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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
Jan. 24, 2022 UT HB 183 Amends In-Person Learning Requirements Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 16)
Jan. 21, 2022 WA HB 1099 Expands Policies Regarding Climate Change Bill Passed - House (57 - 41)
Jan. 12, 2022 MS HB 530 Increases Starting Teacher Salary by $6,000 Bill Passed - House (114 - 6)
Jan. 4, 2022 RI H 5505 Requires Every Short-Term Rental Property Listed for Rent on Any Third-Party Hosting Platform be Registered with the Department of Business Regulation Veto Override Passed - House (57 - 7)
Date No. Title Outcome
1/24 HB 183 Amends In-Person Learning Requirements Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 16)
1/21 HB 1099 Expands Policies Regarding Climate Change Bill Passed - House (57 - 41)
1/12 HB 530 Increases Starting Teacher Salary by $6,000 Bill Passed - House (114 - 6)
1/04 H 5505 Requires Every Short-Term Rental Property Listed for Rent on Any Third-Party Hosting Platform be Registered with the Department of Business Regulation Veto Override Passed - House (57 - 7)

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