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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 22, 2022 CO SB 22-154 Expands Regulation of Assisted Living Residences Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
April 22, 2022 AK SB 34 Establishes State-Tribal Education Compact Schools Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 1)
April 21, 2022 NH HB 1495 Prohibits Requiring of Vaccine Documentation "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (14 - 10)
April 21, 2022 NH HB 1495 Prohibits Requiring of Vaccine Documentation "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (14 - 10)
April 21, 2022 TN SB 2248 Limits Early Release Eligibility for Incarcerated Persons Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 7)
April 21, 2022 CA SB 1157 Limits Indoor Residential Water Use Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
April 20, 2022 CO HB 22-1111 Establishes New Insurance Coverage Requirements for Homeowners in the Event of Total Loss Due to Wildfire Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 5)
April 20, 2022 MO HB 1552 Amends the State Charter School Funding Formula Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 5)
April 20, 2022 AZ HB 2696 Expands Prohibition on Human Smuggling Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 11)
April 20, 2022 AZ HB 2696 Expands Prohibition on Human Smuggling Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 11)
April 20, 2022 CO SB 22-99 Establishes Procedures for the Expungement of Minor Criminal Records Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 1)
April 20, 2022 FL SB 4-C Repeals Independent Special Districts Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 16)
April 20, 2022 CT SB 17 Prohibits Colleges from Withholding Transcripts Due to Unpaid Debt Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 10)
April 19, 2022 IA HF 2562 Amends Mobile Home Tenant Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 16)
April 18, 2022 AZ HB 2439 Expands Parental Oversight Over Public School Library Books and Materials Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 12)
April 18, 2022 CA SB 1106 Prohibits Unpaid Restitution from Blocking an Individual from Clearing Their Record Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8)
April 14, 2022 HI HB 1570 Prohibits the Use of Flavored Tobacco Products Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 1)
April 14, 2022 HI HB 1600 Appropriates Funds for Hawaii Budget 2021-2023 Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 0)
April 14, 2022 DE SB 90 Amends the Fair Housing Act to Prohibit Income-Based Discrimination Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 7)
April 14, 2022 ME LD 1820 Establishes a Stronger Governance of the University of Maine System Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 13)
April 13, 2022 TN HB 978 Prohibits Camping and Soliciting on Public Highways Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 10)
April 13, 2022 NE LB 1130 Requires Annual Report from Statewide Workforce & Education Reporting System Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 2)
April 13, 2022 NE LB 598 Establishes Small Business Stabilization Grant Program Act Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 0)
April 12, 2022 NE LB 852 Expands Mental Health Services in Schools Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 10)
April 12, 2022 NE LB 852 Expands Mental Health Services in Schools Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 10)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/22 SB 22-154 Expands Regulation of Assisted Living Residences Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
4/22 SB 34 Establishes State-Tribal Education Compact Schools Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 1)
4/21 HB 1495 Prohibits Requiring of Vaccine Documentation "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (14 - 10)
4/21 HB 1495 Prohibits Requiring of Vaccine Documentation "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (14 - 10)
4/21 SB 2248 Limits Early Release Eligibility for Incarcerated Persons Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 7)
4/21 SB 1157 Limits Indoor Residential Water Use Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
4/20 HB 22-1111 Establishes New Insurance Coverage Requirements for Homeowners in the Event of Total Loss Due to Wildfire Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 5)
4/20 HB 1552 Amends the State Charter School Funding Formula Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 5)
4/20 HB 2696 Expands Prohibition on Human Smuggling Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 11)
4/20 HB 2696 Expands Prohibition on Human Smuggling Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 11)
4/20 SB 22-99 Establishes Procedures for the Expungement of Minor Criminal Records Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 1)
4/20 SB 4-C Repeals Independent Special Districts Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 16)
4/20 SB 17 Prohibits Colleges from Withholding Transcripts Due to Unpaid Debt Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 10)
4/19 HF 2562 Amends Mobile Home Tenant Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 16)
4/18 HB 2439 Expands Parental Oversight Over Public School Library Books and Materials Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 12)
4/18 SB 1106 Prohibits Unpaid Restitution from Blocking an Individual from Clearing Their Record Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8)
4/14 HB 1570 Prohibits the Use of Flavored Tobacco Products Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 1)
4/14 HB 1600 Appropriates Funds for Hawaii Budget 2021-2023 Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 0)
4/14 SB 90 Amends the Fair Housing Act to Prohibit Income-Based Discrimination Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 7)
4/14 LD 1820 Establishes a Stronger Governance of the University of Maine System Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 13)
4/13 HB 978 Prohibits Camping and Soliciting on Public Highways Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 10)
4/13 LB 1130 Requires Annual Report from Statewide Workforce & Education Reporting System Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 2)
4/13 LB 598 Establishes Small Business Stabilization Grant Program Act Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 0)
4/12 LB 852 Expands Mental Health Services in Schools Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 10)
4/12 LB 852 Expands Mental Health Services in Schools Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 10)

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