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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
June 12, 2015 FL HB 31-A Repeals Certain Requirements for Hospital Construction Bill Passed - House (72 - 28)
June 12, 2015 FL HB 23-A Establishes Recovery Care Services Bill Passed - House (78 - 21)
June 12, 2015 FL HB 21-A Amends State Health Insurance Program Bill Passed - House (71 - 28)
June 5, 2015 FL SB 2-A Establishes the Florida Health Insurance Affordability Exchange Program Bill Failed - House (41 - 72)
April 27, 2015 FL HB 1205 Amends Hydraulic Fracturing Regulations Bill Passed - House (82 - 34)
April 24, 2015 FL SB 604 Requires Contact Information from Certain Website Operators Bill Passed - House (78 - 38)
April 24, 2015 FL HB 943 Amends Alimony Law Bill Passed - House (93 - 22)
April 22, 2015 FL HB 633 Requires 24-Hour Waiting Period Prior to Abortion Bill Passed - House (77 - 41)
April 9, 2015 FL SB 290 Authorizes Concealed Carry During Emergency Evacuations Bill Passed - House (86 - 26)
April 9, 2015 FL HB 7111 Authorizes Adoption Agencies to Deny Services Based on Religion Bill Passed - House (75 - 38)
March 27, 2015 FL HB 7037 Appropriates Funds for Charter Schools Bill Passed - House (75 - 35)
March 11, 2015 FL HB 7013 Amends Child Adoption Laws Bill Passed - House (68 - 50)
Date No. Title Outcome
6/12 HB 31-A Repeals Certain Requirements for Hospital Construction Bill Passed - House (72 - 28)
6/12 HB 23-A Establishes Recovery Care Services Bill Passed - House (78 - 21)
6/12 HB 21-A Amends State Health Insurance Program Bill Passed - House (71 - 28)
6/05 SB 2-A Establishes the Florida Health Insurance Affordability Exchange Program Bill Failed - House (41 - 72)
4/27 HB 1205 Amends Hydraulic Fracturing Regulations Bill Passed - House (82 - 34)
4/24 SB 604 Requires Contact Information from Certain Website Operators Bill Passed - House (78 - 38)
4/24 HB 943 Amends Alimony Law Bill Passed - House (93 - 22)
4/22 HB 633 Requires 24-Hour Waiting Period Prior to Abortion Bill Passed - House (77 - 41)
4/09 SB 290 Authorizes Concealed Carry During Emergency Evacuations Bill Passed - House (86 - 26)
4/09 HB 7111 Authorizes Adoption Agencies to Deny Services Based on Religion Bill Passed - House (75 - 38)
3/27 HB 7037 Appropriates Funds for Charter Schools Bill Passed - House (75 - 35)
3/11 HB 7013 Amends Child Adoption Laws Bill Passed - House (68 - 50)

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