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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
June 22, 2022 RI H 7939 Authorizes Driving Permits for Undocumented Persons (55 - 15)
June 22, 2022 RI H 8353 Amends the Gender Inclusive Restroom Act to Apply to State Building Code Standards Bill Passed - House (62 - 9)
June 22, 2022 RI H 8353 Amends the Gender Inclusive Restroom Act to Apply to State Building Code Standards Bill Passed - House (62 - 9)
June 17, 2022 RI H 7068 Requires the Department of Human Services Streamline the SNAP Benefits Application Process Bill Passed - House (64 - 0)
June 14, 2022 DE HB 455 Amends Various Laws Relating to Women's Reproductive Health and Abortion Bill Passed - House (24 - 13)
June 14, 2022 RI H 7277 Establishes Renewable Energy Targets and Standards Bill Passed - House (56 - 13)
June 9, 2022 National HR 2377 Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021 Bill Passed - House (224 - 202)
June 8, 2022 MA H 4805 Authorizes State Drivers Licenses for Certain Undocumented Persons Veto Override Passed - House (119 - 36)
June 8, 2022 NC SB 256 Limits Appointment Powers of Governor Bill Passed - House (61 - 40)
June 8, 2022 PA HB 2125 Exempts and Removes References of Homosexuality from State Criminal Codes Bill Passed - House (198 - 0)
June 3, 2022 NY S 6363 Reduces Judicial Discretion in Certain Firearm Cases Bill Passed - House
June 3, 2022 NY S 74 Expands Recoverable Damages to Include Emotional and Pecuniary Costs Bill Passed - House (147 - 2)
June 3, 2022 NY S 9351 Allows NYC To Award Contracts Up to $1 Million to Minority or Women Business Enterprises (MWBE) Without a Formal Competitive Process Bill Passed - House (111 - 33)
June 3, 2022 NY S 7157 Requires the Release of Individuals from Utility, Phone and Television Contracts in Instances of Domestic Violence. Bill Passed - House (146 - 3)
June 3, 2022 NY S 8922 Establishes Worker Protections for Warehouse Workers Bill Passed - House (119 - 30)
June 3, 2022 NY S 8922 Establishes Worker Protections for Warehouse Workers Bill Passed - House (119 - 30)
June 2, 2022 LA SB 342 Increases Criminal Penalties and Monetary Fines for Abortion Centers Bill Passed - House (72 - 25)
June 1, 2022 OH HB 151 Authorizes a "Verification" Process for Enforcing Transgender Student Athlete Bans Bill Passed - House (57 - 30)
May 26, 2022 MA H 4805 Authorizes State Drivers Licenses for Certain Undocumented Persons Bill Passed - House (117 - 36)
May 26, 2022 CA AB 2840 Requires 1,000-Foot Buffer Zone Between Warehouses and "Sensitive Receptors" Bill Passed - House (41 - 25)
May 24, 2022 IN HB 1041 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Veto Override Passed - House (67 - 28)
May 24, 2022 LA HB 988 Prohibits Discrimination Against Employees Using Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - House (26 - 8)
May 24, 2022 MI HB 5981 Exempts State Licensed Residential Facilities from Conditional Use Permits Bill Passed - House (72 - 35)
May 23, 2022 IA SF 529 Prohibits Fraud in Assisted Reproduction Concurrence Vote Passed - House (83 - 1)
May 23, 2022 LA HB 366 Increases the Mandatory Retiring Age for Judges Bill Passed - House (70 - 29)
May 22, 2022 MN HF 2725 Expands Mental Health Funding and Amends Competency Procedures for Standing Trial Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 60)
May 22, 2022 MN HF 4065 Expands Health & Human Services Regulations Bill Passed - House (68 - 65)
May 18, 2022 National HR 7790 Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 Bill Passed - House (231 - 192)
May 17, 2022 AK HB 184 Authorizes the Alaskan State Government to Provide Child Welfare Services to Tribes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 2)
May 17, 2022 AK HB 123 Authorizes Formal Recognition of State Tribes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 2)
May 17, 2022 AK SB 34 Establishes State-Tribal Education Compact Schools Bill Passed - House (37 - 2)
