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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
Oct. 31, 2019 National HR 823 Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act Bill Passed - House (227 - 182)
Sept. 19, 2019 PA HB 1100 Establishes an Energy and Fertilizer Manufacturing Tax Credit Bill Passed - House (139 - 46)
Sept. 19, 2019 PA HB 1100 Establishes an Energy and Fertilizer Manufacturing Tax Credit Bill Passed - House (139 - 46)
Sept. 18, 2019 NH HB 582 Establishes a Greenhouse Gas Rebate Program Veto Override Failed - House (221 - 157)
Sept. 12, 2019 National HR 1146 Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act Bill Passed - House (225 - 193)
Sept. 11, 2019 National HR 1941 Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act Bill Passed - House (238 - 189)
Sept. 10, 2019 CA SB 551 Amends Oil and Gas Pipeline Facility Decommissioning Regulations Bill Passed - House (50 - 17)
June 18, 2019 OR SB 1044 Establishes Zero-Emission Vehicle Use Goals Bill Passed - House (39 - 20)
June 6, 2019 NH SB 168 Authorizes Solar Energy Projects "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (217 - 139)
June 5, 2019 OR HB 2623 Establishes Temporary Ban on Fracking Concurrence Vote Passed - House (40 - 19)
May 30, 2019 CA AB 56 Authorizes the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority to Procure Energy Needs for Californians Bill Passed - House (41 - 21)
May 30, 2019 CA AB 1440 Amends State Law Concerning Oil and Gas Extraction Bill Passed - House (48 - 21)
May 29, 2019 OH HB 6 Amends Clean Energy Standards Bill Passed - House (53 - 43)
May 29, 2019 CA AB 1046 Increases Tax Rebates for Electric Vehicles Bill Passed - House (55 - 21)
May 24, 2019 CA AB 936 Amends Environmental Protections Relating to Heavy Crude Oils Bill Passed - House (45 - 19)
May 23, 2019 NH SB 165 Authorizes Solar Energy Development in Low-Income Communities "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (229 - 113)
May 8, 2019 NH SB 284 Establishes a Statewide Customer Use Online Energy Data Platform "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (218 - 133)
May 3, 2019 CO HB 19-1298 Prohibits Drivers of Fossil Fuel-Powered Cars and Non-Charging Electric Vehicles to Park in Front of Charging Stations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (40 - 23)
May 3, 2019 CO HB 19-1298 Prohibits Drivers of Fossil Fuel-Powered Cars and Non-Charging Electric Vehicles to Park in Front of Charging Stations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (40 - 23)
May 2, 2019 National HR 9 Climate Action Now Act Bill Passed - House (231 - 190)
April 18, 2019 WA HB 1578 Requires Tug Boat Escorts for Certain Oil Barges Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 35)
April 11, 2019 WA SB 5116 Increases State Clean Energy Efforts to be 100 Percent Carbon Free by 2045 Bill Passed - House (56 - 42)
April 11, 2019 IL HB 840 Requires Biannual Reports from Nuclear Power Plants Bill Passed - House (73 - 40)
April 11, 2019 IL HB 1633 Prohibits Infrastructure-Related Protests Bill Passed - House (77 - 28)
April 1, 2019 MD SB 516 Establishes Renewable Energy Standards and Plan Bill Passed - House (95 - 41)
March 27, 2019 IL HB 2988 Prohibits Townships from Regulating Wind Farms Outside of City Zoning Areas Bill Passed - House (95 - 12)
March 25, 2019 National HR 1616 European Energy Security and Diversification Act of 2019 Bill Passed - House (391 - 24)
March 14, 2019 KY SB 100 Requires Net Metering for Solar Power Bill Passed - House (55 - 36)
March 12, 2019 NM SB 489 Authorizes State Investment in Renewable Energies Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
March 7, 2019 OH HB 62 Increases Gas and Diesel Tax Bill Passed - House (71 - 27)
Date No. Title Outcome
10/31 HR 823 Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act Bill Passed - House (227 - 182)
9/19 HB 1100 Establishes an Energy and Fertilizer Manufacturing Tax Credit Bill Passed - House (139 - 46)
9/19 HB 1100 Establishes an Energy and Fertilizer Manufacturing Tax Credit Bill Passed - House (139 - 46)
9/18 HB 582 Establishes a Greenhouse Gas Rebate Program Veto Override Failed - House (221 - 157)
9/12 HR 1146 Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act Bill Passed - House (225 - 193)
9/11 HR 1941 Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act Bill Passed - House (238 - 189)
9/10 SB 551 Amends Oil and Gas Pipeline Facility Decommissioning Regulations Bill Passed - House (50 - 17)
6/18 SB 1044 Establishes Zero-Emission Vehicle Use Goals Bill Passed - House (39 - 20)
6/06 SB 168 Authorizes Solar Energy Projects "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (217 - 139)
6/05 HB 2623 Establishes Temporary Ban on Fracking Concurrence Vote Passed - House (40 - 19)
5/30 AB 56 Authorizes the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority to Procure Energy Needs for Californians Bill Passed - House (41 - 21)
5/30 AB 1440 Amends State Law Concerning Oil and Gas Extraction Bill Passed - House (48 - 21)
5/29 HB 6 Amends Clean Energy Standards Bill Passed - House (53 - 43)
5/29 AB 1046 Increases Tax Rebates for Electric Vehicles Bill Passed - House (55 - 21)
5/24 AB 936 Amends Environmental Protections Relating to Heavy Crude Oils Bill Passed - House (45 - 19)
5/23 SB 165 Authorizes Solar Energy Development in Low-Income Communities "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (229 - 113)
5/08 SB 284 Establishes a Statewide Customer Use Online Energy Data Platform "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (218 - 133)
5/03 HB 19-1298 Prohibits Drivers of Fossil Fuel-Powered Cars and Non-Charging Electric Vehicles to Park in Front of Charging Stations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (40 - 23)
5/03 HB 19-1298 Prohibits Drivers of Fossil Fuel-Powered Cars and Non-Charging Electric Vehicles to Park in Front of Charging Stations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (40 - 23)
5/02 HR 9 Climate Action Now Act Bill Passed - House (231 - 190)
4/18 HB 1578 Requires Tug Boat Escorts for Certain Oil Barges Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 35)
4/11 SB 5116 Increases State Clean Energy Efforts to be 100 Percent Carbon Free by 2045 Bill Passed - House (56 - 42)
4/11 HB 840 Requires Biannual Reports from Nuclear Power Plants Bill Passed - House (73 - 40)
4/11 HB 1633 Prohibits Infrastructure-Related Protests Bill Passed - House (77 - 28)
4/01 SB 516 Establishes Renewable Energy Standards and Plan Bill Passed - House (95 - 41)
3/27 HB 2988 Prohibits Townships from Regulating Wind Farms Outside of City Zoning Areas Bill Passed - House (95 - 12)
3/25 HR 1616 European Energy Security and Diversification Act of 2019 Bill Passed - House (391 - 24)
3/14 SB 100 Requires Net Metering for Solar Power Bill Passed - House (55 - 36)
3/12 SB 489 Authorizes State Investment in Renewable Energies Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
3/07 HB 62 Increases Gas and Diesel Tax Bill Passed - House (71 - 27)

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