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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 5, 2006 ID H 876 Property Tax Act of 2006 Bill Passed - House (44 - 26)
March 22, 2006 ID H 777 Serving Alcohol in Movie Theaters Bill Failed - House (30 - 38)
March 22, 2006 ID H 814 Judge Salaries Bill Passed - House (41 - 27)
March 21, 2006 ID H 823 State Affairs Building Code Board Bill Failed - House (33 - 36)
March 20, 2006 ID H 768 Public Charter Schools Bill Failed - House (18 - 46)
March 16, 2006 ID H 663 Medicaid Personal Health Accounts Bill Passed - House (53 - 13)
March 10, 2006 ID H 751 Math & Science Teacher Loan Program Bill Bill Failed - House (31 - 34)
March 10, 2006 ID H 703 College Loan Program Bill Failed - House (27 - 38)
March 6, 2006 ID H 630 School Grounds - Violence Bill Passed - House (49 - 12)
March 2, 2006 ID H 610 Highway Distribution Account Bill Failed - House (27 - 41)
Feb. 28, 2006 ID H 485 Public Infrastructure Improvement Districts (PIDS) Bill Failed - House (30 - 39)
Feb. 27, 2006 ID H 609 Motor Vehicle Special License Plate Program Bill Passed - House (42 - 25)
Feb. 27, 2006 ID H 624 School Property Disposal Bill Passed - House (48 - 18)
Feb. 27, 2006 ID H 551 Public Works Contractors Licensing Fees Bill Passed - House (53 - 15)
Feb. 22, 2006 ID H 582 Breathalyzer Refusal Penalty Bill Passed - House (47 - 19)
Feb. 6, 2006 ID HJR 2 Marriage Amendment Ballot Question Bill Passed - House (53 - 17)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/05 H 876 Property Tax Act of 2006 Bill Passed - House (44 - 26)
3/22 H 777 Serving Alcohol in Movie Theaters Bill Failed - House (30 - 38)
3/22 H 814 Judge Salaries Bill Passed - House (41 - 27)
3/21 H 823 State Affairs Building Code Board Bill Failed - House (33 - 36)
3/20 H 768 Public Charter Schools Bill Failed - House (18 - 46)
3/16 H 663 Medicaid Personal Health Accounts Bill Passed - House (53 - 13)
3/10 H 751 Math & Science Teacher Loan Program Bill Bill Failed - House (31 - 34)
3/10 H 703 College Loan Program Bill Failed - House (27 - 38)
3/06 H 630 School Grounds - Violence Bill Passed - House (49 - 12)
3/02 H 610 Highway Distribution Account Bill Failed - House (27 - 41)
2/28 H 485 Public Infrastructure Improvement Districts (PIDS) Bill Failed - House (30 - 39)
2/27 H 609 Motor Vehicle Special License Plate Program Bill Passed - House (42 - 25)
2/27 H 624 School Property Disposal Bill Passed - House (48 - 18)
2/27 H 551 Public Works Contractors Licensing Fees Bill Passed - House (53 - 15)
2/22 H 582 Breathalyzer Refusal Penalty Bill Passed - House (47 - 19)
2/06 HJR 2 Marriage Amendment Ballot Question Bill Passed - House (53 - 17)

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