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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
April 26, 2019 ND SB 2148 Establishes the Creation of an Ethics Commission Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (42 - 5)
April 26, 2019 ND HB 1286 Amends Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws Bill Passed - House (55 - 37)
April 24, 2019 ND HB 1393 Classifies Domestic Violence as a Distinct Crime Conference Report Adopted - House (73 - 19)
April 19, 2019 ND HB 1383 Establishes an Environmental Impact Mitigation Fund Conference Report Adopted - House (72 - 19)
April 17, 2019 ND HB 1521 Amends State Ethic Laws for Campaign Lobbying Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 8)
April 15, 2019 ND SCR 4001 Requires Legislative Approval for Constitutional Amendments Approved by Voters Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 15)
April 11, 2019 ND SCR 4001 Requires Legislative Approval for Constitutional Amendments Approved by Voters Bill Passed - House (63 - 30)
April 3, 2019 ND HB 1546 Prohibits Dilation and Evacuation Abortions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (79 - 12)
April 2, 2019 ND HB 1332 Authorizes Schools to Develop a Plan for an Armed First Responder Concurrence Vote Passed - House (75 - 15)
March 29, 2019 ND HB 1546 Prohibits Dilation and Evacuation Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 7)
March 29, 2019 ND HB 1346 Amends State K-12 School Year Calendar Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0)
March 29, 2019 ND HB 1381 Prohibits Government Funded Gun Buyback Programs Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 12)
March 29, 2019 ND HB 1332 Authorizes Schools to Develop a Plan for an Armed First Responder Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 14)
March 28, 2019 ND SB 2195 Exempts Burial Fees and Costs for the Spouses and Dependents of Veterans Bill Passed - House (64 - 27)
March 25, 2019 ND SB 2044 Increases Penalties for Pipeline Protesting Bill Passed - House (76 - 14)
March 19, 2019 ND HB 1097 Repeals the Sunday Retail Closing Law Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 21)
March 15, 2019 ND HB 1336 Requires Potential Abortion Reversal Drugs be made Available Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 11)
Feb. 20, 2019 ND HB 1254 Authorizes Sports Betting Bill Passed - House (58 - 32)
Feb. 19, 2019 ND HB 1381 Prohibits Government Funded Gun Buyback Programs Bill Passed - House (66 - 26)
Feb. 19, 2019 ND SB 2315 Establishes Hunters Access Advisory Group Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 18)
Feb. 18, 2019 ND HB 1053 Reduces Income Tax for Military Veterans Bill Passed - House (50 - 42)
Jan. 28, 2019 ND HB 1336 Requires Potential Abortion Reversal Drugs be made Available Bill Passed - House (73 - 16)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/26 SB 2148 Establishes the Creation of an Ethics Commission Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (42 - 5)
4/26 HB 1286 Amends Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws Bill Passed - House (55 - 37)
4/24 HB 1393 Classifies Domestic Violence as a Distinct Crime Conference Report Adopted - House (73 - 19)
4/19 HB 1383 Establishes an Environmental Impact Mitigation Fund Conference Report Adopted - House (72 - 19)
4/17 HB 1521 Amends State Ethic Laws for Campaign Lobbying Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 8)
4/15 SCR 4001 Requires Legislative Approval for Constitutional Amendments Approved by Voters Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 15)
4/11 SCR 4001 Requires Legislative Approval for Constitutional Amendments Approved by Voters Bill Passed - House (63 - 30)
4/03 HB 1546 Prohibits Dilation and Evacuation Abortions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (79 - 12)
4/02 HB 1332 Authorizes Schools to Develop a Plan for an Armed First Responder Concurrence Vote Passed - House (75 - 15)
3/29 HB 1546 Prohibits Dilation and Evacuation Abortions Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 7)
3/29 HB 1346 Amends State K-12 School Year Calendar Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0)
3/29 HB 1381 Prohibits Government Funded Gun Buyback Programs Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 12)
3/29 HB 1332 Authorizes Schools to Develop a Plan for an Armed First Responder Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 14)
3/28 SB 2195 Exempts Burial Fees and Costs for the Spouses and Dependents of Veterans Bill Passed - House (64 - 27)
3/25 SB 2044 Increases Penalties for Pipeline Protesting Bill Passed - House (76 - 14)
3/19 HB 1097 Repeals the Sunday Retail Closing Law Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 21)
3/15 HB 1336 Requires Potential Abortion Reversal Drugs be made Available Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 11)
2/20 HB 1254 Authorizes Sports Betting Bill Passed - House (58 - 32)
2/19 HB 1381 Prohibits Government Funded Gun Buyback Programs Bill Passed - House (66 - 26)
2/19 SB 2315 Establishes Hunters Access Advisory Group Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 18)
2/18 HB 1053 Reduces Income Tax for Military Veterans Bill Passed - House (50 - 42)
1/28 HB 1336 Requires Potential Abortion Reversal Drugs be made Available Bill Passed - House (73 - 16)

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