 Promoting Green Jobs Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 7)
6/17 HB 3300 Promoting Green Jobs Bill Passed - House (42 - 16)
4/12 SF 1459 School District Employees Statewide Health Insurance Pool Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 27)
5/10 HR 2206 Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 Bill Passed - House (221 - 205)
3/16 A 3569 Stop-Work Orders and Workers' Compensation Requirements Bill Passed - House (46 - 24)
11/02 HB 5002 Amends Workers' Compensation Law Bill Passed - House (59 - 49)
4/04 HB 514 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (286 - 69)
6/25 A 3372 Wages in Board of Public Utilities Construction Projects Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
5/21 A 3372 Wages in Board of Public Utilities Construction Projects Bill Passed - House (54 - 22)
4/26 HB 514 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 5)
6/25 A 4111 State Employee Wage Increases Bill Passed - House (47 - 29)
6/25 A 4111 State Employee Wage Increases Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
3/08 SCS SB 529 Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 13)
3/23 H. 353 Amending Unionization Requirements for State Employees Bill Passed - House (78 - 59)
6/30 SB 1090 Minimum Wage Bill Bill Passed - House (161 - 37)
4/10 S 332 Workers' Compensation Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 7)
8/05 HB 1828 Municipal Pension System Amendments Bill Passed - House (112 - 85)
8/14 HB 13 Authorizes an Occupational Tax for Jefferson County Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 9)
2/14 Sub HB 1048 Employment of Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - House (77 - 22)
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