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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
May 11, 2022 MO HB 1662 Expands the Definition of Prohibited Covenants and Establishes a Procedure to Remove Prohibited Covenants from Deeds Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 4)
May 10, 2022 CO HB 22-1026 Establishes an Employer Tax Credit for Providing Alternative Transportation to Employees Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13)
May 10, 2022 CO HB 22-1414 Establishes a State Tax Deduction Cap on Individuals Earning Over $300K to Provide Free School Lunches Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
May 10, 2022 NY A 7363 Prohibits Health Care Providers from Placing Home-Liens or Wage Garnishments in Collection of Medical Debt Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 15)
May 9, 2022 ME LD 1942 Specifies New Hemp Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 5)
May 9, 2022 CO HB 22-1362 Reduces State Greenhouse Gas Emissions Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14)
May 9, 2022 CO HB 22-1370 Amends Various Requirements of Health Care Products Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
May 9, 2022 CO HB 22-1122 Prohibits Certain Pharmacy Benefit Manager Practices Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
May 9, 2022 CO HB 22-1314 Expands State Regulations on Non-Consensual Towing Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 4)
May 6, 2022 CO HB 22-1287 Establishes Protections for Mobile Park Residents Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 12)
May 5, 2022 HI SB 2218 Establishes a 5-Year Food Hub Pilot Program Conference Report Adopted - Senate (25 - 0)
May 5, 2022 NH HB 1431 Establishes Parental Bill of Rights "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (13 - 11)
May 5, 2022 MA H 4470 Authorizes Driver's Licenses for Certain Undocumented Persons (32 - 8)
May 5, 2022 RI S 2006 Authorizes "Driver Privilege Cards" for Undocumented Persons (27 - 10)
May 4, 2022 SC H 4608 Limits Participation in Women's Sports on Basis of Sex Assigned at Birth Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 10)
May 4, 2022 MO HB 2005 Limits Use of Eminent Domain Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 10)
May 4, 2022 CO HB 22-1267 Establishes Diversity Training Grant for Health Care Providers Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
May 4, 2022 SC H 4161 Amends Law Relating to Gaming Machines Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 6)
May 4, 2022 CO HB 22-1218 Requires Increased Accommodations for Electric Vehicles Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 14)
May 4, 2022 CO HB 22-1218 Requires Increased Accommodations for Electric Vehicles Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 14)
May 4, 2022 CO HB 22-1218 Requires Increased Accommodations for Electric Vehicles Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 14)
May 4, 2022 MI SB 832 Appropriates $17.8 Billion in State Education Funding for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
May 3, 2022 HI SB 2510 Increases Renewable Energy Requirements Conference Report Adopted - Senate (20 - 5)
May 3, 2022 CT SB 5 Establishes Online Requirements for Dating Apps, Training for Domestic Violence, and a Grant for Online Abuse Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
May 3, 2022 VT H 728 Expands Policies Addressing Opioid Epidemic Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
May 3, 2022 HI HB 1644 Prohibits the Manufacture, Sale, or Distribution of Certain Plastics Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 1)
May 3, 2022 HI SB 2570 Establishes Rebate System For Zero-Emission Vehicles Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 0)
May 3, 2022 HI SB 2821 Requires Free Menstrual Products on Public School Campuses Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 0)
May 3, 2022 HI SB 2821 Requires Free Menstrual Products on Public School Campuses Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 0)
May 3, 2022 HI HB 2024 Establishes Mauna Kea as an Important Cultural and Genealogical Site Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 3)
May 3, 2022 SC H 3006 Prohibits Debt Agencies from Collecting School Lunch or Breakfast Debt Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
May 2, 2022 CO HB 22-1137 Limits How Homeowners' Associations May Collect Fees and Fines Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
April 29, 2022 CT HB 5414 Authorizes Protection for Reproductive Health Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9)
April 28, 2022 TN SB 2247 Requires the State School Commission to Approve or Reject Textbooks Conference Report Adopted - Senate (21 - 11)
April 28, 2022 KS SB 34 Prohibits Mask Mandates Conference Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 17)
April 28, 2022 VT H 715 Establishes Clean Heat Standard for Buildings (23 - 7)
April 28, 2022 VT H 715 Establishes Clean Heat Standard for Buildings (23 - 7)
April 28, 2022 KS SB 84 Authorizes Sports Wagering in Kansas Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13)
April 28, 2022 LA SB 290 Establishes Sports Betting Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 3)
April 27, 2022 KS SB 313 Authorizes Use of Driverless Vehicles Conference Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 17)
April 27, 2022 TN SB 2219 Authorizes Smoking Bans Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
April 27, 2022 MN HF 4366 Expands Assistance for Agricultural Industry Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 26)
April 27, 2022 CT HB 5505 Authorizes Certification of Aerospace Projects Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1)
April 26, 2022 KS SB 58 Establishes a Parents Bill of Rights for Students in Elementary and Secondary Schools Veto Override Passed - Senate (27 - 12)
April 26, 2022 KS SB 160 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Veto Override Passed - Senate (28 - 10)
April 25, 2022 AZ HB 2144 Expands Access to Biomarker Testing Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 2)
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 - Senate (18 - 11)
April 25, 2022 ME LD 811 Expands Access to Reproductive Care Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 12)
