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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 13, 2022 KY HB 8 Reduces the State Income Tax to 4 Percent Veto Override Passed - House (72 - 25)
April 7, 2022 NE LB 873 Reduces Tax Rates Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 0)
April 5, 2022 NM HB 2 Establishes Income Tax Rebates Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
April 5, 2022 NM HB 2 Establishes Income Tax Rebates Bill Passed - House (51 - 13)
April 1, 2022 MD HB 1468 Authorizes Tax Credit for Senior Citizens Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0)
March 30, 2022 OH HB 519 Reduces the Penalty for Filing Late Income Tax Returns Bill Passed - House (61 - 29)
March 29, 2022 KY HB 9 Establishes Public Tax Credits for Charter Schools Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 14)
March 27, 2022 MS HB 531 Reduces Income Tax Rates Conference Report Adopted - Senate (39 - 10)
March 27, 2022 MS HB 531 Reduces Income Tax Rates Conference Report Adopted - House (92 - 24)
March 22, 2022 KY HB 9 Establishes Public Tax Credits for Charter Schools Bill Passed - House (51 - 46)
March 18, 2022 MD HB 1486 Authorizes a Suspension of the Gas Tax Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0)
March 17, 2022 GA HB 304 Exempts Drivers from Motor Fuel Tax Through May 31 Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 18)
March 17, 2022 NH HB 1221 Reduces Business Profit Tax Rates from 7.6 to 7.5 Percent "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (177 - 141)
March 15, 2022 GA HB 1330 Establishes Tax Credits for Theater and Film Production Companies Bill Passed - House (146 - 26)
March 14, 2022 FL HB 7071 Establishing Temporary Tax Exemptions Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0)
March 12, 2022 WV SB 656 Establishes a Tax Credit for Corporations with Child-Care Facilities for Employees Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 3)
March 12, 2022 WV SB 656 Establishes a Tax Credit for Corporations with Child-Care Facilities for Employees Bill Passed - House (92 - 2)
March 9, 2022 GA HB 1437 Establishes Flat Income Tax Rate of 5.25 Percent (115 - 52)
March 8, 2022 SD SB 117 Repeals Sales Tax on Food Nonconcurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 9)
March 7, 2022 SD SB 117 Repeals Sales Tax on Food Bill Passed - House (47 - 22)
March 4, 2022 UT SB 49 Establishes Incentives for Filming in Rural Areas Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
March 4, 2022 UT SB 49 Establishes Incentives for Filming in Rural Areas Bill Passed - House (50 - 22)
March 3, 2022 OR HB 4117 Establishes Grant Program Assisting Low-Income Residents Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 4)
March 3, 2022 TN SB 2350 Amends Certified Green Energy Production Facilities to Include Storage of Electricity Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 0)
Feb. 28, 2022 OR HB 4117 Establishes Grant Program Assisting Low-Income Residents Bill Passed - House (48 - 10)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/13 HB 8 Reduces the State Income Tax to 4 Percent Veto Override Passed - House (72 - 25)
4/07 LB 873 Reduces Tax Rates Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 0)
4/05 HB 2 Establishes Income Tax Rebates Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
4/05 HB 2 Establishes Income Tax Rebates Bill Passed - House (51 - 13)
4/01 HB 1468 Authorizes Tax Credit for Senior Citizens Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0)
3/30 HB 519 Reduces the Penalty for Filing Late Income Tax Returns Bill Passed - House (61 - 29)
3/29 HB 9 Establishes Public Tax Credits for Charter Schools Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 14)
3/27 HB 531 Reduces Income Tax Rates Conference Report Adopted - Senate (39 - 10)
3/27 HB 531 Reduces Income Tax Rates Conference Report Adopted - House (92 - 24)
3/22 HB 9 Establishes Public Tax Credits for Charter Schools Bill Passed - House (51 - 46)
3/18 HB 1486 Authorizes a Suspension of the Gas Tax Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0)
3/17 HB 304 Exempts Drivers from Motor Fuel Tax Through May 31 Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 18)
3/17 HB 1221 Reduces Business Profit Tax Rates from 7.6 to 7.5 Percent "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (177 - 141)
3/15 HB 1330 Establishes Tax Credits for Theater and Film Production Companies Bill Passed - House (146 - 26)
3/14 HB 7071 Establishing Temporary Tax Exemptions Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0)
3/12 SB 656 Establishes a Tax Credit for Corporations with Child-Care Facilities for Employees Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 3)
3/12 SB 656 Establishes a Tax Credit for Corporations with Child-Care Facilities for Employees Bill Passed - House (92 - 2)
3/09 HB 1437 Establishes Flat Income Tax Rate of 5.25 Percent (115 - 52)
3/08 SB 117 Repeals Sales Tax on Food Nonconcurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 9)
3/07 SB 117 Repeals Sales Tax on Food Bill Passed - House (47 - 22)
3/04 SB 49 Establishes Incentives for Filming in Rural Areas Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
3/04 SB 49 Establishes Incentives for Filming in Rural Areas Bill Passed - House (50 - 22)
3/03 HB 4117 Establishes Grant Program Assisting Low-Income Residents Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 4)
3/03 SB 2350 Amends Certified Green Energy Production Facilities to Include Storage of Electricity Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 0)
2/28 HB 4117 Establishes Grant Program Assisting Low-Income Residents Bill Passed - House (48 - 10)

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