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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
July 25, 2013 NC HB 589 Amends Voter Registration Laws Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 41)
July 24, 2013 NC SB 402 2013-2015 Supplemental Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (65 - 53)
July 24, 2013 NC HB 392 Authorizes Drug Testing for Work First Program Applicants Conference Report Adopted - House (92 - 21)
July 24, 2013 NC HB 522 Prohibits the Application of Foreign Laws Concurrence Vote Passed - House (75 - 37)
July 23, 2013 NC SB 337 Establishes the North Carolina Charter School Advisory Board Conference Report Adopted - House (88 - 22)
July 23, 2013 NC HB 937 Amends Firearm Laws Conference Report Adopted - House (73 - 41)
July 22, 2013 NC SB 76 Amends Hydraulic Fracturing Requirements and Authorizes Off-Shore Drilling Conference Report Adopted - House (70 - 40)
July 16, 2013 NC HB 250 Amends Charter School Laws Conference Report Adopted - House (68 - 47)
July 16, 2013 NC SB 81 Establishes the Charlotte International Airport Authority Bill Passed - House (75 - 39)
July 11, 2013 NC SB 353 Authorizes Regulations for Abortion Services Bill Passed - House (74 - 41)
June 27, 2013 NC SB 132 Requires Certain Reproductive Health and Safety Education for Schools Bill Passed - House (69 - 42)
June 5, 2013 NC SB 306 Repeals the Racial Justice Act Bill Passed - House (77 - 39)
May 16, 2013 NC HB 730 Amends Abortion Laws Bill Passed - House (73 - 39)
May 13, 2013 NC HB 628 Requires Promotion of State Lumber in Building Projects Bill Passed - House (70 - 43)
May 8, 2013 NC HB 9 Establishes Term Limits for House Speaker and Senate President Pro Tempore Amendment Adopted - House (85 - 34)
May 8, 2013 NC HB 101 Repeals the Estate Tax Bill Passed - House (82 - 37)
May 7, 2013 NC HB 937 Amends Firearm Laws Bill Passed - House (78 - 42)
May 7, 2013 NC HB 716 Prohibits Sex-Selective Abortions Bill Passed - House (79 - 40)
May 7, 2013 NC HB 610 Expands the Sale of Alcohol in Seating Areas of Certain Stadiums and Ballparks Bill Passed - House (73 - 45)
March 26, 2013 NC HB 17 Prohibits Disclosure of Concealed Firearm Permit Information Bill Passed - House (97 - 20)
March 4, 2013 NC SB 10 Authorizes the Reorganization of State Boards and Commissions Bill Passed - House (71 - 43)
Feb. 26, 2013 NC SB 4 Prohibits Medicaid Expansion Conference Report Adopted - House (74 - 40)
Feb. 13, 2013 NC HB 66 Authorizes the Use and Display of Wild Animals in Cultural Activities Bill Passed - House (98 - 20)
Date No. Title Outcome
7/25 HB 589 Amends Voter Registration Laws Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 41)
7/24 SB 402 2013-2015 Supplemental Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (65 - 53)
7/24 HB 392 Authorizes Drug Testing for Work First Program Applicants Conference Report Adopted - House (92 - 21)
7/24 HB 522 Prohibits the Application of Foreign Laws Concurrence Vote Passed - House (75 - 37)
7/23 SB 337 Establishes the North Carolina Charter School Advisory Board Conference Report Adopted - House (88 - 22)
7/23 HB 937 Amends Firearm Laws Conference Report Adopted - House (73 - 41)
7/22 SB 76 Amends Hydraulic Fracturing Requirements and Authorizes Off-Shore Drilling Conference Report Adopted - House (70 - 40)
7/16 HB 250 Amends Charter School Laws Conference Report Adopted - House (68 - 47)
7/16 SB 81 Establishes the Charlotte International Airport Authority Bill Passed - House (75 - 39)
7/11 SB 353 Authorizes Regulations for Abortion Services Bill Passed - House (74 - 41)
6/27 SB 132 Requires Certain Reproductive Health and Safety Education for Schools Bill Passed - House (69 - 42)
6/05 SB 306 Repeals the Racial Justice Act Bill Passed - House (77 - 39)
5/16 HB 730 Amends Abortion Laws Bill Passed - House (73 - 39)
5/13 HB 628 Requires Promotion of State Lumber in Building Projects Bill Passed - House (70 - 43)
5/08 HB 9 Establishes Term Limits for House Speaker and Senate President Pro Tempore Amendment Adopted - House (85 - 34)
5/08 HB 101 Repeals the Estate Tax Bill Passed - House (82 - 37)
5/07 HB 937 Amends Firearm Laws Bill Passed - House (78 - 42)
5/07 HB 716 Prohibits Sex-Selective Abortions Bill Passed - House (79 - 40)
5/07 HB 610 Expands the Sale of Alcohol in Seating Areas of Certain Stadiums and Ballparks Bill Passed - House (73 - 45)
3/26 HB 17 Prohibits Disclosure of Concealed Firearm Permit Information Bill Passed - House (97 - 20)
3/04 SB 10 Authorizes the Reorganization of State Boards and Commissions Bill Passed - House (71 - 43)
2/26 SB 4 Prohibits Medicaid Expansion Conference Report Adopted - House (74 - 40)
2/13 HB 66 Authorizes the Use and Display of Wild Animals in Cultural Activities Bill Passed - House (98 - 20)

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