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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:

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  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
June 3, 2022 LA HB 1083 Prohibits Hair Discrimination Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 4)
June 2, 2022 LA HB 1059 Amends Bail Hearing Requirements for Certain Individuals Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 8)
June 2, 2022 NY A 7389 Establishes Restrictions on Cryptocurrency Industry Bill Passed - Senate
June 2, 2022 NC HB 149 Expands Access to Telehealth Healthcare Services Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 1)
June 2, 2022 LA HB 629 Prohibits Use of Marijuana Odor to Justify Warrantless Searches Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 10)
June 2, 2022 NY S 9079 Expands Legal Protections for Abortion Providers Bill Passed - House (103 - 46)
June 2, 2022 NY S 9113 Expands Red Flag Law Relating to Potentially Violent Individuals Bill Passed - House (119 - 30)
June 2, 2022 NY S 9113 Expands Red Flag Law Relating to Potentially Violent Individuals Bill Passed - House (119 - 30)
June 2, 2022 NY S 9460 Limits Class Sizes Bill Passed - Senate (59 - 4)
June 2, 2022 NY S 9113 Expands Red Flag Law Relating to Potentially Violent Individuals Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 14)
June 2, 2022 NY S 9113 Expands Red Flag Law Relating to Potentially Violent Individuals Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 14)
June 1, 2022 OH HB 377 Appropriates Monies for Development, Infrastructure, Elections, etc. Concurrence Vote Passed - House (80 - 10)
June 1, 2022 OH HB 377 Appropriates Monies for Development, Infrastructure, Elections, etc. Concurrence Vote Passed - House (80 - 10)
June 1, 2022 OH HB 583 Reduces Occupational Licensing and Registration Regulations for Substitute Teachers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 36)
June 1, 2022 OH HB 377 Appropriates Monies for Development, Infrastructure, Elections, etc. Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 1)
June 1, 2022 OH HB 377 Appropriates Monies for Development, Infrastructure, Elections, etc. Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 1)
June 1, 2022 LA HB 745 Increases Police Whistleblower Protections Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
June 1, 2022 NY S 8837 Requires Coverage of Medical Marijuana by Certain Insurers Bill Passed - Senate (54 - 9)
June 1, 2022 NY S 1553 Authorizes Sealing of Criminal Records Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 25)
May 31, 2022 LA SB 379 Prohibits Felons Convicted of Gun-Related Offenses at 16 or 17 From Carrying a Firearm Bill Passed - House (59 - 39)
May 31, 2022 LA HB 202 Requires Political Committees to Include Specified Information on the Statement of Organization Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
May 31, 2022 NY A 7748 Authorizes Certain Crime Victims to Make Voter Information Confidential Bill Passed - Senate (63 - 0)
May 31, 2022 NY S 9079 Expands Legal Protections for Abortion Providers Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 17)
May 26, 2022 NH HB 1431 Establishes Parental Bill of Rights Conference Report Rejected - House (171 - 176)
May 26, 2022 NH HB 1431 Establishes Parental Bill of Rights Conference Report Adopted - Senate (14 - 10)
May 26, 2022 MA H 4805 Authorizes State Drivers Licenses for Certain Undocumented Persons Bill Passed - House (117 - 36)
May 26, 2022 MA H 4805 Authorizes State Drivers Licenses for Certain Undocumented Persons (32 - 8)
May 26, 2022 NJ A 1282 Establishes Electric School Bus Program Bill Passed - House (47 - 31)
May 26, 2022 CA AB 2794 Appropriates One Time Funds for Education Bill Passed - House (72 - 0)
May 26, 2022 NJ S 315 Establishes Employment Security Protections During Changes in Control of Healthcare Entities Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14)
May 26, 2022 NJ S 315 Establishes Employment Security Protections During Changes in Control of Healthcare Entities Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14)
May 26, 2022 National S J Res 46 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers". Joint Resolution Failed - Senate (46 - 48)
May 26, 2022 National S J Res 46 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers". Joint Resolution Failed - Senate (46 - 48)
May 26, 2022 CA AB 2098 Establishes COVID-19 Dissemination of Misinformation or Disinformation as Unprofessional Conduct Bill Passed - House (53 - 20)
