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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 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 HB 2075 Requires Inspection of Firearms Conference Report Adopted - House (43 - 8)
May 3, 2022 HI SB 3235 Expands Assistance for Homeless Youth Conference Report Adopted - House (50 - 1)
May 3, 2022 HI HB 2075 Requires Inspection of Firearms Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 1)
May 3, 2022 HI SB 2510 Increases Renewable Energy Requirements Conference Report Adopted - House (39 - 12)
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 MO SB 775 Prohibits Sharing "Sexually Explicit" Education Material to Students in Public and Private School Bill Passed - House (123 - 11)
May 3, 2022 CO HB 22-1317 Prohibits Non-Complete Agreements for Low and Middle-Income Workers Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
May 3, 2022 CT SB 258 Authorizes West Haven Police to Acquire Armored Vehicle Bill Passed - House (129 - 15)
May 3, 2022 SC H 3006 Prohibits Debt Agencies from Collecting School Lunch or Breakfast Debt Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
May 3, 2022 HI HB 1567 Limits Use of Monetary Bail Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 7)
May 3, 2022 CT SB 358 Expands Health Insurance Requirements for Treatment Used to Diagnose Breast Cancer Bill Passed - House (145 - 3)
May 3, 2022 HI SB 2298 Classifies Wage Theft as a Felony Bill Passed - House (50 - 1)
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 SB 2570 Establishes Rebate System For Zero-Emission Vehicles Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 0)
May 3, 2022 DE HB 324 Prohibits Assault of Health Care Workers Bill Passed - House (37 - 1)
May 3, 2022 DE HB 324 Prohibits Assault of Health Care Workers Bill Passed - House (37 - 1)
May 2, 2022 AZ HB 2144 Expands Access to Biomarker Testing Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 4)
May 2, 2022 CO HB 22-1137 Limits How Homeowners' Associations May Collect Fees and Fines Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
May 2, 2022 CO SB 22-99 Establishes Procedures for the Expungement of Minor Criminal Records Bill Passed - House (61 - 4)
May 2, 2022 LA SB 273 Amends Parole Eligibility Laws Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 2)
April 29, 2022 CT HB 5414 Authorizes Protection for Reproductive Health Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9)
April 29, 2022 CO SB 22-148 Establishes a Behavioral Health Grant for Colorado Land-Based Tribes (56 - 6)
April 28, 2022 KS SB 58 Establishes a Parents Bill of Rights for Students in Elementary and Secondary Schools Veto Override Failed - House (72 - 50)
April 28, 2022 KS SB 160 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Veto Override Failed - House (81 - 41)
April 28, 2022 VA HB 573 Reduces the Statute of Limitations for Actions of Healthcare Service Contracts Veto Override Failed - House (48 - 52)
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 VA HB 1197 Establishes a Study Regarding Transferring the Department of Juvenile Justice to the Secretariat of Health and Human Resources Veto Override Failed - House (48 - 52)
April 28, 2022 KS SB 34 Prohibits Mask Mandates Conference Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 17)
April 28, 2022 TN SB 2247 Requires the State School Commission to Approve or Reject Textbooks Conference Report Adopted - House (60 - 25)
April 28, 2022 KS SB 34 Prohibits Mask Mandates Conference Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 17)
April 28, 2022 KS SB 34 Prohibits Mask Mandates Conference Report Adopted - House (64 - 53)
April 28, 2022 KS SB 34 Prohibits Mask Mandates Conference Report Adopted - House (64 - 53)
April 28, 2022 OK SB 615 Requires Transgender Students to Use Restroom of Sex Assigned at Birth (75 - 10)
April 28, 2022 VT S 287 Amends School Funding Formulas and Increases Education Quality and Funding Oversight Bill Passed - House (132 - 11)
April 28, 2022 VT H 715 Establishes Clean Heat Standard for Buildings (23 - 7)
April 28, 2022 CT SB 6 Expands Data Privacy Protections Bill Passed - House (144 - 5)
April 28, 2022 CA SB 960 Repeals Citizenship and Permanent Resident Requirements for State Police Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 8)
April 28, 2022 MO HB 1973 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - House (98 - 46)
April 28, 2022 CO HB 22-1367 Expands Protections for Domestic Workers Bill Passed - House (40 - 23)
April 28, 2022 CA SB 960 Repeals Citizenship and Permanent Resident Requirements for State Police Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 8)
April 27, 2022 TN SB 2219 Authorizes Smoking Bans Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
April 27, 2022 OK SB 169 Authorizes To-Go Cocktails Bill Passed - House (62 - 27)
April 27, 2022 OK SB 1367 Increases Penalties for Unauthorized Sales of Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - House (70 - 17)
April 27, 2022 TN HB 2841 Increases Punishment for Certain Heinous Crimes Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 5)
April 27, 2022 AZ SB 1001 Classifies Sending Extortive Social Media Messages as a Prosecutable Offense Bill Passed - House (31 - 27)
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 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 AK HB 106 Authorizes Specific Police Reporting in Relation to Missing Persons Under 21 Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 0)
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 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 TN SB 2153 Limits College Sports Participation on Basis of Sex Assigned at Birth Bill Passed - House (70 - 14)
April 25, 2022 TN HB 2633 Exempts Teachers From Having to Use Students' Preferred Pronouns Bill Passed - House (67 - 25)
April 25, 2022 IA HF 2549 Establishes Mental Health Professional Loan Repayment Program Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 0)
