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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 22, 2022 MN HF 1829 Prohibits Insurers from Discriminating Against Bone Marrow or Organ Donors Bill Passed - House (125 - 6)
May 22, 2022 MN HF 4065 Expands Health & Human Services Regulations Bill Passed - House (68 - 65)
May 22, 2022 MN HF 4065 Expands Health & Human Services Regulations Bill Passed - House (68 - 65)
May 22, 2022 MN HF 4065 Expands Health & Human Services Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (66 - 0)
May 22, 2022 MN HF 4065 Expands Health & Human Services Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (66 - 0)
May 20, 2022 OK SB 169 Authorizes To-Go Cocktails Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 14)
May 18, 2022 AK HB 265 Reduces Barriers to Telehealth Services Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 1)
May 18, 2022 OK HB 3349 Establishes COVID Recovery Fund Bill Passed - House (79 - 5)
May 18, 2022 AK SB 45 Increases Minimum Age for Tobacco Use Bill Passed - House (31 - 9)
May 18, 2022 AK SB 45 Increases Minimum Age for Tobacco Use Bill Passed - House (31 - 9)
May 18, 2022 MN HF 3765 Appropriates $70.88 Million to the Environmental and Natural Resources Fund Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 28)
May 18, 2022 AK HR 13 Specifies the Need for the Salmon Research Task Force Act Resolution Passed - House (39 - 1)
May 17, 2022 AK HB 172 Establishes Regulations Regarding Mental Health Crisis Stabilization Centers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (36 - 2)
May 17, 2022 AK HB 184 Authorizes the Alaskan State Government to Provide Child Welfare Services to Tribes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 2)
May 17, 2022 RI S 2681 Expands Childcare Assistance Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5)
May 16, 2022 AK HB 172 Establishes Regulations Regarding Mental Health Crisis Stabilization Centers Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 3)
May 16, 2022 NY A 10001 Authorizes a Study on the Impact of the Urban Heat Effect on Disadvantaged Communities Bill Passed - House (143 - 2)
May 16, 2022 AK SB 243 Expands Subsidization of Electric Utilities Bill Passed - House (38 - 2)
May 16, 2022 LA HB 1031 Requires Annual Electric Vehicle Use Fee Bill Passed - House (82 - 13)
May 15, 2022 AK SB 156 Prohibits Certain Vaccine-Related Requirements Bill Failed - House (14 - 21)
May 13, 2022 MO HB 1667 Establishes the Kratom Consumer Protection Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (106 - 31)
May 13, 2022 MO HB 2116 Reduces Restrictions of Visitors in Hospitals Bill Passed - House (95 - 36)
May 12, 2022 LA HB 813 Amends Abortion Laws to Repeal Criminal Penalties for Women who Have Abortions Bill Passed - House (65 - 26)
May 12, 2022 CA SB 866 Repeals Parental Consent Requirement for Vaccines Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
May 11, 2022 CO HB 22-1326 Increases Penalties for Distribution and Manufacturing of Fentanyl Conference Report Adopted - House (35 - 30)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/22 HF 1829 Prohibits Insurers from Discriminating Against Bone Marrow or Organ Donors Bill Passed - House (125 - 6)
5/22 HF 4065 Expands Health & Human Services Regulations Bill Passed - House (68 - 65)
5/22 HF 4065 Expands Health & Human Services Regulations Bill Passed - House (68 - 65)
5/22 HF 4065 Expands Health & Human Services Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (66 - 0)
5/22 HF 4065 Expands Health & Human Services Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (66 - 0)
5/20 SB 169 Authorizes To-Go Cocktails Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 14)
5/18 HB 265 Reduces Barriers to Telehealth Services Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 1)
5/18 HB 3349 Establishes COVID Recovery Fund Bill Passed - House (79 - 5)
5/18 SB 45 Increases Minimum Age for Tobacco Use Bill Passed - House (31 - 9)
5/18 SB 45 Increases Minimum Age for Tobacco Use Bill Passed - House (31 - 9)
5/18 HF 3765 Appropriates $70.88 Million to the Environmental and Natural Resources Fund Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 28)
5/18 HR 13 Specifies the Need for the Salmon Research Task Force Act Resolution Passed - House (39 - 1)
5/17 HB 172 Establishes Regulations Regarding Mental Health Crisis Stabilization Centers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (36 - 2)
5/17 HB 184 Authorizes the Alaskan State Government to Provide Child Welfare Services to Tribes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 2)
5/17 S 2681 Expands Childcare Assistance Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5)
5/16 HB 172 Establishes Regulations Regarding Mental Health Crisis Stabilization Centers Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 3)
5/16 A 10001 Authorizes a Study on the Impact of the Urban Heat Effect on Disadvantaged Communities Bill Passed - House (143 - 2)
5/16 SB 243 Expands Subsidization of Electric Utilities Bill Passed - House (38 - 2)
5/16 HB 1031 Requires Annual Electric Vehicle Use Fee Bill Passed - House (82 - 13)
5/15 SB 156 Prohibits Certain Vaccine-Related Requirements Bill Failed - House (14 - 21)
5/13 HB 1667 Establishes the Kratom Consumer Protection Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (106 - 31)
5/13 HB 2116 Reduces Restrictions of Visitors in Hospitals Bill Passed - House (95 - 36)
5/12 HB 813 Amends Abortion Laws to Repeal Criminal Penalties for Women who Have Abortions Bill Passed - House (65 - 26)
5/12 SB 866 Repeals Parental Consent Requirement for Vaccines Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
5/11 HB 22-1326 Increases Penalties for Distribution and Manufacturing of Fentanyl Conference Report Adopted - House (35 - 30)

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