May 26, 2022 NJ A 2368 Requires Schools Provide Free School Breakfast and Lunch to Working and Middle Class Families Bill Passed - House (75 - 3)
May 26, 2022 CA AB 2840 Requires 1,000-Foot Buffer Zone Between Warehouses and "Sensitive Receptors" Bill Passed - House (41 - 25)
May 25, 2022 OH HB 583 Reduces Occupational Licensing and Registration Regulations for Substitute Teachers (24 - 6)
May 24, 2022 IN HB 1041 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Veto Override Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
May 24, 2022 IN HB 1041 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Veto Override Passed - House (67 - 28)
May 24, 2022 RI S 2430 Authorizes Recreational Use of Cannabis/Marijuana Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 16)
May 24, 2022 RI H 7593 Authorizes Recreational Use of Marijuana Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 5)
May 24, 2022 IA HF 2298 Prohibits Vaccine Mandates in Schools Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 16)
May 24, 2022 LA HB 988 Prohibits Discrimination Against Employees Using Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - House (26 - 8)
May 24, 2022 RI H 7593 Authorizes Recreational Use of Marijuana (55 - 16)
May 24, 2022 RI S 2430 Authorizes Recreational Use of Cannabis/Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate
May 24, 2022 MI HB 5981 Exempts State Licensed Residential Facilities from Conditional Use Permits Bill Passed - House (72 - 35)
May 24, 2022 MI HB 5981 Exempts State Licensed Residential Facilities from Conditional Use Permits Bill Passed - House (72 - 35)
May 24, 2022 LA HB 988 Prohibits Discrimination Against Employees Using Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 32)
May 23, 2022 IA SF 2367 Repeals Sales Tax on Menstrual Products Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (44 - 0)
May 23, 2022 LA SB 44 Limits Participation in Women's Sports on Basis of One's Sex Assigned at Birth Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 6)
May 23, 2022 AZ SB 1001 Classifies Sending Extortive Social Media Messages as a Prosecutable Offense Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (18 - 11)
May 23, 2022 CA AB 2011 Establishes Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act Bill Passed - House (48 - 11)
May 23, 2022 CA AB 2011 Establishes Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act Bill Passed - House (48 - 11)
May 22, 2022 MN HF 3420 Appropriates Moneys for Drought Relief Conference Report Adopted - Senate (66 - 1)
May 22, 2022 MN HF 1829 Prohibits Insurers from Discriminating Against Bone Marrow or Organ Donors Bill Passed - House (125 - 6)
May 22, 2022 MN HF 4065 Expands Health & Human Services Regulations Bill Passed - House (68 - 65)
May 22, 2022 MN HF 4065 Expands Health & Human Services Regulations Bill Passed - House (68 - 65)
May 22, 2022 MN HF 4065 Expands Health & Human Services Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (66 - 0)
May 22, 2022 MN HF 4065 Expands Health & Human Services Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (66 - 0)
May 20, 2022 OK SB 169 Authorizes To-Go Cocktails Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 14)
May 20, 2022 OK HB 4473 Appropriates Additional Funds to the Inflation Relief Stimulus Fund Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 10)
May 19, 2022 RI H 7943 Establishes Program for Converting Vacant Schools into Affordable Housing (48 - 12)
May 19, 2022 National S 4008 Small Business COVID Relief Act of 2022 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 43)
May 19, 2022 LA HB 1083 Prohibits Hair Discrimination Bill Passed - House (74 - 24)
May 19, 2022 National HR 7688 Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act Bill Passed - House (217 - 207)
May 18, 2022 AK HB 265 Reduces Barriers to Telehealth Services Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 1)
May 18, 2022 AK HB 226 Increases Salaries of Certain State Employees Concurrence Vote Passed - House (23 - 15)
May 18, 2022 OK HB 3349 Establishes COVID Recovery Fund Bill Passed - House (79 - 5)
May 18, 2022 OK HB 3349 Establishes COVID Recovery Fund Bill Passed - House (79 - 5)
May 18, 2022 AK HB 291 Establishes the Alaska Criminal Justice Data Analysis Commission Concurrence Vote Passed - House (21 - 18)
May 18, 2022 AK SB 45 Increases Minimum Age for Tobacco Use Bill Passed - House (31 - 9)
