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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
Feb. 24, 2009 IN HB 1379 Unemployment Benefit Amendments Bill Passed - House (55 - 41)
April 15, 2009 IN HB 1604 Authorizing Local Tax Increases to Fund Sports and Convention Facilities Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 17)
April 15, 2009 IN SB 89 Health Care Amendments Bill Passed - House (73 - 20)
April 15, 2009 IN HB 1607 West Lake Commuter Rail Project Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 7)
Feb. 25, 2009 IN HB 1607 West Lake Commuter Rail Project Bill Passed - House (68 - 31)
April 29, 2009 IN HB 1491 St. Joseph Superior Court Judges Conference Report Adopted - House (68 - 22)
April 29, 2009 IN HB 1491 St. Joseph Superior Court Judges Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 18)
June 30, 2009 IN HB 1001 2010 Budget Bill Conference Report Adopted - House (62 - 37)
June 30, 2009 IN HB 1001 2010 Budget Bill Conference Report Adopted - Senate (34 - 16)
April 29, 2009 IN HB 1379 Unemployment Benefit Amendments Conference Report Adopted - House (52 - 47)
Jan. 11, 2010 IN HJR 1 Constitutional Property Tax Cap Joint Resolution Passed - House (75 - 23)
Jan. 14, 2010 IN HB 1181 Allowing Referendums on Retaining or Abolishing Township Governments Bill Passed - House (54 - 44)
Feb. 24, 2010 IN SB 23 Unemployment Tax Law Amendments Bill Passed - House (82 - 17)
Jan. 12, 2010 IN SB 23 Unemployment Tax Law Amendments Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 17)
Feb. 2, 2010 IN SB 150 School Year Beginning and Ending Limitations Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19)
Feb. 2, 2010 IN HB 1131 Statewide Indoor Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (73 - 26)
Jan. 28, 2010 IN SJR 13 Defining Marriage as Being Between One Man and One Woman Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (38 - 10)
March 1, 2010 IN SB 75 Legalizing Alcohol Sales on Election Day Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 17)
March 4, 2010 IN HB 1065 Authorizing Firearms at Workplace Conference Report Adopted - House (75 - 20)
March 4, 2010 IN HB 1065 Authorizing Firearms at Workplace Conference Report Adopted - Senate (41 - 9)
Jan. 12, 2010 IN SJR 1 Constitutional Property Tax Cap Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (35 - 15)
Feb. 23, 2010 IN HB 1367 Education Law Amendments Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19)
Feb. 2, 2010 IN HB 1367 Education Law Amendments Bill Passed - House (51 - 48)
Feb. 25, 2010 IN SB 313 Allowing Renewable Energy Generation Credits Bill Passed - House (68 - 31)
Jan. 31, 2011 IN HB 1450 Unemployment Insurance Amendments Bill Passed - House (61 - 38)
Jan. 31, 2011 IN HB 1018 Ban on Smoking in Public Places Bill Passed - House (68 - 31)
April 27, 2011 IN HB 1002 Charter School Amendments Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 37)
April 12, 2011 IN HB 1002 Charter School Amendments Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
Feb. 8, 2011 IN HB 1002 Charter School Amendments Bill Passed - House (59 - 37)
Feb. 22, 2011 IN SB 192 Authorizing a Study of Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
Feb. 22, 2011 IN SB 1 Evaluating and Licensing of Teachers Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
March 30, 2011 IN HB 1001 2011-2013 Biennium Budget Bill Passed - House (60 - 37)
April 27, 2011 IN HB 1003 School Vouchers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 43)
April 21, 2011 IN HB 1003 School Vouchers Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 22)
March 30, 2011 IN HB 1003 School Vouchers Bill Passed - House (56 - 42)
March 30, 2011 IN HB 1216 Public Works Projects Bill Passed - House (54 - 44)
April 18, 2011 IN SB 292 Prohibits Local Limits on Gun Ownership Bill Passed - House (77 - 21)
April 18, 2011 IN S. Amdt. 5 State Appropriations and Abortion Facilities Amendment Adopted - Senate (36 - 13)
April 15, 2011 IN SB 473 Toll Way Projects Bill Passed - House (73 - 19)
April 5, 2011 IN SB 47 Gambling Expansion Bill Passed - House (58 - 41)
Jan. 25, 2011 IN SB 47 Gambling Expansion Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 15)
April 27, 2011 IN HB 1210 Repealing Medicaid Funding for Planned Parenthood Concurrence Vote Passed - House (66 - 32)
April 19, 2011 IN HB 1210 Repealing Medicaid Funding for Planned Parenthood Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 13)
April 28, 2011 IN HB 1602 Congressional Redistricting Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 32)
April 27, 2011 IN HB 1601 Legislative Redistricting Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 12)
April 29, 2011 IN HB 1216 Public Works Projects Conference Report Adopted - Senate (30 - 20)
April 29, 2011 IN HB 1216 Public Works Projects Conference Report Adopted - House (52 - 47)
