Key Votes

2007 All Labor Unions Key Votes

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Date No. Title Outcome
12/11 WI SB 176 Compensation for Discharged Police Officers Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 3) 11/19 MD HB 1 2007-2008 Budget Amendments Concurrence Vote Passed - House (100 - 33) 11/19 MD HB 1 2007-2008 Budget Amendments Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 13) 11/13 MD HB 1 2007-2008 Budget Amendments Bill Passed - House (103 - 36) 11/07 NA HR 3685 Sexual Orientation Employment Nondiscrimination Act (ENDA) Bill Passed - House (235 - 184) 10/31 NA HR 3920 Trade and Globalization Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (264 - 157) 10/11 MA H 4282 Supplemental Budget Bill Passed - House (126 - 18) 10/01 MI H Sub for Sub SB 547 Public School Employee Retirement Plan Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 17) 10/01 MI H Sub for S Sub SB 546 Public School Employee Retirement Benefits Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 15) 10/01 MI H Sub for S Sub SB 546 Public School Employee Retirement Benefits Bill Passed - House (65 - 44) 10/01 MI H Sub for Sub SB 547 Public School Employee Retirement Plan Bill Passed - House (56 - 53) 8/30 MI Sub SB 689 State Employees' Retirement Act Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 16) 7/19 NA HR 3043 Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Bill Passed - House (276 - 140) 7/17 NA HR 980 Collective Bargaining for Public Safety Officers Bill Passed - House (314 - 97) 7/16 PA SB 246 Smoking Ban Concurrence Vote Failed - Senate (13 - 36) 7/16 PA SB 246 Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (141 - 62) 7/12 CA SB 180 Collective Bargaining Representation for Agricultural Workers Bill Passed - House (46 - 33) 7/06 IL HB 2055 State Lottery Privatization Bill Failed - House (6 - 78) 7/03 NC SCS HB 973 Mental Health Insurance Coverage Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 12) 6/29 DE SB 36 State Employee Collective Bargaining Bill Passed - House (26 - 10) 6/28 DE HA 1 Employee Paycheck Consent Amendment Rejected - House (15 - 23) 6/26 NA HR 800 Union Organization Bill Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 48) 6/26 LA HB 489 Salary Increase for Statewide Elected Officials Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 28) 6/26 PA SB 246 Smoking Ban Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 17) 6/26 MI Sub for SB 547 Public School Employee Retirement Plan Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17) 6/25 LA HB 489 Salary Increase for Statewide Elected Officials Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12) 6/20 AZ HB 2779 Employment of Undocumented Immigrants Conference Report Adopted - House (47 - 11) 6/20 AZ HB 2779 Employment of Undocumented Immigrants Conference Report Adopted - Senate (20 - 4) 6/19 RI LCO # 2572/2 to H5300A Privatization of State Services Repeal Amendment Rejected - Senate (9 - 24) 6/18 OR SB 571 Smoking Ban Expansion Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (18 - 12) 6/15 RI LCO # 1305/22 to H5300A Privatization of State Services Amendment Adopted - House (61 - 13) 6/15 OR SB 571 Smoking Ban Expansion Bill Passed - House (38 - 21) 6/14 DE SB 36 State Employee Collective Bargaining Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 6) 6/07 CA SB 456 Diacetyl Toxic Substance Ban Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 18) 6/06 NA S Amdt 1184 Denying Legal Status for Immigrants Convicted of Certain Crimes Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 51) 6/06 NA S Amdt 1316 Five Year Expiration for Guest Worker Program Amendment Adopted - Senate (49 - 48) 6/06 NA S Amdt 1202 Point Based Immigration Expiration Date Amendment Rejected - Senate (42 - 55) 6/06 LA HB 489 Salary Increase for Statewide Elected Officials Bill Passed - House (57 - 42) 6/04 CA AB 514 Diacetyl Toxic Substance Ban Bill Passed - House (43 - 33) 6/01 CT HB 7032 State Job Retention Bill Passed - House (125 - 25) 5/31 CT Sub SB 847 Workers' Compensation Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15) 5/24 NA H Amdt 1 Departmental Appropriations for Defense, Security, and Hurricane Recovery Amendment Adopted - House (348 - 73) 5/24 NA HR 2206 Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (80 - 14) 5/24 TN SB 1325 Indoor Smoking Ban Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 5) 5/23 NA S Amdt 1169 Guest Worker Number Reduction Amendment Amendment Adopted - Senate (74 - 24) 5/23 AZ HB 2779 Employment of Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 4) 5/21 CA SB 180 Collective Bargaining Representation for Agricultural Workers Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 15) 5/19 MN HF 464 School District Health Insurance Pool Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 16) 5/17 MN HF 464 School District Health Insurance Pool Bill Passed - House (81 - 52) 5/16 WI AB 30 Felon Employment in Educational Agencies Bill Passed - House (64 - 29) 5/11 MN SF 238 Smoking Ban Conference Report Adopted - House (81 - 48) 5/11 MN SF 238 Smoking Ban Conference Report Adopted - Senate (43 - 21) 5/10 NA HR 2206 Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 Bill Passed - House (221 - 205) 5/09 WI AB 260 Employment Discrimination Exception for Sexual or Violent Offenders Bill Passed - House (61 - 33) 5/02 NC HB 259 Smoking Ban Bill Failed - House (55 - 61) 5/02 TN HB 625 Tennessee