May 17, 2022 LA SB 44 Limits Participation in Women's Sports on Basis of One's Sex Assigned at Birth Bill Passed - House (72 - 21)
May 17, 2022 DE HB 205 Establishes EARNS State Retirement Program Bill Passed - House (35 - 5)
May 16, 2022 OK HB 1933 Amends State Unemployment Compensation Laws Concurrence Vote Passed - House (75 - 17)
May 15, 2022 AK HB 325 Amends and Modernizes the Term "Consent" for Sexual Assault Cases Bill Passed - House (35 - 2)
May 13, 2022 MO SB 672 Expands the Fast Track Scholarship Grant Program by 7 Years Bill Passed - House (109 - 29)
May 13, 2022 National HR 5129 Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (246 - 169)
May 12, 2022 VT H 510 Establishes Child Tax Credit Conference Report Adopted - House (141 - 4)
May 12, 2022 SC S 533 Prohibits Paying Disabled Workers Less than the Minimum Wage Concurrence Vote Passed - House (101 - 2)
May 12, 2022 MN HF 778 Authorizes Sports Betting in State Bill Passed - House (70 - 57)
May 12, 2022 LA HB 813 Amends Abortion Laws to Repeal Criminal Penalties for Women who Have Abortions Bill Passed - House (65 - 26)
May 11, 2022 CO HB 22-1314 Expands State Regulations on Non-Consensual Towing Concurrence Vote Passed - House (45 - 20)
May 11, 2022 CO SB 22-154 Expands Regulation of Assisted Living Residences Bill Passed - House (43 - 21)
May 11, 2022 CO SB 22-230 Expands County Government Employees Right to Organize a Union and Engage in Collective Bargaining Bill Passed - House (41 - 24)
May 10, 2022 SC H 4608 Limits Participation in Women's Sports on Basis of Sex Assigned at Birth Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 33)
May 10, 2022 SC H 4608 Limits Participation in Women's Sports on Basis of Sex Assigned at Birth Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 33)
May 10, 2022 CO SB 22-150 Expands Response to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Bill Passed - House (45 - 20)
May 10, 2022 CO HB 22-1267 Establishes Diversity Training Grant for Health Care Providers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (41 - 24)
May 10, 2022 CO HB 22-1287 Establishes Protections for Mobile Park Residents Concurrence Vote Passed - House (41 - 24)
May 10, 2022 VT JRS 53 Establishes Resolution Supporting Care for Transgender Youth Concurrence Vote Passed - House (134 - 5)
Date No. Title Outcome
6/22 H 7939 Authorizes Driving Permits for Undocumented Persons (55 - 15)
6/22 H 8353 Amends the Gender Inclusive Restroom Act to Apply to State Building Code Standards Bill Passed - House (62 - 9)
6/22 H 8353 Amends the Gender Inclusive Restroom Act to Apply to State Building Code Standards Bill Passed - House (62 - 9)
6/17 H 7068 Requires the Department of Human Services Streamline the SNAP Benefits Application Process Bill Passed - House (64 - 0)
6/14 HB 455 Amends Various Laws Relating to Women's Reproductive Health and Abortion Bill Passed - House (24 - 13)
6/14 H 7277 Establishes Renewable Energy Targets and Standards Bill Passed - House (56 - 13)
6/09 HR 2377 Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021 Bill Passed - House (224 - 202)
6/08 H 4805 Authorizes State Drivers Licenses for Certain Undocumented Persons Veto Override Passed - House (119 - 36)
6/08 SB 256 Limits Appointment Powers of Governor Bill Passed - House (61 - 40)
6/08 HB 2125 Exempts and Removes References of Homosexuality from State Criminal Codes Bill Passed - House (198 - 0)
6/03 S 6363 Reduces Judicial Discretion in Certain Firearm Cases Bill Passed - House
6/03 S 74 Expands Recoverable Damages to Include Emotional and Pecuniary Costs Bill Passed - House (147 - 2)
6/03 S 9351 Allows NYC To Award Contracts Up to $1 Million to Minority or Women Business Enterprises (MWBE) Without a Formal Competitive Process Bill Passed - House (111 - 33)
6/03 S 7157 Requires the Release of Individuals from Utility, Phone and Television Contracts in Instances of Domestic Violence. Bill Passed - House (146 - 3)
6/03 S 8922 Establishes Worker Protections for Warehouse Workers Bill Passed - House (119 - 30)
