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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 4, 2022 FL SB 102 Establishes State Congressional Districts Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
March 4, 2022 WY HB 52 Authorizes Absentee Ballot Processing Before Election Day and Establishes Election Result Sharing as a Felony Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 10)
March 4, 2022 WY HB 80 Requires Campaigns and PACs to File an Itemized Statement of Contributions with the Secretary of State Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 8)
March 4, 2022 UT HB 90 Expands the Scope of Lobbying Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 0)
March 4, 2022 WA HB 1927 Requires Employer Flexibility for Part-Time Legislators Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 4)
March 4, 2022 FL SB 524 Establishes Office of Election Crimes and Security Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 14)
March 3, 2022 IN SB 134 Limits Private Donations to Local Governments Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (43 - 4)
March 3, 2022 IN SB 134 Limits Private Donations to Local Governments Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (43 - 4)
March 2, 2022 UT HB 313 Expands Restrictions on Elections and Voting Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
March 2, 2022 UT HB 218 Amends Various Ballot Measure and Election Laws Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 0)
March 2, 2022 UT HB 218 Amends Various Ballot Measure and Election Laws Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 0)
March 1, 2022 IN HB 1116 Increases Requirements for Mail-In Voting Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 10)
Feb. 24, 2022 GA HB 437 Amends Fulton County Commissioner District Boundaries (32 - 20)
Feb. 24, 2022 OR HB 4133 Authorizes Voter Registration Without State-Issued ID Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 7)
Feb. 23, 2022 ME LD 344 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment that Prohibits Discrimination Based on Sex "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 12)
Feb. 22, 2022 UT SB 115 Prohibits Local Jurisdiction of State Firearm Laws Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 5)
Feb. 22, 2022 WI AB 884 Classifies Courses on U.S. Constitution as Diversity, Ethnic Studies Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
Feb. 22, 2022 WI SB 935 Amends Various Election Fraud Laws Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 14)
Feb. 22, 2022 WI SB 940 Authorizes Suspension of Voters for Information Discrepancies Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
Feb. 21, 2022 WI SB 934 Authorizes the Processing of Absentee Ballots the Day before an Election Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
Feb. 18, 2022 LA HB 1 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 10)
Feb. 18, 2022 LA HB 14 Authorizes New Election Districts for the House of Representatives Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
Feb. 18, 2022 LA SB 5 Amends Congressional District Boundaries Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
Feb. 17, 2022 NC HB 980 Amends State Legislative House Districts in Accordance with the State Supreme Court Order Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 3)
Feb. 17, 2022 NC SB 745 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 19)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/04 SB 102 Establishes State Congressional Districts Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
3/04 HB 52 Authorizes Absentee Ballot Processing Before Election Day and Establishes Election Result Sharing as a Felony Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 10)
3/04 HB 80 Requires Campaigns and PACs to File an Itemized Statement of Contributions with the Secretary of State Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 8)
3/04 HB 90 Expands the Scope of Lobbying Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 0)
3/04 HB 1927 Requires Employer Flexibility for Part-Time Legislators Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 4)
3/04 SB 524 Establishes Office of Election Crimes and Security Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 14)
3/03 SB 134 Limits Private Donations to Local Governments Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (43 - 4)
3/03 SB 134 Limits Private Donations to Local Governments Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (43 - 4)
3/02 HB 313 Expands Restrictions on Elections and Voting Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
3/02 HB 218 Amends Various Ballot Measure and Election Laws Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 0)
3/02 HB 218 Amends Various Ballot Measure and Election Laws Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 0)
3/01 HB 1116 Increases Requirements for Mail-In Voting Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 10)
2/24 HB 437 Amends Fulton County Commissioner District Boundaries (32 - 20)
2/24 HB 4133 Authorizes Voter Registration Without State-Issued ID Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 7)
2/23 LD 344 Establishes a Constitutional Amendment that Prohibits Discrimination Based on Sex "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 12)
2/22 SB 115 Prohibits Local Jurisdiction of State Firearm Laws Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 5)
2/22 AB 884 Classifies Courses on U.S. Constitution as Diversity, Ethnic Studies Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
2/22 SB 935 Amends Various Election Fraud Laws Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 14)
2/22 SB 940 Authorizes Suspension of Voters for Information Discrepancies Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
2/21 SB 934 Authorizes the Processing of Absentee Ballots the Day before an Election Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
2/18 HB 1 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 10)
2/18 HB 14 Authorizes New Election Districts for the House of Representatives Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
2/18 SB 5 Amends Congressional District Boundaries Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
2/17 HB 980 Amends State Legislative House Districts in Accordance with the State Supreme Court Order Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 3)
2/17 SB 745 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 19)

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