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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 12, 2022 CA SB 866 Repeals Parental Consent Requirement for Vaccines Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
May 11, 2022 MO HB 1606 Limits Where Homeless People May Sleep Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 2)
May 11, 2022 MO HB 1606 Limits Where Homeless People May Sleep Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 2)
May 11, 2022 CO HB 22-1326 Increases Penalties for Distribution and Manufacturing of Fentanyl Conference Report Adopted - House (35 - 30)
May 11, 2022 CO HB 22-1326 Increases Penalties for Distribution and Manufacturing of Fentanyl Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 8)
May 11, 2022 CO SB 22-113 Establishes a Task Force for the Implementation of Facial Recognition Services Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 12)
May 11, 2022 CO SB 22-113 Establishes a Task Force for the Implementation of Facial Recognition Services Conference Report Adopted - Senate (28 - 7)
May 11, 2022 CO HB 22-1390 Appropriates State Public School Funding Conference Report Adopted - House (45 - 20)
May 11, 2022 AK SB 174 Prohibits Hair Discrimination in Public Schools Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (17 - 0)
May 11, 2022 CO SB 22-154 Expands Regulation of Assisted Living Residences Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
May 11, 2022 CO HB 22-1370 Amends Various Requirements of Health Care Products Concurrence Vote Passed - House (46 - 19)
May 11, 2022 CO SB 22-154 Expands Regulation of Assisted Living Residences Bill Passed - House (43 - 21)
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 11, 2022 VT S 250 Amends Police Regulations Related to Data Collection and Interrogation Bill Passed - House (99 - 48)
May 11, 2022 LA HB 185 Prohibits Post-Secondary Schools from Limiting Expressive Activities on Campus Bill Passed - House (70 - 21)
May 11, 2022 LA HB 629 Prohibits Use of Marijuana Odor to Justify Warrantless Searches Bill Passed - House (66 - 28)
May 10, 2022 CO SB 22-150 Expands Response to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Bill Passed - House (45 - 20)
May 10, 2022 MO HB 2005 Limits Use of Eminent Domain Concurrence Vote Passed - House (111 - 32)
May 10, 2022 CO HB 22-1287 Establishes Protections for Mobile Park Residents Concurrence Vote Passed - House (41 - 24)
May 10, 2022 CO HB 22-1267 Establishes Diversity Training Grant for Health Care Providers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (41 - 24)
May 10, 2022 CO HB 22-1122 Prohibits Certain Pharmacy Benefit Manager Practices Concurrence Vote Passed - House (45 - 20)
May 10, 2022 CO SB 22-150 Expands Response to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
May 10, 2022 VT JRS 53 Establishes Resolution Supporting Care for Transgender Youth Concurrence Vote Passed - House (134 - 5)
May 10, 2022 AK SB 174 Prohibits Hair Discrimination in Public Schools Bill Passed - House (34 - 5)
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)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/12 SB 866 Repeals Parental Consent Requirement for Vaccines Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
5/11 HB 1606 Limits Where Homeless People May Sleep Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 2)
5/11 HB 1606 Limits Where Homeless People May Sleep Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 2)
5/11 HB 22-1326 Increases Penalties for Distribution and Manufacturing of Fentanyl Conference Report Adopted - House (35 - 30)
5/11 HB 22-1326 Increases Penalties for Distribution and Manufacturing of Fentanyl Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 8)
5/11 SB 22-113 Establishes a Task Force for the Implementation of Facial Recognition Services Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 12)
5/11 SB 22-113 Establishes a Task Force for the Implementation of Facial Recognition Services Conference Report Adopted - Senate (28 - 7)
5/11 HB 22-1390 Appropriates State Public School Funding Conference Report Adopted - House (45 - 20)
5/11 SB 174 Prohibits Hair Discrimination in Public Schools Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (17 - 0)
5/11 SB 22-154 Expands Regulation of Assisted Living Residences Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
5/11 HB 22-1370 Amends Various Requirements of Health Care Products Concurrence Vote Passed - House (46 - 19)
5/11 SB 22-154 Expands Regulation of Assisted Living Residences Bill Passed - House (43 - 21)
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)
5/11 S 250 Amends Police Regulations Related to Data Collection and Interrogation Bill Passed - House (99 - 48)
5/11 HB 185 Prohibits Post-Secondary Schools from Limiting Expressive Activities on Campus Bill Passed - House (70 - 21)
5/11 HB 629 Prohibits Use of Marijuana Odor to Justify Warrantless Searches Bill Passed - House (66 - 28)
5/10 SB 22-150 Expands Response to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Bill Passed - House (45 - 20)
5/10 HB 2005 Limits Use of Eminent Domain Concurrence Vote Passed - House (111 - 32)
5/10 HB 22-1287 Establishes Protections for Mobile Park Residents Concurrence Vote Passed - House (41 - 24)
5/10 HB 22-1267 Establishes Diversity Training Grant for Health Care Providers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (41 - 24)
5/10 HB 22-1122 Prohibits Certain Pharmacy Benefit Manager Practices Concurrence Vote Passed - House (45 - 20)
5/10 SB 22-150 Expands Response to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
5/10 JRS 53 Establishes Resolution Supporting Care for Transgender Youth Concurrence Vote Passed - House (134 - 5)
5/10 SB 174 Prohibits Hair Discrimination in Public Schools Bill Passed - House (34 - 5)
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)

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