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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
May 13, 2022 MO HB 1667 Establishes the Kratom Consumer Protection Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (106 - 31)
May 13, 2022 MO SB 799 Amends the Offense of Escaping from Custody Bill Passed - House (140 - 2)
May 12, 2022 SC H 3050 Specifies Actions That Constitute Unlawful Use of Force by Police Concurrence Vote Passed - House (103 - 4)
May 12, 2022 MO HB 1606 Limits Where Homeless People May Sleep Bill Passed - House (109 - 34)
May 12, 2022 MO SB 718 Establishes a "Historically Black College and University Week" and Amends Provisions for Higher Learning Bill Passed - House (148 - 1)
May 12, 2022 MN HF 4670 Appropriates Monies for Claims Against State Bill Passed - House (83 - 43)
May 12, 2022 MN HF 4670 Appropriates Monies for Claims Against State Bill Passed - House (83 - 43)
May 11, 2022 MO HB 1606 Limits Where Homeless People May Sleep Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 2)
May 11, 2022 CO HB 22-1326 Increases Penalties for Distribution and Manufacturing of Fentanyl Conference Report Adopted - House (35 - 30)
May 11, 2022 CO HB 22-1326 Increases Penalties for Distribution and Manufacturing of Fentanyl Conference Report Adopted - House (35 - 30)
May 11, 2022 CO HB 22-1326 Increases Penalties for Distribution and Manufacturing of Fentanyl Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 8)
May 11, 2022 CO HB 22-1326 Increases Penalties for Distribution and Manufacturing of Fentanyl Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 8)
May 11, 2022 AK SB 174 Prohibits Hair Discrimination in Public Schools Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (17 - 0)
May 11, 2022 CO SB 22-179 Authorizes Measures to Address Tampering with a Motor Vehicle's Emission Control System Bill Passed - House (40 - 23)
May 11, 2022 VT S 250 Amends Police Regulations Related to Data Collection and Interrogation Bill Passed - House (99 - 48)
May 11, 2022 NY S 3448 Amends Education Law to Prevent Opioid Overdoses on College Campuses Bill Passed - House (143 - 1)
May 11, 2022 LA HB 629 Prohibits Use of Marijuana Odor to Justify Warrantless Searches Bill Passed - House (66 - 28)
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 22-1077 Increases Security at Places of Worship Bill Passed - House (49 - 16)
May 10, 2022 CO SB 22-150 Expands Response to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
May 10, 2022 AK SB 174 Prohibits Hair Discrimination in Public Schools Bill Passed - House (34 - 5)
May 10, 2022 SC S 614 Establishes an "Unorganized Militia" for Any Individual Over the Age of 17 Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 15)
May 9, 2022 ME LD 1942 Specifies New Hemp Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 5)
May 9, 2022 ME LD 844 Limits Restrictions on Criminal Defendants and Probationers Veto Override Failed - House (54 - 64)
May 9, 2022 ME LD 1942 Specifies New Hemp Regulations Motion Rejected - House (51 - 55)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/13 HB 1667 Establishes the Kratom Consumer Protection Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (106 - 31)
5/13 SB 799 Amends the Offense of Escaping from Custody Bill Passed - House (140 - 2)
5/12 H 3050 Specifies Actions That Constitute Unlawful Use of Force by Police Concurrence Vote Passed - House (103 - 4)
5/12 HB 1606 Limits Where Homeless People May Sleep Bill Passed - House (109 - 34)
5/12 SB 718 Establishes a "Historically Black College and University Week" and Amends Provisions for Higher Learning Bill Passed - House (148 - 1)
5/12 HF 4670 Appropriates Monies for Claims Against State Bill Passed - House (83 - 43)
5/12 HF 4670 Appropriates Monies for Claims Against State Bill Passed - House (83 - 43)
5/11 HB 1606 Limits Where Homeless People May Sleep Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 2)
5/11 HB 22-1326 Increases Penalties for Distribution and Manufacturing of Fentanyl Conference Report Adopted - House (35 - 30)
5/11 HB 22-1326 Increases Penalties for Distribution and Manufacturing of Fentanyl Conference Report Adopted - House (35 - 30)
5/11 HB 22-1326 Increases Penalties for Distribution and Manufacturing of Fentanyl Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 8)
5/11 HB 22-1326 Increases Penalties for Distribution and Manufacturing of Fentanyl Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 8)
5/11 SB 174 Prohibits Hair Discrimination in Public Schools Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (17 - 0)
5/11 SB 22-179 Authorizes Measures to Address Tampering with a Motor Vehicle's Emission Control System Bill Passed - House (40 - 23)
5/11 S 250 Amends Police Regulations Related to Data Collection and Interrogation Bill Passed - House (99 - 48)
5/11 S 3448 Amends Education Law to Prevent Opioid Overdoses on College Campuses Bill Passed - House (143 - 1)
5/11 HB 629 Prohibits Use of Marijuana Odor to Justify Warrantless Searches Bill Passed - House (66 - 28)
5/10 SB 22-150 Expands Response to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Bill Passed - House (45 - 20)
5/10 HB 22-1077 Increases Security at Places of Worship Bill Passed - House (49 - 16)
5/10 SB 22-150 Expands Response to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
5/10 SB 174 Prohibits Hair Discrimination in Public Schools Bill Passed - House (34 - 5)
5/10 S 614 Establishes an "Unorganized Militia" for Any Individual Over the Age of 17 Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 15)
5/09 LD 1942 Specifies New Hemp Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 5)
5/09 LD 844 Limits Restrictions on Criminal Defendants and Probationers Veto Override Failed - House (54 - 64)
5/09 LD 1942 Specifies New Hemp Regulations Motion Rejected - House (51 - 55)

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