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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 31, 2022 MD HB 837 Establishes Regulations for the Legal Use of Cannabis and Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 15)
March 31, 2022 IL SB 3490 Expands Protections for LGBTQ Seniors (71 - 32)
March 31, 2022 IL HB 1167 Authorizes Vaccinated Teachers to Take COVID-19 Sick Days Without Repercussions Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 18)
March 31, 2022 IL HR 789 Establishes Resolution Supporting Reproductive Rights Bill Passed - House (68 - 38)
March 31, 2022 MD HB 1082 Amends Consumer Health Information Language and Appropriates Funds for Resources Bill Passed - House (93 - 40)
March 31, 2022 IL HR 789 Establishes Resolution Supporting Reproductive Rights Bill Passed - House (68 - 38)
March 31, 2022 National HR 6833 The Affordable Insulin Now Act Bill Passed - House (232 - 193)
March 30, 2022 KY SB 179 Increases Penalties for Crimes Committed During States of Emergency Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (34 - 2)
March 30, 2022 GA HB 1013 Establishes the Mental Health Parity Act (54 - 0)
March 30, 2022 GA HB 1013 Establishes the Mental Health Parity Act (54 - 0)
March 30, 2022 GA HB 1013 Establishes the Mental Health Parity Act (54 - 0)
March 30, 2022 OH HB 175 Repeals the Ohio EPA's Authority to Regulate Ephemeral Streams Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8)
March 30, 2022 IL HB 4645 Establishes the Equity and Representation in Health Care Act Bill Passed - Senate (54 - 0)
March 29, 2022 AL HB 17 Authorizes Deploying Wiretaps for Drug Related Offenses Concurrence Vote Passed - House (84 - 7)
March 29, 2022 GA SB 345 Prohibits State and Local Governments from Mandating COVID-19 Vaccination (99 - 67)
March 29, 2022 KY SB 179 Increases Penalties for Crimes Committed During States of Emergency Bill Passed - House (84 - 10)
March 29, 2022 MD SB 528 Requires State to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Bill Passed - House (95 - 42)
March 29, 2022 VT S 148 Establishes Environmental Justice Policy Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 1)
March 29, 2022 MO HB 2485 Prohibits Any Person from Operating a Solid Waste Area Without a Permit Bill Passed - House (82 - 45)
March 29, 2022 IA SF 2378 Amends the State Bottle and Can Redemption Program Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18)
March 28, 2022 SD HB 1223 Authorizes Prenatal Care to Minors Without Parental Consent Veto Override Failed - House (23 - 47)
March 28, 2022 LA HB 568 Specifies Adoption Regulations Bill Passed - House (64 - 36)
March 28, 2022 MD SB 890 Expands Protections for Abortion Care Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 14)
March 26, 2022 MD HB 1 Authorizes the Use and Possession of Cannabis Concurrence Vote Passed - House (94 - 39)
March 25, 2022 KY HB 269 Prohibits Execution of Persons with Serious Mental Illness Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/31 HB 837 Establishes Regulations for the Legal Use of Cannabis and Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 15)
3/31 SB 3490 Expands Protections for LGBTQ Seniors (71 - 32)
3/31 HB 1167 Authorizes Vaccinated Teachers to Take COVID-19 Sick Days Without Repercussions Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 18)
3/31 HR 789 Establishes Resolution Supporting Reproductive Rights Bill Passed - House (68 - 38)
3/31 HB 1082 Amends Consumer Health Information Language and Appropriates Funds for Resources Bill Passed - House (93 - 40)
3/31 HR 789 Establishes Resolution Supporting Reproductive Rights Bill Passed - House (68 - 38)
3/31 HR 6833 The Affordable Insulin Now Act Bill Passed - House (232 - 193)
3/30 SB 179 Increases Penalties for Crimes Committed During States of Emergency Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (34 - 2)
3/30 HB 1013 Establishes the Mental Health Parity Act (54 - 0)
3/30 HB 1013 Establishes the Mental Health Parity Act (54 - 0)
3/30 HB 1013 Establishes the Mental Health Parity Act (54 - 0)
3/30 HB 175 Repeals the Ohio EPA's Authority to Regulate Ephemeral Streams Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8)
3/30 HB 4645 Establishes the Equity and Representation in Health Care Act Bill Passed - Senate (54 - 0)
3/29 HB 17 Authorizes Deploying Wiretaps for Drug Related Offenses Concurrence Vote Passed - House (84 - 7)
3/29 SB 345 Prohibits State and Local Governments from Mandating COVID-19 Vaccination (99 - 67)
3/29 SB 179 Increases Penalties for Crimes Committed During States of Emergency Bill Passed - House (84 - 10)
3/29 SB 528 Requires State to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Bill Passed - House (95 - 42)
3/29 S 148 Establishes Environmental Justice Policy Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 1)
3/29 HB 2485 Prohibits Any Person from Operating a Solid Waste Area Without a Permit Bill Passed - House (82 - 45)
3/29 SF 2378 Amends the State Bottle and Can Redemption Program Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18)
3/28 HB 1223 Authorizes Prenatal Care to Minors Without Parental Consent Veto Override Failed - House (23 - 47)
3/28 HB 568 Specifies Adoption Regulations Bill Passed - House (64 - 36)
3/28 SB 890 Expands Protections for Abortion Care Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 14)
3/26 HB 1 Authorizes the Use and Possession of Cannabis Concurrence Vote Passed - House (94 - 39)
3/25 HB 269 Prohibits Execution of Persons with Serious Mental Illness Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9)

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