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Butch Otter's Voting Records

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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.

For more information about the legislative process, see here.

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Executive Actions
Bill No. H 566aaS
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 03/28/2018
Bill No. H 501
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 03/27/2018
Bill No. H 649
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/26/2018
Bill No. H 665
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/23/2018
Bill No. HB 638
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/22/2018
Bill No. H 448
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/20/2018
Bill No. S 1243
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/20/2018
Bill No. H 463
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/12/2018
Bill No. H 318
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/06/2017
Bill No. H 139
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/06/2017
Bill No. H 274
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/06/2017
Bill No. HB 202
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/06/2017
Bill No. H 197
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 03/28/2017
Bill No. S 1057
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 03/24/2017
Bill No. S 1046
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 03/24/2017
Bill No. S 1248
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 06/16/2016
Bill No. S 1342
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/05/2016
Bill No. H 331
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/31/2016
Bill No. H 516
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/30/2016
Bill No. H 372
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/24/2016
Bill No. S 1389
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/24/2016
Bill No. H 425
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 02/09/2016
Bill No. H 1
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 05/19/2015
Bill No. H 312
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/21/2015
Bill No. H 152
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/21/2015
Bill No. S 1146
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/16/2015
Bill No. H 154
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/06/2015
Bill No. S 1011
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/03/2015
Bill No. H 126
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 03/30/2015
Bill No. S 1044
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/26/2015
Bill No. S 1430
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/04/2014
Bill No. S 1314
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/26/2014
Bill No. S 1254
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/12/2014
Bill No. S 1337
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 02/28/2014
Bill No. S 1080 a
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/11/2013
Bill No. H 278
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/11/2013
Bill No. H 221
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/11/2013
Bill No. HB 206
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/11/2013
Bill No. S 1108
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/01/2013
Bill No. S 1117
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/01/2013
Bill No. H 248
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/28/2013
Bill No. HB 55
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/22/2013
Bill No. H 563
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/05/2012
Bill No. S 1274
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/05/2012
Bill No. S 1348
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/05/2012
Bill No. H 660
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/05/2012
Bill No. H 619
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/05/2012
Bill No. H 695
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/05/2012
Bill No. S 1256
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/03/2012
Bill No. S 1295
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/03/2012
Bill No. H 426
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/03/2012
Bill No. H 464
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/23/2012
Bill No. H 481
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/23/2012
Bill No. HB 391
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/01/2012
Bill No. H 404
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 02/21/2012
Bill No. H 298
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/20/2011
Bill No. S 1165
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/13/2011
Bill No. S 1202
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/13/2011
Bill No. S 1184
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/08/2011
Bill No. S 1182
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/06/2011
Bill No. H 187
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/06/2011
Bill No. S 1181
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/06/2011
Bill No. H 260
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/05/2011
Bill No. S 1115
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/01/2011
Bill No. H 109
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/22/2011
Bill No. S 1108
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/17/2011
Bill No. S 1110
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/17/2011
Bill No. S 1007
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/03/2011
Bill No. S 1006
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 02/28/2011
Bill No. S 1419
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/12/2010
Bill No. H 496
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/08/2010
Bill No. H 589
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/08/2010
Bill No. S 1418
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/31/2010
Bill No. H 391
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/17/2010
Bill No. H 374
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 05/18/2009
Bill No. H 303
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 05/18/2009
Bill No. H 376
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 05/12/2009
Bill No. S 1166
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 05/06/2009
Bill No. H 262
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 05/05/2009
Bill No. S 1175a
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/25/2009
Bill No. H 276
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/23/2009
Bill No. S 1206
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/21/2009
Bill No. S 1187
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/21/2009
Bill No. S 1191
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/21/2009
Bill No. S 1192
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/21/2009
Bill No. H 298
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/21/2009
Bill No. H 297
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/21/2009
Bill No. H 293
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/21/2009
Bill No. H 283
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/21/2009
Bill No. H 282
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/21/2009
Bill No. H 280
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/21/2009
Bill No. S 1203
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/21/2009
Bill No. S 1202
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/21/2009
Bill No. S 1201
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/21/2009
Bill No. S 1198
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/21/2009
Bill No. S 1195
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/21/2009
Bill No. S 1194
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/21/2009
Bill No. H 295
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/21/2009
Bill No. H 292
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/21/2009
Bill No. H 284
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/21/2009
Bill No. H 274
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/21/2009
Bill No. S 1197
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/21/2009
Bill No. H 300
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/21/2009
Bill No. H 273
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/21/2009
Bill No. H 272
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/21/2009
Bill No. S 1205
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/21/2009
Bill No. S 1178
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/20/2009
Bill No. H 245
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/20/2009
Bill No. S 1189
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/20/2009
Bill No. S 1179
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/20/2009
Bill No. S 1190
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/20/2009
Bill No. S 1181
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/20/2009
Bill No. S 1176
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/20/2009
Bill No. S 1177
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/20/2009
Bill No. S 1188
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/20/2009
Bill No. H 161
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/17/2009
Bill No. S 1186
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/16/2009
Bill No. H 173
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/14/2009
Bill No. H 680
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/15/2008
Bill No. H 664
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 04/14/2008
Bill No. H 599
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/11/2008
Bill No. H 592
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/01/2008
Bill No. H 657
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/01/2008
Bill No. H 586
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/01/2008
Bill No. H 588
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/31/2008
Bill No. S 1441
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/28/2008
Bill No. S 1393
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/28/2008
Bill No. H 636
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 03/27/2008
Bill No. H 348
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/25/2008
Bill No. H 561
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/24/2008
Bill No. H 562
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/24/2008
Bill No. S 1385
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 03/21/2008
Bill No. S 1458
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 03/20/2008
Bill No. H 553
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 03/20/2008
Bill No. H 608
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 03/20/2008
Bill No. H 366
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/05/2008
Bill No. H 336
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 04/05/2007
Bill No. S 1153
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 03/30/2007
Bill No. S 1212
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 03/29/2007
Bill No. S 1172
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/28/2007
Bill No. H 105
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 03/27/2007
Bill No. S 1082
Outcome Signed - Executive
Date 03/27/2007
Bill No. S 1125
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 03/23/2007
Bill No. H 121
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 03/22/2007
Bill No. H 81
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 03/20/2007
Bill No. H 8
Outcome Vetoed - Executive
Date 02/14/2007

