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National Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
May 8, 2013 HR 1406 Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 Bill Passed - House
(223 - 204)
Nay
April 18, 2013 HR 624 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act Bill Passed - House
(288 - 127)
Nay

California Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
Aug. 30, 2012 ACR 161 Establishes September as "Food Literacy Awareness Month" Resolution Passed - Senate
(22 - 13)
Yea
Aug. 27, 2012 AB 2346 Authorizes Farm Workers to Sue Employers for Health or Safety Violations Bill Passed - Senate
(21 - 12)
Yea
Aug. 21, 2012 HB 2676 Increases Penalties For Agriculture Health And Safety Violations Bill Passed - Senate
(24 - 12)
Yea
July 2, 2012 AB 278 Establishes Regulations for Foreclosure Procedures on Home Loans Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(25 - 13)
Yea
July 2, 2012 SB 900 Establishes Regulations for Home Loans Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(25 - 13)
Yea
May 31, 2012 SB 956 Regulates Buy-Here-Pay-Here Car Loans and Lenders Bill Passed - Senate
(24 - 12)
Yea
May 30, 2012 SB 1054 Requires Notifying Property Owners Prior to Hydraulic Fracturing Bill Failed - Senate
(17 - 18)
Yea
May 30, 2012 SB 1234 Establishes Retirement Program for Private Sector Employees Bill Passed - Senate
(23 - 13)
Yea
Jan. 26, 2012 SB 810 Establishes a Single-Payer Health Care System Bill Failed - Senate
(19 - 15)
Yea
Sept. 9, 2011 SB 931 Payroll Debit Cards Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(21 - 17)
Yea
Sept. 9, 2011 SB 292 Authorizes Governor to Expedite Environmental Review Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(32 - 7)
Yea
Sept. 9, 2011 SB 922 Project Labor Agreements Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(24 - 14)
Yea
Sept. 9, 2011 SB 51 Compliance with Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(25 - 16)
Yea
Sept. 8, 2011 SB 299 Pregnancy or Childbirth Leave for Employees Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(27 - 9)
Yea
Sept. 8, 2011 SB 222 Relating to Individual Health Care Coverage for Maternity Services Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(25 - 12)
Yea
Sept. 6, 2011 AB 376 Prohibiting the Sale of Shark Fins Bill Passed - Senate
(25 - 9)
Yea
Sept. 6, 2011 AB 1236 Prohibits Requirement of Electronic Employment Verification Bill Passed - Senate
(24 - 14)
Yea
Aug. 30, 2011 AB 1319 Prohibiting the Use of BPA in Baby Products Bill Passed - Senate
(21 - 12)
Did Not Vote
July 14, 2011 SB 39 Bans Caffeinated Alcohol Drinks Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(25 - 12)
Yea
June 2, 2011 SB 568 Recycling Polystyrene Food Containers Bill Passed - Senate
(21 - 15)
Yea
June 2, 2011 SB 242 Privacy Control Requirements for Social Networks Bill Failed - Senate
(19 - 17)
Did Not Vote
May 31, 2011 SB 469 Requirements for Expansion by Large Retailers Bill Passed - Senate
(21 - 14)
Yea
Aug. 31, 2010 AB 1998 Ban of Single-Use Carryout Bags in Certain Stores Bill Failed - Senate
(14 - 21)
Nay
Aug. 31, 2010 SB 1391 Business Tax Incentive Amendments Concurrence Vote Failed - Senate
(20 - 17)
Yea
Aug. 30, 2010 AB 2470 Individual Health Plan Requirements Bill Passed - Senate
(24 - 10)
Yea
Aug. 26, 2010 SB 145 Prohibiting Denial of Workers' Compensation if the Injury or Death was Related to Certain Personal Characteristics Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(22 - 14)
Yea
Aug. 26, 2010 AB 482 Prohibiting Use of Credit Reports for Employment Purposes Bill Passed - Senate
(21 - 14)
Yea
Aug. 25, 2010 AB 1600 Requiring Insurers to Cover Mental Health Services Bill Passed - Senate
(21 - 9)
Yea
Aug. 25, 2010 AB 1825 Requiring Inclusion of Maternity Services in Health Coverage Bill Passed - Senate
(22 - 11)
Yea
Aug. 25, 2010 SB 1272 Tax Law Amendments Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(22 - 12)
Yea
Aug. 23, 2010 AB 2666 Establishing Public Database of Companies and Their Tax Credits in the State Bill Passed - Senate
(22 - 14)
Yea
Aug. 23, 2010 AB 234 Marine Oil Shipping Regulations Bill Passed - Senate
(21 - 14)
Did Not Vote
June 3, 2010 SB 1121 Overtime Wages for Agricultural Workers Bill Passed - Senate
(23 - 12)
Yea
June 3, 2010 SB 1163 Denials of Health Care Coverage Amendment Adopted - Senate
(23 - 12)
Yea
June 3, 2010 SB 1264 Airline Passenger Rights Bill Failed - Senate
(17 - 16)
Nay
June 3, 2010 SB 920 Opt-out for Telephone Directories Bill Failed - Senate
(12 - 18)
Nay
June 3, 2010 SB 933 Prohibiting Debit Card Fees Bill Passed - Senate
(22 - 9)
Nay
June 2, 2010 SB 1088 Young Adults Health insurance Coverage Bill Passed - Senate
(21 - 13)
Yea
June 1, 2010 SB 900 Health Benefits Exchange Bill Passed - Senate
(21 - 12)
Yea
June 1, 2010 SB 890 Standardization of Health Insurance Plans Bill Passed - Senate
(23 - 11)
Yea
Feb. 18, 2010 ABx8 8 Internet Sales Tax Bill Passed - Senate
(23 - 15)
Yea
Sept. 12, 2009 SB 14 Renewable Energy Requirements Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(22 - 13)
Did Not Vote
Sept. 9, 2009 AB 98 Required Maternity Services Coverage Bill Passed - Senate
(23 - 11)
Yea
Sept. 8, 2009 AB 2 Health Care Law Amendments Bill Passed - Senate
(24 - 13)
Did Not Vote
Sept. 8, 2009 AB 524 Privacy Law Expansion Bill Passed - Senate
(25 - 15)
Yea
Sept. 1, 2009 AB 119 Prohibiting Gender-Based Health Insurance Pricing Bill Passed - Senate
(24 - 13)
Yea
July 24, 2009 ABX4 23 Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Revisions: Oil Drilling Bill Passed - Senate
(21 - 18)
Yea
July 13, 2009 SB 670 Ban on Suction and Dredge Mining Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(28 - 7)
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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