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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. 30, 2019 MI HB 4916 Authorizes Sports Betting Bill Passed - House (63 - 45)
June 1, 2019 IL SB 690 Expands the Number of Casinos Permitted in Illinois Bill Passed - House (87 - 27)
May 28, 2019 AL HB 361 Authorizes Sports Betting Concurrence Vote Passed - House (82 - 16)
April 30, 2019 TN HB 1 Authorizes Online Sports Betting Concurrence Vote Passed - House (51 - 40)
April 24, 2019 IN HB 1015 Authorizes Sports Betting Conference Report Adopted - House (59 - 36)
April 24, 2019 TN HB 1 Authorizes Online Sports Betting Bill Passed - House (58 - 37)
April 22, 2019 IA SF 617 Authorizes Sports Betting Bill Passed - House (67 - 31)
March 19, 2019 NH HB 480 Authorizes Sports Gambling Bill Passed - House (269 - 82)
Feb. 23, 2019 VA SB 1126 Authorizes Casino Gaming in Select Cities Conference Report Adopted - House (64 - 33)
Feb. 22, 2019 WV HB 2934 Authorizes Online Sports Gambling Bill Passed - House (72 - 22)
Feb. 20, 2019 ND HB 1254 Authorizes Sports Betting Bill Passed - House (58 - 32)
Date No. Title Outcome
10/30 HB 4916 Authorizes Sports Betting Bill Passed - House (63 - 45)
6/01 SB 690 Expands the Number of Casinos Permitted in Illinois Bill Passed - House (87 - 27)
5/28 HB 361 Authorizes Sports Betting Concurrence Vote Passed - House (82 - 16)
4/30 HB 1 Authorizes Online Sports Betting Concurrence Vote Passed - House (51 - 40)
4/24 HB 1015 Authorizes Sports Betting Conference Report Adopted - House (59 - 36)
4/24 HB 1 Authorizes Online Sports Betting Bill Passed - House (58 - 37)
4/22 SF 617 Authorizes Sports Betting Bill Passed - House (67 - 31)
3/19 HB 480 Authorizes Sports Gambling Bill Passed - House (269 - 82)
2/23 SB 1126 Authorizes Casino Gaming in Select Cities Conference Report Adopted - House (64 - 33)
2/22 HB 2934 Authorizes Online Sports Gambling Bill Passed - House (72 - 22)
2/20 HB 1254 Authorizes Sports Betting Bill Passed - House (58 - 32)

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