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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 25, 2006 CA AB 2122 Shareholder Distribution Restrictions Bill Passed - House (48 - 32)
Aug. 28, 2006 CA AB 2536 Overtime Pay for Personal Attendants Concurrence Vote Passed - House (47 - 31)
Aug. 23, 2006 CA AB 2536 Overtime Pay for Personal Attendants Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 14)
Aug. 17, 2006 CA AB 2555 Wage Discrimination Penalties Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13)
May 31, 2006 CA AB 2555 Wage Discrimination Penalties Bill Passed - House (48 - 32)
March 8, 2006 OH Am Sub SB 7 Workers’ Compensation and Minimum Wage Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 11)
March 8, 2006 OH Am Sub SB 7 Workers’ Compensation and Minimum Wage Bill Passed - House (58 - 37)
March 11, 2006 WV Com Sub HB 4023 Raising the Minimum Wage Concurrence Vote Passed - House (89 - 10)
May 24, 2006 MA H 4988 Nurse Staffing Bill Bill Passed - House (133 - 20)
March 8, 2006 ID H 551 Public Works Contractors Licensing Fees Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 6)
Feb. 27, 2006 ID H 551 Public Works Contractors Licensing Fees Bill Passed - House (53 - 15)
June 15, 2006 DE HA 5 Minimum Wage Exception Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (16 - 24)
March 24, 2006 CO HB 1010 Requiring Legislative Approval Before Entering International Trade Agreements Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17)
July 10, 2006 CO HB 1017 Employer Verification of Employee Work Status Requirements Concurrence Vote Passed - House (45 - 18)
July 10, 2006 CO HB 1017 Employer Verification of Employee Work Status Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8)
April 6, 2006 AR HB 1033 Minimum Wage Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 1)
April 5, 2006 AR HB 1033 Minimum Wage Bill Passed - House (92 - 2)
April 10, 2006 MD HB 1035 Uninsured Employers' Fund -- Liability of Corporate Officers Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 18)
March 25, 2006 MD HB 1035 Uninsured Employers' Fund -- Liability of Corporate Officers Bill Passed - House (90 - 45)
Jan. 26, 2006 IN HB 1142 Skills 2016 Training Fund Bill Passed - House (51 - 45)
March 22, 2006 NH HB 1496 Association with Labor Unions "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Passed - House (255 - 85)
April 24, 2006 MO HB 1910 Public Construction and Labor Requirements Bill Passed - House (83 - 70)
June 16, 2006 LA HB 194 Minimum Wage for State Employees Bill Failed - Senate (16 - 18)
June 6, 2006 LA HB 194 Minimum Wage for State Employees Bill Passed - House (66 - 35)
June 16, 2006 LA HB 194 Minimum Wage for State Employees Bill Failed - Senate (14 - 19)
July 10, 2006 NC HB 2174 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 12)
May 30, 2006 NC HB 2174 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (72 - 43)
April 5, 2006 PA HB 257 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (146 - 50)
May 25, 2006 AZ HB 2577 Immigration Law; Employment; Enforcement Conference Report Adopted - House (33 - 22)
May 25, 2006 AZ HB 2577 Immigration Law; Employment; Enforcement Conference Report Adopted - Senate (16 - 9)
May 16, 2006 AZ HB 2577 Immigration Law; Employment; Enforcement Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 7)
March 9, 2006 AZ HB 2577 Immigration Policy; Forgery; Employment; Licensing Bill Passed - House (35 - 20)
May 26, 2006 TN HB 3402 Tennessee Minimum Wage Act Bill Passed - House (52 - 43)
Jan. 17, 2006 MD HB 391 Minimum Wage Increase Veto Override Passed - Senate (30 - 17)
Jan. 12, 2006 MD HB 391 Minimum Wage Increase Veto Override Passed - House (91 - 48)
March 1, 2006 CT HB 5684 State Contracting Bill Passed - House (76 - 61)
June 20, 2006 MI HB 6213 Overtime Provisions Bill Passed - House (57 - 49)
May 17, 2006 LA HB 853 Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment in State Government Bill Failed - House (38 - 58)
April 11, 2006 ME LD 235 Minimum Wage Increase Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 15)
April 11, 2006 ME LD 235 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (73 - 70)
Jan. 5, 2006 NJ S 1412 Development Subsidies Application and Reporting Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15)
Feb. 2, 2006 RI S 2112 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 2)