Minimum Wage Act Bill Passed - House (59 - 37) 5/01 IL SB 500 Smoke Free Illinois Act Bill Passed - House (73 - 42) 4/29 IN HB 1678 Employer Health Insurance Plans Conference Report Adopted - Senate (37 - 13) 4/29 IN HB 1678 Employer Health Insurance Plans Conference Report Adopted - House (70 - 29) 4/26 MN SF 238 Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (85 - 45) 4/26 NH HB 514 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 5) 4/24 NV AB 248 Regulation of Tip Sharing Agreements Bill Passed - House (32 - 10) 4/24 AZ HB 2589 Labor Solicitation and Criminal Trespass Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 13) 4/23 NV AB 494 Unemployment Compensation for Workers in a Lockout Bill Passed - House (28 - 14) 4/23 MN SF 875 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 23) 4/20 ND SB 2046 Teachers’ Retirement Fund Conference Report Adopted - House (57 - 27) 4/16 NV AB 601 Local Government Employee-Management Relations Act Bill Passed - House (28 - 14) 4/10 SC S 332 Workers' Compensation Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 7) 4/09 MD HB 430 State Living Wage Concurrence Vote Passed - House (91 - 49) 4/09 MD HB 430 State Living Wage Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 16) 4/06 MD HB 430 State Living Wage Bill Passed - House (88 - 50) 4/05 MD HB 359 Indoor Smoking Ban Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 14) 4/04 NH HB 514 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (286 - 69) 4/03 MD SB 91 Indoor Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (99 - 39) 3/29 IL SB 500 Smoke Free Illinois Act Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 23) 3/28 MN SF 276 School District Health Insurance Pool Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 23) 3/27 MN SF 238 Smoking Ban Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 24) 3/27 KS SB 385 State Employee Pay Increase Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 11) 3/26 MD SB 91 Indoor Smoking Ban Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 13) 3/24 MD HB 359 Indoor Smoking Ban Bill Passed - House (98 - 40) 3/23 VT H. 353 Amending Unionization Requirements for State Employees Bill Passed - House (78 - 59) 3/15 NJ A 1044 Notification of Job Loss and Plant Closures Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12) 3/15 AZ HB 2779 Employment of Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - House (46 - 13) 3/14 NA HR 985 Whistleblower Protection Act of 2007 Bill Passed - House (331 - 94) 3/09 ND SB 2417 Verifying Employee Work Status Bill Failed - House (18 - 70) 3/08 AZ HB 2589 Labor Solicitation and Criminal Trespass Bill Passed - House (35 - 23) 3/08 IA SF 413 “Fair Share” Union Fees Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21) 3/02 SD SB 207 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (62 - 8) 3/01 NM SB 324 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (39 - 29) 3/01 NA HR 800 Union Organization Bill Bill Passed - House (241 - 185) 2/21 KY HCS HB 305 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (89 - 10) 2/13 ND SB 2122 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Failed - Senate (20 - 26) 2/12 SD SB 207 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6) 2/07 IN HB 1132 Notification of Plant Closure or Mass Layoff Bill Passed - House (51 - 49) 2/07 IN HB 1088 Collective Bargaining for Public Employees Bill Passed - House (51 - 49) 2/05 VA Sub SB 1327 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 8) 2/05 CO HB 1072 Termination of All-Union Agreements Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 15) 2/02 NM SB 324 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 7) 1/31 ND HB 1177 School District Salary Cap Exemptions Bill Passed - House (73 - 17) 1/30 IN HB 1027 Minimum Wage Increase and Estate/Death Tax Cut Bill Passed - House (71 - 29) 1/24 IA HF 1 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 8) 1/23 IA HF 1 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (79 - 19) 1/22 CO HB 1072 Termination of All-Union Agreements Bill Passed - House (35 - 29) 1/10 NA HR 2 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (315 - 116) 1/09 MS HB 237 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (68 - 50) 1/08 NJ A 1044 Notification of Job Loss and Plant Closures Bill Passed - House (52 - 24)

About the Selection and Descriptions of Key Votes

Project Vote Smart provides easy access to Congressional and State voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Key votes typically include the initial passage of legislation and final conference report vote versions (the compromised versions of bills passed in separate House and Senate versions). 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

Descriptions of the votes are written by Vote Smart staff and based on information included in the Congressional Record, State House Journals, or Senate Journals, with additional background information from newspapers, magazines, etc. Vote Smart provides summaries for each selected key vote. The summary does not necessarily reflect the final version of the bill.

The Key Votes Program follows Project Vote Smart's strict policies, procedures and structure that guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. In order to ensure that all Key Votes are non-partisan in their selection and language, each is approved by a group of over 160 political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.