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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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  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
Nov. 7, 2017 WI AB 499 Authorizes Sulfide Mining Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 14)
Oct. 18, 2017 MI SB 542 Establishes Pesticide Notification Registry Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 12)
Oct. 4, 2017 NC H 56 Transfers Funds for Cape Fear River Cleanup Veto Override Passed - Senate (30 - 9)
Sept. 7, 2017 National HR 601 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 Bill Passed - Senate (80 - 17)
Aug. 11, 2017 TX HB 7 Specifies Tree Removal Regulations Municipalities May Impose Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 14)
July 17, 2017 CA AB 398 Extends California's Cap-and-Trade Policies Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 12)
July 17, 2017 CA AB 617 Establishes Air-Quality Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 13)
June 29, 2017 DE HB 190 Authorizes Commercial Activity in State-Designated Coastal Zones Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 2)
June 28, 2017 NC SB 615 Amends Agricultural Laws Conference Report Adopted - Senate (36 - 10)
June 14, 2017 WI SB 68 Amends Prohibition on Baiting and Feeding Deer Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 13)
June 14, 2017 WI SB 68 Amends Prohibition on Baiting and Feeding Deer Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 13)
May 31, 2017 CA SB 100 Increases the State Renewable Energy Target Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13)
May 31, 2017 CA SB 100 Increases the State Renewable Energy Target Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13)
May 15, 2017 MN SF 1937 Authorizes the Construction and Repair of Statewide Oil Pipelines Conference Report Adopted - Senate (34 - 30)
May 15, 2017 AK HB 111 Restructures Oil Tax and Credit System Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 5)
May 11, 2017 RI S 112A Expands Renewable Energy Growth Program Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 3)
May 11, 2017 RI S 112A Expands Renewable Energy Growth Program Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 3)
May 11, 2017 RI S 112A Expands Renewable Energy Growth Program Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 3)
May 9, 2017 CO SB 301 Amends Funds and Regulations for Renewable Energy Programs Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
April 24, 2017 NC SB 434 Amends Local Riparian Buffer Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 31)
April 19, 2017 MT HB 193 Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to Approve Cost-Tracking Adjustments Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21)
April 13, 2017 MT SB 299 Requires Public Disclosure of Fracking Chemicals Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (34 - 16)
April 13, 2017 MT SB 299 Requires Public Disclosure of Fracking Chemicals Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (34 - 16)
April 13, 2017 MT HB 473 Increases Taxes on Gasoline and Diesel Fuels Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 22)
April 10, 2017 IN SB 309 Amends Payback Rate for Excess Solar Energy Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 11)
April 10, 2017 OR SB 3 Establishes Restrictions on Suction Mining Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 9)
April 6, 2017 CA SB 1 Increases Gas and Vehicle Taxes to Pay for Road and Bridge Repairs Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 11)
April 5, 2017 WI SB 76 Reduces Regulations of High-Capacity Water Wells Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 13)
April 3, 2017 TN SB 0519 Provides Certain Health Coverage for Retail Purchased Dogs Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 11)
March 27, 2017 MD HB 1325 Prohibits Fracking Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 10)
March 27, 2017 MD HB 1325 Prohibits Fracking Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 10)
March 22, 2017 ID H 274 Establishes the Office of Administrator of Invasive Species Policy Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 3)
March 22, 2017 ID H 274 Establishes the Office of Administrator of Invasive Species Policy Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 3)
March 21, 2017 National H J Res 69 Providing for congressional disapproval of the final rule of the Department of the Interior relating to Non-Subsistence Take of Wildlife, and Public Participation and Closure Procedures, on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (52 - 47)
March 14, 2017 IA SF 447 Limits Nuisance Damages Against Livestock Farmers Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18)
Feb. 17, 2017 National PN 44 Nomination of Scott Pruitt to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Nomination Confirmed - Senate (52 - 46)
Feb. 16, 2017 National PN 44 Nomination of Scott Pruitt to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Cloture Invoked - Senate (54 - 46)
Feb. 8, 2017 UT HCR 12 Recommends Executive Action to Reduce the Boundaries of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (25 - 4)
Feb. 3, 2017 UT HCR 11 Recommends Executive Action to Rescind Bears Ears National Monument Designation Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (22 - 6)
