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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
Nov. 14, 2022 National HR 5441 PAST Act of 2021 Bill Passed - House (304 - 111)
Aug. 1, 2022 MA H 5164 Authorizes Sports Wagering in the Commonwealth Bill Passed - House (151 - 2)
Aug. 1, 2022 MA H 5164 Authorizes Sports Wagering in the Commonwealth (36 - 4)
June 22, 2022 NC SB 688 Authorizes Sports Betting in North Carolina Bill Failed - House (49 - 52)
June 14, 2022 PA SB 1237 Establishes a State Horse Racing Commission Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 1)
May 25, 2022 LA SB 290 Establishes Sports Betting Regulations Bill Passed - House (90 - 3)
May 12, 2022 MN HF 778 Authorizes Sports Betting in State Bill Passed - House (70 - 57)
May 11, 2022 SC H 4161 Amends Law Relating to Gaming Machines Concurrence Vote Passed - House (78 - 21)
May 4, 2022 SC H 4161 Amends Law Relating to Gaming Machines Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 6)
April 28, 2022 KS SB 84 Authorizes Sports Wagering in Kansas Bill Passed - House (73 - 49)
April 28, 2022 LA SB 290 Establishes Sports Betting Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 3)
April 28, 2022 KS SB 84 Authorizes Sports Wagering in Kansas Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13)
April 19, 2022 ME LD 585 Establishes Laws Regulating and Recognizing State Indian Tribes and Sports Wagering (23 - 11)
April 19, 2022 ME LD 585 Establishes Laws Regulating and Recognizing State Indian Tribes and Sports Wagering Bill Passed - House (82 - 42)
April 13, 2022 NE LB 876 Establishes New Regulations for Horse Racing in the State Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 3)
March 24, 2022 MO HB 2502 Authorizes Sports Betting in Missouri Bill Passed - House (115 - 33)
Date No. Title Outcome
11/14 HR 5441 PAST Act of 2021 Bill Passed - House (304 - 111)
8/01 H 5164 Authorizes Sports Wagering in the Commonwealth Bill Passed - House (151 - 2)
8/01 H 5164 Authorizes Sports Wagering in the Commonwealth (36 - 4)
6/22 SB 688 Authorizes Sports Betting in North Carolina Bill Failed - House (49 - 52)
6/14 SB 1237 Establishes a State Horse Racing Commission Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 1)
5/25 SB 290 Establishes Sports Betting Regulations Bill Passed - House (90 - 3)
5/12 HF 778 Authorizes Sports Betting in State Bill Passed - House (70 - 57)
5/11 H 4161 Amends Law Relating to Gaming Machines Concurrence Vote Passed - House (78 - 21)
5/04 H 4161 Amends Law Relating to Gaming Machines Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 6)
4/28 SB 84 Authorizes Sports Wagering in Kansas Bill Passed - House (73 - 49)
4/28 SB 290 Establishes Sports Betting Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 3)
4/28 SB 84 Authorizes Sports Wagering in Kansas Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13)
4/19 LD 585 Establishes Laws Regulating and Recognizing State Indian Tribes and Sports Wagering (23 - 11)
4/19 LD 585 Establishes Laws Regulating and Recognizing State Indian Tribes and Sports Wagering Bill Passed - House (82 - 42)
4/13 LB 876 Establishes New Regulations for Horse Racing in the State Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 3)
3/24 HB 2502 Authorizes Sports Betting in Missouri Bill Passed - House (115 - 33)

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