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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 12, 2022 SC S 533 Prohibits Paying Disabled Workers Less than the Minimum Wage Concurrence Vote Passed - House (101 - 2)
May 12, 2022 MN HF 778 Authorizes Sports Betting in State Bill Passed - House (70 - 57)
May 11, 2022 CO SB 22-230 Expands County Government Employees Right to Organize a Union and Engage in Collective Bargaining Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
May 11, 2022 CO SB 22-230 Expands County Government Employees Right to Organize a Union and Engage in Collective Bargaining Bill Passed - House (41 - 24)
May 10, 2022 CO HB 22-1317 Prohibits Non-Complete Agreements for Low and Middle-Income Workers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (43 - 22)
May 9, 2022 CO HB 22-1367 Expands Protections for Domestic Workers Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
May 9, 2022 CO HB 22-1367 Expands Protections for Domestic Workers Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
May 6, 2022 MO HB 2090 Amends Pay Timeline for State Employees; Establishes Tax Credit; Limits COVID Vaccine Mandates Bill Passed - House (104 - 30)
May 6, 2022 MO HB 2090 Amends Pay Timeline for State Employees; Establishes Tax Credit; Limits COVID Vaccine Mandates (32 - 1)
May 4, 2022 CO HB 22-1064 Prohibits Flavored Nicotine and Tobacco Products Bill Passed - House (35 - 27)
May 3, 2022 CO HB 22-1317 Prohibits Non-Complete Agreements for Low and Middle-Income Workers Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
May 3, 2022 HI HB 1644 Prohibits the Manufacture, Sale, or Distribution of Certain Plastics Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 1)
May 3, 2022 HI SB 2298 Classifies Wage Theft as a Felony Bill Passed - House (50 - 1)
May 3, 2022 HI SB 2570 Establishes Rebate System For Zero-Emission Vehicles Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 0)
May 3, 2022 HI SB 3289 Establishes Retirement Savings Program (50 - 1)
May 3, 2022 HI HB 1644 Prohibits the Manufacture, Sale, or Distribution of Certain Plastics Bill Passed - House (47 - 4)
May 2, 2022 IA SF 2287 Prohibits the Sale of Stolen Catalytic Converters Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (42 - 3)
April 28, 2022 OK HB 4287 Expands Regulations on Sale of Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 11)
April 28, 2022 CO HB 22-1367 Expands Protections for Domestic Workers Bill Passed - House (40 - 23)
April 28, 2022 CO HB 22-1367 Expands Protections for Domestic Workers Bill Passed - House (40 - 23)
April 26, 2022 RI H 7060 Reduces Restrictions on Happy Hour Drink Specials (54 - 11)
April 25, 2022 MO HB 1667 Establishes the Kratom Consumer Protection Act Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 2)
April 21, 2022 NH HB 1495 Prohibits Requiring of Vaccine Documentation "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (14 - 10)
April 20, 2022 OK SB 176 Extends Leave Benefits for State Employees Bill Passed - House (84 - 9)
April 14, 2022 DE SB 1 Expands Family and Medical Leave Bill Passed - House (29 - 11)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/12 S 533 Prohibits Paying Disabled Workers Less than the Minimum Wage Concurrence Vote Passed - House (101 - 2)
5/12 HF 778 Authorizes Sports Betting in State Bill Passed - House (70 - 57)
5/11 SB 22-230 Expands County Government Employees Right to Organize a Union and Engage in Collective Bargaining Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
5/11 SB 22-230 Expands County Government Employees Right to Organize a Union and Engage in Collective Bargaining Bill Passed - House (41 - 24)
5/10 HB 22-1317 Prohibits Non-Complete Agreements for Low and Middle-Income Workers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (43 - 22)
5/09 HB 22-1367 Expands Protections for Domestic Workers Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
5/09 HB 22-1367 Expands Protections for Domestic Workers Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
5/06 HB 2090 Amends Pay Timeline for State Employees; Establishes Tax Credit; Limits COVID Vaccine Mandates Bill Passed - House (104 - 30)
5/06 HB 2090 Amends Pay Timeline for State Employees; Establishes Tax Credit; Limits COVID Vaccine Mandates (32 - 1)
5/04 HB 22-1064 Prohibits Flavored Nicotine and Tobacco Products Bill Passed - House (35 - 27)
5/03 HB 22-1317 Prohibits Non-Complete Agreements for Low and Middle-Income Workers Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
5/03 HB 1644 Prohibits the Manufacture, Sale, or Distribution of Certain Plastics Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 1)
5/03 SB 2298 Classifies Wage Theft as a Felony Bill Passed - House (50 - 1)
5/03 SB 2570 Establishes Rebate System For Zero-Emission Vehicles Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 0)
5/03 SB 3289 Establishes Retirement Savings Program (50 - 1)
5/03 HB 1644 Prohibits the Manufacture, Sale, or Distribution of Certain Plastics Bill Passed - House (47 - 4)
5/02 SF 2287 Prohibits the Sale of Stolen Catalytic Converters Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (42 - 3)
4/28 HB 4287 Expands Regulations on Sale of Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 11)
4/28 HB 22-1367 Expands Protections for Domestic Workers Bill Passed - House (40 - 23)
4/28 HB 22-1367 Expands Protections for Domestic Workers Bill Passed - House (40 - 23)
4/26 H 7060 Reduces Restrictions on Happy Hour Drink Specials (54 - 11)
4/25 HB 1667 Establishes the Kratom Consumer Protection Act Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 2)
4/21 HB 1495 Prohibits Requiring of Vaccine Documentation "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (14 - 10)
4/20 SB 176 Extends Leave Benefits for State Employees Bill Passed - House (84 - 9)
4/14 SB 1 Expands Family and Medical Leave Bill Passed - House (29 - 11)

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