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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
April 4, 2022 NE LB 1014 Appropriates Federal COVID-19 Funds for the Various State Costs and Projects Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 4)
April 1, 2022 KS HB 2138 Expands State Oversight of Elections Conference Report Adopted - Senate (28 - 8)
March 31, 2022 AL HB 135 Appropriates $23 Billion for the State Education Budget Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
March 31, 2022 NH SB 418 Requires That First-Time Voters Without ID Use Affidavit Ballots "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (13 - 11)
March 31, 2022 SC S 11 Authorizes Paid Parental Leave for State Employees Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 0)
March 30, 2022 MS SB 2536 Expands Voting Rights of Persons with Expunged Convictions Conference Report Adopted - Senate (48 - 2)
March 29, 2022 ME LD 1830 Amends Existing Election Laws "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 12)
March 29, 2022 NE LB 1011 Appropriates Funds for Upcoming Fiscal Years Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 4)
March 29, 2022 NE LB 1011 Appropriates Funds for Upcoming Fiscal Years Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 4)
March 29, 2022 NE LB 1011 Appropriates Funds for Upcoming Fiscal Years Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 4)
March 29, 2022 NE LB 1013 Appropriates Monies for Infrastructure, Development Projects Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 5)
March 29, 2022 NE LB 1012 Establishes Funds for Various State Projects Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 6)
March 28, 2022 CO HB 22-1060 Limits Campaign Contributions to School Board Candidates Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 12)
March 25, 2022 WY HB 100 Amends State Legislative Districts Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (17 - 12)
March 25, 2022 VT H 722 Amends State House District Boundaries Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 0)
March 25, 2022 ID H 635 Amends Existing Law to Revise Provisions Regarding City Annexations Bill Failed - Senate (12 - 19)
March 24, 2022 ID H 782 Amends Existing Law Regarding Members of the Judicial Council Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
March 23, 2022 AZ HB 2492 Requires Proof of Citizenship in Order to Vote in a Presidential Election Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 12)
March 23, 2022 MO HB 2117 Establishes New Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 10)
March 23, 2022 MO HB 2117 Establishes New Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 10)
March 23, 2022 KS HCR 5014 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment to Provide Legislative Oversight to the Executive Branch Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (27 - 12)
March 23, 2022 KS HCR 5014 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment to Provide Legislative Oversight to the Executive Branch Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (27 - 12)
March 23, 2022 KS HCR 5014 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment to Provide Legislative Oversight to the Executive Branch Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (27 - 12)
March 23, 2022 KY HB 43 Requires Equal Treatment for All Religious Organizations During Declared State of Emergencies Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 7)
March 23, 2022 DE HB 335 Amends State Legislative Districts Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 1)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/04 LB 1014 Appropriates Federal COVID-19 Funds for the Various State Costs and Projects Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 4)
4/01 HB 2138 Expands State Oversight of Elections Conference Report Adopted - Senate (28 - 8)
3/31 HB 135 Appropriates $23 Billion for the State Education Budget Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
3/31 SB 418 Requires That First-Time Voters Without ID Use Affidavit Ballots "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (13 - 11)
3/31 S 11 Authorizes Paid Parental Leave for State Employees Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 0)
3/30 SB 2536 Expands Voting Rights of Persons with Expunged Convictions Conference Report Adopted - Senate (48 - 2)
3/29 LD 1830 Amends Existing Election Laws "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 12)
3/29 LB 1011 Appropriates Funds for Upcoming Fiscal Years Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 4)
3/29 LB 1011 Appropriates Funds for Upcoming Fiscal Years Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 4)
3/29 LB 1011 Appropriates Funds for Upcoming Fiscal Years Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 4)
3/29 LB 1013 Appropriates Monies for Infrastructure, Development Projects Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 5)
3/29 LB 1012 Establishes Funds for Various State Projects Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 6)
3/28 HB 22-1060 Limits Campaign Contributions to School Board Candidates Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 12)
3/25 HB 100 Amends State Legislative Districts Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (17 - 12)
3/25 H 722 Amends State House District Boundaries Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 0)
3/25 H 635 Amends Existing Law to Revise Provisions Regarding City Annexations Bill Failed - Senate (12 - 19)
3/24 H 782 Amends Existing Law Regarding Members of the Judicial Council Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
3/23 HB 2492 Requires Proof of Citizenship in Order to Vote in a Presidential Election Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 12)
3/23 HB 2117 Establishes New Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 10)
3/23 HB 2117 Establishes New Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 10)
3/23 HCR 5014 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment to Provide Legislative Oversight to the Executive Branch Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (27 - 12)
3/23 HCR 5014 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment to Provide Legislative Oversight to the Executive Branch Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (27 - 12)
3/23 HCR 5014 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment to Provide Legislative Oversight to the Executive Branch Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (27 - 12)
3/23 HB 43 Requires Equal Treatment for All Religious Organizations During Declared State of Emergencies Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 7)
3/23 HB 335 Amends State Legislative Districts Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 1)

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