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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 National HR 1916 Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act Bill Passed - House (310 - 110)
April 4, 2022 National HR 1916 Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act Bill Passed - House (310 - 110)
April 1, 2022 KS HB 2279 Authorizes Prescribing of Drugs without Supervising Physician Conference Report Adopted - House (80 - 34)
April 1, 2022 KS HB 2279 Authorizes Prescribing of Drugs without Supervising Physician Conference Report Adopted - House (80 - 34)
April 1, 2022 MD HB 837 Establishes Regulations for the Legal Use of Cannabis and Marijuana Bill Passed - House (89 - 41)
March 31, 2022 MS HB 606 Establishes Outdoor Stewardship Act Conference Report Adopted - House (114 - 3)
March 31, 2022 MS SB 2820 Establishes the COVID-19 Hospital Expanded Capacity Program Conference Report Adopted - House (112 - 6)
March 31, 2022 NH HB 1609 Requires an Ultrasound Examination as a Provision of the Fetal Life Protection Act "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (231 - 114)
March 31, 2022 IL SB 3490 Expands Protections for LGBTQ Seniors (71 - 32)
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 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 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 MD SB 528 Requires State to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Bill Passed - House (95 - 42)
March 29, 2022 KY SB 179 Increases Penalties for Crimes Committed During States of Emergency Bill Passed - House (84 - 10)
March 29, 2022 MO HB 2485 Prohibits Any Person from Operating a Solid Waste Area Without a Permit Bill Passed - House (82 - 45)
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 26, 2022 MD HB 1 Authorizes the Use and Possession of Cannabis Concurrence Vote Passed - House (94 - 39)
March 25, 2022 CO SB 22-003 Expands Community College Nursing Programs Bill Passed - House (61 - 0)
March 24, 2022 AZ SB 1138 Prohibits Irreversible Gender Reassignment Surgery for Minors Bill Passed - House (31 - 26)
March 24, 2022 MN SF 3472 Expands Operation of Premium Security Plan Bill Passed - House (70 - 58)
March 24, 2022 LA HB 232 Prohibits Requiring Vaccination Verification or Immunity Status for Certain Transactions Bill Passed - House (58 - 23)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/04 HR 1916 Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act Bill Passed - House (310 - 110)
4/04 HR 1916 Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act Bill Passed - House (310 - 110)
4/01 HB 2279 Authorizes Prescribing of Drugs without Supervising Physician Conference Report Adopted - House (80 - 34)
4/01 HB 2279 Authorizes Prescribing of Drugs without Supervising Physician Conference Report Adopted - House (80 - 34)
4/01 HB 837 Establishes Regulations for the Legal Use of Cannabis and Marijuana Bill Passed - House (89 - 41)
3/31 HB 606 Establishes Outdoor Stewardship Act Conference Report Adopted - House (114 - 3)
3/31 SB 2820 Establishes the COVID-19 Hospital Expanded Capacity Program Conference Report Adopted - House (112 - 6)
3/31 HB 1609 Requires an Ultrasound Examination as a Provision of the Fetal Life Protection Act "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (231 - 114)
3/31 SB 3490 Expands Protections for LGBTQ Seniors (71 - 32)
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)
3/31 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)
3/29 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 528 Requires State to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Bill Passed - House (95 - 42)
3/29 SB 179 Increases Penalties for Crimes Committed During States of Emergency Bill Passed - House (84 - 10)
3/29 HB 2485 Prohibits Any Person from Operating a Solid Waste Area Without a Permit Bill Passed - House (82 - 45)
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)
3/26 HB 1 Authorizes the Use and Possession of Cannabis Concurrence Vote Passed - House (94 - 39)
3/25 SB 22-003 Expands Community College Nursing Programs Bill Passed - House (61 - 0)
3/24 SB 1138 Prohibits Irreversible Gender Reassignment Surgery for Minors Bill Passed - House (31 - 26)
3/24 SF 3472 Expands Operation of Premium Security Plan Bill Passed - House (70 - 58)
3/24 HB 232 Prohibits Requiring Vaccination Verification or Immunity Status for Certain Transactions Bill Passed - House (58 - 23)

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