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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
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  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.

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Oct. 29, 2019 IL SB 667 Limits the Cost of Insulin to $100 per 30-day Supply Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 7)
Sept. 11, 2019 CA AB 545 Authorizes the Review of Activities of the Bureau of Cannabis Control Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
Sept. 5, 2019 CA AB 1291 Requires Cannabis Businesses to Enter Into Labor Peace Agreements Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 9)
Aug. 30, 2019 CA SB 223 Authorizes Medical Cannabis on K-12 Campuses Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
June 27, 2019 DE SB 24 Expands Who Can Qualify for Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 4)
June 20, 2019 DE SB 45 Establishes Marijuana Usage by a Juvenile as a Civil Violation Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 6)
June 20, 2019 NY S 6579 Amends Marijuana-Related Laws and Violations Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 23)
June 19, 2019 ME LD 719 Establishes Various Changes to the Marijuana Legalization Act "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (26 - 9)
May 30, 2019 NJ A 10 Expands the Medical Marijuana Program Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 4)
May 29, 2019 IL HB 1438 Authorizes Sale and Use of Recreational Cannabis Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 17)
May 24, 2019 NV AB 132 Prohibits Employment Discrimination for Positive Marijuana Drug Tests Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 8)
May 23, 2019 CA SB 627 Authorizes Prescription of Medical Cannabis for Animals Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0)
May 22, 2019 TX HB 2536 Establishes Drug-Pricing Transparency Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 4)
May 22, 2019 OR HB 2303 Repeals Pseudoephedrine and Ephedrine as Class 3 Controlled Substances Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 10)
May 21, 2019 CA SB 159 Authorizes Use of HIV Prevention Drugs Without Prescription Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
May 4, 2019 KS SB 28 Authorizes CBD Oil for Patients with Debilitating Medical Conditions Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 8)
May 3, 2019 CO HB 19-1263 Amends Criminal Classification of Certain Drug Possessions Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
May 2, 2019 NH HB 364 Authorizes Private Marijuana Cultivation Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 10)
May 1, 2019 CO HB 19-1230 Authorizes Marijuana Consumption on the Premises of Hospitality Establishments Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
May 1, 2019 CO HB 19-1234 Authorizes the Delivery of Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 14)
April 29, 2019 FL HB 19 Authorizes the Importation of Prescription Drugs from Canada Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 13)
April 27, 2019 IA HF 732 Increases THC Allowance for Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 7)
April 9, 2019 DE SB 34 Establishes a Per-Pill Tax on Prescription Opioid Painkillers Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 4)
April 2, 2019 GA HB 324 Authorizes Sale of Medical Marijuana Oil Conference Report Adopted - Senate (34 - 20)
March 18, 2019 ID H 180 Authorizes Syringe and Needle Exchange Program Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
March 14, 2019 NH SB 311 Amends Annulment Laws for Certain Drug Possession Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 8)
March 12, 2019 SD HB 1191 Authorizes the Cultivation of Industrial Hemp Veto Override Failed - Senate (20 - 13)
March 11, 2019 OK HB 2612 Establishes State Medical Marijuana Rules and Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 5)
March 7, 2019 FL SB 182 Authorizes the Use of Medical Marijuana by Smoking Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 4)
March 5, 2019 NM SB 323 Reduces Criminal Penalties for Marijuana Possession Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 8)
Feb. 28, 2019 VT S 54 Authorizes the Sale and Regulation of Cannabis Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 5)
Feb. 18, 2019 NM SB 204 Authorizes Medical Cannabis In Certain School Settings Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 2)
Date No. Title Outcome
10/29 SB 667 Limits the Cost of Insulin to $100 per 30-day Supply Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 7)
9/11 AB 545 Authorizes the Review of Activities of the Bureau of Cannabis Control Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
9/05 AB 1291 Requires Cannabis Businesses to Enter Into Labor Peace Agreements Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 9)
8/30 SB 223 Authorizes Medical Cannabis on K-12 Campuses Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
6/27 SB 24 Expands Who Can Qualify for Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 4)
6/20 SB 45 Establishes Marijuana Usage by a Juvenile as a Civil Violation Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 6)
6/20 S 6579 Amends Marijuana-Related Laws and Violations Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 23)
6/19 LD 719 Establishes Various Changes to the Marijuana Legalization Act "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (26 - 9)
5/30 A 10 Expands the Medical Marijuana Program Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 4)
5/29 HB 1438 Authorizes Sale and Use of Recreational Cannabis Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 17)
5/24 AB 132 Prohibits Employment Discrimination for Positive Marijuana Drug Tests Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 8)
5/23 SB 627 Authorizes Prescription of Medical Cannabis for Animals Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0)
5/22 HB 2536 Establishes Drug-Pricing Transparency Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 4)
5/22 HB 2303 Repeals Pseudoephedrine and Ephedrine as Class 3 Controlled Substances Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 10)
5/21 SB 159 Authorizes Use of HIV Prevention Drugs Without Prescription Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
5/04 SB 28 Authorizes CBD Oil for Patients with Debilitating Medical Conditions Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 8)
5/03 HB 19-1263 Amends Criminal Classification of Certain Drug Possessions Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
5/02 HB 364 Authorizes Private Marijuana Cultivation Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 10)
5/01 HB 19-1230 Authorizes Marijuana Consumption on the Premises of Hospitality Establishments Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
5/01 HB 19-1234 Authorizes the Delivery of Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 14)
4/29 HB 19 Authorizes the Importation of Prescription Drugs from Canada Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 13)
4/27 HF 732 Increases THC Allowance for Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 7)
4/09 SB 34 Establishes a Per-Pill Tax on Prescription Opioid Painkillers Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 4)
4/02 HB 324 Authorizes Sale of Medical Marijuana Oil Conference Report Adopted - Senate (34 - 20)
3/18 H 180 Authorizes Syringe and Needle Exchange Program Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
3/14 SB 311 Amends Annulment Laws for Certain Drug Possession Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 8)
3/12 HB 1191 Authorizes the Cultivation of Industrial Hemp Veto Override Failed - Senate (20 - 13)
3/11 HB 2612 Establishes State Medical Marijuana Rules and Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 5)
3/07 SB 182 Authorizes the Use of Medical Marijuana by Smoking Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 4)
3/05 SB 323 Reduces Criminal Penalties for Marijuana Possession Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 8)
2/28 S 54 Authorizes the Sale and Regulation of Cannabis Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 5)
2/18 SB 204 Authorizes Medical Cannabis In Certain School Settings Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 2)
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