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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. 16, 2010 CO HB 1192 Repealing Sales Tax Exemption Concurrence Vote Passed - House (34 - 31)
Feb. 16, 2010 VA SB 334 Authorizing Concealed Handguns in Establishments that Serve Alcohol Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 18)
Feb. 16, 2010 WI AB 447 Payday Lending Regulations Bill Passed - House (59 - 38)
Feb. 16, 2010 VA SB 464 Requiring Insurance Coverage of Autism Disorder Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 13)
Feb. 16, 2010 VA SB 660 Internet Sales Tax Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 12)
Feb. 12, 2010 NM SB 40 Authorizing Concealed Weapons in Restaurants that Serve Alcohol Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 15)
Feb. 11, 2010 NM HB 12 Health Insurer Service Reimbursement Bill Passed - House (46 - 21)
Feb. 10, 2010 SC H 3272 Property Tax Law Amendments Bill Failed - Senate (28 - 13)
Feb. 10, 2010 CO HB 1199 Temporary Limit on Income Tax Reduction for Net Operating Loss Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
Feb. 10, 2010 CO HB 1189 Repealing Sales Tax Exemption Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 15)
Feb. 10, 2010 CO HB 1191 Repealing Sales Tax Exemption Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17)
Feb. 10, 2010 CO HB 1193 Internet Sales Tax Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
Feb. 10, 2010 CO HB 1192 Repealing Sales Tax Exemption Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17)
Feb. 10, 2010 CO HB 1194 Repealing Sales Tax Exemption Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17)
Feb. 10, 2010 CO HB 1190 Suspending Sales Tax Exemption Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 16)
Feb. 10, 2010 NM HB 276 New Mexico Air Quality Act Amendments Bill Failed - House (32 - 33)
Feb. 10, 2010 SD HB 1060 Agriculture and Business Facility Tax Refund Reductions Bill Passed - House (48 - 19)
Feb. 10, 2010 MS HB 232 Novelty Lighter Ban Bill Passed - House (94 - 25)
Feb. 9, 2010 National PN 1351 Craig Becker, Member of the National Labor Relations Board Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 33)
Feb. 9, 2010 VA HB 629 Asbestos Lawsuit Restrictions Bill Passed - House (49 - 48)
Feb. 8, 2010 TN SB 1092 Banning Non-Elected Boards from Requiring Nutrition Information on Menus Veto Override Passed - House (65 - 31)
Feb. 5, 2010 NM HB 119 Temporary Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (34 - 32)
Feb. 5, 2010 NM HB 120 Increasing Tax Withholding Requirements Bill Passed - House (42 - 25)
Feb. 4, 2010 MI HB 5626 "Fiscal Stabilization" Bond Authorization Concurrence Vote Passed - House (75 - 30)
Feb. 3, 2010 CO HB 1190 Suspending Sales Tax Exemption Bill Passed - House (35 - 30)
Feb. 1, 2010 CO HB 1193 Internet Sales Tax Bill Passed - House (33 - 32)
Feb. 1, 2010 CO HB 1192 Repealing Sales Tax Exemption Bill Passed - House (35 - 30)
Feb. 1, 2010 CO HB 1194 Repealing Sales Tax Exemption Bill Passed - House (34 - 30)
Feb. 1, 2010 CO HB 1189 Repealing Sales Tax Exemption Bill Passed - House (37 - 28)
Feb. 1, 2010 CO HB 1191 Repealing Sales Tax Exemption Bill Passed - House (36 - 29)
Jan. 28, 2010 AZ HB 2250 Tax Law Amendments Bill Passed - House (34 - 25)
Jan. 28, 2010 TN SB 1092 Prohibiting Non-Elected Boards from Requiring Nutrition Information on Menus Veto Override Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
Jan. 22, 2010 CO HB 1199 Temporary Limit on Income Tax Reduction for Net Operating Loss Bill Passed - House (37 - 28)
Jan. 13, 2010 IL HB 1188 Increasing Cemetery Regulations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (85 - 30)
Jan. 12, 2010 IL HB 1188 Increasing Cemetery Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 24)
Jan. 12, 2010 IN SB 23 Unemployment Tax Law Amendments Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 17)
Jan. 11, 2010 NJ S 2905 Requiring Chain Restaurants to Post Nutrition Information Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