Feb. 2, 2017 MD HB 1106 Increases Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards Veto Override Passed - Senate (32 - 13)
Jan. 17, 2017 NY S 362 Prohibits Tax on Merchandise Bags Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 18)
Date No. Title Outcome
11/07 AB 499 Authorizes Sulfide Mining Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 14)
10/18 SB 542 Establishes Pesticide Notification Registry Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 12)
10/04 H 56 Transfers Funds for Cape Fear River Cleanup Veto Override Passed - Senate (30 - 9)
9/07 HR 601 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 Bill Passed - Senate (80 - 17)
8/11 HB 7 Specifies Tree Removal Regulations Municipalities May Impose Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 14)
7/17 AB 398 Extends California's Cap-and-Trade Policies Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 12)
7/17 AB 617 Establishes Air-Quality Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 13)
6/29 HB 190 Authorizes Commercial Activity in State-Designated Coastal Zones Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 2)
6/28 SB 615 Amends Agricultural Laws Conference Report Adopted - Senate (36 - 10)
6/14 SB 68 Amends Prohibition on Baiting and Feeding Deer Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 13)
6/14 SB 68 Amends Prohibition on Baiting and Feeding Deer Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 13)
5/31 SB 100 Increases the State Renewable Energy Target Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13)
5/31 SB 100 Increases the State Renewable Energy Target Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13)
5/15 SF 1937 Authorizes the Construction and Repair of Statewide Oil Pipelines Conference Report Adopted - Senate (34 - 30)
5/15 HB 111 Restructures Oil Tax and Credit System Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 5)
5/11 S 112A Expands Renewable Energy Growth Program Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 3)
5/11 S 112A Expands Renewable Energy Growth Program Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 3)
5/11 S 112A Expands Renewable Energy Growth Program Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 3)
5/09 SB 301 Amends Funds and Regulations for Renewable Energy Programs Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
4/24 SB 434 Amends Local Riparian Buffer Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 31)
4/19 HB 193 Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to Approve Cost-Tracking Adjustments Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21)
4/13 SB 299 Requires Public Disclosure of Fracking Chemicals Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (34 - 16)
4/13 SB 299 Requires Public Disclosure of Fracking Chemicals Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (34 - 16)
4/13 HB 473 Increases Taxes on Gasoline and Diesel Fuels Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 22)
4/10 SB 309 Amends Payback Rate for Excess Solar Energy Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 11)
4/10 SB 3 Establishes Restrictions on Suction Mining Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 9)
4/06 SB 1 Increases Gas and Vehicle Taxes to Pay for Road and Bridge Repairs Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 11)
4/05 SB 76 Reduces Regulations of High-Capacity Water Wells Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 13)
4/03 SB 0519 Provides Certain Health Coverage for Retail Purchased Dogs Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 11)
3/27 HB 1325 Prohibits Fracking Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 10)
3/27 HB 1325 Prohibits Fracking Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 10)
3/22 H 274 Establishes the Office of Administrator of Invasive Species Policy Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 3)
3/22 H 274 Establishes the Office of Administrator of Invasive Species Policy Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 3)
3/21 H J Res 69 Providing for congressional disapproval of the final rule of the Department of the Interior relating to Non-Subsistence Take of Wildlife, and Public Participation and Closure Procedures, on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (52 - 47)
3/14 SF 447 Limits Nuisance Damages Against Livestock Farmers Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18)
2/17 PN 44 Nomination of Scott Pruitt to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Nomination Confirmed - Senate (52 - 46)
2/16 PN 44 Nomination of Scott Pruitt to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Cloture Invoked - Senate (54 - 46)
2/08 HCR 12 Recommends Executive Action to Reduce the Boundaries of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (25 - 4)
2/03 HCR 11 Recommends Executive Action to Rescind Bears Ears National Monument Designation Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (22 - 6)
2/02 HB 1106 Increases Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards Veto Override Passed - Senate (32 - 13)
1/17 S 362 Prohibits Tax on Merchandise Bags Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 18)
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