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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
Aug. 30, 2022 CA SB 222 Establishes a State Water Rate Assistance Program Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 8)
Aug. 30, 2022 CA SB 222 Establishes a State Water Rate Assistance Program Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 8)
Aug. 31, 2022 CA AB 1757 Specifies Strategy Regarding Climate Change and Air Pollution Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
Aug. 31, 2022 CA AB 1757 Specifies Strategy Regarding Climate Change and Air Pollution Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
April 19, 2022 HI SB 3311 Establishes Long-Term Goals for Zero Emissions Transporation Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 0)
May 25, 2022 NY A 10001 Authorizes a Study on the Impact of the Urban Heat Effect on Disadvantaged Communities Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 1)
Sept. 20, 2022 MI SB 185 Expands Regulation of Drinking Water (35 - 1)
April 12, 2022 NE LB 1068 Requires a University of Nebraska Health Assessment Over Ethanol Production Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 8)
April 12, 2022 NE LB 1068 Requires a University of Nebraska Health Assessment Over Ethanol Production Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 8)
Aug. 29, 2022 CA AB 1445 Requires Governments Factor Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise when Determining Future Municipal Appropriations Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 9)
March 23, 2022 ID H 720 Prohibits Non-Human Entities From Being Granted Personhood Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 5)
March 23, 2022 ID H 720 Prohibits Non-Human Entities From Being Granted Personhood Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 5)
Sept. 28, 2022 MI HB 6354 Amends Law in Regard to Hunting Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
Sept. 28, 2022 MI HB 6354 Amends Law in Regard to Hunting Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
Sept. 20, 2022 PA SB 431 Amends Hunting and Furtaking Licenses Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 5)
March 23, 2022 CT HB 5501 Repeals Taxes on Gas and Clothing Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0)
June 30, 2022 DE HB 386 Prohibits Cat Declawing as Condition of Rental Agreement Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 5)
March 18, 2022 MD HB 1486 Authorizes a Suspension of the Gas Tax Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0)
June 29, 2022 NC HB 219 Amends Various State Environmental Laws Conference Report Adopted - Senate (41 - 2)
May 2, 2022 AK SB 33 Establishes Fisheries Product Development Tax Credit Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (18 - 1)
Feb. 5, 2022 NM SB 41 Amends the University Research Park and Economic Development Act Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
March 3, 2022 TN SB 2350 Amends Certified Green Energy Production Facilities to Include Storage of Electricity Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 0)
Nov. 30, 2022 IL HB 5189 Amends Tax Credit for Electric Vehicle Manufacturers Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 5)
Dec. 13, 2022 FL SB 4-A Expands Disaster Relief Programs Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
Dec. 7, 2022 OH HB 507 Amends the Definition of Green Energy to Include Natural Gas Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 7)
Date No. Title Outcome
8/30 SB 222 Establishes a State Water Rate Assistance Program Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 8)
8/30 SB 222 Establishes a State Water Rate Assistance Program Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 8)
8/31 AB 1757 Specifies Strategy Regarding Climate Change and Air Pollution Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
8/31 AB 1757 Specifies Strategy Regarding Climate Change and Air Pollution Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
4/19 SB 3311 Establishes Long-Term Goals for Zero Emissions Transporation Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 0)
5/25 A 10001 Authorizes a Study on the Impact of the Urban Heat Effect on Disadvantaged Communities Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 1)
9/20 SB 185 Expands Regulation of Drinking Water (35 - 1)
4/12 LB 1068 Requires a University of Nebraska Health Assessment Over Ethanol Production Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 8)
4/12 LB 1068 Requires a University of Nebraska Health Assessment Over Ethanol Production Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 8)
8/29 AB 1445 Requires Governments Factor Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise when Determining Future Municipal Appropriations Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 9)
3/23 H 720 Prohibits Non-Human Entities From Being Granted Personhood Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 5)
3/23 H 720 Prohibits Non-Human Entities From Being Granted Personhood Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 5)
9/28 HB 6354 Amends Law in Regard to Hunting Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
9/28 HB 6354 Amends Law in Regard to Hunting Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
9/20 SB 431 Amends Hunting and Furtaking Licenses Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 5)
3/23 HB 5501 Repeals Taxes on Gas and Clothing Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0)
6/30 HB 386 Prohibits Cat Declawing as Condition of Rental Agreement Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 5)
3/18 HB 1486 Authorizes a Suspension of the Gas Tax Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0)
6/29 HB 219 Amends Various State Environmental Laws Conference Report Adopted - Senate (41 - 2)
5/02 SB 33 Establishes Fisheries Product Development Tax Credit Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (18 - 1)
2/05 SB 41 Amends the University Research Park and Economic Development Act Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
3/03 SB 2350 Amends Certified Green Energy Production Facilities to Include Storage of Electricity Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 0)
11/30 HB 5189 Amends Tax Credit for Electric Vehicle Manufacturers Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 5)
12/13 SB 4-A Expands Disaster Relief Programs Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
12/07 HB 507 Amends the Definition of Green Energy to Include Natural Gas Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 7)

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