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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 22, 2022 KS SB 484 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 12)
March 22, 2022 MD SB 523 Repeals Licensure Requirements for Immigrant Healthcare Workers Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 15)
March 21, 2022 KY HB 4 Amends the Length of State Unemployment Benefits Based on State Unemployment Rates Veto Override Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
March 18, 2022 MD SB 275 Establishes Paid Family and Medical Leave Program (31 - 15)
March 17, 2022 NH HB 52 Establishes New US House Districts Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 11)
March 17, 2022 MD SB 1005 Requires Retirement and Pension System to Divest from Russia Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0)
March 14, 2022 AZ SB 1567 Requires Employers to Allow Covid-19 Vaccine Religious Exemptions Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13)
March 12, 2022 WV SB 468 Prohibits Abortion on the Basis of Disability Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 5)
March 12, 2022 WV SB 463 Specifies Procedures for Determining Child Custody Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 8)
March 11, 2022 WV SB 245 Specifies Methods and Frequency of Wage Payments Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 7)
March 10, 2022 WY HB 96 Increases Governor's Salary Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 11)
March 9, 2022 OK SB 615 Requires Transgender Students to Use Restroom of Sex Assigned at Birth Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 7)
March 8, 2022 WY SF 66 Appropriates COVID-19 Relief Funds Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 5)
March 8, 2022 OK SB 176 Extends Leave Benefits for State Employees (43 - 1)
March 8, 2022 HI SB 2282 Classifies Abortion as a Constitutional Right and Repeals Criminal Penalties Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 3)
March 5, 2022 FL HB 45 Rescinds Tuition Fees for Disabled Veterans Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
March 4, 2022 OR SB 1536 Increases Renter Access to Air Conditioning Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 3)
March 4, 2022 WA HB 1927 Requires Employer Flexibility for Part-Time Legislators Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 4)
March 3, 2022 UT HB 440 Requires Salt Lake County Develop Homeless Overflow Plan Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 4)
March 3, 2022 WA HB 1812 Amends Clean Energy Goals Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
March 3, 2022 OR HB 4117 Establishes Grant Program Assisting Low-Income Residents Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 4)
March 3, 2022 WA HB 1795 Limits Non-Disclosure Agreements and Non-Disparagement Provisions in Employment and Independent Contractor Agreements Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
March 3, 2022 OR HB 4157 Extends COVID-19 Relief Payments Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 2)
March 3, 2022 OR HB 4117 Establishes Grant Program Assisting Low-Income Residents Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 4)
March 3, 2022 OR HB 4117 Establishes Grant Program Assisting Low-Income Residents Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 4)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/22 SB 484 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 12)
3/22 SB 523 Repeals Licensure Requirements for Immigrant Healthcare Workers Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 15)
3/21 HB 4 Amends the Length of State Unemployment Benefits Based on State Unemployment Rates Veto Override Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
3/18 SB 275 Establishes Paid Family and Medical Leave Program (31 - 15)
3/17 HB 52 Establishes New US House Districts Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 11)
3/17 SB 1005 Requires Retirement and Pension System to Divest from Russia Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0)
3/14 SB 1567 Requires Employers to Allow Covid-19 Vaccine Religious Exemptions Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13)
3/12 SB 468 Prohibits Abortion on the Basis of Disability Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 5)
3/12 SB 463 Specifies Procedures for Determining Child Custody Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 8)
3/11 SB 245 Specifies Methods and Frequency of Wage Payments Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 7)
3/10 HB 96 Increases Governor's Salary Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 11)
3/09 SB 615 Requires Transgender Students to Use Restroom of Sex Assigned at Birth Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 7)
3/08 SF 66 Appropriates COVID-19 Relief Funds Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 5)
3/08 SB 176 Extends Leave Benefits for State Employees (43 - 1)
3/08 SB 2282 Classifies Abortion as a Constitutional Right and Repeals Criminal Penalties Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 3)
3/05 HB 45 Rescinds Tuition Fees for Disabled Veterans Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
3/04 SB 1536 Increases Renter Access to Air Conditioning Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 3)
3/04 HB 1927 Requires Employer Flexibility for Part-Time Legislators Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 4)
3/03 HB 440 Requires Salt Lake County Develop Homeless Overflow Plan Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 4)
3/03 HB 1812 Amends Clean Energy Goals Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
3/03 HB 4117 Establishes Grant Program Assisting Low-Income Residents Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 4)
3/03 HB 1795 Limits Non-Disclosure Agreements and Non-Disparagement Provisions in Employment and Independent Contractor Agreements Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
3/03 HB 4157 Extends COVID-19 Relief Payments Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 2)
3/03 HB 4117 Establishes Grant Program Assisting Low-Income Residents Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 4)
3/03 HB 4117 Establishes Grant Program Assisting Low-Income Residents Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 4)

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