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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
June 16, 2022 DE HB 386 Prohibits Cat Declawing as Condition of Rental Agreement Bill Passed - House (24 - 13)
June 15, 2022 SC S 233 Amends Law Regarding Property Tax Exemptions Conference Report Adopted - House (47 - 40)
May 24, 2022 MI HB 5981 Exempts State Licensed Residential Facilities from Conditional Use Permits Bill Passed - House (72 - 35)
May 23, 2022 CA AB 2011 Establishes Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act Bill Passed - House (48 - 11)
May 22, 2022 MN HF 4065 Expands Health & Human Services Regulations Bill Passed - House (68 - 65)
May 19, 2022 RI H 7943 Establishes Program for Converting Vacant Schools into Affordable Housing (48 - 12)
May 13, 2022 MO HB 1662 Expands the Definition of Prohibited Covenants and Establishes a Procedure to Remove Prohibited Covenants from Deeds Bill Passed - House (95 - 41)
May 12, 2022 MO HB 1606 Limits Where Homeless People May Sleep Bill Passed - House (109 - 34)
May 10, 2022 CO HB 22-1287 Establishes Protections for Mobile Park Residents Concurrence Vote Passed - House (41 - 24)
May 10, 2022 MO HB 2005 Limits Use of Eminent Domain Concurrence Vote Passed - House (111 - 32)
May 10, 2022 CO HB 22-1218 Requires Increased Accommodations for Electric Vehicles Bill Passed - House (37 - 28)
May 3, 2022 HI SB 3235 Expands Assistance for Homeless Youth Conference Report Adopted - House (50 - 1)
April 25, 2022 AZ HB 2351 Increases Homestead Exemption Limit to $450,000 Concurrence Vote Failed - House (17 - 40)
April 25, 2022 ME LD 2003 Amends Zoning Regulations to Allow Duplexes or 2-Housing Units on Any Plot Zoned for a Single-Family Home Bill Passed - House (68 - 43)
April 22, 2022 CO HB 22-1111 Establishes New Insurance Coverage Requirements for Homeowners in the Event of Total Loss Due to Wildfire Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 10)
April 22, 2022 VT S 210 Expands Housing Regulations Bill Passed - House (88 - 54)
April 22, 2022 CO HB 22-1137 Limits How Homeowners' Associations May Collect Fees and Fines Bill Passed - House (36 - 28)
April 22, 2022 IL HB 2775 Prohibits Discrimination in Housing Based on One's Source of Income Bill Passed - House (62 - 48)
April 20, 2022 CT HB 5234 Expands Rights of Tenants Bill Passed - House (96 - 51)
April 18, 2022 TN HB 978 Prohibits Camping and Soliciting on Public Highways Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 28)
April 5, 2022 IA HF 2562 Amends Mobile Home Tenant Regulations Bill Passed - House (60 - 37)
April 4, 2022 MN HF 4065 Expands Health & Human Services Regulations Bill Passed - House (132 - 1)
April 1, 2022 MD SB 384 Authorizes Delay in Eviction Proceedings for Rental Assistance Determination Bill Passed - House (95 - 38)
March 24, 2022 NJ A 793 Expands Affordable Housing Opportunities Bill Passed - House (46 - 30)
March 22, 2022 IA SF 2296 Authorizes Law Enforcement to Seize Trash Bill Passed - House (58 - 36)
Date No. Title Outcome
6/16 HB 386 Prohibits Cat Declawing as Condition of Rental Agreement Bill Passed - House (24 - 13)
6/15 S 233 Amends Law Regarding Property Tax Exemptions Conference Report Adopted - House (47 - 40)
5/24 HB 5981 Exempts State Licensed Residential Facilities from Conditional Use Permits Bill Passed - House (72 - 35)
5/23 AB 2011 Establishes Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act Bill Passed - House (48 - 11)
5/22 HF 4065 Expands Health & Human Services Regulations Bill Passed - House (68 - 65)
5/19 H 7943 Establishes Program for Converting Vacant Schools into Affordable Housing (48 - 12)
5/13 HB 1662 Expands the Definition of Prohibited Covenants and Establishes a Procedure to Remove Prohibited Covenants from Deeds Bill Passed - House (95 - 41)
5/12 HB 1606 Limits Where Homeless People May Sleep Bill Passed - House (109 - 34)
5/10 HB 22-1287 Establishes Protections for Mobile Park Residents Concurrence Vote Passed - House (41 - 24)
5/10 HB 2005 Limits Use of Eminent Domain Concurrence Vote Passed - House (111 - 32)
5/10 HB 22-1218 Requires Increased Accommodations for Electric Vehicles Bill Passed - House (37 - 28)
5/03 SB 3235 Expands Assistance for Homeless Youth Conference Report Adopted - House (50 - 1)
4/25 HB 2351 Increases Homestead Exemption Limit to $450,000 Concurrence Vote Failed - House (17 - 40)
4/25 LD 2003 Amends Zoning Regulations to Allow Duplexes or 2-Housing Units on Any Plot Zoned for a Single-Family Home Bill Passed - House (68 - 43)
4/22 HB 22-1111 Establishes New Insurance Coverage Requirements for Homeowners in the Event of Total Loss Due to Wildfire Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 10)
4/22 S 210 Expands Housing Regulations Bill Passed - House (88 - 54)
4/22 HB 22-1137 Limits How Homeowners' Associations May Collect Fees and Fines Bill Passed - House (36 - 28)
4/22 HB 2775 Prohibits Discrimination in Housing Based on One's Source of Income Bill Passed - House (62 - 48)
4/20 HB 5234 Expands Rights of Tenants Bill Passed - House (96 - 51)
4/18 HB 978 Prohibits Camping and Soliciting on Public Highways Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 28)
4/05 HF 2562 Amends Mobile Home Tenant Regulations Bill Passed - House (60 - 37)
4/04 HF 4065 Expands Health & Human Services Regulations Bill Passed - House (132 - 1)
4/01 SB 384 Authorizes Delay in Eviction Proceedings for Rental Assistance Determination Bill Passed - House (95 - 38)
3/24 A 793 Expands Affordable Housing Opportunities Bill Passed - House (46 - 30)
3/22 SF 2296 Authorizes Law Enforcement to Seize Trash Bill Passed - House (58 - 36)

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