6/03 S 8922 Establishes Worker Protections for Warehouse Workers Bill Passed - House (119 - 30)
6/02 SB 342 Increases Criminal Penalties and Monetary Fines for Abortion Centers Bill Passed - House (72 - 25)
6/01 HB 151 Authorizes a "Verification" Process for Enforcing Transgender Student Athlete Bans Bill Passed - House (57 - 30)
5/26 H 4805 Authorizes State Drivers Licenses for Certain Undocumented Persons Bill Passed - House (117 - 36)
5/26 AB 2840 Requires 1,000-Foot Buffer Zone Between Warehouses and "Sensitive Receptors" Bill Passed - House (41 - 25)
5/24 HB 1041 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Veto Override Passed - House (67 - 28)
5/24 HB 988 Prohibits Discrimination Against Employees Using Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - House (26 - 8)
5/24 HB 5981 Exempts State Licensed Residential Facilities from Conditional Use Permits Bill Passed - House (72 - 35)
5/23 SF 529 Prohibits Fraud in Assisted Reproduction Concurrence Vote Passed - House (83 - 1)
5/23 HB 366 Increases the Mandatory Retiring Age for Judges Bill Passed - House (70 - 29)
5/22 HF 2725 Expands Mental Health Funding and Amends Competency Procedures for Standing Trial Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 60)
5/22 HF 4065 Expands Health & Human Services Regulations Bill Passed - House (68 - 65)
5/18 HR 7790 Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 Bill Passed - House (231 - 192)
5/17 HB 184 Authorizes the Alaskan State Government to Provide Child Welfare Services to Tribes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 2)
5/17 HB 123 Authorizes Formal Recognition of State Tribes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 2)
5/17 SB 34 Establishes State-Tribal Education Compact Schools Bill Passed - House (37 - 2)
5/17 SB 44 Limits Participation in Women's Sports on Basis of One's Sex Assigned at Birth Bill Passed - House (72 - 21)
5/17 HB 205 Establishes EARNS State Retirement Program Bill Passed - House (35 - 5)
5/16 HB 1933 Amends State Unemployment Compensation Laws Concurrence Vote Passed - House (75 - 17)
5/15 HB 325 Amends and Modernizes the Term "Consent" for Sexual Assault Cases Bill Passed - House (35 - 2)
5/13 SB 672 Expands the Fast Track Scholarship Grant Program by 7 Years Bill Passed - House (109 - 29)
5/13 HR 5129 Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (246 - 169)
5/12 H 510 Establishes Child Tax Credit Conference Report Adopted - House (141 - 4)
5/12 S 533 Prohibits Paying Disabled Workers Less than the Minimum Wage Concurrence Vote Passed - House (101 - 2)
5/12 HF 778 Authorizes Sports Betting in State Bill Passed - House (70 - 57)
5/12 HB 813 Amends Abortion Laws to Repeal Criminal Penalties for Women who Have Abortions Bill Passed - House (65 - 26)
5/11 HB 22-1314 Expands State Regulations on Non-Consensual Towing Concurrence Vote Passed - House (45 - 20)
5/11 SB 22-154 Expands Regulation of Assisted Living Residences Bill Passed - House (43 - 21)
5/11 SB 22-230 Expands County Government Employees Right to Organize a Union and Engage in Collective Bargaining Bill Passed - House (41 - 24)
5/10 H 4608 Limits Participation in Women's Sports on Basis of Sex Assigned at Birth Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 33)
5/10 H 4608 Limits Participation in Women's Sports on Basis of Sex Assigned at Birth Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 33)
5/10 SB 22-150 Expands Response to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Bill Passed - House (45 - 20)
5/10 HB 22-1267 Establishes Diversity Training Grant for Health Care Providers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (41 - 24)
5/10 HB 22-1287 Establishes Protections for Mobile Park Residents Concurrence Vote Passed - House (41 - 24)
5/10 JRS 53 Establishes Resolution Supporting Care for Transgender Youth Concurrence Vote Passed - House (134 - 5)

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