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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 28, 2022 VT H 715 Establishes Clean Heat Standard for Buildings (23 - 7)
April 27, 2022 VA HB 297 Prohibits Healthcare Providers From Engaging in Certain Medical Debt Collection Activities Veto Override Failed - Senate (21 - 19)
April 27, 2022 TN SB 2219 Authorizes Smoking Bans Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
April 27, 2022 TN SB 2219 Authorizes Smoking Bans Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
April 27, 2022 OK SB 169 Authorizes To-Go Cocktails Bill Passed - House (62 - 27)
April 27, 2022 OK SB 1367 Increases Penalties for Unauthorized Sales of Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - House (70 - 17)
April 27, 2022 AZ SB 1009 Limits the Governor's Power to Declare a Public Health Emergency Bill Passed - House (31 - 27)
April 27, 2022 NY A 9279 Establishes a Carpet Collection Program Bill Passed - House (106 - 38)
April 26, 2022 AK HB 145 Expands Pharmacist Authority Bill Passed - House (33 - 5)
April 26, 2022 AK HB 145 Expands Pharmacist Authority Bill Passed - House (33 - 5)
April 26, 2022 CT SB 4 Establishes Electric Vehicle Requirements for State Vehicles Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
April 25, 2022 KS SB 366 Establishes a Mechanism for Drug Offenders to Seek Relief from the Kansas Offender Registration Act Conference Report Adopted - Senate (37 - 3)
April 25, 2022 MO HB 1667 Establishes the Kratom Consumer Protection Act Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 2)
April 25, 2022 AZ HB 2144 Expands Access to Biomarker Testing Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 2)
April 25, 2022 TN SB 2219 Authorizes Smoking Bans Bill Passed - House (56 - 33)
April 25, 2022 TN SB 2219 Authorizes Smoking Bans Bill Passed - House (56 - 33)
April 25, 2022 ME LD 811 Expands Access to Reproductive Care Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 12)
April 25, 2022 IA HF 2549 Establishes Mental Health Professional Loan Repayment Program Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 0)
April 25, 2022 CO HB 22-1326 Increases Penalties for Distribution and Manufacturing of Fentanyl Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
April 25, 2022 ME LD 811 Expands Access to Reproductive Care Bill Passed - House (68 - 54)
April 22, 2022 CO HB 22-1111 Establishes New Insurance Coverage Requirements for Homeowners in the Event of Total Loss Due to Wildfire Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 10)
April 22, 2022 CO SB 22-154 Expands Regulation of Assisted Living Residences Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
April 22, 2022 CO HB 22-1122 Prohibits Certain Pharmacy Benefit Manager Practices Bill Passed - House (44 - 20)
April 22, 2022 CO HB 22-1122 Prohibits Certain Pharmacy Benefit Manager Practices Bill Passed - House (44 - 20)
April 21, 2022 NH HB 1609 Requires an Ultrasound Examination as a Provision of the Fetal Life Protection Act "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (19 - 5)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/28 H 715 Establishes Clean Heat Standard for Buildings (23 - 7)
4/27 HB 297 Prohibits Healthcare Providers From Engaging in Certain Medical Debt Collection Activities Veto Override Failed - Senate (21 - 19)
4/27 SB 2219 Authorizes Smoking Bans Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
4/27 SB 2219 Authorizes Smoking Bans Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
4/27 SB 169 Authorizes To-Go Cocktails Bill Passed - House (62 - 27)
4/27 SB 1367 Increases Penalties for Unauthorized Sales of Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - House (70 - 17)
4/27 SB 1009 Limits the Governor's Power to Declare a Public Health Emergency Bill Passed - House (31 - 27)
4/27 A 9279 Establishes a Carpet Collection Program Bill Passed - House (106 - 38)
4/26 HB 145 Expands Pharmacist Authority Bill Passed - House (33 - 5)
4/26 HB 145 Expands Pharmacist Authority Bill Passed - House (33 - 5)
4/26 SB 4 Establishes Electric Vehicle Requirements for State Vehicles Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
4/25 SB 366 Establishes a Mechanism for Drug Offenders to Seek Relief from the Kansas Offender Registration Act Conference Report Adopted - Senate (37 - 3)
4/25 HB 1667 Establishes the Kratom Consumer Protection Act Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 2)
4/25 HB 2144 Expands Access to Biomarker Testing Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 2)
4/25 SB 2219 Authorizes Smoking Bans Bill Passed - House (56 - 33)
4/25 SB 2219 Authorizes Smoking Bans Bill Passed - House (56 - 33)
4/25 LD 811 Expands Access to Reproductive Care Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 12)
4/25 HF 2549 Establishes Mental Health Professional Loan Repayment Program Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 0)
4/25 HB 22-1326 Increases Penalties for Distribution and Manufacturing of Fentanyl Bill Passed - House (43 - 22)
4/25 LD 811 Expands Access to Reproductive Care Bill Passed - House (68 - 54)
4/22 HB 22-1111 Establishes New Insurance Coverage Requirements for Homeowners in the Event of Total Loss Due to Wildfire Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 10)
4/22 SB 22-154 Expands Regulation of Assisted Living Residences Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
4/22 HB 22-1122 Prohibits Certain Pharmacy Benefit Manager Practices Bill Passed - House (44 - 20)
4/22 HB 22-1122 Prohibits Certain Pharmacy Benefit Manager Practices Bill Passed - House (44 - 20)
4/21 HB 1609 Requires an Ultrasound Examination as a Provision of the Fetal Life Protection Act "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (19 - 5)

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