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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.

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
May 31, 2019 AL SB 397 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment to Create Governor-Appointed Board of Education Bill Passed - House (78 - 21)
May 31, 2019 AL HB 77 Expands Retirement Benefits for Public School Teachers Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 4)
May 30, 2019 AL HB 225 Prohibits Pay Discrimination Based on Sex and Race Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 0)
May 28, 2019 AL HB 361 Authorizes Sports Betting Concurrence Vote Passed - House (82 - 16)
May 28, 2019 AL HB 361 Authorizes Sports Betting Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 8)
May 23, 2019 AL SB 69 Repeals Marriage Licenses Bill Passed - House (67 - 26)
May 21, 2019 AL HB 491 Establishes Requirements for Abortions Resulting in Premature Birth Bill Passed - House (66 - 18)
May 21, 2019 AL HB 379 Requires Chemical Castration for All Child Sex Offenders Bill Passed - House (72 - 16)
May 14, 2019 AL HB 314 Increases Penalties for Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 6)
April 30, 2019 AL HB 314 Increases Penalties for Abortions Bill Passed - House (74 - 3)
April 25, 2019 AL SB 220 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment to Create a State Lottery Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
April 16, 2019 AL SB 140 Amends Sex Education Standards Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 1)
April 11, 2019 AL HB 212 Prohibits Driving in the Left Lane for More than 1.5 Miles Bill Passed - House (61 - 24)
March 21, 2019 AL SB 69 Repeals Marriage Licenses Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 0)
March 21, 2019 AL SB 119 Repeals Common Core Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/31 SB 397 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment to Create Governor-Appointed Board of Education Bill Passed - House (78 - 21)
5/31 HB 77 Expands Retirement Benefits for Public School Teachers Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 4)
5/30 HB 225 Prohibits Pay Discrimination Based on Sex and Race Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 0)
5/28 HB 361 Authorizes Sports Betting Concurrence Vote Passed - House (82 - 16)
5/28 HB 361 Authorizes Sports Betting Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 8)
5/23 SB 69 Repeals Marriage Licenses Bill Passed - House (67 - 26)
5/21 HB 491 Establishes Requirements for Abortions Resulting in Premature Birth Bill Passed - House (66 - 18)
5/21 HB 379 Requires Chemical Castration for All Child Sex Offenders Bill Passed - House (72 - 16)
5/14 HB 314 Increases Penalties for Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 6)
4/30 HB 314 Increases Penalties for Abortions Bill Passed - House (74 - 3)
4/25 SB 220 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment to Create a State Lottery Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
4/16 SB 140 Amends Sex Education Standards Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 1)
4/11 HB 212 Prohibits Driving in the Left Lane for More than 1.5 Miles Bill Passed - House (61 - 24)
3/21 SB 69 Repeals Marriage Licenses Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 0)
3/21 SB 119 Repeals Common Core Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7)

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