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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
May 24, 2019 AZ HB 2756 Amends Minimum Wage Regulations Bill Passed - House (31 - 29)
Feb. 28, 2019 AZ HB 2523 Authorizes Employers to Pay Less than Minimum Wage to Full-Time Students Bill Passed - House (31 - 29)
Sept. 13, 2019 CA AB 378 Authorizes Collective Bargaining for Childcare Workers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 16)
Sept. 10, 2019 CA SB 142 Requires Additional Lactation Accommodations for Employees Bill Passed - House (57 - 13)
May 23, 2019 CA AB 161 Prohibits Paper Receipts Bill Passed - House (43 - 24)
May 23, 2019 CA AB 44 Prohibits the Sale and Manufacturing of Fur Products Bill Passed - House (52 - 16)
May 29, 2019 CA AB 5 Establishes Criteria For Determining Who Is An Employee Bill Passed - House (59 - 15)
May 22, 2019 CA AB 51 Prohibits Forced Employment Arbitration Agreements Bill Passed - House (47 - 20)
May 28, 2019 CA AB 35 Requires Reporting on Employee Blood Level Testing for Lead Bill Passed - House (49 - 22)
May 29, 2019 CA AB 5 Establishes Criteria For Determining Who Is An Employee Bill Passed - House (59 - 15)
May 29, 2019 CA AB 1366 Extends the Ban on the Regulation of "Internet Protocol Enabled" Services Bill Passed - House (64 - 6)
May 28, 2019 CA AB 1395 Requires Technology Companies Receive Consent Prior to Voice Storage and Recordings Bill Passed - House (44 - 6)
May 3, 2019 CO HB 19-1210 Authorizes Local Governments to Establish Their Own Minimum Wage Concurrence Vote Passed - House (39 - 25)
May 2, 2019 CO HB 19-1230 Authorizes Marijuana Consumption on the Premises of Hospitality Establishments Concurrence Vote Passed - House (41 - 22)
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 3, 2019 CO HB 19-1289 Increases State Consumer Protection Laws Concurrence Vote Passed - House (42 - 22)
April 27, 2019 CO SB 19-085 Establishes the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act Bill Passed - House (40 - 21)
Feb. 28, 2019 CO SB 19-1025 Prohibits Employers from Asking About Employee Criminal History Bill Passed - House (42 - 22)
May 31, 2019 CT SB 1 Establishes Paid Family and Medical Leave Bill Passed - House (79 - 69)
May 9, 2019 CT HB 5004 Increases the Minimum Wage to $15 Dollars Per Hour Bill Passed - House (85 - 59)
June 20, 2019 DE HB 79 Requires Beverages Included in Kids' Meals to be Milk or Water Bill Passed - House (28 - 11)
May 14, 2019 DE HB 130 Prohibits Plastic Bags Bill Passed - House (33 - 7)
March 29, 2019 GA SB 128 Requires Online Retailers to Collect Sales Taxes Bill Passed - House (94 - 74)
April 9, 2019 HI SB 1292 Requires Vacation-Rental Websites to Collect Sales Tax Bill Passed - House (50 - 1)
Feb. 20, 2019 IA HF 262 Prohibits Pyramid Promotional Schemes Bill Passed - House (88 - 10)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/24 HB 2756 Amends Minimum Wage Regulations Bill Passed - House (31 - 29)
2/28 HB 2523 Authorizes Employers to Pay Less than Minimum Wage to Full-Time Students Bill Passed - House (31 - 29)
9/13 AB 378 Authorizes Collective Bargaining for Childcare Workers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 16)
9/10 SB 142 Requires Additional Lactation Accommodations for Employees Bill Passed - House (57 - 13)
5/23 AB 161 Prohibits Paper Receipts Bill Passed - House (43 - 24)
5/23 AB 44 Prohibits the Sale and Manufacturing of Fur Products Bill Passed - House (52 - 16)
5/29 AB 5 Establishes Criteria For Determining Who Is An Employee Bill Passed - House (59 - 15)
5/22 AB 51 Prohibits Forced Employment Arbitration Agreements Bill Passed - House (47 - 20)
5/28 AB 35 Requires Reporting on Employee Blood Level Testing for Lead Bill Passed - House (49 - 22)
5/29 AB 5 Establishes Criteria For Determining Who Is An Employee Bill Passed - House (59 - 15)
5/29 AB 1366 Extends the Ban on the Regulation of "Internet Protocol Enabled" Services Bill Passed - House (64 - 6)
5/28 AB 1395 Requires Technology Companies Receive Consent Prior to Voice Storage and Recordings Bill Passed - House (44 - 6)
5/03 HB 19-1210 Authorizes Local Governments to Establish Their Own Minimum Wage Concurrence Vote Passed - House (39 - 25)
5/02 HB 19-1230 Authorizes Marijuana Consumption on the Premises of Hospitality Establishments Concurrence Vote Passed - House (41 - 22)
5/03 HB 19-1245 Reduces Sales Tax Vendor Fee Allowance and Increases Funding for Affordable Housing Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 27)
5/03 HB 19-1289 Increases State Consumer Protection Laws Concurrence Vote Passed - House (42 - 22)
4/27 SB 19-085 Establishes the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act Bill Passed - House (40 - 21)
2/28 SB 19-1025 Prohibits Employers from Asking About Employee Criminal History Bill Passed - House (42 - 22)
5/31 SB 1 Establishes Paid Family and Medical Leave Bill Passed - House (79 - 69)
5/09 HB 5004 Increases the Minimum Wage to $15 Dollars Per Hour Bill Passed - House (85 - 59)
6/20 HB 79 Requires Beverages Included in Kids' Meals to be Milk or Water Bill Passed - House (28 - 11)
5/14 HB 130 Prohibits Plastic Bags Bill Passed - House (33 - 7)
3/29 SB 128 Requires Online Retailers to Collect Sales Taxes Bill Passed - House (94 - 74)
4/09 SB 1292 Requires Vacation-Rental Websites to Collect Sales Tax Bill Passed - House (50 - 1)
2/20 HF 262 Prohibits Pyramid Promotional Schemes Bill Passed - House (88 - 10)

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