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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 LA HB 265 Authorizes Registration and Voting by Individuals Convicted of Felonies Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 42)
May 17, 2018 LA SB 31 Prohibits Convicted Felons From Obtaining Public Office Bill Passed - House (70 - 24)
May 16, 2018 LA SB 184 Amends Video Draw Poker Devices Control Law Conference Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 14)
May 16, 2018 LA HB 85 Exempts Certain Boards and Commissions From Disclosure Requirements Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 28)
May 16, 2018 LA HB 265 Authorizes Registration and Voting by Individuals Convicted of Felonies Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 13)
May 16, 2018 LA SB 181 Prohibits Abortion After 15 Weeks Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 1)
May 16, 2018 LA HB 88 Establishes Crime of Government Benefits Fraud Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
May 15, 2018 LA SB 243 Establishes Constitutional Amendment for Unanimous Consent on Juries Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
May 15, 2018 LA HB 1 Establishes Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 10)
May 15, 2018 LA SB 389 Amends Probation Regulations Bill Passed - House (81 - 6)
May 15, 2018 LA SB 364 Requires Campus Free Speech Policies Bill Passed - House (58 - 26)
May 15, 2018 LA SB 316 Amend State Riverboat Gaming Laws Bill Passed - House (53 - 42)
May 15, 2018 LA SB 181 Prohibits Abortion After 15 Weeks Bill Passed - House (81 - 9)
May 14, 2018 LA SB 236 Amends Laws Concerning Sexual Abuse of Animals Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (36 - 1)
May 10, 2018 LA HB 206 Authorizes Employment of Convicted Felons in Insurance Businesses Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 9)
May 9, 2018 LA HB 823 Amends Termination Date of Medical Marijuana Laws Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13)
May 9, 2018 LA HB 627 Authorizes Recommendation of Medical Marijuana for Treating Certain Health Conditions of Individuals with Autism Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 10)
May 9, 2018 LA HB 484 Authorizes Fantasy Sports Contests Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15)
May 7, 2018 LA SB 160 Prohibits Tying Up Pets During Hurricanes Bill Passed - House (67 - 25)
May 1, 2018 LA SB 325 Authorizes Department of Health to Close Clinics that Falsify Records Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 3)
May 1, 2018 LA SB 534 Amends "Crime of Violence" to Include Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0)
April 19, 2018 LA HB 1 Establishes Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Bill Passed - House (55 - 47)
April 17, 2018 LA HB 484 Authorizes Fantasy Sports Contests Bill Passed - House (67 - 23)
April 12, 2018 LA HB 579 Authorizes Additional Uses for Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - House (60 - 40)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/17 HB 265 Authorizes Registration and Voting by Individuals Convicted of Felonies Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 42)
5/17 SB 31 Prohibits Convicted Felons From Obtaining Public Office Bill Passed - House (70 - 24)
5/16 SB 184 Amends Video Draw Poker Devices Control Law Conference Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 14)
5/16 HB 85 Exempts Certain Boards and Commissions From Disclosure Requirements Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 28)
5/16 HB 265 Authorizes Registration and Voting by Individuals Convicted of Felonies Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 13)
5/16 SB 181 Prohibits Abortion After 15 Weeks Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 1)
5/16 HB 88 Establishes Crime of Government Benefits Fraud Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
5/15 SB 243 Establishes Constitutional Amendment for Unanimous Consent on Juries Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
5/15 HB 1 Establishes Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 10)
5/15 SB 389 Amends Probation Regulations Bill Passed - House (81 - 6)
5/15 SB 364 Requires Campus Free Speech Policies Bill Passed - House (58 - 26)
5/15 SB 316 Amend State Riverboat Gaming Laws Bill Passed - House (53 - 42)
5/15 SB 181 Prohibits Abortion After 15 Weeks Bill Passed - House (81 - 9)
5/14 SB 236 Amends Laws Concerning Sexual Abuse of Animals Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (36 - 1)
5/10 HB 206 Authorizes Employment of Convicted Felons in Insurance Businesses Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 9)
5/09 HB 823 Amends Termination Date of Medical Marijuana Laws Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13)
5/09 HB 627 Authorizes Recommendation of Medical Marijuana for Treating Certain Health Conditions of Individuals with Autism Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 10)
5/09 HB 484 Authorizes Fantasy Sports Contests Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15)
5/07 SB 160 Prohibits Tying Up Pets During Hurricanes Bill Passed - House (67 - 25)
5/01 SB 325 Authorizes Department of Health to Close Clinics that Falsify Records Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 3)
5/01 SB 534 Amends "Crime of Violence" to Include Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0)
4/19 HB 1 Establishes Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Bill Passed - House (55 - 47)
4/17 HB 484 Authorizes Fantasy Sports Contests Bill Passed - House (67 - 23)
4/12 HB 579 Authorizes Additional Uses for Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - House (60 - 40)
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