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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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  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
March 13, 2007 OR SB 426 School Districts Insurance Pool Bill Passed - House (36 - 20)
Sept. 10, 1996 National S 2056 Employment Nondiscrimination Act of 1996 Bill Failed - Senate (49 - 50)
May 11, 2004 National S 1637 Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act Bill Passed - Senate (92 - 5)
Feb. 21, 2007 KY HCS HB 305 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (89 - 10)
July 30, 1996 National HR 2391 Working Families Flexibility Act of 1996 Bill Passed - House (225 - 195)
March 15, 2007 OR HB 2707 Oregon Rainy Day Fund Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
March 8, 2007 OR HB 2707 Oregon Rainy Day Fund Bill Passed - House (48 - 9)
Feb. 21, 2007 NH HB 143 Damages in Civil Actions Bill Passed - House (202 - 150)
April 5, 2007 MD HB 359 Indoor Smoking Ban Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 14)
March 24, 2007 MD HB 359 Indoor Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (98 - 40)
Feb. 16, 2007 WV Com Sub HB 2718 Racetrack Table Games Bill Passed - House (53 - 40)
Feb. 28, 2007 WV Com Sub for Com Sub SB 337 Greenhouse Gas Inventory Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6)
Feb. 22, 2007 MI HB 4045 Retroactive Drug Manufacturer Liability Bill Passed - House (60 - 49)
April 3, 2007 MD SB 91 Indoor Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (99 - 39)
March 26, 2007 MD SB 91 Indoor Smoking Ban Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 13)
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 23, 2007 NV AB 494 Unemployment Compensation for Workers in a Lockout Bill Passed - House (28 - 14)
June 8, 2006 National HR 5252 COPE Bill of 2006 Bill Passed - House (321 - 101)
May 1, 2007 IL SB 500 Smoke Free Illinois Act Bill Passed - House (73 - 42)
March 29, 2007 IL SB 500 Smoke Free Illinois Act Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 23)
Feb. 27, 2007 IN SB 577 State Lottery Privatization Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 20)
March 28, 2007 AR SB 1004 Beer Tax Bill Passed - House (51 - 39)
March 22, 2007 AR SB 1004 Beer Tax Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7)
May 1, 2007 CO SB 25 Sexual Orientation Workplace Discrimination Bill Passed - House (44 - 18)
April 17, 2007 CO SB 25 Sexual Orientation Workplace Discrimination Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
April 20, 2007 IL SB 1592 Electric Rates Freeze Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 20)
May 2, 2007 NC HB 259 Smoking Ban Bill Failed - House (55 - 61)
March 27, 2007 NH HB 923 Dog Racing Prohibition "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Passed - House (198 - 138)
April 26, 2007 ME LD 805 Washington County Indian Casino Authorization Act Veto Override Failed - House (38 - 92)
April 24, 2007 ME LD 805 Washington County Indian Casino Authorization Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (84 - 59)
April 11, 2007 ME LD 805 Washington County Indian Casino Authorization Act Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
April 9, 2007 MD HB 430 State Living Wage Concurrence Vote Passed - House (91 - 49)
April 9, 2007 MD HB 430 State Living Wage Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 16)
April 6, 2007 MD HB 430 State Living Wage Bill Passed - House (88 - 50)
May 24, 2007 National HR 2206 Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (80 - 14)
May 10, 2007 National HR 2206 Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 Bill Passed - House (221 - 205)
March 30, 2007 ND SB 2397 Oil Well Tax Cut Bill Passed - House (63 - 26)
Feb. 15, 2007 ND SB 2397 Oil Well Tax Cut Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 13)
April 3, 2007 MT SB 558 Montana Electric and Gas Authority Act Bill Failed - Senate (25 - 25)
March 20, 2007 NV AJR 5 Lottery Constitutional Amendment Joint Resolution Passed - House (29 - 13)
April 4, 2007 NH HB 514 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (286 - 69)
April 26, 2007 NH HB 514 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 5)
May 2, 2007 AL HB 507 Sunday Liquor Sales Bill Passed - House (59 - 28)
March 23, 2007 VT H. 353 Amending Unionization Requirements for State Employees Bill Passed - House (78 - 59)
April 3, 2007 WA HB 1024 Prohibition of PBDEs Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 8)
