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Pennsylvania Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
Oct. 17, 2012 HB 2626 Authorizes Employers to Keep Income Taxes Paid by their Employees Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(111 - 80)
Yea
Oct. 3, 2012 SB 1480 2012-2013 Supplemental Capital Budget Bill Passed - House
(142 - 55)
Nay
Sept. 25, 2012 SB 367 Authorizes Natural Resource Development Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(136 - 62)
Yea
June 30, 2012 HB 761 Exempts Certain Transfers from the Realty Transfer Tax Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(140 - 56)
Yea
June 30, 2012 HB 1261 Repeals the General Assistance Cash Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(102 - 91)
Yea
June 30, 2012 HB 3 Authorizes Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Projects Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(117 - 79)
Yea
June 30, 2012 HB 254 Expands Use of Red-Light Cameras Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(113 - 72)
Nay
June 30, 2012 SB 1115 Amends Charter School Laws Bill Passed - House
(120 - 77)
Yea
June 30, 2012 SB 1263 Prohibits Gas Drilling in Certain Areas Bill Passed - House
(123 - 74)
Yea
June 28, 2012 HB 1307 Authorizes State Control of Financially Distressed Schools Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(106 - 95)
Yea
June 28, 2012 SB 1466 2012-2013 Budget Bill Passed - House
(120 - 81)
Yea
June 6, 2012 SB 1310 Authorizes Repayment of Unemployment Debt to the Federal Government Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(129 - 67)
Yea
Feb. 8, 2012 HB 1950 Amends Statutes Concerning Oil and Gas Resources Conference Report Adopted - House
(101 - 90)
Yea
Dec. 14, 2011 H Amdt 7732 Tuition Vouchers for Charter Schools Amendment Rejected - House
(90 - 105)
Did Not Vote
Nov. 17, 2011 HB 1950 Amends Statutes Concerning Oil and Gas Resources Bill Passed - House
(107 - 76)
Yea
Nov. 14, 2011 HB 1503 Angel Investment Tax Credits Bill Passed - House
(151 - 44)
Yea
June 30, 2011 SB 330 Amending The Taxpayer Relief Act Bill Passed - House
(109 - 86)
Yea
June 30, 2011 HB 960 Public Assistance Program Amendments Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(130 - 66)
Yea
June 29, 2011 HB 1485 2011-2012 Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(109 - 92)
Yea

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.

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