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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
Dec. 1, 2022 National H J Res 100 To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees. Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (80 - 15)
Dec. 1, 2022 National H Con Res 119 Providing for a Correction in the enrollment of H.J. Res. 100. Joint Resolution Failed - Senate (52 - 43)
Oct. 26, 2022 PA HB 1059 Amends Tax Law Relating to Personal Income Tax and Transfer of Tax Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 8)
Oct. 26, 2022 PA HB 1393 Defines Testing of Fentanyl Test Strips and Other Compounds in Relation to Controlled Substances Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
Sept. 20, 2022 MI HB 5981 Exempts State Licensed Residential Facilities from Conditional Use Permits Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 9)
Sept. 1, 2022 ID H 1 Reduces Tax Rates; Appropriates Monies for Education Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1)
Aug. 29, 2022 CA AB 257 Establishes Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
Aug. 11, 2022 AR HB 1002 Reduces State Income and Corporate Taxes Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 5)
Aug. 5, 2022 IN SB 2 Appropriates Funds for Pregnancy and Child Care Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 9)
July 21, 2022 MA H 5034 Appropriates $3.8 Billion for Economic Development Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
July 1, 2022 NC HB 103 Appropriates Funds for Education, Economic Development, Transportation, etc. Conference Report Adopted - Senate (36 - 8)
July 1, 2022 NC HB 103 Appropriates Funds for Education, Economic Development, Transportation, etc. Conference Report Adopted - Senate (36 - 8)
June 30, 2022 NC HB 911 Reduces Regulations; Limits Public Access to "Sensitive" Information Conference Report Adopted - Senate (45 - 2)
June 29, 2022 NJ S 481 Requires Automobile Insurance Policies to Provide a Minimum Amount of Liability Coverage Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15)
June 28, 2022 DE HB 404 Amends Codes Relating to Professional Licensing Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 0)
June 24, 2022 AZ SB 1740 Terminates Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizonia Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 1)
June 23, 2022 AZ SB 1095 Authorizes Property Tax Exemptions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 0)
June 21, 2022 RI H 7277 Establishes Renewable Energy Targets and Standards Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 4)
June 2, 2022 NY A 7389 Establishes Restrictions on Cryptocurrency Industry Bill Passed - Senate
June 1, 2022 OH HB 377 Appropriates Monies for Development, Infrastructure, Elections, etc. Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 1)
May 26, 2022 NJ S 315 Establishes Employment Security Protections During Changes in Control of Healthcare Entities Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14)
May 24, 2022 LA HB 988 Prohibits Discrimination Against Employees Using Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 32)
May 23, 2022 IA SF 2367 Repeals Sales Tax on Menstrual Products Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (44 - 0)
May 20, 2022 OK SB 169 Authorizes To-Go Cocktails Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 14)
May 20, 2022 OK HB 4473 Appropriates Additional Funds to the Inflation Relief Stimulus Fund Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 10)
May 19, 2022 National S 4008 Small Business COVID Relief Act of 2022 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 43)
May 10, 2022 AK HB 281 Appropriates Funds for the 2022-23 Fiscal Year State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 5)
May 9, 2022 CO HB 22-1367 Expands Protections for Domestic Workers Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
May 4, 2022 MI SB 832 Appropriates $17.8 Billion in State Education Funding for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
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 SB 2570 Establishes Rebate System For Zero-Emission Vehicles Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 0)
May 3, 2022 MI SB 831 Appropriates Funds for the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year Budget Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13)
April 21, 2022 NH HB 1495 Prohibits Requiring of Vaccine Documentation "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (14 - 10)
April 20, 2022 FL SB 4-C Repeals Independent Special Districts Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 16)
April 14, 2022 HI HB 1600 Appropriates Funds for Hawaii Budget 2021-2023 Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 0)
April 13, 2022 NE LB 598 Establishes Small Business Stabilization Grant Program Act Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 0)
April 11, 2022 MD SB 926 Expands State Apprenticeship Program Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (36 - 11)
April 8, 2022 NY S 8006 Appropriates Funds for the 2022-2023 State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 25)
April 7, 2022 MD HB 172 Authorizes Tax Deductions for Union Dues Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 13)
April 6, 2022 AL HB 458 Amends the Constitutional Requirements for Selling Public Property for Private Economic Development Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0)
April 5, 2022 NM HB 2 Establishes Income Tax Rebates Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
March 31, 2022 AL HB 135 Appropriates $23 Billion for the State Education Budget Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
March 31, 2022 AL HB 136 Increases Minimum Pay for Public Education Employees Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
March 29, 2022 NE LB 1011 Appropriates Funds for Upcoming Fiscal Years Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 4)
March 29, 2022 NE LB 1013 Appropriates Monies for Infrastructure, Development Projects Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 5)
