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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
March 29, 2022 KY HB 63 Requires School Boards Implement School Resource Officers Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 8)
March 29, 2022 KY HB 9 Establishes Public Tax Credits for Charter Schools Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 14)
March 29, 2022 MN HF 4165 Requires Divestment from Russia and Belarus Bill Passed - Senate (67 - 0)
March 29, 2022 NE LB 1011 Appropriates Funds for Upcoming Fiscal Years Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 4)
March 29, 2022 NE LB 1012 Establishes Funds for Various State Projects Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 6)
March 29, 2022 NE LB 1013 Appropriates Monies for Infrastructure, Development Projects Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 5)
March 29, 2022 NE LB 1013 Appropriates Monies for Infrastructure, Development Projects Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 5)
March 28, 2022 SD SB 151 Requires Automatic Expungement of Marijuana Convictions Veto Override Failed - Senate (17 - 17)
March 28, 2022 MD SB 890 Expands Protections for Abortion Care Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 14)
March 27, 2022 MS SB 2437 Establishes Pilot Work Initiative for Prisoners Conference Report Adopted - Senate (52 - 0)
March 27, 2022 MS HB 531 Reduces Income Tax Rates Conference Report Adopted - Senate (39 - 10)
March 25, 2022 UT HB 11 Establishes Limits on Participation in Female Sports Veto Override Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
March 25, 2022 MS SB 2273 Authorizes Employers to Sponsor Parolees and Offenders on Probation Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 0)
March 25, 2022 MS SB 2273 Authorizes Employers to Sponsor Parolees and Offenders on Probation Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 0)
March 25, 2022 KY HB 269 Prohibits Execution of Persons with Serious Mental Illness Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9)
March 25, 2022 KY HB 269 Prohibits Execution of Persons with Serious Mental Illness Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9)
March 25, 2022 ID H 809 Appropriates Money to the State Board of Education Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 3)
March 24, 2022 ID H 778 Amends Medical Debt Collection Process Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 3)
March 24, 2022 ID H 782 Amends Existing Law Regarding Members of the Judicial Council Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
March 24, 2022 RI S 2080 Requires Health Insurers Provide Coverage for 10 Categories of Essential Health Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 8)
March 24, 2022 VT S 254 Authorizes an Independent Report on Police Misconduct, Qualified Immunity Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 11)
March 23, 2022 KS HB 2416 Requires Government Compensation for Business Revenue Lost Due to Covid Restrictions (26 - 11)
March 23, 2022 KS HB 2280 Specifies New COVID-19 Medication and Vaccination Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 16)
March 23, 2022 ID H 720 Prohibits Non-Human Entities From Being Granted Personhood Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 5)
March 23, 2022 KY HB 43 Requires Equal Treatment for All Religious Organizations During Declared State of Emergencies Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 7)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/29 HB 63 Requires School Boards Implement School Resource Officers Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 8)
3/29 HB 9 Establishes Public Tax Credits for Charter Schools Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 14)
3/29 HF 4165 Requires Divestment from Russia and Belarus Bill Passed - Senate (67 - 0)
3/29 LB 1011 Appropriates Funds for Upcoming Fiscal Years Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 4)
3/29 LB 1012 Establishes Funds for Various State Projects Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 6)
3/29 LB 1013 Appropriates Monies for Infrastructure, Development Projects Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 5)
3/29 LB 1013 Appropriates Monies for Infrastructure, Development Projects Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 5)
3/28 SB 151 Requires Automatic Expungement of Marijuana Convictions Veto Override Failed - Senate (17 - 17)
3/28 SB 890 Expands Protections for Abortion Care Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 14)
3/27 SB 2437 Establishes Pilot Work Initiative for Prisoners Conference Report Adopted - Senate (52 - 0)
3/27 HB 531 Reduces Income Tax Rates Conference Report Adopted - Senate (39 - 10)
3/25 HB 11 Establishes Limits on Participation in Female Sports Veto Override Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
3/25 SB 2273 Authorizes Employers to Sponsor Parolees and Offenders on Probation Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 0)
3/25 SB 2273 Authorizes Employers to Sponsor Parolees and Offenders on Probation Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 0)
3/25 HB 269 Prohibits Execution of Persons with Serious Mental Illness Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9)
3/25 HB 269 Prohibits Execution of Persons with Serious Mental Illness Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9)
3/25 H 809 Appropriates Money to the State Board of Education Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 3)
3/24 H 778 Amends Medical Debt Collection Process Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 3)
3/24 H 782 Amends Existing Law Regarding Members of the Judicial Council Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
3/24 S 2080 Requires Health Insurers Provide Coverage for 10 Categories of Essential Health Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 8)
3/24 S 254 Authorizes an Independent Report on Police Misconduct, Qualified Immunity Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 11)
3/23 HB 2416 Requires Government Compensation for Business Revenue Lost Due to Covid Restrictions (26 - 11)
3/23 HB 2280 Specifies New COVID-19 Medication and Vaccination Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 16)
3/23 H 720 Prohibits Non-Human Entities From Being Granted Personhood Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 5)
3/23 HB 43 Requires Equal Treatment for All Religious Organizations During Declared State of Emergencies Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 7)

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