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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 12, 2022 MD HB 424 Increases Annual Salaries of the Comptroller, Treasurer, Attorney General, and the Secretary of State Bill Passed - House (92 - 37)
March 11, 2022 WY SF 98 Limits Expenditure of COVID-19 Relief Funds Veto Override Passed - Senate (28 - 1)
March 11, 2022 National HR 2471 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (260 - 171)
March 10, 2022 WY HB 91 Amends Specified County Officer Salary Levels Concurrence Vote Passed - House (41 - 18)
March 10, 2022 NC HB 243 Specifies the Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2021 Conference Report Adopted - House (96 - 16)
March 10, 2022 National HR 2471 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (68 - 31)
March 10, 2022 WY HB 91 Amends Specified County Officer Salary Levels Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
March 9, 2022 GA HB 1437 Establishes Flat Income Tax Rate of 5.25 Percent (115 - 52)
March 9, 2022 NC HB 243 Specifies the Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2021 Conference Report Adopted - Senate (44 - 4)
March 8, 2022 SD SB 117 Repeals Sales Tax on Food Nonconcurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 9)
March 8, 2022 SD HB 1033 Appropriates Funding for State Housing Infrastructure Loans and Grants for Improvement Concurrence Vote Passed - House (48 - 22)
March 8, 2022 AR SB 101 Appropriates Funds for the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year Budget Bill Passed - House (97 - 1)
March 8, 2022 AR HB 1034 Increases Prison Spending Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 3)
March 7, 2022 SD SB 117 Repeals Sales Tax on Food Bill Passed - House (47 - 22)
March 7, 2022 WY SF 98 Limits Expenditure of COVID-19 Relief Funds Bill Passed - House (45 - 13)
March 7, 2022 AR HB 1026 Appropriates Funds for Law Enforcement Budgets and Spending Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 0)
March 7, 2022 AR HB 1034 Increases Prison Spending Bill Passed - House (83 - 5)
March 4, 2022 UT SB 49 Establishes Incentives for Filming in Rural Areas Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
March 4, 2022 UT HB 456 Expands Acceptance of Digital User Asset Payments Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 7)
March 4, 2022 UT SB 49 Establishes Incentives for Filming in Rural Areas Bill Passed - House (50 - 22)
March 3, 2022 AR SB 59 Appropriates Funds for the University of Arkansas Bill Passed - House (88 - 4)
March 3, 2022 OR HB 4117 Establishes Grant Program Assisting Low-Income Residents Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 4)
March 3, 2022 TN SB 2350 Amends Certified Green Energy Production Facilities to Include Storage of Electricity Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 0)
March 3, 2022 FL SB 1798 Increases the Monetary Damages an Individual May Receive as a Result of Violations Relating to Sexual Cyberharassment Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
Feb. 28, 2022 SD SB 187 Requires a Fiscal Note to Accompany All Passed Legislation and Amendments Bill Passed - House (62 - 3)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/12 HB 424 Increases Annual Salaries of the Comptroller, Treasurer, Attorney General, and the Secretary of State Bill Passed - House (92 - 37)
3/11 SF 98 Limits Expenditure of COVID-19 Relief Funds Veto Override Passed - Senate (28 - 1)
3/11 HR 2471 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (260 - 171)
3/10 HB 91 Amends Specified County Officer Salary Levels Concurrence Vote Passed - House (41 - 18)
3/10 HB 243 Specifies the Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2021 Conference Report Adopted - House (96 - 16)
3/10 HR 2471 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (68 - 31)
3/10 HB 91 Amends Specified County Officer Salary Levels Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
3/09 HB 1437 Establishes Flat Income Tax Rate of 5.25 Percent (115 - 52)
3/09 HB 243 Specifies the Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2021 Conference Report Adopted - Senate (44 - 4)
3/08 SB 117 Repeals Sales Tax on Food Nonconcurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 9)
3/08 HB 1033 Appropriates Funding for State Housing Infrastructure Loans and Grants for Improvement Concurrence Vote Passed - House (48 - 22)
3/08 SB 101 Appropriates Funds for the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year Budget Bill Passed - House (97 - 1)
3/08 HB 1034 Increases Prison Spending Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 3)
3/07 SB 117 Repeals Sales Tax on Food Bill Passed - House (47 - 22)
3/07 SF 98 Limits Expenditure of COVID-19 Relief Funds Bill Passed - House (45 - 13)
3/07 HB 1026 Appropriates Funds for Law Enforcement Budgets and Spending Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 0)
3/07 HB 1034 Increases Prison Spending Bill Passed - House (83 - 5)
3/04 SB 49 Establishes Incentives for Filming in Rural Areas Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
3/04 HB 456 Expands Acceptance of Digital User Asset Payments Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 7)
3/04 SB 49 Establishes Incentives for Filming in Rural Areas Bill Passed - House (50 - 22)
3/03 SB 59 Appropriates Funds for the University of Arkansas Bill Passed - House (88 - 4)
3/03 HB 4117 Establishes Grant Program Assisting Low-Income Residents Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 4)
3/03 SB 2350 Amends Certified Green Energy Production Facilities to Include Storage of Electricity Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 0)
3/03 SB 1798 Increases the Monetary Damages an Individual May Receive as a Result of Violations Relating to Sexual Cyberharassment Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
2/28 SB 187 Requires a Fiscal Note to Accompany All Passed Legislation and Amendments Bill Passed - House (62 - 3)

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