May 18, 2022 AK HB 291 Establishes the Alaska Criminal Justice Data Analysis Commission Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 5)
May 18, 2022 OK HB 4473 Appropriates Additional Funds to the Inflation Relief Stimulus Fund Bill Passed - House (74 - 12)
May 18, 2022 National HR 7790 Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 Bill Passed - House (231 - 192)
May 17, 2022 AK HB 172 Establishes Regulations Regarding Mental Health Crisis Stabilization Centers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (36 - 2)
Date No. Title Outcome
6/03 HB 1083 Prohibits Hair Discrimination Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 4)
6/02 HB 1059 Amends Bail Hearing Requirements for Certain Individuals Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 8)
6/02 A 7389 Establishes Restrictions on Cryptocurrency Industry Bill Passed - Senate
6/02 HB 149 Expands Access to Telehealth Healthcare Services Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 1)
6/02 HB 629 Prohibits Use of Marijuana Odor to Justify Warrantless Searches Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 10)
6/02 S 9079 Expands Legal Protections for Abortion Providers Bill Passed - House (103 - 46)
6/02 S 9113 Expands Red Flag Law Relating to Potentially Violent Individuals Bill Passed - House (119 - 30)
6/02 S 9113 Expands Red Flag Law Relating to Potentially Violent Individuals Bill Passed - House (119 - 30)
6/02 S 9460 Limits Class Sizes Bill Passed - Senate (59 - 4)
6/02 S 9113 Expands Red Flag Law Relating to Potentially Violent Individuals Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 14)
6/02 S 9113 Expands Red Flag Law Relating to Potentially Violent Individuals Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 14)
6/01 HB 377 Appropriates Monies for Development, Infrastructure, Elections, etc. Concurrence Vote Passed - House (80 - 10)
6/01 HB 377 Appropriates Monies for Development, Infrastructure, Elections, etc. Concurrence Vote Passed - House (80 - 10)
6/01 HB 583 Reduces Occupational Licensing and Registration Regulations for Substitute Teachers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 36)
6/01 HB 377 Appropriates Monies for Development, Infrastructure, Elections, etc. Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 1)
6/01 HB 377 Appropriates Monies for Development, Infrastructure, Elections, etc. Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 1)
6/01 HB 745 Increases Police Whistleblower Protections Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
6/01 S 8837 Requires Coverage of Medical Marijuana by Certain Insurers Bill Passed - Senate (54 - 9)
6/01 S 1553 Authorizes Sealing of Criminal Records Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 25)
5/31 SB 379 Prohibits Felons Convicted of Gun-Related Offenses at 16 or 17 From Carrying a Firearm Bill Passed - House (59 - 39)
5/31 HB 202 Requires Political Committees to Include Specified Information on the Statement of Organization Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
5/31 A 7748 Authorizes Certain Crime Victims to Make Voter Information Confidential Bill Passed - Senate (63 - 0)
5/31 S 9079 Expands Legal Protections for Abortion Providers Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 17)
5/26 HB 1431 Establishes Parental Bill of Rights Conference Report Rejected - House (171 - 176)
5/26 HB 1431 Establishes Parental Bill of Rights Conference Report Adopted - Senate (14 - 10)
5/26 H 4805 Authorizes State Drivers Licenses for Certain Undocumented Persons Bill Passed - House (117 - 36)
5/26 H 4805 Authorizes State Drivers Licenses for Certain Undocumented Persons (32 - 8)
5/26 A 1282 Establishes Electric School Bus Program Bill Passed - House (47 - 31)
5/26 AB 2794 Appropriates One Time Funds for Education Bill Passed - House (72 - 0)
5/26 S 315 Establishes Employment Security Protections During Changes in Control of Healthcare Entities Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14)
5/26 S 315 Establishes Employment Security Protections During Changes in Control of Healthcare Entities Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14)
5/26 S J Res 46 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers". Joint Resolution Failed - Senate (46 - 48)
5/26 S J Res 46 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers". Joint Resolution Failed - Senate (46 - 48)
5/26 AB 2098 Establishes COVID-19 Dissemination of Misinformation or Disinformation as Unprofessional Conduct Bill Passed - House (53 - 20)
