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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
Sept. 6, 2019 CA SB 330 Establishes the Housing Crisis Act of 2019 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 4)
Sept. 11, 2019 CA AB 1482 Establishes Rental Increase Caps Concurrence Vote Passed - House (48 - 26)
Sept. 13, 2019 CA AB 68 Amends Municipality and County Process for Reviewing and Approving Accessory Dwelling Units Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
Sept. 10, 2019 CA SB 5 Establishes the Affordable Housing and Community Development Investment Program Bill Passed - House (55 - 19)
Sept. 10, 2019 CA SB 329 Prohibits Discrimination Against Section 8 Housing Renters Bill Passed - House (46 - 21)
Sept. 10, 2019 CA AB 1482 Establishes Rental Increase Caps Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
April 11, 2019 CA AB 101 Prohibits Citizens' Right to Appeal the Building of Homeless Navigation Centers Bill Passed - House (54 - 13)
May 22, 2019 CA AB 68 Amends Municipality and County Process for Reviewing and Approving Accessory Dwelling Units Bill Passed - House (61 - 10)
May 29, 2019 CA SB 5 Establishes the Affordable Housing and Community Development Investment Program Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 4)
May 29, 2019 CA AB 1482 Establishes Rental Increase Caps Bill Passed - House (43 - 31)
May 23, 2019 CA SB 329 Prohibits Discrimination Against Section 8 Housing Renters Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
May 29, 2019 CA SB 330 Establishes the Housing Crisis Act of 2019 Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
May 3, 2019 CO HB 19-1245 Reduces Sales Tax Vendor Fee Allowance and Increases Funding for Affordable Housing Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 27)
May 2, 2019 CO HB 19-1245 Reduces Sales Tax Vendor Fee Allowance and Increases Funding for Affordable Housing Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
May 3, 2019 FL HB 7103 Amends Law Relating to Community Development and Housing Concurrence Vote Passed - House (66 - 42)
May 3, 2019 FL HB 7103 Amends Law Relating to Community Development and Housing Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 13)
April 11, 2019 FL HB 521 Authorizes Mitigation of Conservation Lands by Municipal Governments Bill Passed - House (72 - 42)
March 28, 2019 GA HB 346 Prohibits Retaliation By A Landlord Against A Tenant For Taking Certain Actions Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 16)
April 18, 2019 IA SF 548 Amends Land Purchase Regulations for Water Quality Testing Bill Passed - House (52 - 44)
March 20, 2019 IA SF 548 Amends Land Purchase Regulations for Water Quality Testing Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17)
April 5, 2019 KS SB 78 Authorizes Victims of Domestic Violence to Opt Out of Lease Agreements Conference Report Adopted - House (100 - 23)
June 19, 2019 ME LD 459 Defines Homelessness in Laws Governing Emergency General Assistance Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14)
Feb. 13, 2019 MI SB 2 Prohibits Property Seizures by Law Enforcement Until After Criminal Conviction Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 2)
March 19, 2019 MS SB 2901 Amends Landowner Liability Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 20)
Feb. 7, 2019 MS SB 2901 Amends Landowner Liability Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17)
Date No. Title Outcome
9/06 SB 330 Establishes the Housing Crisis Act of 2019 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 4)
9/11 AB 1482 Establishes Rental Increase Caps Concurrence Vote Passed - House (48 - 26)
9/13 AB 68 Amends Municipality and County Process for Reviewing and Approving Accessory Dwelling Units Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
9/10 SB 5 Establishes the Affordable Housing and Community Development Investment Program Bill Passed - House (55 - 19)
9/10 SB 329 Prohibits Discrimination Against Section 8 Housing Renters Bill Passed - House (46 - 21)
9/10 AB 1482 Establishes Rental Increase Caps Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
4/11 AB 101 Prohibits Citizens' Right to Appeal the Building of Homeless Navigation Centers Bill Passed - House (54 - 13)
5/22 AB 68 Amends Municipality and County Process for Reviewing and Approving Accessory Dwelling Units Bill Passed - House (61 - 10)
5/29 SB 5 Establishes the Affordable Housing and Community Development Investment Program Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 4)
5/29 AB 1482 Establishes Rental Increase Caps Bill Passed - House (43 - 31)
5/23 SB 329 Prohibits Discrimination Against Section 8 Housing Renters Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
5/29 SB 330 Establishes the Housing Crisis Act of 2019 Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
5/03 HB 19-1245 Reduces Sales Tax Vendor Fee Allowance and Increases Funding for Affordable Housing Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 27)
5/02 HB 19-1245 Reduces Sales Tax Vendor Fee Allowance and Increases Funding for Affordable Housing Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
5/03 HB 7103 Amends Law Relating to Community Development and Housing Concurrence Vote Passed - House (66 - 42)
5/03 HB 7103 Amends Law Relating to Community Development and Housing Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 13)
4/11 HB 521 Authorizes Mitigation of Conservation Lands by Municipal Governments Bill Passed - House (72 - 42)
3/28 HB 346 Prohibits Retaliation By A Landlord Against A Tenant For Taking Certain Actions Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 16)
4/18 SF 548 Amends Land Purchase Regulations for Water Quality Testing Bill Passed - House (52 - 44)
3/20 SF 548 Amends Land Purchase Regulations for Water Quality Testing Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17)
4/05 SB 78 Authorizes Victims of Domestic Violence to Opt Out of Lease Agreements Conference Report Adopted - House (100 - 23)
6/19 LD 459 Defines Homelessness in Laws Governing Emergency General Assistance Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14)
2/13 SB 2 Prohibits Property Seizures by Law Enforcement Until After Criminal Conviction Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 2)
3/19 SB 2901 Amends Landowner Liability Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 20)
2/07 SB 2901 Amends Landowner Liability Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17)

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