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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 24, 2022 RI S 2430 Authorizes Recreational Use of Cannabis/Marijuana Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 16)
May 24, 2022 RI H 7593 Authorizes Recreational Use of Marijuana Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 5)
May 24, 2022 LA HB 988 Prohibits Discrimination Against Employees Using Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - House (26 - 8)
May 24, 2022 RI H 7593 Authorizes Recreational Use of Marijuana (55 - 16)
May 24, 2022 RI S 2430 Authorizes Recreational Use of Cannabis/Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate
May 24, 2022 LA HB 988 Prohibits Discrimination Against Employees Using Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 32)
May 20, 2022 OK HB 2179 Expands Medical Marijuana Licensing and Fees Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 7)
May 19, 2022 OK HB 4287 Expands Regulations on Sale of Medical Marijuana Conference Report Adopted - House (68 - 15)
May 19, 2022 OK HB 3208 Amends Various State Medical Marijuana Laws and Regulations Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 8)
May 19, 2022 OK HB 2179 Expands Medical Marijuana Licensing and Fees Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 16)
May 19, 2022 DE HB 372 Amends the Delaware Marijuana Control Act Bill Failed - House (23 - 15)
May 19, 2022 DE SB 280 Requires Medical Marijuana Centers and Safety Compliance Facilities to have a Labor Peace Agreement Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 7)
May 18, 2022 OK HB 3208 Amends Various State Medical Marijuana Laws and Regulations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (64 - 17)
May 18, 2022 MA S 2823 Amends Existing State Cannabis Laws (153 - 2)
May 18, 2022 AK SB 45 Increases Minimum Age for Tobacco Use Bill Passed - House (31 - 9)
May 17, 2022 OK HB 3752 Requires That Land Used to Grow Marijuana is Returned to Its Former State Before Sale Concurrence Vote Passed - House (76 - 7)
May 13, 2022 MO HB 1667 Establishes the Kratom Consumer Protection Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (106 - 31)
May 12, 2022 DE HB 371 Repeals Penalties for Possession of 1 Ounce of Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 7)
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 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 9, 2022 ME LD 1942 Specifies New Hemp Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 5)
May 9, 2022 ME LD 1942 Specifies New Hemp Regulations Motion Rejected - House (51 - 55)
May 9, 2022 CO SB 22-155 Expands the State Medical Marijuana Grant Program Bill Passed - House (42 - 23)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/24 S 2430 Authorizes Recreational Use of Cannabis/Marijuana Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 16)
5/24 H 7593 Authorizes Recreational Use of Marijuana Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 5)
5/24 HB 988 Prohibits Discrimination Against Employees Using Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - House (26 - 8)
5/24 H 7593 Authorizes Recreational Use of Marijuana (55 - 16)
5/24 S 2430 Authorizes Recreational Use of Cannabis/Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate
5/24 HB 988 Prohibits Discrimination Against Employees Using Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 32)
5/20 HB 2179 Expands Medical Marijuana Licensing and Fees Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 7)
5/19 HB 4287 Expands Regulations on Sale of Medical Marijuana Conference Report Adopted - House (68 - 15)
5/19 HB 3208 Amends Various State Medical Marijuana Laws and Regulations Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 8)
5/19 HB 2179 Expands Medical Marijuana Licensing and Fees Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 16)
5/19 HB 372 Amends the Delaware Marijuana Control Act Bill Failed - House (23 - 15)
5/19 SB 280 Requires Medical Marijuana Centers and Safety Compliance Facilities to have a Labor Peace Agreement Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 7)
5/18 HB 3208 Amends Various State Medical Marijuana Laws and Regulations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (64 - 17)
5/18 S 2823 Amends Existing State Cannabis Laws (153 - 2)
5/18 SB 45 Increases Minimum Age for Tobacco Use Bill Passed - House (31 - 9)
5/17 HB 3752 Requires That Land Used to Grow Marijuana is Returned to Its Former State Before Sale Concurrence Vote Passed - House (76 - 7)
5/13 HB 1667 Establishes the Kratom Consumer Protection Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (106 - 31)
5/12 HB 371 Repeals Penalties for Possession of 1 Ounce of Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 7)
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 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)
5/09 LD 1942 Specifies New Hemp Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 5)
5/09 LD 1942 Specifies New Hemp Regulations Motion Rejected - House (51 - 55)
5/09 SB 22-155 Expands the State Medical Marijuana Grant Program Bill Passed - House (42 - 23)

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