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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
March 20, 2015 NM SB 94 Authorizes Industrial Hemp Research Bill Passed - House (54 - 12)
March 19, 2015 NM SB 503 Authorizes Beer and Wine Delivery Licenses Bill Passed - House (48 - 18)
March 17, 2015 NM HB 340 Amends Voter Identification Requirements Bill Passed - House (37 - 29)
March 10, 2015 NM HB 366 Authorizes State Regulation of Oil and Gas Production Bill Passed - House (37 - 28)
March 7, 2015 NM HB 235 Requires Consent to Use Waterways that Flow Through Private Property Bill Passed - House (34 - 28)
March 6, 2015 NM HB 390 Prohibits Abortions after 20 Weeks Bill Passed - House (42 - 26)
March 6, 2015 NM HB 391 Requires Parental Notification Before an Abortion for a Minor Bill Passed - House (39 - 28)
Feb. 26, 2015 NM HB 148 Prohibits Smoking in Motor Vehicles with Minors Bill Passed - House (34 - 23)
Feb. 25, 2015 NM HB 75 Prohibits Employers from Requiring Employees to Join or Pay Unions Bill Passed - House (37 - 30)
Feb. 16, 2015 NM HB 54 Expands Practice Locations for Anesthesiologist Assistants Bill Passed - House (38 - 28)
Feb. 12, 2015 NM HB 32 Limits Driver's Licenses for Foreign Nationals Bill Passed - House (39 - 29)
Feb. 11, 2015 NM HB 41 Requires Third-Graders to Demonstrate Reading Proficiency Bill Passed - House (38 - 30)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/20 SB 94 Authorizes Industrial Hemp Research Bill Passed - House (54 - 12)
3/19 SB 503 Authorizes Beer and Wine Delivery Licenses Bill Passed - House (48 - 18)
3/17 HB 340 Amends Voter Identification Requirements Bill Passed - House (37 - 29)
3/10 HB 366 Authorizes State Regulation of Oil and Gas Production Bill Passed - House (37 - 28)
3/07 HB 235 Requires Consent to Use Waterways that Flow Through Private Property Bill Passed - House (34 - 28)
3/06 HB 390 Prohibits Abortions after 20 Weeks Bill Passed - House (42 - 26)
3/06 HB 391 Requires Parental Notification Before an Abortion for a Minor Bill Passed - House (39 - 28)
2/26 HB 148 Prohibits Smoking in Motor Vehicles with Minors Bill Passed - House (34 - 23)
2/25 HB 75 Prohibits Employers from Requiring Employees to Join or Pay Unions Bill Passed - House (37 - 30)
2/16 HB 54 Expands Practice Locations for Anesthesiologist Assistants Bill Passed - House (38 - 28)
2/12 HB 32 Limits Driver's Licenses for Foreign Nationals Bill Passed - House (39 - 29)
2/11 HB 41 Requires Third-Graders to Demonstrate Reading Proficiency Bill Passed - House (38 - 30)

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