Feb. 16, 2007 WA HB 1024 Prohibition of PBDEs Bill Passed - House (71 - 24)
May 11, 2007 MN SF 238 Smoking Ban Conference Report Adopted - Senate (43 - 21)
May 11, 2007 MN SF 238 Smoking Ban Conference Report Adopted - House (81 - 48)
April 26, 2007 MN SF 238 Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (85 - 45)
March 27, 2007 MN SF 238 Smoking Ban Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 24)
April 19, 2007 NV SB 409 HPV Vaccine Coverage Act Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 7)
March 28, 2007 MN SF 276 School District Health Insurance Pool Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 23)
April 12, 2007 WA SB 6001 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Bill Passed - House (84 - 14)
March 28, 2007 KS SB 66 Kansas Expanded Lottery Act Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 18)
March 26, 2007 KS SB 66 Kansas Expanded Lottery Act Bill Passed - House (64 - 58)
April 5, 2007 AZ HB 2467 Proof of Residency for Business Licensing Bill Passed - House (31 - 22)
April 26, 2007 FL CS HB 323 Baseball Stadium Funding Eligibility Bill Passed - House (86 - 24)
March 28, 2007 ID H 121 Smoking Ban in Bowling Alleys Veto Override Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
March 28, 2007 ID H 121 Smoking Ban in Bowling Alleys Veto Override Passed - House (57 - 13)
Feb. 23, 2007 ID H 121 Smoking Ban in Bowling Alleys Bill Passed - House (48 - 17)
March 13, 2007 ID H 121 Smoking Ban in Bowling Alleys Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 4)
April 10, 2007 SC S 332 Workers' Compensation Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 7)
April 2, 2007 IN SB 9 Fireworks Regulations Bill Passed - House (69 - 27)
April 4, 2007 NH HB 254 Mandatory Employer Meetings Bill Passed - House (232 - 127)
April 25, 2007 IA SF 604 Commercial Residential Property Tax Reduction Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 22)
April 11, 2007 IN HB 1510 Charity Gambling and Illegal Gambling Enforcement Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 11)
April 30, 2007 FL CS HB 1047 Casino Regulations Bill Passed - House (61 - 52)
May 3, 2007 FL CS HB 1047 Casino Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 9)
April 18, 2007 IA SF 263 Land-Based Casinos Bill Passed - House (71 - 26)
April 24, 2007 NV AB 248 Regulation of Tip Sharing Agreements Bill Passed - House (32 - 10)
March 22, 2007 MI SB 307 Service Providers Excise Tax Act Bill Failed - Senate (16 - 22)
May 22, 2007 NV AB 150 Methamphetamine Control Bill Bill Failed - House (27 - 14)
May 10, 2007 NH HB 790 Extending Medical Insurance Coverage for Dependents Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 10)
April 23, 2007 NV SB 113 Prostate Cancer Screening Coverage Bill Passed - Senate (11 - 10)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/13 SB 426 School Districts Insurance Pool Bill Passed - House (36 - 20)
9/10 S 2056 Employment Nondiscrimination Act of 1996 Bill Failed - Senate (49 - 50)
5/11 S 1637 Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act Bill Passed - Senate (92 - 5)
2/21 HCS HB 305 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (89 - 10)
7/30 HR 2391 Working Families Flexibility Act of 1996 Bill Passed - House (225 - 195)
3/15 HB 2707 Oregon Rainy Day Fund Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
3/08 HB 2707 Oregon Rainy Day Fund Bill Passed - House (48 - 9)
2/21 HB 143 Damages in Civil Actions Bill Passed - House (202 - 150)
4/05 HB 359 Indoor Smoking Ban Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 14)
3/24 HB 359 Indoor Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (98 - 40)
2/16 Com Sub HB 2718 Racetrack Table Games Bill Passed - House (53 - 40)
2/28 Com Sub for Com Sub SB 337 Greenhouse Gas Inventory Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6)
2/22 HB 4045 Retroactive Drug Manufacturer Liability Bill Passed - House (60 - 49)
4/03 SB 91 Indoor Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (99 - 39)
3/26 SB 91 Indoor Smoking Ban Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 13)
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)
4/23 AB 494 Unemployment Compensation for Workers in a Lockout Bill Passed - House (28 - 14)
6/08 HR 5252 COPE Bill of 2006 Bill Passed - House (321 - 101)
5/01 SB 500 Smoke Free Illinois Act Bill Passed - House (73 - 42)
3/29 SB 500 Smoke Free Illinois Act Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 23)
2/27 SB 577 State Lottery Privatization Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 20)
