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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
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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

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
June 12, 2019 NC SB 377 Establishes Restrictions on State Wind Energy Projects Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 19)
May 2, 2019 MO SB 391 Prohibits Local Officials from Regulating Industrial Farms Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 11)
May 28, 2019 CA SB 43 Establishes the Feasibility and Practicality of Assessing the Carbon Intensity of Retail Products Subject to the Sales and Use Tax Law Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
May 7, 2019 PA SB 453 Authorizes Annual Farming Construction Code Building Exemptions Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 20)
March 6, 2019 NM SB 489 Authorizes State Investment in Renewable Energies Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 9)
March 6, 2019 NM SB 489 Authorizes State Investment in Renewable Energies Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 9)
April 19, 2019 WA SB 5001 Authorizes Composting of Human Remains Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (38 - 11)
March 1, 2019 WA SB 5116 Increases State Clean Energy Efforts to be 100 Percent Carbon Free by 2045 Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 19)
March 1, 2019 WA SB 5116 Increases State Clean Energy Efforts to be 100 Percent Carbon Free by 2045 Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 19)
April 22, 2019 WA SB 5135 Authorizes the Department of Ecology to Ban Certain Chemicals in Consumer Products Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 22)
April 2, 2019 MD SB 516 Establishes Renewable Energy Standards and Plan Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 15)
April 2, 2019 MD SB 516 Establishes Renewable Energy Standards and Plan Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 15)
March 5, 2019 HI SB 522 Prohibits Certain Plastics Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 1)
May 29, 2019 CA SB 54 Requires Single-Use Plastics be made from Recyclable Materials Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 8)
Sept. 10, 2019 NC SB 553 Establishes the Regulatory Reform Act of 2019 Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 14)
Feb. 25, 2019 IN SB 553 Authorizes Public Use of Shore of Lake Michigan Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 16)
May 2, 2019 NC SB 559 Authorizes Rate Changes to Public Electric Utilities for Storm Recovery Costs Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 21)
May 7, 2019 PA SB 588 Exempts Milk Haulers from Travel Bans Imposed During Emergency Disasters Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
April 25, 2019 WA SB 5993 Increases the State Hazardous Substance Tax Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 22)
May 23, 2019 CA SB 627 Authorizes Prescription of Medical Cannabis for Animals Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0)
Sept. 11, 2019 CA SB 8 Prohibits Smoking at Public Parks and Beaches Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 10)
May 9, 2019 IL SB 9 Establishes Coal-Ash Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 9)
April 11, 2019 OR SB 90 Prohibits Single-Use Plastic Straws at Restaurants Unless Asked For Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 6)
March 12, 2019 IA SF 519 Establishes Trespass Charges for Undercover Investigators at Certain Agricultural Facilities Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 8)
March 20, 2019 IA SF 548 Amends Land Purchase Regulations for Water Quality Testing Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17)
Date No. Title Outcome
6/12 SB 377 Establishes Restrictions on State Wind Energy Projects Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 19)
5/02 SB 391 Prohibits Local Officials from Regulating Industrial Farms Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 11)
5/28 SB 43 Establishes the Feasibility and Practicality of Assessing the Carbon Intensity of Retail Products Subject to the Sales and Use Tax Law Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
5/07 SB 453 Authorizes Annual Farming Construction Code Building Exemptions Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 20)
3/06 SB 489 Authorizes State Investment in Renewable Energies Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 9)
3/06 SB 489 Authorizes State Investment in Renewable Energies Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 9)
4/19 SB 5001 Authorizes Composting of Human Remains Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (38 - 11)
3/01 SB 5116 Increases State Clean Energy Efforts to be 100 Percent Carbon Free by 2045 Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 19)
3/01 SB 5116 Increases State Clean Energy Efforts to be 100 Percent Carbon Free by 2045 Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 19)
4/22 SB 5135 Authorizes the Department of Ecology to Ban Certain Chemicals in Consumer Products Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 22)
4/02 SB 516 Establishes Renewable Energy Standards and Plan Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 15)
4/02 SB 516 Establishes Renewable Energy Standards and Plan Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 15)
3/05 SB 522 Prohibits Certain Plastics Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 1)
5/29 SB 54 Requires Single-Use Plastics be made from Recyclable Materials Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 8)
9/10 SB 553 Establishes the Regulatory Reform Act of 2019 Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 14)
2/25 SB 553 Authorizes Public Use of Shore of Lake Michigan Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 16)
5/02 SB 559 Authorizes Rate Changes to Public Electric Utilities for Storm Recovery Costs Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 21)
5/07 SB 588 Exempts Milk Haulers from Travel Bans Imposed During Emergency Disasters Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
4/25 SB 5993 Increases the State Hazardous Substance Tax Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 22)
5/23 SB 627 Authorizes Prescription of Medical Cannabis for Animals Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0)
9/11 SB 8 Prohibits Smoking at Public Parks and Beaches Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 10)
5/09 SB 9 Establishes Coal-Ash Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 9)
4/11 SB 90 Prohibits Single-Use Plastic Straws at Restaurants Unless Asked For Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 6)
3/12 SF 519 Establishes Trespass Charges for Undercover Investigators at Certain Agricultural Facilities Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 8)
3/20 SF 548 Amends Land Purchase Regulations for Water Quality Testing Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17)
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