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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
July 23, 2015 National HR 3009 Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act Bill Passed - House (241 - 179)
April 13, 2015 TN SB 1110 Prohibits Enforcement of Federal Gun Laws Bill Passed - House (74 - 20)
April 7, 2015 AL HB 193 Authorizes Counties to Establish Administrative Programs Bill Passed - House (76 - 17)
March 31, 2015 AZ SB 1241 Prohibits Local Ordinances on Disposable Containers Bill Passed - House (37 - 23)
March 27, 2015 GA SB 139 Prohibits Ban on Auxiliary Containers Bill Failed - House (67 - 85)
March 19, 2015 MO HB 722 Prohibits Restrictions on Plastic Bags Bill Passed - House (114 - 38)
March 11, 2015 OK HB 2178 Amends Local Municipalities' Ability to Regulate Oil and Gas Production Bill Passed - House (74 - 23)
March 10, 2015 AZ HB 2368 Prohibits Use of State Funds to Enforce Executive Orders not Authorized by Congress Bill Passed - House (36 - 24)
March 10, 2015 NM HB 366 Authorizes State Regulation of Oil and Gas Production Bill Passed - House (37 - 28)
March 4, 2015 WY SF 56 Appropriates Funds for Study of Public Lands Bill Passed - House (42 - 17)
Feb. 19, 2015 AR HB 1355 Authorizes Local Control of Fluoride in Water Systems Bill Passed - House (60 - 34)
Feb. 13, 2015 AR SB 202 Prohibits New Classes of Protected Individuals Bill Passed - House (58 - 21)
Feb. 9, 2015 MT HB 203 Prohibits Enforcement of Certain Federal Gun Restrictions Bill Passed - House (58 - 42)
Date No. Title Outcome
7/23 HR 3009 Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act Bill Passed - House (241 - 179)
4/13 SB 1110 Prohibits Enforcement of Federal Gun Laws Bill Passed - House (74 - 20)
4/07 HB 193 Authorizes Counties to Establish Administrative Programs Bill Passed - House (76 - 17)
3/31 SB 1241 Prohibits Local Ordinances on Disposable Containers Bill Passed - House (37 - 23)
3/27 SB 139 Prohibits Ban on Auxiliary Containers Bill Failed - House (67 - 85)
3/19 HB 722 Prohibits Restrictions on Plastic Bags Bill Passed - House (114 - 38)
3/11 HB 2178 Amends Local Municipalities' Ability to Regulate Oil and Gas Production Bill Passed - House (74 - 23)
3/10 HB 2368 Prohibits Use of State Funds to Enforce Executive Orders not Authorized by Congress Bill Passed - House (36 - 24)
3/10 HB 366 Authorizes State Regulation of Oil and Gas Production Bill Passed - House (37 - 28)
3/04 SF 56 Appropriates Funds for Study of Public Lands Bill Passed - House (42 - 17)
2/19 HB 1355 Authorizes Local Control of Fluoride in Water Systems Bill Passed - House (60 - 34)
2/13 SB 202 Prohibits New Classes of Protected Individuals Bill Passed - House (58 - 21)
2/09 HB 203 Prohibits Enforcement of Certain Federal Gun Restrictions Bill Passed - House (58 - 42)

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