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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 27, 2022 TN SB 2013 Increases Penalties for Killing Police Dogs Bill Passed - House (77 - 6)
April 27, 2022 PA HB 2275 Establishes Philadelphia Gun Violence Task Force Bill Passed - House (151 - 49)
April 27, 2022 PA HB 2275 Establishes Philadelphia Gun Violence Task Force Bill Passed - House (151 - 49)
April 26, 2022 PA HB 2525 Amends Criminal Codes Related to Victim Requests for Criminal History Dissemination Bill Passed - House (160 - 43)
April 26, 2022 AK HB 145 Expands Pharmacist Authority Bill Passed - House (33 - 5)
April 25, 2022 AZ HB 2696 Expands Prohibition on Human Smuggling Bill Passed - House (37 - 20)
April 25, 2022 TN SB 2219 Authorizes Smoking Bans Bill Passed - House (56 - 33)
April 25, 2022 TN SB 2628 Authorizes Short-Barreled Shotguns Bill Passed - House (80 - 7)
April 25, 2022 CO HB 22-1326 Increases Penalties for Distribution and Manufacturing of Fentanyl Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
April 25, 2022 CO HB 22-1326 Increases Penalties for Distribution and Manufacturing of Fentanyl Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
April 21, 2022 TN SB 2248 Limits Early Release Eligibility for Incarcerated Persons (86 - 9)
April 21, 2022 TN HB 1735 Reduces Age Requirement for Handgun Permittees Bill Passed - House (64 - 28)
April 20, 2022 OK SB 1708 Authorizes 16 and 17 Year Old Employees to Sell Mixed Beverages Bill Passed - House (47 - 33)
April 20, 2022 LA HB 37 Establishes an Online Handgun Education Course Bill Passed - House (65 - 26)
April 20, 2022 AK HB 246 Prohibits the Release of Marijuana Convictions Bill Passed - House (30 - 8)
April 19, 2022 LA HB 1059 Amends Bail Hearing Requirements for Certain Individuals Bill Passed - House (61 - 35)
April 18, 2022 ME LD 1862 Expands Maine's Good Samaritan Law Concerning Drug-Related Medical Assistance "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (83 - 52)
April 18, 2022 ME LD 1862 Expands Maine's Good Samaritan Law Concerning Drug-Related Medical Assistance "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (83 - 52)
April 18, 2022 AZ SB 1311 Increases Prevention Measures and Penalties for Healthcare Workers Assault Bill Passed - House (53 - 5)
April 18, 2022 AZ SB 1163 Expands Healthcare Options for Individuals with Terminal Illness/Disease Bill Passed - House (39 - 18)
April 15, 2022 VT S 254 Authorizes an Independent Report on Police Misconduct, Qualified Immunity Bill Passed - House (95 - 40)
April 8, 2022 IL HB 4383 Prohibits the Sale and Possession of "Ghost Guns" Concurrence Vote Passed - House (66 - 36)
April 8, 2022 IL HB 4667 Amends Requirements to be Considered a Qualified Law Enforcement Officer Concurrence Vote Passed - House (103 - 6)
April 7, 2022 AL SB 184 Establishes that Providing Gender Affirming Therapy to Children is a Felony Bill Passed - House (66 - 28)
April 7, 2022 AL SB 2 Prohibits Enforcement of Certain Federal Gun Policies Bill Passed - House (68 - 28)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/27 SB 2013 Increases Penalties for Killing Police Dogs Bill Passed - House (77 - 6)
4/27 HB 2275 Establishes Philadelphia Gun Violence Task Force Bill Passed - House (151 - 49)
4/27 HB 2275 Establishes Philadelphia Gun Violence Task Force Bill Passed - House (151 - 49)
4/26 HB 2525 Amends Criminal Codes Related to Victim Requests for Criminal History Dissemination Bill Passed - House (160 - 43)
4/26 HB 145 Expands Pharmacist Authority Bill Passed - House (33 - 5)
4/25 HB 2696 Expands Prohibition on Human Smuggling Bill Passed - House (37 - 20)
4/25 SB 2219 Authorizes Smoking Bans Bill Passed - House (56 - 33)
4/25 SB 2628 Authorizes Short-Barreled Shotguns Bill Passed - House (80 - 7)
4/25 HB 22-1326 Increases Penalties for Distribution and Manufacturing of Fentanyl Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
4/25 HB 22-1326 Increases Penalties for Distribution and Manufacturing of Fentanyl Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
4/21 SB 2248 Limits Early Release Eligibility for Incarcerated Persons (86 - 9)
4/21 HB 1735 Reduces Age Requirement for Handgun Permittees Bill Passed - House (64 - 28)
4/20 SB 1708 Authorizes 16 and 17 Year Old Employees to Sell Mixed Beverages Bill Passed - House (47 - 33)
4/20 HB 37 Establishes an Online Handgun Education Course Bill Passed - House (65 - 26)
4/20 HB 246 Prohibits the Release of Marijuana Convictions Bill Passed - House (30 - 8)
4/19 HB 1059 Amends Bail Hearing Requirements for Certain Individuals Bill Passed - House (61 - 35)
4/18 LD 1862 Expands Maine's Good Samaritan Law Concerning Drug-Related Medical Assistance "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (83 - 52)
4/18 LD 1862 Expands Maine's Good Samaritan Law Concerning Drug-Related Medical Assistance "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (83 - 52)
4/18 SB 1311 Increases Prevention Measures and Penalties for Healthcare Workers Assault Bill Passed - House (53 - 5)
4/18 SB 1163 Expands Healthcare Options for Individuals with Terminal Illness/Disease Bill Passed - House (39 - 18)
4/15 S 254 Authorizes an Independent Report on Police Misconduct, Qualified Immunity Bill Passed - House (95 - 40)
4/08 HB 4383 Prohibits the Sale and Possession of "Ghost Guns" Concurrence Vote Passed - House (66 - 36)
4/08 HB 4667 Amends Requirements to be Considered a Qualified Law Enforcement Officer Concurrence Vote Passed - House (103 - 6)
4/07 SB 184 Establishes that Providing Gender Affirming Therapy to Children is a Felony Bill Passed - House (66 - 28)
4/07 SB 2 Prohibits Enforcement of Certain Federal Gun Policies Bill Passed - House (68 - 28)

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