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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 29, 2007 IN HB 1001 Operating Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (41 - 9)
April 29, 2007 IN HB 1001 Operating Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (51 - 49)
April 11, 2007 IN HB 1001 Operating Budget Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 13)
Feb. 22, 2007 IN HB 1001 Operating Budget Bill Passed - House (51 - 48)
Feb. 13, 2007 IN HB 1007 Property Tax Relief Bill Failed - House (49 - 48)
Feb. 27, 2007 IN HB 1008 Tobacco Tax to Fund Health Coverage Bill Failed - House (44 - 52)
Jan. 30, 2007 IN HB 1027 Minimum Wage Increase and Estate/Death Tax Cut Bill Passed - House (71 - 29)
April 11, 2007 IN HB 1478 Property Tax Reduction Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 5)
April 29, 2007 IN HB 1510 Charity Gambling and Illegal Gambling Enforcement Conference Report Adopted - House (53 - 43)
April 11, 2007 IN HB 1510 Charity Gambling and Illegal Gambling Enforcement Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 11)
Feb. 26, 2007 IN HB 1622 Gasoline Sales Tax Bill Passed - House (75 - 25)
April 29, 2007 IN HB 1678 Employer Health Insurance Plans Conference Report Adopted - House (70 - 29)
April 29, 2007 IN HB 1678 Employer Health Insurance Plans Conference Report Adopted - Senate (37 - 13)
Feb. 26, 2007 IN HB 1830 Funding for Local Roads Bill Passed - House (51 - 48)
April 29, 2007 IN HB 1835 Slot Machines at Race Tracks Conference Report Adopted - House (54 - 45)
April 29, 2007 IN HB 1835 Slot Machines at Race Tracks Conference Report Adopted - Senate (33 - 17)
March 29, 2007 IN HB 1835 Slot Machines at Race Tracks Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 21)
Feb. 23, 2007 IN HB 1835 Slot Machines at Race Tracks Bill Passed - House (54 - 39)
Feb. 27, 2007 IN SB 401 Legislator Salary Adjustment Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 9)
April 10, 2007 IN SB 401 Legislator Salary Adjustment Bill Passed - House (60 - 39)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/29 HB 1001 Operating Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (41 - 9)
4/29 HB 1001 Operating Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (51 - 49)
4/11 HB 1001 Operating Budget Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 13)
2/22 HB 1001 Operating Budget Bill Passed - House (51 - 48)
2/13 HB 1007 Property Tax Relief Bill Failed - House (49 - 48)
2/27 HB 1008 Tobacco Tax to Fund Health Coverage Bill Failed - House (44 - 52)
1/30 HB 1027 Minimum Wage Increase and Estate/Death Tax Cut Bill Passed - House (71 - 29)
4/11 HB 1478 Property Tax Reduction Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 5)
4/29 HB 1510 Charity Gambling and Illegal Gambling Enforcement Conference Report Adopted - House (53 - 43)
4/11 HB 1510 Charity Gambling and Illegal Gambling Enforcement Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 11)
2/26 HB 1622 Gasoline Sales Tax Bill Passed - House (75 - 25)
4/29 HB 1678 Employer Health Insurance Plans Conference Report Adopted - House (70 - 29)
4/29 HB 1678 Employer Health Insurance Plans Conference Report Adopted - Senate (37 - 13)
2/26 HB 1830 Funding for Local Roads Bill Passed - House (51 - 48)
4/29 HB 1835 Slot Machines at Race Tracks Conference Report Adopted - House (54 - 45)
4/29 HB 1835 Slot Machines at Race Tracks Conference Report Adopted - Senate (33 - 17)
3/29 HB 1835 Slot Machines at Race Tracks Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 21)
2/23 HB 1835 Slot Machines at Race Tracks Bill Passed - House (54 - 39)
2/27 SB 401 Legislator Salary Adjustment Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 9)
4/10 SB 401 Legislator Salary Adjustment Bill Passed - House (60 - 39)

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