National Key Votes
Bill No. HR 6099
Outcome Passage - Bill Failed - House (250 - 162)
Date 12/06/2006
Bill No. HR 4772
Outcome Passage - Bill Passed - House (231 - 181)
Date 09/29/2006
Bill No. HR 5441
Outcome Conference Report Vote - Conference Report Adopted - House (412 - 6)
Date 09/29/2006
Bill No. S 3930
Outcome Passage - Bill Passed - House (250 - 170)
Date 09/29/2006
Bill No. HR 5825
Outcome Passage - Bill Passed - House (232 - 191)
Date 09/28/2006
Bill No. HR 6166
Outcome Passage - Bill Passed - House (253 - 168)
Date 09/27/2006
Bill No. HR 2679
Outcome Passage - Bill Passed - House (244 - 173)
Date 09/26/2006
Bill No. HR 4772
Outcome Passage - Bill Failed - House (234 - 172)
Date 09/26/2006
Bill No. HR 5092
Outcome Passage - Bill Passed - House (277 - 131)
Date 09/26/2006
Bill No. HR 5631
Outcome Conference Report Vote - Conference Report Adopted - House (394 - 22)
Date 09/26/2006
Bill No. N/A
Outcome Motion Vote - Motion Rejected - House (171 - 217)
Date 09/26/2006
Bill No. S 403
Outcome Passage - Bill Passed - House (264 - 153)
Date 09/26/2006
Bill No. HR 5062
Outcome Passage - Bill Failed - House (220 - 169)
Date 09/25/2006
Bill No. HR 6095
Outcome Passage - Bill Passed - House (277 - 140)
Date 09/21/2006
Bill No. S 2832
Outcome Passage - Bill Failed - House (215 - 204)
Date 09/21/2006
Bill No. HR 4844
Outcome Passage - Bill Passed - House (228 - 196)
Date 09/20/2006
Bill No. HR 6061
Outcome Passage - Bill Passed - House (283 - 138)
Date 09/14/2006
Bill No. HR 4893
Outcome Passage - Bill Failed - House (247 - 171)
Date 09/13/2006
Bill No. HR 503
Outcome Passage - Bill Passed - House (263 - 146)
Date 09/07/2006
Bill No. HR 5970
Outcome Passage - Bill Passed - House (230 - 180)
Date 07/29/2006
Bill No. HR 4
Outcome Passage - Bill Passed - House (279 - 131)
Date 07/28/2006
Bill No. HR 4157
Outcome Passage - Bill Passed - House (270 - 148)
Date 07/27/2006
Bill No. HR 5682
Outcome Passage - Bill Passed - House (359 - 68)
Date 07/26/2006
Bill No. HR 5684
Outcome Passage - Bill Passed - House (221 - 205)
Date 07/20/2006
Bill No. HR 2389
Outcome Passage - Bill Passed - House (260 - 167)
Date 07/19/2006
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