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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
Nov. 17, 2017 OK HB 1085 Increases Tax Rates on Oil and Gas Wells Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 15)
Nov. 8, 2017 OK HB 1054 Increases Tax Rate on Tobacco, Alcohol, and Fuel Products Bill Failed - House (71 - 27)
Nov. 1, 2017 OK HB 1085 Increases Tax Rates on Oil and Gas Wells Bill Passed - House (64 - 31)
May 26, 2017 OK SB 845 Establishes a Fee for Cigarette Purchases Bill Passed - House (51 - 43)
May 24, 2017 OK SB 845 Establishes a Fee for Cigarette Purchases Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 18)
May 2, 2017 OK HB 2348 Revises Income Tax Provisions Bill Passed - House (51 - 44)
March 21, 2017 OK HB 1549 Prohibits Abortions Based on Genetic Abnormalities Bill Passed - House (67 - 16)
March 13, 2017 OK SB 170 Repeals Automatic Income Tax Cut Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 6)
Feb. 16, 2017 OK HB 1845 Requires REAL ID Compliance Bill Passed - House (78 - 18)
Date No. Title Outcome
11/17 HB 1085 Increases Tax Rates on Oil and Gas Wells Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 15)
11/08 HB 1054 Increases Tax Rate on Tobacco, Alcohol, and Fuel Products Bill Failed - House (71 - 27)
11/01 HB 1085 Increases Tax Rates on Oil and Gas Wells Bill Passed - House (64 - 31)
5/26 SB 845 Establishes a Fee for Cigarette Purchases Bill Passed - House (51 - 43)
5/24 SB 845 Establishes a Fee for Cigarette Purchases Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 18)
5/02 HB 2348 Revises Income Tax Provisions Bill Passed - House (51 - 44)
3/21 HB 1549 Prohibits Abortions Based on Genetic Abnormalities Bill Passed - House (67 - 16)
3/13 SB 170 Repeals Automatic Income Tax Cut Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 6)
2/16 HB 1845 Requires REAL ID Compliance Bill Passed - House (78 - 18)

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