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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
March 9, 2022 MO HB 1552 Amends the State Charter School Funding Formula Bill Passed - House (103 - 48)
March 9, 2022 National HR 6968 Suspending Energy Imports from Russia Act Bill Passed - House (414 - 17)
March 8, 2022 WI AB 966 Establishes Milwaukee Public Schools Redistricting and Implementation Commission Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
March 8, 2022 MS SB 2735 Specifies Freestanding Emergency Room Regulations Bill Passed - House (117 - 4)
March 8, 2022 IN HB 1211 Amends Law for State Regulation of Blockchain Technology and Oversight of Broadband Projects Conference Report Adopted - House (63 - 28)
March 8, 2022 IN HB 1251 Authorizes School Departments and Corporations to Hire Non-Union Employees Conference Report Adopted - House (70 - 28)
March 8, 2022 IN HB 1211 Amends Law for State Regulation of Blockchain Technology and Oversight of Broadband Projects Conference Report Adopted - Senate (31 - 19)
March 8, 2022 SD HB 1033 Appropriates Funding for State Housing Infrastructure Loans and Grants for Improvement Concurrence Vote Passed - House (48 - 22)
March 8, 2022 SD SB 117 Repeals Sales Tax on Food Nonconcurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 9)
March 8, 2022 SD HB 1174 Expands Regulations on Certain Car Parts Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 3)
March 8, 2022 SD SB 117 Repeals Sales Tax on Food Nonconcurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 9)
March 8, 2022 WA HB 1860 Expands Plan to Prevent Homelessness among Mental Health Patients Concurrence Vote Passed - House (90 - 7)
March 8, 2022 WY SF 9 Establishes Bonds for Agricultural Processing Endeavors Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (17 - 13)
March 8, 2022 WA HB 1860 Expands Plan to Prevent Homelessness among Mental Health Patients Concurrence Vote Passed - House (90 - 7)
March 8, 2022 WI AB 963 Specifies Rights of Parents Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
March 8, 2022 FL HB 1557 Limits Classroom Discussions of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 17)
March 8, 2022 WI AB 995 Amends School Mask Mandates and In-Person Learning Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 11)
March 8, 2022 WI AB 995 Amends School Mask Mandates and In-Person Learning Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 11)
March 8, 2022 VA HB 127 Prohibits Governor's School's from Using Race as a Factor in the Admissions Process Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 13)
March 8, 2022 HI HB 2405 Prohibits Health Insurers from Applying Cosmetic or Blanket Exclusions to Gender Affirming Treatments Bill Passed - House (49 - 2)
March 8, 2022 HI HB 2024 Establishes Mauna Kea as an Important Cultural and Genealogical Site Bill Passed - House (49 - 2)
March 8, 2022 OK SB 1623 Establishes the Learn Everywhere Act to Extend Learning Opportunities to Students Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 8)
March 8, 2022 DE SB 1 Expands Family and Medical Leave Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 7)
March 7, 2022 VA HB 573 Reduces the Statute of Limitations for Actions of Healthcare Service Contracts Concurrence Vote Passed - House (87 - 9)
March 7, 2022 WA HB 1812 Amends Clean Energy Goals Concurrence Vote Passed - House (92 - 6)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/09 HB 1552 Amends the State Charter School Funding Formula Bill Passed - House (103 - 48)
3/09 HR 6968 Suspending Energy Imports from Russia Act Bill Passed - House (414 - 17)
3/08 AB 966 Establishes Milwaukee Public Schools Redistricting and Implementation Commission Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
3/08 SB 2735 Specifies Freestanding Emergency Room Regulations Bill Passed - House (117 - 4)
3/08 HB 1211 Amends Law for State Regulation of Blockchain Technology and Oversight of Broadband Projects Conference Report Adopted - House (63 - 28)
3/08 HB 1251 Authorizes School Departments and Corporations to Hire Non-Union Employees Conference Report Adopted - House (70 - 28)
3/08 HB 1211 Amends Law for State Regulation of Blockchain Technology and Oversight of Broadband Projects Conference Report Adopted - Senate (31 - 19)
3/08 HB 1033 Appropriates Funding for State Housing Infrastructure Loans and Grants for Improvement Concurrence Vote Passed - House (48 - 22)
3/08 SB 117 Repeals Sales Tax on Food Nonconcurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 9)
3/08 HB 1174 Expands Regulations on Certain Car Parts Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 3)
3/08 SB 117 Repeals Sales Tax on Food Nonconcurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 9)
3/08 HB 1860 Expands Plan to Prevent Homelessness among Mental Health Patients Concurrence Vote Passed - House (90 - 7)
3/08 SF 9 Establishes Bonds for Agricultural Processing Endeavors Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (17 - 13)
3/08 HB 1860 Expands Plan to Prevent Homelessness among Mental Health Patients Concurrence Vote Passed - House (90 - 7)
3/08 AB 963 Specifies Rights of Parents Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 12)
3/08 HB 1557 Limits Classroom Discussions of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 17)
3/08 AB 995 Amends School Mask Mandates and In-Person Learning Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 11)
3/08 AB 995 Amends School Mask Mandates and In-Person Learning Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 11)
3/08 HB 127 Prohibits Governor's School's from Using Race as a Factor in the Admissions Process Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 13)
3/08 HB 2405 Prohibits Health Insurers from Applying Cosmetic or Blanket Exclusions to Gender Affirming Treatments Bill Passed - House (49 - 2)
3/08 HB 2024 Establishes Mauna Kea as an Important Cultural and Genealogical Site Bill Passed - House (49 - 2)
3/08 SB 1623 Establishes the Learn Everywhere Act to Extend Learning Opportunities to Students Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 8)
3/08 SB 1 Expands Family and Medical Leave Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 7)
3/07 HB 573 Reduces the Statute of Limitations for Actions of Healthcare Service Contracts Concurrence Vote Passed - House (87 - 9)
3/07 HB 1812 Amends Clean Energy Goals Concurrence Vote Passed - House (92 - 6)

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