April 25, 2022 IA HF 2549 Establishes Mental Health Professional Loan Repayment Program Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 0)
April 22, 2022 AK SB 34 Establishes State-Tribal Education Compact Schools Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 1)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/11 HB 1662 Expands the Definition of Prohibited Covenants and Establishes a Procedure to Remove Prohibited Covenants from Deeds Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 4)
5/10 HB 22-1026 Establishes an Employer Tax Credit for Providing Alternative Transportation to Employees Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13)
5/10 HB 22-1414 Establishes a State Tax Deduction Cap on Individuals Earning Over $300K to Provide Free School Lunches Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
5/10 A 7363 Prohibits Health Care Providers from Placing Home-Liens or Wage Garnishments in Collection of Medical Debt Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 15)
5/09 LD 1942 Specifies New Hemp Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 5)
5/09 HB 22-1362 Reduces State Greenhouse Gas Emissions Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14)
5/09 HB 22-1370 Amends Various Requirements of Health Care Products Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
5/09 HB 22-1122 Prohibits Certain Pharmacy Benefit Manager Practices Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
5/09 HB 22-1314 Expands State Regulations on Non-Consensual Towing Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 4)
5/06 HB 22-1287 Establishes Protections for Mobile Park Residents Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 12)
5/05 SB 2218 Establishes a 5-Year Food Hub Pilot Program Conference Report Adopted - Senate (25 - 0)
5/05 HB 1431 Establishes Parental Bill of Rights "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (13 - 11)
5/05 H 4470 Authorizes Driver's Licenses for Certain Undocumented Persons (32 - 8)
5/05 S 2006 Authorizes "Driver Privilege Cards" for Undocumented Persons (27 - 10)
5/04 H 4608 Limits Participation in Women's Sports on Basis of Sex Assigned at Birth Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 10)
5/04 HB 2005 Limits Use of Eminent Domain Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 10)
5/04 HB 22-1267 Establishes Diversity Training Grant for Health Care Providers Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
5/04 H 4161 Amends Law Relating to Gaming Machines Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 6)
5/04 HB 22-1218 Requires Increased Accommodations for Electric Vehicles Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 14)
5/04 HB 22-1218 Requires Increased Accommodations for Electric Vehicles Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 14)
5/04 HB 22-1218 Requires Increased Accommodations for Electric Vehicles Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 14)
5/04 SB 832 Appropriates $17.8 Billion in State Education Funding for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
5/03 SB 2510 Increases Renewable Energy Requirements Conference Report Adopted - Senate (20 - 5)
5/03 SB 5 Establishes Online Requirements for Dating Apps, Training for Domestic Violence, and a Grant for Online Abuse Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
5/03 H 728 Expands Policies Addressing Opioid Epidemic Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
5/03 HB 1644 Prohibits the Manufacture, Sale, or Distribution of Certain Plastics Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 1)
5/03 SB 2570 Establishes Rebate System For Zero-Emission Vehicles Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 0)
5/03 SB 2821 Requires Free Menstrual Products on Public School Campuses Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 0)
5/03 SB 2821 Requires Free Menstrual Products on Public School Campuses Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 0)
5/03 HB 2024 Establishes Mauna Kea as an Important Cultural and Genealogical Site Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 3)
5/03 H 3006 Prohibits Debt Agencies from Collecting School Lunch or Breakfast Debt Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
5/02 HB 22-1137 Limits How Homeowners' Associations May Collect Fees and Fines Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
4/29 HB 5414 Authorizes Protection for Reproductive Health Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9)
4/28 SB 2247 Requires the State School Commission to Approve or Reject Textbooks Conference Report Adopted - Senate (21 - 11)
4/28 SB 34 Prohibits Mask Mandates Conference Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 17)
4/28 H 715 Establishes Clean Heat Standard for Buildings (23 - 7)
4/28 H 715 Establishes Clean Heat Standard for Buildings (23 - 7)
4/28 SB 84 Authorizes Sports Wagering in Kansas Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13)
4/28 SB 290 Establishes Sports Betting Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 3)
4/27 SB 313 Authorizes Use of Driverless Vehicles Conference Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 17)
4/27 SB 2219 Authorizes Smoking Bans Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
4/27 HF 4366 Expands Assistance for Agricultural Industry Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 26)
4/27 HB 5505 Authorizes Certification of Aerospace Projects Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1)
4/26 SB 58 Establishes a Parents Bill of Rights for Students in Elementary and Secondary Schools Veto Override Passed - Senate (27 - 12)
4/26 SB 160 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Veto Override Passed - Senate (28 - 10)
4/25 HB 2144 Expands Access to Biomarker Testing Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 2)
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 - Senate (18 - 11)
4/25 LD 811 Expands Access to Reproductive Care Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 12)
4/25 HF 2549 Establishes Mental Health Professional Loan Repayment Program Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 0)
4/22 SB 34 Establishes State-Tribal Education Compact Schools Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 1)

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