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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. 22, 2011 ID S 1006 Right to Work Law Amendments Bill Passed - House (55 - 14)
May 11, 2011 WI SB 13 Repealing Regulations for Telecommunications Services Bill Passed - House (80 - 13)
March 9, 2011 UT SB 73 Public School Teacher Tenure Modifications Bill Passed - House (45 - 28)
June 23, 2011 NJ S 2937 Pension and Health Care Benefits for Public Employees Bill Passed - House (46 - 32)
Feb. 7, 2011 AR HB 1013 Hiring of Unauthorized Workers Bill Passed - House (54 - 39)
Sept. 8, 2011 CA ABX1 40 State Tax Code Restructuring Bill Passed - House (54 - 15)
Feb. 2, 2011 WI SB 10 Wetland Regulations Bill Passed - House (56 - 35)
Feb. 24, 2011 MT HB 334 Workers Compensation Rates Bill Passed - House (67 - 31)
March 15, 2011 NM HB 644 Raises Retirement Age Bill Passed - House (37 - 32)
Sept. 1, 2011 CA SB 469 Requirements for Expansion by Large Retailers Bill Passed - House (46 - 28)
June 2, 2011 CA AB 889 Establishes Work Condition Requirements for Domestic Work Employees Bill Passed - House (49 - 28)
Dec. 7, 2011 National HR 10 Congressional Approval of Regulations Bill Passed - House (241 - 184)
Jan. 18, 2011 MT HB 71 Excludes Undocumented Immigrants from Workers' Compensation Bill Passed - House (60 - 40)
Jan. 20, 2011 WI AB 3 Tax Incentives for Job Creation Bill Passed - House (82 - 12)
Jan. 25, 2011 WI AB 7 Small Business Tax Credit Bill Passed - House (60 - 33)
Feb. 8, 2011 MT HB 30 Health Care Sharing Ministries Bill Passed - House (68 - 32)
Feb. 8, 2011 VA HB 2314 Education Improvement Scholarships Bill Passed - House (54 - 45)
Feb. 16, 2011 AZ HB 2001 Tax Reductions for Businesses Bill Passed - House (39 - 21)
Feb. 22, 2011 UT HB 253 Employment of Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - House (49 - 20)
Feb. 23, 2011 UT HB 116 Guest Worker Program Bill Passed - House (43 - 28)
March 2, 2011 WV HB 2879 One-Time Pay Raise for State Employees Bill Passed - House (78 - 22)
March 3, 2011 National HR 4 Repeals the Form 1099 Provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Bill Passed - House (314 - 112)
March 3, 2011 MO HB 61 Minimum Wage Bill Passed - House (92 - 60)
March 3, 2011 MO HB 61 Minimum Wage Bill Passed - House (92 - 60)
March 4, 2011 ID H 104a Teacher Union Activities Bill Passed - House (55 - 14)
Date No. Title Outcome
2/22 S 1006 Right to Work Law Amendments Bill Passed - House (55 - 14)
5/11 SB 13 Repealing Regulations for Telecommunications Services Bill Passed - House (80 - 13)
3/09 SB 73 Public School Teacher Tenure Modifications Bill Passed - House (45 - 28)
6/23 S 2937 Pension and Health Care Benefits for Public Employees Bill Passed - House (46 - 32)
2/07 HB 1013 Hiring of Unauthorized Workers Bill Passed - House (54 - 39)
9/08 ABX1 40 State Tax Code Restructuring Bill Passed - House (54 - 15)
2/02 SB 10 Wetland Regulations Bill Passed - House (56 - 35)
2/24 HB 334 Workers Compensation Rates Bill Passed - House (67 - 31)
3/15 HB 644 Raises Retirement Age Bill Passed - House (37 - 32)
9/01 SB 469 Requirements for Expansion by Large Retailers Bill Passed - House (46 - 28)
6/02 AB 889 Establishes Work Condition Requirements for Domestic Work Employees Bill Passed - House (49 - 28)
12/07 HR 10 Congressional Approval of Regulations Bill Passed - House (241 - 184)
1/18 HB 71 Excludes Undocumented Immigrants from Workers' Compensation Bill Passed - House (60 - 40)
1/20 AB 3 Tax Incentives for Job Creation Bill Passed - House (82 - 12)
1/25 AB 7 Small Business Tax Credit Bill Passed - House (60 - 33)
2/08 HB 30 Health Care Sharing Ministries Bill Passed - House (68 - 32)
2/08 HB 2314 Education Improvement Scholarships Bill Passed - House (54 - 45)
2/16 HB 2001 Tax Reductions for Businesses Bill Passed - House (39 - 21)
2/22 HB 253 Employment of Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - House (49 - 20)
2/23 HB 116 Guest Worker Program Bill Passed - House (43 - 28)
3/02 HB 2879 One-Time Pay Raise for State Employees Bill Passed - House (78 - 22)
3/03 HR 4 Repeals the Form 1099 Provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Bill Passed - House (314 - 112)
3/03 HB 61 Minimum Wage Bill Passed - House (92 - 60)
3/03 HB 61 Minimum Wage Bill Passed - House (92 - 60)
3/04 H 104a Teacher Union Activities Bill Passed - House (55 - 14)

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