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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
April 30, 2019 HI HB 673 Amends Law Regarding Medical Cannabis Concurrence Vote Passed - House (33 - 17)
April 30, 2019 HI SB 192 Authorizes the Release of Defendants on Unsecured Bail Bill Passed - House (42 - 9)
April 30, 2019 HI HB 1165 Establishes a Non-Binary Gender Option on IDs Concurrence Vote Passed - House (47 - 4)
April 25, 2019 HI HB 664 Prohibits Conversion Therapy Concurrence Vote Passed - House (46 - 3)
April 9, 2019 HI SB 1292 Requires Vacation-Rental Websites to Collect Sales Tax Bill Passed - House (50 - 1)
April 4, 2019 HI SB 600 Prohibits Individuals Younger than 21 from Bringing Firearms into the State Bill Passed - House (37 - 12)
March 7, 2019 HI HB 1383 Authorizes Marijuana Possession of 3 Grams or Less Bill Passed - House (34 - 16)
March 5, 2019 HI HB 808 Prohibits Hunting of Sharks and Rays Bill Passed - House (51 - 0)
March 5, 2019 HI HB 285 Requires Law Enforcement Transparency Bill Passed - House (45 - 6)
March 1, 2019 HI HB 210 Establishes Ranked Choice Voting Bill Passed - House (41 - 9)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/30 HB 673 Amends Law Regarding Medical Cannabis Concurrence Vote Passed - House (33 - 17)
4/30 SB 192 Authorizes the Release of Defendants on Unsecured Bail Bill Passed - House (42 - 9)
4/30 HB 1165 Establishes a Non-Binary Gender Option on IDs Concurrence Vote Passed - House (47 - 4)
4/25 HB 664 Prohibits Conversion Therapy Concurrence Vote Passed - House (46 - 3)
4/09 SB 1292 Requires Vacation-Rental Websites to Collect Sales Tax Bill Passed - House (50 - 1)
4/04 SB 600 Prohibits Individuals Younger than 21 from Bringing Firearms into the State Bill Passed - House (37 - 12)
3/07 HB 1383 Authorizes Marijuana Possession of 3 Grams or Less Bill Passed - House (34 - 16)
3/05 HB 808 Prohibits Hunting of Sharks and Rays Bill Passed - House (51 - 0)
3/05 HB 285 Requires Law Enforcement Transparency Bill Passed - House (45 - 6)
3/01 HB 210 Establishes Ranked Choice Voting Bill Passed - House (41 - 9)

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