March 29, 2022 NE LB 1012 Establishes Funds for Various State Projects Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 6)
March 29, 2022 NE LB 1013 Appropriates Monies for Infrastructure, Development Projects Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 5)
March 27, 2022 MS HB 531 Reduces Income Tax Rates Conference Report Adopted - Senate (39 - 10)
March 25, 2022 MS SB 2273 Authorizes Employers to Sponsor Parolees and Offenders on Probation Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 0)
March 23, 2022 CT HB 5501 Repeals Taxes on Gas and Clothing Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0)
March 14, 2022 FL HB 7071 Establishing Temporary Tax Exemptions Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0)
March 14, 2022 AZ SB 1567 Requires Employers to Allow Covid-19 Vaccine Religious Exemptions Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13)
March 11, 2022 WY SF 98 Limits Expenditure of COVID-19 Relief Funds Veto Override Passed - Senate (28 - 1)
March 11, 2022 WV SB 245 Specifies Methods and Frequency of Wage Payments Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 7)
March 10, 2022 IL HB 2803 Transfers $2.7 Billion from Pension Stabilization Fund to the Office of the State Comptroller Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 15)
March 8, 2022 WY SF 66 Appropriates COVID-19 Relief Funds Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 5)
March 8, 2022 AR HB 1034 Increases Prison Spending Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 3)
March 8, 2022 WI AB 940 Appropriates $3 Million for Talent Attraction and Retention Initiatives Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 11)
March 3, 2022 OR HB 4157 Extends COVID-19 Relief Payments Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 2)
March 3, 2022 WA HB 1795 Limits Non-Disclosure Agreements and Non-Disparagement Provisions in Employment and Independent Contractor Agreements Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
March 2, 2022 AR SB 102 Appropriates Pregnancy Resource Center Grants for the Department of Finance and Administration Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 4)
March 2, 2022 AR SB 49 Appropriates Funds for the 2022-23 Fiscal Year Bill Passed - Senate
March 1, 2022 OR SB 1545 Expands Workforce Development and Diversity Initiatives Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 3)
Feb. 24, 2022 AZ SB 1494 Prohibits the Non-Vaccinated Terminated Persons from Being Denied Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 9)
Feb. 17, 2022 GA SB 331 Limits Labor Regulations by Local Governments Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 21)
Feb. 16, 2022 AR SB 2 Appropriates Monies for Governor's Office Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
Feb. 15, 2022 OR SB 1513 Requires Employers to Notify Employees of Mandatory Overtime Hours in Advance Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 2)
Feb. 14, 2022 MN SF 2677 Appropriates $2.7 Billion to Commissioner of Employment & Economic Development Bill Passed - Senate (55 - 11)
Feb. 9, 2022 KS SB 347 Establishes Incentives for Certain Businesses in State Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 9)
Feb. 5, 2022 NM SB 41 Amends the University Research Park and Economic Development Act Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
Feb. 1, 2022 ID H 436 Reduces Tax Rates Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7)
Date No. Title Outcome
12/01 H J Res 100 To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees. Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (80 - 15)
12/01 H Con Res 119 Providing for a Correction in the enrollment of H.J. Res. 100. Joint Resolution Failed - Senate (52 - 43)
10/26 HB 1059 Amends Tax Law Relating to Personal Income Tax and Transfer of Tax Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 8)
10/26 HB 1393 Defines Testing of Fentanyl Test Strips and Other Compounds in Relation to Controlled Substances Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0)
9/20 HB 5981 Exempts State Licensed Residential Facilities from Conditional Use Permits Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 9)
9/01 H 1 Reduces Tax Rates; Appropriates Monies for Education Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1)
8/29 AB 257 Establishes Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
8/11 HB 1002 Reduces State Income and Corporate Taxes Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 5)
8/05 SB 2 Appropriates Funds for Pregnancy and Child Care Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 9)
7/21 H 5034 Appropriates $3.8 Billion for Economic Development Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
7/01 HB 103 Appropriates Funds for Education, Economic Development, Transportation, etc. Conference Report Adopted - Senate (36 - 8)
7/01 HB 103 Appropriates Funds for Education, Economic Development, Transportation, etc. Conference Report Adopted - Senate (36 - 8)
6/30 HB 911 Reduces Regulations; Limits Public Access to "Sensitive" Information Conference Report Adopted - Senate (45 - 2)
6/29 S 481 Requires Automobile Insurance Policies to Provide a Minimum Amount of Liability Coverage Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15)
6/28 HB 404 Amends Codes Relating to Professional Licensing Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 0)
6/24 SB 1740 Terminates Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizonia Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 1)
6/23 SB 1095 Authorizes Property Tax Exemptions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 0)
6/21 H 7277 Establishes Renewable Energy Targets and Standards Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 4)
6/02 A 7389 Establishes Restrictions on Cryptocurrency Industry Bill Passed - Senate
6/01 HB 377 Appropriates Monies for Development, Infrastructure, Elections, etc. Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 1)
5/26 S 315 Establishes Employment Security Protections During Changes in Control of Healthcare Entities Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14)