3/28 SB 1004 Beer Tax Bill Passed - House (51 - 39)
3/22 SB 1004 Beer Tax Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7)
5/01 SB 25 Sexual Orientation Workplace Discrimination Bill Passed - House (44 - 18)
4/17 SB 25 Sexual Orientation Workplace Discrimination Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
4/20 SB 1592 Electric Rates Freeze Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 20)
5/02 HB 259 Smoking Ban Bill Failed - House (55 - 61)
3/27 HB 923 Dog Racing Prohibition "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Passed - House (198 - 138)
4/26 LD 805 Washington County Indian Casino Authorization Act Veto Override Failed - House (38 - 92)
4/24 LD 805 Washington County Indian Casino Authorization Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (84 - 59)
4/11 LD 805 Washington County Indian Casino Authorization Act Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
4/09 HB 430 State Living Wage Concurrence Vote Passed - House (91 - 49)
4/09 HB 430 State Living Wage Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 16)
4/06 HB 430 State Living Wage Bill Passed - House (88 - 50)
5/24 HR 2206 Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (80 - 14)
5/10 HR 2206 Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 Bill Passed - House (221 - 205)
3/30 SB 2397 Oil Well Tax Cut Bill Passed - House (63 - 26)
2/15 SB 2397 Oil Well Tax Cut Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 13)
4/03 SB 558 Montana Electric and Gas Authority Act Bill Failed - Senate (25 - 25)
3/20 AJR 5 Lottery Constitutional Amendment Joint Resolution Passed - House (29 - 13)
4/04 HB 514 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (286 - 69)
4/26 HB 514 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 5)
5/02 HB 507 Sunday Liquor Sales Bill Passed - House (59 - 28)
3/23 H. 353 Amending Unionization Requirements for State Employees Bill Passed - House (78 - 59)
4/03 HB 1024 Prohibition of PBDEs Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 8)
2/16 HB 1024 Prohibition of PBDEs Bill Passed - House (71 - 24)
5/11 SF 238 Smoking Ban Conference Report Adopted - Senate (43 - 21)
5/11 SF 238 Smoking Ban Conference Report Adopted - House (81 - 48)
4/26 SF 238 Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (85 - 45)
3/27 SF 238 Smoking Ban Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 24)
4/19 SB 409 HPV Vaccine Coverage Act Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 7)
3/28 SF 276 School District Health Insurance Pool Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 23)
4/12 SB 6001 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Bill Passed - House (84 - 14)
3/28 SB 66 Kansas Expanded Lottery Act Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 18)
3/26 SB 66 Kansas Expanded Lottery Act Bill Passed - House (64 - 58)
4/05 HB 2467 Proof of Residency for Business Licensing Bill Passed - House (31 - 22)
4/26 CS HB 323 Baseball Stadium Funding Eligibility Bill Passed - House (86 - 24)
3/28 H 121 Smoking Ban in Bowling Alleys Veto Override Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
3/28 H 121 Smoking Ban in Bowling Alleys Veto Override Passed - House (57 - 13)
2/23 H 121 Smoking Ban in Bowling Alleys Bill Passed - House (48 - 17)
3/13 H 121 Smoking Ban in Bowling Alleys Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 4)
4/10 S 332 Workers' Compensation Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 7)
4/02 SB 9 Fireworks Regulations Bill Passed - House (69 - 27)
4/04 HB 254 Mandatory Employer Meetings Bill Passed - House (232 - 127)
4/25 SF 604 Commercial Residential Property Tax Reduction Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 22)
4/11 HB 1510 Charity Gambling and Illegal Gambling Enforcement Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 11)
4/30 CS HB 1047 Casino Regulations Bill Passed - House (61 - 52)
5/03 CS HB 1047 Casino Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 9)
4/18 SF 263 Land-Based Casinos Bill Passed - House (71 - 26)
4/24 AB 248 Regulation of Tip Sharing Agreements Bill Passed - House (32 - 10)
3/22 SB 307 Service Providers Excise Tax Act Bill Failed - Senate (16 - 22)
5/22 AB 150 Methamphetamine Control Bill Bill Failed - House (27 - 14)
5/10 HB 790 Extending Medical Insurance Coverage for Dependents Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 10)
4/23 SB 113 Prostate Cancer Screening Coverage Bill Passed - Senate (11 - 10)
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