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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. 27, 2023 NJ A 1100 Requires Utility Companies Remove Abandoned Copper Wires and Lines Bill Passed - House (63 - 13)
Feb. 23, 2023 NH HB 234 Prohibits the Practice of Renewable Energy Credit "Sweeping" "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (177 - 167)
Feb. 20, 2023 VA HB 2026 Amends Renewable Energy Codes in Virginia Concurrence Vote Passed - House (78 - 21)
Feb. 16, 2023 VA HB 2444 Authorizes Offshore Wind Farm Energy Capacity Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 2)
Feb. 16, 2023 ND HB 1286 Repeals the Higher Tax Rate on Oil Producers when Commodity Prices Rise Bill Passed - House (72 - 21)
Feb. 15, 2023 ND SB 2089 Appropriates $7.5 Million to Oil Companies to Reduce Natural Gas Flaring Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 5)
Feb. 7, 2023 VA HB 2444 Authorizes Offshore Wind Farm Energy Capacity Bill Passed - House (90 - 5)
Jan. 27, 2023 National HR 21 Strategic Production Response Act Bill Passed - House (221 - 205)
Jan. 26, 2023 MN HF 7 Establishes State Goal of 100 Percent Carbon-Free Energy by 2040 Bill Passed - House (70 - 60)
Jan. 12, 2023 National HR 22 Protecting America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act Bill Passed - House (331 - 97)
Jan. 11, 2023 PA SB 35 Repeals the Automatic Gas Tax Increase for 2023 and Permanently Sets the Wholesale Price of Gas at $2.99 Per Gallon Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 19)
Jan. 11, 2023 ND HB 1170 Establishes Property Tax Exemption for Natural Gas Pipelines Bill Passed - House (92 - 2)
Jan. 4, 2023 ME LD 3 Appropriates Funds for Winter Energy Relief Concurrence Vote Passed - House (114 - 29)
Dec. 13, 2022 OH HB 507 Amends the Definition of Green Energy to Include Natural Gas Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 33)
Dec. 7, 2022 OH HB 507 Amends the Definition of Green Energy to Include Natural Gas Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
Dec. 1, 2022 IL HB 5189 Amends Tax Credit for Electric Vehicle Manufacturers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (84 - 9)
Nov. 30, 2022 IL HB 5189 Amends Tax Credit for Electric Vehicle Manufacturers Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 5)
Aug. 31, 2022 CA SB 1137 Prohibits New Oil Wells Near Schools and Hospitals Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
Aug. 30, 2022 CA SB 1137 Prohibits New Oil Wells Near Schools and Hospitals Bill Passed - House (46 - 24)
June 29, 2022 CA AB 205 Establishes New Energy Relief and Environmental Programs Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8)
June 29, 2022 CA AB 205 Establishes New Energy Relief and Environmental Programs Bill Passed - House (64 - 13)
June 21, 2022 RI H 7277 Establishes Renewable Energy Targets and Standards Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 4)
June 16, 2022 NJ A 1282 Establishes Electric School Bus Program Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15)
June 14, 2022 RI H 7277 Establishes Renewable Energy Targets and Standards Bill Passed - House (56 - 13)
June 9, 2022 DE SB 305 Establishes the Delaware Climate Change Solutions Act of 2022 Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 6)
Date No. Title Outcome
2/27 A 1100 Requires Utility Companies Remove Abandoned Copper Wires and Lines Bill Passed - House (63 - 13)
2/23 HB 234 Prohibits the Practice of Renewable Energy Credit "Sweeping" "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (177 - 167)
2/20 HB 2026 Amends Renewable Energy Codes in Virginia Concurrence Vote Passed - House (78 - 21)
2/16 HB 2444 Authorizes Offshore Wind Farm Energy Capacity Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 2)
2/16 HB 1286 Repeals the Higher Tax Rate on Oil Producers when Commodity Prices Rise Bill Passed - House (72 - 21)
2/15 SB 2089 Appropriates $7.5 Million to Oil Companies to Reduce Natural Gas Flaring Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 5)
2/07 HB 2444 Authorizes Offshore Wind Farm Energy Capacity Bill Passed - House (90 - 5)
1/27 HR 21 Strategic Production Response Act Bill Passed - House (221 - 205)
1/26 HF 7 Establishes State Goal of 100 Percent Carbon-Free Energy by 2040 Bill Passed - House (70 - 60)
1/12 HR 22 Protecting America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act Bill Passed - House (331 - 97)
1/11 SB 35 Repeals the Automatic Gas Tax Increase for 2023 and Permanently Sets the Wholesale Price of Gas at $2.99 Per Gallon Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 19)
1/11 HB 1170 Establishes Property Tax Exemption for Natural Gas Pipelines Bill Passed - House (92 - 2)
1/04 LD 3 Appropriates Funds for Winter Energy Relief Concurrence Vote Passed - House (114 - 29)
12/13 HB 507 Amends the Definition of Green Energy to Include Natural Gas Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 33)
12/07 HB 507 Amends the Definition of Green Energy to Include Natural Gas Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
12/01 HB 5189 Amends Tax Credit for Electric Vehicle Manufacturers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (84 - 9)
11/30 HB 5189 Amends Tax Credit for Electric Vehicle Manufacturers Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 5)
8/31 SB 1137 Prohibits New Oil Wells Near Schools and Hospitals Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
8/30 SB 1137 Prohibits New Oil Wells Near Schools and Hospitals Bill Passed - House (46 - 24)
6/29 AB 205 Establishes New Energy Relief and Environmental Programs Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8)
6/29 AB 205 Establishes New Energy Relief and Environmental Programs Bill Passed - House (64 - 13)
6/21 H 7277 Establishes Renewable Energy Targets and Standards Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 4)
6/16 A 1282 Establishes Electric School Bus Program Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15)
6/14 H 7277 Establishes Renewable Energy Targets and Standards Bill Passed - House (56 - 13)
6/09 SB 305 Establishes the Delaware Climate Change Solutions Act of 2022 Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 6)

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