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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
April 27, 2022 AK HB 106 Authorizes Specific Police Reporting in Relation to Missing Persons Under 21 Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 0)
April 27, 2022 CT HB 5505 Authorizes Certification of Aerospace Projects Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1)
April 27, 2022 TN SB 2013 Increases Penalties for Killing Police Dogs Bill Passed - House (77 - 6)
April 27, 2022 AZ SB 1009 Limits the Governor's Power to Declare a Public Health Emergency Bill Passed - House (31 - 27)
April 27, 2022 PA HB 2275 Establishes Philadelphia Gun Violence Task Force Bill Passed - House (151 - 49)
April 27, 2022 MN HF 4300 Increases Parental Involvement in School Curriculum Bill Passed - House (69 - 61)
April 27, 2022 CT HB 5505 Authorizes Certification of Aerospace Projects Bill Passed - House (130 - 14)
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 26, 2022 NY A 7389 Establishes Restrictions on Cryptocurrency Industry Bill Passed - House (91 - 56)
April 26, 2022 PA HB 2525 Amends Criminal Codes Related to Victim Requests for Criminal History Dissemination Bill Passed - House (160 - 43)
April 26, 2022 AK HB 145 Expands Pharmacist Authority Bill Passed - House (33 - 5)
April 25, 2022 AZ HB 2351 Increases Homestead Exemption Limit to $450,000 Concurrence Vote Failed - House (17 - 40)
April 25, 2022 AZ HB 2439 Expands Parental Oversight Over Public School Library Books and Materials Concurrence Vote Passed - House (31 - 26)
April 25, 2022 AZ HB 2696 Expands Prohibition on Human Smuggling Bill Passed - House (37 - 20)
April 25, 2022 AZ HB 2696 Expands Prohibition on Human Smuggling Bill Passed - House (37 - 20)
April 25, 2022 AZ HB 2144 Expands Access to Biomarker Testing Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 2)
April 25, 2022 TN SB 2219 Authorizes Smoking Bans Bill Passed - House (56 - 33)
April 25, 2022 TN SB 2153 Limits College Sports Participation on Basis of Sex Assigned at Birth Bill Passed - House (70 - 14)
April 25, 2022 ME LD 811 Expands Access to Reproductive Care Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 12)
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 - House (68 - 54)
April 25, 2022 IA HF 2549 Establishes Mental Health Professional Loan Repayment Program Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 0)
April 25, 2022 AK HB 114 Establishes New Programs through the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development Bill Passed - House (35 - 3)
April 25, 2022 CO HB 22-1326 Increases Penalties for Distribution and Manufacturing of Fentanyl Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/27 HB 106 Authorizes Specific Police Reporting in Relation to Missing Persons Under 21 Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 0)
4/27 HB 5505 Authorizes Certification of Aerospace Projects Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1)
4/27 SB 2013 Increases Penalties for Killing Police Dogs Bill Passed - House (77 - 6)
4/27 SB 1009 Limits the Governor's Power to Declare a Public Health Emergency Bill Passed - House (31 - 27)
4/27 HB 2275 Establishes Philadelphia Gun Violence Task Force Bill Passed - House (151 - 49)
4/27 HF 4300 Increases Parental Involvement in School Curriculum Bill Passed - House (69 - 61)
4/27 HB 5505 Authorizes Certification of Aerospace Projects Bill Passed - House (130 - 14)
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)
4/26 A 7389 Establishes Restrictions on Cryptocurrency Industry Bill Passed - House (91 - 56)
4/26 HB 2525 Amends Criminal Codes Related to Victim Requests for Criminal History Dissemination Bill Passed - House (160 - 43)
4/26 HB 145 Expands Pharmacist Authority Bill Passed - House (33 - 5)
4/25 HB 2351 Increases Homestead Exemption Limit to $450,000 Concurrence Vote Failed - House (17 - 40)
4/25 HB 2439 Expands Parental Oversight Over Public School Library Books and Materials Concurrence Vote Passed - House (31 - 26)
4/25 HB 2696 Expands Prohibition on Human Smuggling Bill Passed - House (37 - 20)
4/25 HB 2696 Expands Prohibition on Human Smuggling Bill Passed - House (37 - 20)
4/25 HB 2144 Expands Access to Biomarker Testing Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 2)
4/25 SB 2219 Authorizes Smoking Bans Bill Passed - House (56 - 33)
4/25 SB 2153 Limits College Sports Participation on Basis of Sex Assigned at Birth Bill Passed - House (70 - 14)
4/25 LD 811 Expands Access to Reproductive Care Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 12)
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 - House (68 - 54)
4/25 HF 2549 Establishes Mental Health Professional Loan Repayment Program Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 0)
4/25 HB 114 Establishes New Programs through the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development Bill Passed - House (35 - 3)
4/25 HB 22-1326 Increases Penalties for Distribution and Manufacturing of Fentanyl Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)

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