5/24 HB 988 Prohibits Discrimination Against Employees Using Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 32)
5/23 SF 2367 Repeals Sales Tax on Menstrual Products Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (44 - 0)
5/20 SB 169 Authorizes To-Go Cocktails Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 14)
5/20 HB 4473 Appropriates Additional Funds to the Inflation Relief Stimulus Fund Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 10)
5/19 S 4008 Small Business COVID Relief Act of 2022 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 43)
5/10 HB 281 Appropriates Funds for the 2022-23 Fiscal Year State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 5)
5/09 HB 22-1367 Expands Protections for Domestic Workers Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
5/04 SB 832 Appropriates $17.8 Billion in State Education Funding for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
5/03 HB 22-1317 Prohibits Non-Complete Agreements for Low and Middle-Income Workers Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
5/03 SB 2570 Establishes Rebate System For Zero-Emission Vehicles Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 0)
5/03 SB 831 Appropriates Funds for the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year Budget Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13)
4/21 HB 1495 Prohibits Requiring of Vaccine Documentation "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (14 - 10)
4/20 SB 4-C Repeals Independent Special Districts Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 16)
4/14 HB 1600 Appropriates Funds for Hawaii Budget 2021-2023 Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 0)
4/13 LB 598 Establishes Small Business Stabilization Grant Program Act Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 0)
4/11 SB 926 Expands State Apprenticeship Program Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (36 - 11)
4/08 S 8006 Appropriates Funds for the 2022-2023 State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 25)
4/07 HB 172 Authorizes Tax Deductions for Union Dues Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 13)
4/06 HB 458 Amends the Constitutional Requirements for Selling Public Property for Private Economic Development Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0)
4/05 HB 2 Establishes Income Tax Rebates Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
3/31 HB 135 Appropriates $23 Billion for the State Education Budget Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
3/31 HB 136 Increases Minimum Pay for Public Education Employees Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
3/29 LB 1011 Appropriates Funds for Upcoming Fiscal Years Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 4)
3/29 LB 1013 Appropriates Monies for Infrastructure, Development Projects Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 5)
3/29 LB 1012 Establishes Funds for Various State Projects Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 6)
3/29 LB 1013 Appropriates Monies for Infrastructure, Development Projects Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 5)
3/27 HB 531 Reduces Income Tax Rates Conference Report Adopted - Senate (39 - 10)
3/25 SB 2273 Authorizes Employers to Sponsor Parolees and Offenders on Probation Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 0)
3/23 HB 5501 Repeals Taxes on Gas and Clothing Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0)
3/14 HB 7071 Establishing Temporary Tax Exemptions Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0)
3/14 SB 1567 Requires Employers to Allow Covid-19 Vaccine Religious Exemptions Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13)
3/11 SF 98 Limits Expenditure of COVID-19 Relief Funds Veto Override Passed - Senate (28 - 1)
3/11 SB 245 Specifies Methods and Frequency of Wage Payments Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 7)
3/10 HB 2803 Transfers $2.7 Billion from Pension Stabilization Fund to the Office of the State Comptroller Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 15)
3/08 SF 66 Appropriates COVID-19 Relief Funds Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 5)
3/08 HB 1034 Increases Prison Spending Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 3)
3/08 AB 940 Appropriates $3 Million for Talent Attraction and Retention Initiatives Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 11)
3/03 HB 4157 Extends COVID-19 Relief Payments Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 2)
3/03 HB 1795 Limits Non-Disclosure Agreements and Non-Disparagement Provisions in Employment and Independent Contractor Agreements Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
3/02 SB 102 Appropriates Pregnancy Resource Center Grants for the Department of Finance and Administration Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 4)
3/02 SB 49 Appropriates Funds for the 2022-23 Fiscal Year Bill Passed - Senate
3/01 SB 1545 Expands Workforce Development and Diversity Initiatives Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 3)
2/24 SB 1494 Prohibits the Non-Vaccinated Terminated Persons from Being Denied Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 9)
2/17 SB 331 Limits Labor Regulations by Local Governments Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 21)
2/16 SB 2 Appropriates Monies for Governor's Office Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
2/15 SB 1513 Requires Employers to Notify Employees of Mandatory Overtime Hours in Advance Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 2)
2/14 SF 2677 Appropriates $2.7 Billion to Commissioner of Employment & Economic Development Bill Passed - Senate (55 - 11)
2/09 SB 347 Establishes Incentives for Certain Businesses in State Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 9)
2/05 SB 41 Amends the University Research Park and Economic Development Act Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
2/01 H 436 Reduces Tax Rates Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7)

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