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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 17, 2018 CA AB 1668 Requires Water-Use Targets Concurrence Vote Passed - House (45 - 26)
May 10, 2018 CA AB 1668 Requires Water-Use Targets Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 12)
Aug. 22, 2018 CA AB 1793 Amends Marijuana Convictions Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10)
May 31, 2018 CA AB 1793 Amends Marijuana Convictions Bill Passed - House (43 - 28)
May 10, 2018 CA AB 1815 Authorizes Loan Repayment Assistance for Medicaid Providers Bill Passed - House (50 - 22)
June 28, 2018 CA AB 1838 Prohibits Local Grocery Taxes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 2)
June 28, 2018 CA AB 1838 Prohibits Local Grocery Taxes Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 7)
April 9, 2018 CA AB 1976 Amends Lactation Accommodation Requirements Bill Passed - House (57 - 1)
Aug. 21, 2018 CA AB 2103 Requires Concealed Carry Applicants Complete 8 Hours of Gun Safety Training Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
July 2, 2018 CA AB 216 Authorizes Free Postage for Vote by Mail Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 14)
June 21, 2018 CA AB 216 Authorizes Free Postage for Vote by Mail Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 8)
May 29, 2018 CA AB 2160 Defines Playground Aides as Classified Employees Bill Passed - House (51 - 26)
May 30, 2018 CA AB 2658 Establishes Regulations for Blockchain Technology Bill Passed - House (76 - 0)
May 7, 2018 CA AB 2741 Limits Amount of Opioids that can be Prescribed to Minors Bill Passed - House (58 - 0)
Aug. 6, 2018 CA AB 282 Amends the End of Life Option Act Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9)
Jan. 18, 2018 CA AB 282 Amends the End of Life Option Act Bill Passed - House (45 - 17)
April 19, 2018 CA AB 2943 Prohibits Advertising Conversion Therapy Bill Passed - House (50 - 18)
May 30, 2018 CA AB 2965 Authorizes Medicaid Benefits for Undocumented Children Bill Passed - House (47 - 25)
May 30, 2018 CA AB 3080 Prohibits Nondisclosure Agreements Regarding Workplace Harassment Bill Passed - House (47 - 25)
June 28, 2018 CA AB 375 Establishes Consumer Privacy Regulations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 0)
June 28, 2018 CA AB 375 Establishes Consumer Privacy Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
March 5, 2018 CA AJR 29 Expresses Opposition to Executive Offshore Drilling Proposal Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 5)
Feb. 8, 2018 CA AJR 29 Expresses Opposition to Executive Offshore Drilling Proposal Bill Passed - House (56 - 9)
Aug. 21, 2018 CA SB 10 Establishes New Provisions for the Criminal Justice System Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 12)
Aug. 20, 2018 CA SB 10 Establishes New Provisions for the Criminal Justice System Bill Passed - House (42 - 31)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/17 AB 1668 Requires Water-Use Targets Concurrence Vote Passed - House (45 - 26)
5/10 AB 1668 Requires Water-Use Targets Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 12)
8/22 AB 1793 Amends Marijuana Convictions Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 10)
5/31 AB 1793 Amends Marijuana Convictions Bill Passed - House (43 - 28)
5/10 AB 1815 Authorizes Loan Repayment Assistance for Medicaid Providers Bill Passed - House (50 - 22)
6/28 AB 1838 Prohibits Local Grocery Taxes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 2)
6/28 AB 1838 Prohibits Local Grocery Taxes Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 7)
4/09 AB 1976 Amends Lactation Accommodation Requirements Bill Passed - House (57 - 1)
8/21 AB 2103 Requires Concealed Carry Applicants Complete 8 Hours of Gun Safety Training Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
7/02 AB 216 Authorizes Free Postage for Vote by Mail Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 14)
6/21 AB 216 Authorizes Free Postage for Vote by Mail Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 8)
5/29 AB 2160 Defines Playground Aides as Classified Employees Bill Passed - House (51 - 26)
5/30 AB 2658 Establishes Regulations for Blockchain Technology Bill Passed - House (76 - 0)
5/07 AB 2741 Limits Amount of Opioids that can be Prescribed to Minors Bill Passed - House (58 - 0)
8/06 AB 282 Amends the End of Life Option Act Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9)
1/18 AB 282 Amends the End of Life Option Act Bill Passed - House (45 - 17)
4/19 AB 2943 Prohibits Advertising Conversion Therapy Bill Passed - House (50 - 18)
5/30 AB 2965 Authorizes Medicaid Benefits for Undocumented Children Bill Passed - House (47 - 25)
5/30 AB 3080 Prohibits Nondisclosure Agreements Regarding Workplace Harassment Bill Passed - House (47 - 25)
6/28 AB 375 Establishes Consumer Privacy Regulations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 0)
6/28 AB 375 Establishes Consumer Privacy Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
3/05 AJR 29 Expresses Opposition to Executive Offshore Drilling Proposal Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 5)
2/08 AJR 29 Expresses Opposition to Executive Offshore Drilling Proposal Bill Passed - House (56 - 9)
8/21 SB 10 Establishes New Provisions for the Criminal Justice System Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 12)
8/20 SB 10 Establishes New Provisions for the Criminal Justice System Bill Passed - House (42 - 31)

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