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National Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
Feb. 15, 2013 HR 273 Eliminates the 2013 Statutory Pay Adjustment for Federal Employees Bill Passed - House
(261 - 154)
Nay
Jan. 23, 2013 HR 325 To Ensure the Complete and Timely Payment of the Obligations of the United States Government Until May 19, 2013 Bill Passed - House
(285 - 144)
Nay
Jan. 15, 2013 H Amdt 4 Offsets Cost of Disaster Relief Appropriations Through Discretionary Budget Cuts Amendment Rejected - House
(162 - 258)
Nay
Jan. 15, 2013 HR 152 Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 Bill Passed - House
(241 - 180)
Yea

California Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
Aug. 30, 2012 AB 1478 Appropriates Funds for State Parks for 2 Years Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(55 - 20)
Yea
Aug. 13, 2012 AB 1500 Corporate Tax Rates and Middle Class Scholarship Fund Bill Passed - House
(54 - 25)
Yea
July 5, 2012 SB 1029 Authorizes the Sale of State Bonds for a High-Speed Rail Bill Passed - House
(52 - 28)
Yea
June 27, 2012 AB 1499 Ballot Order for Statewide Measures Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(50 - 24)
Yea
June 15, 2012 AB 1464 2012-2013 Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(50 - 28)
Yea
Feb. 2, 2012 SB 95 Increase State's Ability to Borrow Bill Passed - House
(54 - 17)
Yea
Sept. 9, 2011 AB 1424 Suspending the Licenses of Delinquent Taxpayers Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(47 - 27)
Yea
Sept. 8, 2011 ABX1 40 State Tax Code Restructuring Bill Passed - House
(54 - 15)
Yea
June 1, 2011 AB 131 In-State College Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - House
(50 - 27)
Yea
May 31, 2011 AB 155 Online Sale Taxes Bill Passed - House
(52 - 20)
Yea
March 17, 2011 AB 109 Criminal Justice Realignment Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(51 - 27)
Yea
March 17, 2011 SB 70 Education Budget Amendments Bill Passed - House
(53 - 25)
Yea
Oct. 7, 2010 SB 870 2010-2011 Budget Bill Passed - House
(57 - 13)
Yea
Aug. 25, 2010 SB 1391 Business Tax Incentive Amendments Bill Passed - House
(46 - 28)
Yea
Aug. 25, 2010 AB 2666 Establishing Public Database of Companies and Their Tax Credits in the State Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(48 - 26)
Yea
Aug. 23, 2010 SB 1272 Tax Law Amendments Bill Passed - House
(47 - 27)
Yea
March 8, 2010 SBx8 32 Tax Law Amendments Bill Passed - House
(47 - 29)
Yea
March 4, 2010 ABx8 6 Fuel Tax Amendments Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(41 - 32)
Yea
March 4, 2010 ABx8 9 Tax and Transportation Law Amendments Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(44 - 30)
Yea
Feb. 22, 2010 ABx8 2 2010-2011 Budget Amendments Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(44 - 20)
Yea
Jan. 5, 2010 SBx5 1 Education Law Amendments Bill Passed - House
(45 - 17)
Yea
Jan. 5, 2010 SBx5 4 Education Law Amendments Bill Passed - House
(41 - 27)
Yea
Dec. 10, 2009 ABx5 8 Education Law Amendments Bill Passed - House
(48 - 25)
Yea
Nov. 4, 2009 SBx7 8 Water Diversion Amendments Bill Passed - House
(49 - 20)
Yea
Nov. 4, 2009 SBx7 2 Water Investment Bond Measure Bill Passed - House
(55 - 20)
Yea
Sept. 11, 2009 SB 19 Eliminating Prohibition on Utilizing CALTIDES Data to Evaluate Teachers Bill Passed - House
(53 - 20)
Yea
Aug. 31, 2009 SBx3 18 Correctional Law Amendments Bill Passed - House
(41 - 37)
Yea
July 24, 2009 ABX4 15 Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Revisions: Implementing Prop 1A Suspension Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(59 - 14)
Yea
July 24, 2009 ABX4 2 Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Revisions: Education Revisions Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(55 - 18)
Yea
July 24, 2009 ABX4 14 2009-2010 Budget Amendments Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(54 - 25)
Yea
July 24, 2009 ABX4 19 Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Revisions: In-Home Supportive Services Fraud Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(42 - 33)
Yea
July 24, 2009 ABX4 26 Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Revisions: Shifting Redevelopment Funds Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(41 - 31)
Yea
July 23, 2009 ABX4 1 2009-2010 Budget Amendments Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(56 - 23)
Yea
June 28, 2009 SBX3 17 Tax Law Amendments (2009-2010 Budget Financing) Bill Passed - House
(42 - 31)
Yea
June 28, 2009 SBx3 16 2009-2010 Budget Amendments Bill Passed - House
(46 - 29)
Yea
June 28, 2009 ABx3 39 Tax Law Amendments (2009-2010 Budget Financing) Bill Passed - House
(44 - 31)
Yea
Dec. 18, 2008 ABx1 12 Extending Tax Withholding Requirements to Payments to Independent Contractors Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(47 - 28)
Yea
Sept. 19, 2008 SBx1 28 Tax Law Amendments Bill Passed - House
(43 - 30)
Yea
Sept. 16, 2008 AB 1452 Suspending Carryback and Net Operating Loss Deductions Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(55 - 21)
Yea
Sept. 16, 2008 SCA 12 State Lottery Amendments Joint Resolution Passed - House
(63 - 14)
Yea
Sept. 16, 2008 AB 1781 2008-2009 Budget Conference Report Adopted - House
(61 - 11)
Yea
Sept. 9, 2008 SB 1087 2008-2009 Budget Amendments Bill Failed - House
(27 - 45)
Nay
Aug. 31, 2008 AB 2321 Metro Sales Tax Increase Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(49 - 25)
Yea
Aug. 31, 2008 SB 1301 Extending Student Financial Aid Eligibility Bill Passed - House
(46 - 29)
Yea
Aug. 30, 2008 AB 583 Public Financing of Elections Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(42 - 32)
Yea
Aug. 29, 2008 AB 1107 Drought-Related Unemployment Benefits Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(60 - 18)
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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