April 25, 2022 ME LD 811 Expands Access to Reproductive Care Bill Passed - House (68 - 54)
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 - House (68 - 43)
Date No. Title Outcome
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 HB 2075 Requires Inspection of Firearms Conference Report Adopted - House (43 - 8)
5/03 SB 3235 Expands Assistance for Homeless Youth Conference Report Adopted - House (50 - 1)
5/03 HB 2075 Requires Inspection of Firearms Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 1)
5/03 SB 2510 Increases Renewable Energy Requirements Conference Report Adopted - House (39 - 12)
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 SB 775 Prohibits Sharing "Sexually Explicit" Education Material to Students in Public and Private School Bill Passed - House (123 - 11)
5/03 HB 22-1317 Prohibits Non-Complete Agreements for Low and Middle-Income Workers Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
5/03 SB 258 Authorizes West Haven Police to Acquire Armored Vehicle Bill Passed - House (129 - 15)
5/03 H 3006 Prohibits Debt Agencies from Collecting School Lunch or Breakfast Debt Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
5/03 HB 1567 Limits Use of Monetary Bail Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 7)
5/03 SB 358 Expands Health Insurance Requirements for Treatment Used to Diagnose Breast Cancer Bill Passed - House (145 - 3)
5/03 SB 2298 Classifies Wage Theft as a Felony Bill Passed - House (50 - 1)
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 SB 2570 Establishes Rebate System For Zero-Emission Vehicles Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 0)
5/03 HB 324 Prohibits Assault of Health Care Workers Bill Passed - House (37 - 1)
5/03 HB 324 Prohibits Assault of Health Care Workers Bill Passed - House (37 - 1)
5/02 HB 2144 Expands Access to Biomarker Testing Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 4)
5/02 HB 22-1137 Limits How Homeowners' Associations May Collect Fees and Fines Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
5/02 SB 22-99 Establishes Procedures for the Expungement of Minor Criminal Records Bill Passed - House (61 - 4)
5/02 SB 273 Amends Parole Eligibility Laws Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 2)
4/29 HB 5414 Authorizes Protection for Reproductive Health Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9)
4/29 SB 22-148 Establishes a Behavioral Health Grant for Colorado Land-Based Tribes (56 - 6)
4/28 SB 58 Establishes a Parents Bill of Rights for Students in Elementary and Secondary Schools Veto Override Failed - House (72 - 50)
4/28 SB 160 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Veto Override Failed - House (81 - 41)
4/28 HB 573 Reduces the Statute of Limitations for Actions of Healthcare Service Contracts Veto Override Failed - House (48 - 52)
4/28 SB 2247 Requires the State School Commission to Approve or Reject Textbooks Conference Report Adopted - Senate (21 - 11)
4/28 HB 1197 Establishes a Study Regarding Transferring the Department of Juvenile Justice to the Secretariat of Health and Human Resources Veto Override Failed - House (48 - 52)
4/28 SB 34 Prohibits Mask Mandates Conference Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 17)
4/28 SB 2247 Requires the State School Commission to Approve or Reject Textbooks Conference Report Adopted - House (60 - 25)
4/28 SB 34 Prohibits Mask Mandates Conference Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 17)
4/28 SB 34 Prohibits Mask Mandates Conference Report Adopted - House (64 - 53)
4/28 SB 34 Prohibits Mask Mandates Conference Report Adopted - House (64 - 53)
4/28 SB 615 Requires Transgender Students to Use Restroom of Sex Assigned at Birth (75 - 10)
4/28 S 287 Amends School Funding Formulas and Increases Education Quality and Funding Oversight Bill Passed - House (132 - 11)
4/28 H 715 Establishes Clean Heat Standard for Buildings (23 - 7)
4/28 SB 6 Expands Data Privacy Protections Bill Passed - House (144 - 5)
4/28 SB 960 Repeals Citizenship and Permanent Resident Requirements for State Police Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 8)
4/28 HB 1973 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - House (98 - 46)
4/28 HB 22-1367 Expands Protections for Domestic Workers Bill Passed - House (40 - 23)
4/28 SB 960 Repeals Citizenship and Permanent Resident Requirements for State Police Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 8)
4/27 SB 2219 Authorizes Smoking Bans Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
4/27 SB 169 Authorizes To-Go Cocktails Bill Passed - House (62 - 27)
4/27 SB 1367 Increases Penalties for Unauthorized Sales of Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - House (70 - 17)
4/27 HB 2841 Increases Punishment for Certain Heinous Crimes Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 5)
4/27 SB 1001 Classifies Sending Extortive Social Media Messages as a Prosecutable Offense Bill Passed - House (31 - 27)
4/27 SB 1009 Limits the Governor's Power to Declare a Public Health Emergency Bill Passed - House (31 - 27)
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 HB 106 Authorizes Specific Police Reporting in Relation to Missing Persons Under 21 Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 0)
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 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 SB 2153 Limits College Sports Participation on Basis of Sex Assigned at Birth Bill Passed - House (70 - 14)
4/25 HB 2633 Exempts Teachers From Having to Use Students' Preferred Pronouns Bill Passed - House (67 - 25)
4/25 HF 2549 Establishes Mental Health Professional Loan Repayment Program Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 0)
4/25 LD 811 Expands Access to Reproductive Care Bill Passed - House (68 - 54)
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 - House (68 - 43)

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