Jan. 11, 2010 NJ S 2905 Requiring Chain Restaurants to Post Nutrition Information Bill Passed - House (43 - 32)
Jan. 6, 2010 NH HB 569 Expanding Coverage Requirements for Autism Disorders Bill Passed - House (213 - 147)
Date No. Title Outcome
2/16 HB 1192 Repealing Sales Tax Exemption Concurrence Vote Passed - House (34 - 31)
2/16 SB 334 Authorizing Concealed Handguns in Establishments that Serve Alcohol Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 18)
2/16 AB 447 Payday Lending Regulations Bill Passed - House (59 - 38)
2/16 SB 464 Requiring Insurance Coverage of Autism Disorder Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 13)
2/16 SB 660 Internet Sales Tax Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 12)
2/12 SB 40 Authorizing Concealed Weapons in Restaurants that Serve Alcohol Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 15)
2/11 HB 12 Health Insurer Service Reimbursement Bill Passed - House (46 - 21)
2/10 H 3272 Property Tax Law Amendments Bill Failed - Senate (28 - 13)
2/10 HB 1199 Temporary Limit on Income Tax Reduction for Net Operating Loss Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
2/10 HB 1189 Repealing Sales Tax Exemption Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 15)
2/10 HB 1191 Repealing Sales Tax Exemption Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17)
2/10 HB 1193 Internet Sales Tax Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16)
2/10 HB 1192 Repealing Sales Tax Exemption Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17)
2/10 HB 1194 Repealing Sales Tax Exemption Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17)
2/10 HB 1190 Suspending Sales Tax Exemption Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 16)
2/10 HB 276 New Mexico Air Quality Act Amendments Bill Failed - House (32 - 33)
2/10 HB 1060 Agriculture and Business Facility Tax Refund Reductions Bill Passed - House (48 - 19)
2/10 HB 232 Novelty Lighter Ban Bill Passed - House (94 - 25)
2/09 PN 1351 Craig Becker, Member of the National Labor Relations Board Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 33)
2/09 HB 629 Asbestos Lawsuit Restrictions Bill Passed - House (49 - 48)
2/08 SB 1092 Banning Non-Elected Boards from Requiring Nutrition Information on Menus Veto Override Passed - House (65 - 31)
2/05 HB 119 Temporary Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax Increase Bill Passed - House (34 - 32)
2/05 HB 120 Increasing Tax Withholding Requirements Bill Passed - House (42 - 25)
2/04 HB 5626 "Fiscal Stabilization" Bond Authorization Concurrence Vote Passed - House (75 - 30)
2/03 HB 1190 Suspending Sales Tax Exemption Bill Passed - House (35 - 30)
2/01 HB 1193 Internet Sales Tax Bill Passed - House (33 - 32)
2/01 HB 1192 Repealing Sales Tax Exemption Bill Passed - House (35 - 30)
2/01 HB 1194 Repealing Sales Tax Exemption Bill Passed - House (34 - 30)
2/01 HB 1189 Repealing Sales Tax Exemption Bill Passed - House (37 - 28)
2/01 HB 1191 Repealing Sales Tax Exemption Bill Passed - House (36 - 29)
1/28 HB 2250 Tax Law Amendments Bill Passed - House (34 - 25)
1/28 SB 1092 Prohibiting Non-Elected Boards from Requiring Nutrition Information on Menus Veto Override Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
1/22 HB 1199 Temporary Limit on Income Tax Reduction for Net Operating Loss Bill Passed - House (37 - 28)
1/13 HB 1188 Increasing Cemetery Regulations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (85 - 30)
1/12 HB 1188 Increasing Cemetery Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 24)
1/12 SB 23 Unemployment Tax Law Amendments Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 17)
1/11 S 2905 Requiring Chain Restaurants to Post Nutrition Information Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
1/11 S 2905 Requiring Chain Restaurants to Post Nutrition Information Bill Passed - House (43 - 32)
1/06 HB 569 Expanding Coverage Requirements for Autism Disorders Bill Passed - House (213 - 147)

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