April 19, 2011 IN SB 575 Collective Bargaining for School Employees Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 19)
April 13, 2011 IN SB 575 Collective Bargaining for School Employees Bill Passed - House (52 - 40)
Feb. 17, 2011 IN SB 575 Collective Bargaining for School Employees Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19)
Date No. Title Outcome
2/24 HB 1379 Unemployment Benefit Amendments Bill Passed - House (55 - 41)
4/15 HB 1604 Authorizing Local Tax Increases to Fund Sports and Convention Facilities Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 17)
4/15 SB 89 Health Care Amendments Bill Passed - House (73 - 20)
4/15 HB 1607 West Lake Commuter Rail Project Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 7)
2/25 HB 1607 West Lake Commuter Rail Project Bill Passed - House (68 - 31)
4/29 HB 1491 St. Joseph Superior Court Judges Conference Report Adopted - House (68 - 22)
4/29 HB 1491 St. Joseph Superior Court Judges Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 18)
6/30 HB 1001 2010 Budget Bill Conference Report Adopted - House (62 - 37)
6/30 HB 1001 2010 Budget Bill Conference Report Adopted - Senate (34 - 16)
4/29 HB 1379 Unemployment Benefit Amendments Conference Report Adopted - House (52 - 47)
1/11 HJR 1 Constitutional Property Tax Cap Joint Resolution Passed - House (75 - 23)
1/14 HB 1181 Allowing Referendums on Retaining or Abolishing Township Governments Bill Passed - House (54 - 44)
2/24 SB 23 Unemployment Tax Law Amendments Bill Passed - House (82 - 17)
1/12 SB 23 Unemployment Tax Law Amendments Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 17)
2/02 SB 150 School Year Beginning and Ending Limitations Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19)
2/02 HB 1131 Statewide Indoor Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (73 - 26)
1/28 SJR 13 Defining Marriage as Being Between One Man and One Woman Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (38 - 10)
3/01 SB 75 Legalizing Alcohol Sales on Election Day Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 17)
3/04 HB 1065 Authorizing Firearms at Workplace Conference Report Adopted - House (75 - 20)
3/04 HB 1065 Authorizing Firearms at Workplace Conference Report Adopted - Senate (41 - 9)
1/12 SJR 1 Constitutional Property Tax Cap Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (35 - 15)
2/23 HB 1367 Education Law Amendments Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19)
2/02 HB 1367 Education Law Amendments Bill Passed - House (51 - 48)
2/25 SB 313 Allowing Renewable Energy Generation Credits Bill Passed - House (68 - 31)
1/31 HB 1450 Unemployment Insurance Amendments Bill Passed - House (61 - 38)
1/31 HB 1018 Ban on Smoking in Public Places Bill Passed - House (68 - 31)
4/27 HB 1002 Charter School Amendments Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 37)
4/12 HB 1002 Charter School Amendments Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
2/08 HB 1002 Charter School Amendments Bill Passed - House (59 - 37)
2/22 SB 192 Authorizing a Study of Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
2/22 SB 1 Evaluating and Licensing of Teachers Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
3/30 HB 1001 2011-2013 Biennium Budget Bill Passed - House (60 - 37)
4/27 HB 1003 School Vouchers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 43)
4/21 HB 1003 School Vouchers Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 22)
3/30 HB 1003 School Vouchers Bill Passed - House (56 - 42)
3/30 HB 1216 Public Works Projects Bill Passed - House (54 - 44)
4/18 SB 292 Prohibits Local Limits on Gun Ownership Bill Passed - House (77 - 21)
4/18 S. Amdt. 5 State Appropriations and Abortion Facilities Amendment Adopted - Senate (36 - 13)
4/15 SB 473 Toll Way Projects Bill Passed - House (73 - 19)
4/05 SB 47 Gambling Expansion Bill Passed - House (58 - 41)
1/25 SB 47 Gambling Expansion Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 15)
4/27 HB 1210 Repealing Medicaid Funding for Planned Parenthood Concurrence Vote Passed - House (66 - 32)
4/19 HB 1210 Repealing Medicaid Funding for Planned Parenthood Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 13)
4/28 HB 1602 Congressional Redistricting Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 32)
4/27 HB 1601 Legislative Redistricting Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 12)
4/29 HB 1216 Public Works Projects Conference Report Adopted - Senate (30 - 20)
4/29 HB 1216 Public Works Projects Conference Report Adopted - House (52 - 47)
4/19 SB 575 Collective Bargaining for School Employees Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 19)
4/13 SB 575 Collective Bargaining for School Employees Bill Passed - House (52 - 40)
2/17 SB 575 Collective Bargaining for School Employees Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19)

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