Feb. 16, 2006 RI S 2112 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (51 - 6)
June 1, 2006 LA SB 106 Labor Unions Bill Bill Failed - Senate (8 - 26)
June 30, 2006 PA SB 1090 Minimum Wage Bill Bill Passed - House (161 - 37)
June 22, 2006 PA SB 1090 Minimum Wage Bill Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 14)
June 1, 2006 CA SB 1162 Minimum Wage Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 14)
March 2, 2006 IN SB 117 Incentives to Reduce Employee Tobacco Use as Related to Health Benefits Bill Passed - House (51 - 47)
Aug. 31, 2006 CA SB 1414 Health Care Requirements for Large Companies Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 17)
Aug. 30, 2006 CA SB 1414 Health Care Requirements for Large Companies Bill Passed - House (41 - 37)
March 30, 2006 HI SB 3008 Public Work Projects; Hours and Wages; Violations Bill Passed - House (34 - 9)
March 7, 2006 HI SB 3008 Public Work Projects; Hours and Wages; Violations Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 4)
March 14, 2006 MI SB 318 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (73 - 34)
May 23, 2006 LA SB 347 Sexual Orientation Discrimination in State Government Bill Failed - Senate (10 - 24)
Feb. 15, 2006 NM SB 449 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (37 - 28)
Feb. 14, 2006 NM SB 449 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 18)
March 15, 2006 KS SB 461 Workers' Compensation Regulation Bill Passed - House (67 - 56)
Feb. 13, 2006 WV SB 539 Mine Director Qualifications Bill Passed - House (56 - 39)
Feb. 8, 2006 WV SB 539 Mine Director Qualifications Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 3)
June 15, 2006 DE SB 62 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (26 - 14)
May 31, 2006 LA SB 700 Minimum Wage Bill Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
Jan. 12, 2006 MD SB 790 Health Care for Large Companies Veto Override Passed - House (88 - 50)
Jan. 12, 2006 MD SB 790 Health Care for Large Companies Veto Override Passed - Senate (30 - 17)
April 12, 2006 MN SF 1459 School District Employees Statewide Health Insurance Pool Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 27)
April 10, 2006 MN SF 2702 Labor Disputes, Eligibility for Unemployment, and Dislocated Worker Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 28)
May 12, 2006 MO SS2 SCS HCS HB 1456 Unemployment Compensation Changes Bill Passed - House (90 - 65)
Feb. 14, 2006 VA Sub HB 1048 Employment of Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - House (77 - 22)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/25 AB 2122 Shareholder Distribution Restrictions Bill Passed - House (48 - 32)
8/28 AB 2536 Overtime Pay for Personal Attendants Concurrence Vote Passed - House (47 - 31)
8/23 AB 2536 Overtime Pay for Personal Attendants Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 14)
8/17 AB 2555 Wage Discrimination Penalties Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13)
5/31 AB 2555 Wage Discrimination Penalties Bill Passed - House (48 - 32)
3/08 Am Sub SB 7 Workers’ Compensation and Minimum Wage Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 11)
3/08 Am Sub SB 7 Workers’ Compensation and Minimum Wage Bill Passed - House (58 - 37)
3/11 Com Sub HB 4023 Raising the Minimum Wage Concurrence Vote Passed - House (89 - 10)
5/24 H 4988 Nurse Staffing Bill Bill Passed - House (133 - 20)
3/08 H 551 Public Works Contractors Licensing Fees Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 6)
2/27 H 551 Public Works Contractors Licensing Fees Bill Passed - House (53 - 15)
6/15 HA 5 Minimum Wage Exception Amendment Amendment Rejected - House (16 - 24)
3/24 HB 1010 Requiring Legislative Approval Before Entering International Trade Agreements Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17)
7/10 HB 1017 Employer Verification of Employee Work Status Requirements Concurrence Vote Passed - House (45 - 18)
7/10 HB 1017 Employer Verification of Employee Work Status Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8)
4/06 HB 1033 Minimum Wage Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 1)
4/05 HB 1033 Minimum Wage Bill Passed - House (92 - 2)
4/10 HB 1035 Uninsured Employers' Fund -- Liability of Corporate Officers Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 18)
