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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
Jan. 11, 2011 IL SB 2505 Amends Property Tax Code Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 29)
Jan. 11, 2011 IL SB 2505 Amends Property Tax Code Bill Passed - House (60 - 57)
Jan. 19, 2011 NY S 1891 New York Jobs Tax Credit Bill Passed - Senate (51 - 9)
Jan. 19, 2011 NY S 1919 Amends Rules for Legislature Amendment Adopted - Senate (41 - 19)
Jan. 31, 2011 IN HB 1450 Unemployment Insurance Amendments Bill Passed - House (61 - 38)
Jan. 31, 2011 NY S 2706 Limitations on Tax Levies Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 17)
Feb. 2, 2011 National S Amdt 9 Repealing the IRS 1099 Provision from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Motion Agreed - Senate (81 - 17)
Feb. 1, 2011 WY HB 34 Sales Tax Distribution Bill Failed - House (22 - 37)
Feb. 2, 2011 National S Amdt 28 Repealing the IRS 1099 Provision from the Health Care Bill Amendment Rejected - Senate (44 - 54)
Feb. 9, 2011 WY HB 191 Wind Power Tax Bill Failed - House (27 - 32)
Feb. 8, 2011 WY HB 191 Wind Power Tax Bill Failed - House (29 - 29)
Feb. 8, 2011 VA HB 2314 Education Improvement Scholarships Bill Passed - House (54 - 45)
Feb. 15, 2011 ND HB 1289 Reducing Income Tax Rates Bill Passed - House (68 - 25)
Feb. 16, 2011 AR HB 1052 Reducing Taxes on Manufacturer Utilities Bill Passed - House (88 - 8)
Feb. 15, 2011 ND HB 1189 Corporate Income Tax Reductions Bill Passed - House (72 - 22)
Jan. 7, 2011 ND HB 1189 Corporate Income Tax Reductions
Feb. 16, 2011 IA HF 194 Individual Income Tax Rate Reduction Bill Passed - House (62 - 33)
Feb. 16, 2011 AZ HB 2001 Tax Reductions for Businesses Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 11)
Feb. 16, 2011 AZ HB 2001 Tax Reductions for Businesses Bill Passed - House (39 - 21)
Feb. 17, 2011 NJ S2636 Reduction of Toll Road Prices Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
Feb. 22, 2011 AR SB 275 Reduction of Excise Tax on Electricity and Natural Gas Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9)
Feb. 28, 2011 UT SB 270 Modifications to Sales and Use Tax Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 9)
March 2, 2011 MT HB 248 Income Tax Credit for Long-Term Care Insurance Bill Failed - House (44 - 56)
March 3, 2011 UT HB 301 School District Property Tax Revisions Bill Passed - House (39 - 31)
Feb. 28, 2011 AZ HB 2384 Taxpayer Funding for Abortions Bill Passed - House (40 - 18)
Date No. Title Outcome
1/11 SB 2505 Amends Property Tax Code Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 29)
1/11 SB 2505 Amends Property Tax Code Bill Passed - House (60 - 57)
1/19 S 1891 New York Jobs Tax Credit Bill Passed - Senate (51 - 9)
1/19 S 1919 Amends Rules for Legislature Amendment Adopted - Senate (41 - 19)
1/31 HB 1450 Unemployment Insurance Amendments Bill Passed - House (61 - 38)
1/31 S 2706 Limitations on Tax Levies Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 17)
2/02 S Amdt 9 Repealing the IRS 1099 Provision from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Motion Agreed - Senate (81 - 17)
2/01 HB 34 Sales Tax Distribution Bill Failed - House (22 - 37)
2/02 S Amdt 28 Repealing the IRS 1099 Provision from the Health Care Bill Amendment Rejected - Senate (44 - 54)
2/09 HB 191 Wind Power Tax Bill Failed - House (27 - 32)
2/08 HB 191 Wind Power Tax Bill Failed - House (29 - 29)
2/08 HB 2314 Education Improvement Scholarships Bill Passed - House (54 - 45)
2/15 HB 1289 Reducing Income Tax Rates Bill Passed - House (68 - 25)
2/16 HB 1052 Reducing Taxes on Manufacturer Utilities Bill Passed - House (88 - 8)
2/15 HB 1189 Corporate Income Tax Reductions Bill Passed - House (72 - 22)
1/07 HB 1189 Corporate Income Tax Reductions
2/16 HF 194 Individual Income Tax Rate Reduction Bill Passed - House (62 - 33)
2/16 HB 2001 Tax Reductions for Businesses Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 11)
2/16 HB 2001 Tax Reductions for Businesses Bill Passed - House (39 - 21)
2/17 S2636 Reduction of Toll Road Prices Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
2/22 SB 275 Reduction of Excise Tax on Electricity and Natural Gas Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 9)
2/28 SB 270 Modifications to Sales and Use Tax Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 9)
3/02 HB 248 Income Tax Credit for Long-Term Care Insurance Bill Failed - House (44 - 56)
3/03 HB 301 School District Property Tax Revisions Bill Passed - House (39 - 31)
2/28 HB 2384 Taxpayer Funding for Abortions Bill Passed - House (40 - 18)

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