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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
Feb. 23, 2022 SD SB 3 Authorizes the Sale of Recreational Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17)
Feb. 22, 2022 CO HB 22-1037 Authorizes Dual Marijuana Businesses Bill Passed - House (53 - 11)
Feb. 15, 2022 VA SB 391 Establishes Legal Framework for Sale of Recreational Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 18)
Feb. 14, 2022 NM SB 100 Establishes the Cannabis Regulation Act Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 11)
Feb. 9, 2022 SC S 150 Authorizes Certain Forms of Medical Cannabis Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 15)
Feb. 8, 2022 SD SB 20 Authorizes Medical Marijuana as a Defense Against Prosecution for Possession and Use Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
Jan. 31, 2022 ID H 446 Amends Medical Marijuana Laws and Regulations Bill Passed - House (65 - 5)
Jan. 27, 2022 SD HB 1058 Prohibits the Sale of Edible Cannabis Products Bill Failed - House (21 - 47)
Jan. 26, 2022 WA HB 1105 Establishes Criminal and Civil Protections for Medical Cannabis Patients Bill Passed - House (73 - 24)
Jan. 25, 2022 SD SB 26 Amends the Definition for a Medical Cannabis Practitioner Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 4)
Jan. 25, 2022 OH SB 261 Expands Medical Marijuana Program Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5)
Jan. 19, 2022 WA SB 5004 Establishes a Tax Exemption for Medical Marijuana Patients Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 8)
Jan. 19, 2022 MS SB 2095 Amends Medical Marijuana Laws Bill Passed - House (105 - 14)
Jan. 13, 2022 MS SB 2095 Amends Medical Marijuana Laws Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 5)
June 25, 2021 PA HB 1024 Amends Marijuana Laws to Make it Easier to Remove Yeast or Mold Contaminants Concurrence Vote Passed - House (165 - 36)
June 25, 2021 OR HB 3000 Prohibits Minors from Purchasing Products Containing Delta-8 THC Outside of a Regulated Cannabis Market Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 3)
June 24, 2021 AZ SB 1847 Expands the Usage of Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 3)
June 22, 2021 RI S 568 Establishes the Cannabis Control Commission Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 9)
June 21, 2021 OR SB 96 Expands the Oregon Liquor Control Commission to Include Testing Standards for Industrial Hemp-Derived Vapor Items Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 5)
June 17, 2021 CT SB 1201 Authorizes Recreational Use of Cannabis for Adults Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (16 - 11)
June 7, 2021 LA HB 652 Reduces Penalties for Possession of Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
May 28, 2021 TX HB 1535 Expands the Texas Compassionate Use Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (119 - 25)
May 27, 2021 OK SB 1033 Amends Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 11)
May 11, 2021 LA HB 652 Reduces Penalties for Possession of Marijuana Bill Passed - House (68 - 25)
May 6, 2021 AL SB 46 Authorizes the Legalization and Regulation of Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - House (68 - 34)
Date No. Title Outcome
2/23 SB 3 Authorizes the Sale of Recreational Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17)
2/22 HB 22-1037 Authorizes Dual Marijuana Businesses Bill Passed - House (53 - 11)
2/15 SB 391 Establishes Legal Framework for Sale of Recreational Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 18)
2/14 SB 100 Establishes the Cannabis Regulation Act Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 11)
2/09 S 150 Authorizes Certain Forms of Medical Cannabis Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 15)
2/08 SB 20 Authorizes Medical Marijuana as a Defense Against Prosecution for Possession and Use Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
1/31 H 446 Amends Medical Marijuana Laws and Regulations Bill Passed - House (65 - 5)
1/27 HB 1058 Prohibits the Sale of Edible Cannabis Products Bill Failed - House (21 - 47)
1/26 HB 1105 Establishes Criminal and Civil Protections for Medical Cannabis Patients Bill Passed - House (73 - 24)
1/25 SB 26 Amends the Definition for a Medical Cannabis Practitioner Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 4)
1/25 SB 261 Expands Medical Marijuana Program Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5)
1/19 SB 5004 Establishes a Tax Exemption for Medical Marijuana Patients Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 8)
1/19 SB 2095 Amends Medical Marijuana Laws Bill Passed - House (105 - 14)
1/13 SB 2095 Amends Medical Marijuana Laws Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 5)
6/25 HB 1024 Amends Marijuana Laws to Make it Easier to Remove Yeast or Mold Contaminants Concurrence Vote Passed - House (165 - 36)
6/25 HB 3000 Prohibits Minors from Purchasing Products Containing Delta-8 THC Outside of a Regulated Cannabis Market Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 3)
6/24 SB 1847 Expands the Usage of Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 3)
6/22 S 568 Establishes the Cannabis Control Commission Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 9)
6/21 SB 96 Expands the Oregon Liquor Control Commission to Include Testing Standards for Industrial Hemp-Derived Vapor Items Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 5)
6/17 SB 1201 Authorizes Recreational Use of Cannabis for Adults Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (16 - 11)
6/07 HB 652 Reduces Penalties for Possession of Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
5/28 HB 1535 Expands the Texas Compassionate Use Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (119 - 25)
5/27 SB 1033 Amends Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 11)
5/11 HB 652 Reduces Penalties for Possession of Marijuana Bill Passed - House (68 - 25)
5/06 SB 46 Authorizes the Legalization and Regulation of Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - House (68 - 34)

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