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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
March 6, 2015 WY SF 145 Appropriates Funds for Uncompensated Charity Care Conference Report Adopted - House (42 - 15)
March 6, 2015 WY SF 145 Appropriates Funds for Uncompensated Charity Care Conference Report Adopted - Senate (20 - 7)
March 4, 2015 WY SF 56 Appropriates Funds for Study of Public Lands Bill Passed - House (42 - 17)
March 4, 2015 WY SF 145 Appropriates Funds for Uncompensated Charity Care Bill Passed - House (50 - 9)
Feb. 26, 2015 WY HB 144 Establishes a School Safety Tip Line Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13)
Feb. 25, 2015 WY HB 23 Authorizes Adoption of Next Generation Science Standards Conference Report Adopted - House (43 - 12)
Feb. 24, 2015 WY SF 106 Prohibits Powdered Alcohol Bill Failed - House (30 - 29)
Feb. 24, 2015 WY HB 159 Repeals Statewide Writing Assessment Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 14)
Feb. 12, 2015 WY SF 13 Authorizes Firing Squads as an Alternative Method of Execution Concurrence Vote Failed - Senate (14 - 12)
Feb. 12, 2015 WY SF 13 Authorizes Firing Squads as an Alternative Method of Execution Bill Passed - House (32 - 28)
Feb. 12, 2015 WY HB 23 Authorizes Consideration of Next Generation Science Standards Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 3)
Feb. 11, 2015 WY SF 145 Appropriates Funds for Uncompensated Charity Care Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 11)
Feb. 11, 2015 WY HB 144 Establishes a School Safety Tip Line Bill Passed - House (31 - 29)
Feb. 10, 2015 WY SF 115 Prohibits Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Idenity Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 6)
Feb. 9, 2015 WY SF 14 Amends Property Forfeiture Laws Bill Passed - House (54 - 6)
Feb. 6, 2015 WY SF 129 Expands Medicaid Eligibility Bill Failed - Senate (11 - 19)
Feb. 5, 2015 WY HB 159 Repeals Statewide Writing Assessment Bill Passed - House (53 - 6)
Feb. 2, 2015 WY HB 114 Authorizes Concealed Carry in Certain Public Buildings Bill Passed - House (42 - 17)
Jan. 30, 2015 WY SF 56 Appropriates Funds for Study of Public Lands Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 4)
Jan. 28, 2015 WY SF 106 Prohibits Powdered Alcohol Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7)
Jan. 23, 2015 WY SF 14 Amends Property Forfeiture Laws Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 3)
Jan. 21, 2015 WY HB 18 Limits the Use of Drones by Law Enforcement Agencies Bill Passed - House (41 - 19)
Jan. 16, 2015 WY SF 13 Authorizes Firing Squads as an Alternative Method of Execution Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 12)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/06 SF 145 Appropriates Funds for Uncompensated Charity Care Conference Report Adopted - House (42 - 15)
3/06 SF 145 Appropriates Funds for Uncompensated Charity Care Conference Report Adopted - Senate (20 - 7)
3/04 SF 56 Appropriates Funds for Study of Public Lands Bill Passed - House (42 - 17)
3/04 SF 145 Appropriates Funds for Uncompensated Charity Care Bill Passed - House (50 - 9)
2/26 HB 144 Establishes a School Safety Tip Line Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13)
2/25 HB 23 Authorizes Adoption of Next Generation Science Standards Conference Report Adopted - House (43 - 12)
2/24 SF 106 Prohibits Powdered Alcohol Bill Failed - House (30 - 29)
2/24 HB 159 Repeals Statewide Writing Assessment Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 14)
2/12 SF 13 Authorizes Firing Squads as an Alternative Method of Execution Concurrence Vote Failed - Senate (14 - 12)
2/12 SF 13 Authorizes Firing Squads as an Alternative Method of Execution Bill Passed - House (32 - 28)
2/12 HB 23 Authorizes Consideration of Next Generation Science Standards Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 3)
2/11 SF 145 Appropriates Funds for Uncompensated Charity Care Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 11)
2/11 HB 144 Establishes a School Safety Tip Line Bill Passed - House (31 - 29)
2/10 SF 115 Prohibits Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Idenity Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 6)
2/09 SF 14 Amends Property Forfeiture Laws Bill Passed - House (54 - 6)
2/06 SF 129 Expands Medicaid Eligibility Bill Failed - Senate (11 - 19)
2/05 HB 159 Repeals Statewide Writing Assessment Bill Passed - House (53 - 6)
2/02 HB 114 Authorizes Concealed Carry in Certain Public Buildings Bill Passed - House (42 - 17)
1/30 SF 56 Appropriates Funds for Study of Public Lands Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 4)
1/28 SF 106 Prohibits Powdered Alcohol Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7)
1/23 SF 14 Amends Property Forfeiture Laws Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 3)
1/21 HB 18 Limits the Use of Drones by Law Enforcement Agencies Bill Passed - House (41 - 19)
1/16 SF 13 Authorizes Firing Squads as an Alternative Method of Execution Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 12)

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