5/26 A 2368 Requires Schools Provide Free School Breakfast and Lunch to Working and Middle Class Families Bill Passed - House (75 - 3)
5/26 AB 2840 Requires 1,000-Foot Buffer Zone Between Warehouses and "Sensitive Receptors" Bill Passed - House (41 - 25)
5/25 HB 583 Reduces Occupational Licensing and Registration Regulations for Substitute Teachers (24 - 6)
5/24 HB 1041 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Veto Override Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
5/24 HB 1041 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Veto Override Passed - House (67 - 28)
5/24 S 2430 Authorizes Recreational Use of Cannabis/Marijuana Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 16)
5/24 H 7593 Authorizes Recreational Use of Marijuana Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 5)
5/24 HF 2298 Prohibits Vaccine Mandates in Schools Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 16)
5/24 HB 988 Prohibits Discrimination Against Employees Using Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - House (26 - 8)
5/24 H 7593 Authorizes Recreational Use of Marijuana (55 - 16)
5/24 S 2430 Authorizes Recreational Use of Cannabis/Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate
5/24 HB 5981 Exempts State Licensed Residential Facilities from Conditional Use Permits Bill Passed - House (72 - 35)
5/24 HB 5981 Exempts State Licensed Residential Facilities from Conditional Use Permits Bill Passed - House (72 - 35)
5/24 HB 988 Prohibits Discrimination Against Employees Using Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 32)
5/23 SF 2367 Repeals Sales Tax on Menstrual Products Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (44 - 0)
5/23 SB 44 Limits Participation in Women's Sports on Basis of One's Sex Assigned at Birth Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 6)
5/23 SB 1001 Classifies Sending Extortive Social Media Messages as a Prosecutable Offense Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (18 - 11)
5/23 AB 2011 Establishes Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act Bill Passed - House (48 - 11)
5/23 AB 2011 Establishes Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act Bill Passed - House (48 - 11)
5/22 HF 3420 Appropriates Moneys for Drought Relief Conference Report Adopted - Senate (66 - 1)
5/22 HF 1829 Prohibits Insurers from Discriminating Against Bone Marrow or Organ Donors Bill Passed - House (125 - 6)
5/22 HF 4065 Expands Health & Human Services Regulations Bill Passed - House (68 - 65)
5/22 HF 4065 Expands Health & Human Services Regulations Bill Passed - House (68 - 65)
5/22 HF 4065 Expands Health & Human Services Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (66 - 0)
5/22 HF 4065 Expands Health & Human Services Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (66 - 0)
5/20 SB 169 Authorizes To-Go Cocktails Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 14)
5/20 HB 4473 Appropriates Additional Funds to the Inflation Relief Stimulus Fund Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 10)
5/19 H 7943 Establishes Program for Converting Vacant Schools into Affordable Housing (48 - 12)
5/19 S 4008 Small Business COVID Relief Act of 2022 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 43)
5/19 HB 1083 Prohibits Hair Discrimination Bill Passed - House (74 - 24)
5/19 HR 7688 Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act Bill Passed - House (217 - 207)
5/18 HB 265 Reduces Barriers to Telehealth Services Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 1)
5/18 HB 226 Increases Salaries of Certain State Employees Concurrence Vote Passed - House (23 - 15)
5/18 HB 3349 Establishes COVID Recovery Fund Bill Passed - House (79 - 5)
5/18 HB 3349 Establishes COVID Recovery Fund Bill Passed - House (79 - 5)
5/18 HB 291 Establishes the Alaska Criminal Justice Data Analysis Commission Concurrence Vote Passed - House (21 - 18)
5/18 SB 45 Increases Minimum Age for Tobacco Use Bill Passed - House (31 - 9)
5/18 HB 291 Establishes the Alaska Criminal Justice Data Analysis Commission Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 5)
5/18 HB 4473 Appropriates Additional Funds to the Inflation Relief Stimulus Fund Bill Passed - House (74 - 12)
5/18 HR 7790 Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 Bill Passed - House (231 - 192)
5/17 HB 172 Establishes Regulations Regarding Mental Health Crisis Stabilization Centers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (36 - 2)
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