3/25 HB 1035 Uninsured Employers' Fund -- Liability of Corporate Officers Bill Passed - House (90 - 45)
1/26 HB 1142 Skills 2016 Training Fund Bill Passed - House (51 - 45)
3/22 HB 1496 Association with Labor Unions "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Passed - House (255 - 85)
4/24 HB 1910 Public Construction and Labor Requirements Bill Passed - House (83 - 70)
6/16 HB 194 Minimum Wage for State Employees Bill Failed - Senate (16 - 18)
6/06 HB 194 Minimum Wage for State Employees Bill Passed - House (66 - 35)
6/16 HB 194 Minimum Wage for State Employees Bill Failed - Senate (14 - 19)
7/10 HB 2174 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 12)
5/30 HB 2174 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (72 - 43)
4/05 HB 257 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (146 - 50)
5/25 HB 2577 Immigration Law; Employment; Enforcement Conference Report Adopted - House (33 - 22)
5/25 HB 2577 Immigration Law; Employment; Enforcement Conference Report Adopted - Senate (16 - 9)
5/16 HB 2577 Immigration Law; Employment; Enforcement Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 7)
3/09 HB 2577 Immigration Policy; Forgery; Employment; Licensing Bill Passed - House (35 - 20)
5/26 HB 3402 Tennessee Minimum Wage Act Bill Passed - House (52 - 43)
1/17 HB 391 Minimum Wage Increase Veto Override Passed - Senate (30 - 17)
1/12 HB 391 Minimum Wage Increase Veto Override Passed - House (91 - 48)
3/01 HB 5684 State Contracting Bill Passed - House (76 - 61)
6/20 HB 6213 Overtime Provisions Bill Passed - House (57 - 49)
5/17 HB 853 Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment in State Government Bill Failed - House (38 - 58)
4/11 LD 235 Minimum Wage Increase Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 15)
4/11 LD 235 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (73 - 70)
1/05 S 1412 Development Subsidies Application and Reporting Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15)
2/02 S 2112 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 2)
2/16 S 2112 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (51 - 6)
6/01 SB 106 Labor Unions Bill Bill Failed - Senate (8 - 26)
6/30 SB 1090 Minimum Wage Bill Bill Passed - House (161 - 37)
6/22 SB 1090 Minimum Wage Bill Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 14)
6/01 SB 1162 Minimum Wage Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 14)
3/02 SB 117 Incentives to Reduce Employee Tobacco Use as Related to Health Benefits Bill Passed - House (51 - 47)
8/31 SB 1414 Health Care Requirements for Large Companies Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 17)
8/30 SB 1414 Health Care Requirements for Large Companies Bill Passed - House (41 - 37)
3/30 SB 3008 Public Work Projects; Hours and Wages; Violations Bill Passed - House (34 - 9)
3/07 SB 3008 Public Work Projects; Hours and Wages; Violations Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 4)
3/14 SB 318 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (73 - 34)
5/23 SB 347 Sexual Orientation Discrimination in State Government Bill Failed - Senate (10 - 24)
2/15 SB 449 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (37 - 28)
2/14 SB 449 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 18)
3/15 SB 461 Workers' Compensation Regulation Bill Passed - House (67 - 56)
2/13 SB 539 Mine Director Qualifications Bill Passed - House (56 - 39)
2/08 SB 539 Mine Director Qualifications Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 3)
6/15 SB 62 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (26 - 14)
5/31 SB 700 Minimum Wage Bill Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
1/12 SB 790 Health Care for Large Companies Veto Override Passed - House (88 - 50)
1/12 SB 790 Health Care for Large Companies Veto Override Passed - Senate (30 - 17)
4/12 SF 1459 School District Employees Statewide Health Insurance Pool Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 27)
4/10 SF 2702 Labor Disputes, Eligibility for Unemployment, and Dislocated Worker Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 28)
5/12 SS2 SCS HCS HB 1456 Unemployment Compensation Changes Bill Passed - House (90 - 65)
2/14 Sub HB 1048 Employment of Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - House (77 - 22)

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