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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. 31, 2022 CA AB 1279 Establishes California Climate Crisis Act Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
Aug. 31, 2022 CA AB 1757 Specifies Strategy Regarding Climate Change and Air Pollution Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
Aug. 31, 2022 CA AB 2091 Prohibits Medical Providers, Health Insurers, and Prison Staff from Disclosing Abortion-Related Medical Records to Out-of-State Law Enforcement Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 9)
June 27, 2022 CA AB 1594 Authorizes Lawsuits Against Gun Industry Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
June 27, 2022 CA SCA 10 Prohibits State Legislation on Access to Abortion and Contraception Bill Passed - House (58 - 17)
May 23, 2022 CA AB 2626 Prohibits the Suspension of Medical Licenses for Performing Abortions Bill Passed - House (56 - 15)
Aug. 18, 2022 CA SB 70 Requires Mandatory Kindergarten Bill Passed - House (59 - 12)
June 29, 2022 CA AB 1769 Prohibits the Sale of Firearms by the 31st District Agricultural Association Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 8)
May 23, 2022 CA AB 1666 Prohibits Recognition of Out-of-State Abortion Lawsuits Bill Passed - House (56 - 15)
June 29, 2022 CA AB 2156 Establishes New Requirements for Firearm Manufacturer Licenses Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 9)
Aug. 23, 2022 CA AB 485 Amends the California Penal Code on Hate Crimes for Transparency of Police Departments Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
Aug. 31, 2022 CA SB 1157 Limits Indoor Residential Water Use Bill Passed - House (45 - 21)
Aug. 29, 2022 CA AB 1287 Prohibits Business's From Charging Higher Prices for Products Based on Gender Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 7)
June 29, 2022 CA AB 205 Establishes New Energy Relief and Environmental Programs Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8)
Aug. 29, 2022 CA SB 1142 Establishes the Abortion Practical Support Fund Bill Passed - House (59 - 16)
Aug. 22, 2022 CA SB 951 Amends the Unemployment Insurance Code for New Benefits and Paid Family Leave Bill Passed - House (61 - 9)
May 25, 2022 CA SB 1056 Establishes Law Regarding Violent Content on Social Media Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 0)
Aug. 30, 2022 CA AB 1242 Prohibits Tech Companies from Disclosing Abortion Information to Out-of-State Law Enforcement Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 8)
May 26, 2022 CA AB 1594 Authorizes Lawsuits Against Gun Industry Bill Passed - House (50 - 20)
May 26, 2022 CA AB 2273 Establishes New Data Privacy Protections for Children Bill Passed - House (72 - 0)
May 23, 2022 CA AB 2011 Establishes Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act Bill Passed - House (48 - 11)
Jan. 20, 2022 CA SR 63 Alleges that the Federal Government Should Support Reproductive Rights Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5)
May 23, 2022 CA AB 2408 Authorizes Lawsuits Against Addictive Social Media Platforms Bill Passed - House (51 - 0)
Jan. 6, 2022 CA SB 107 Prohibits the Extradition of an Individual Charged with Violating Another State's Law that Criminalizes Gender-affirming Health Care Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
May 26, 2022 CA AB 2840 Requires 1,000-Foot Buffer Zone Between Warehouses and "Sensitive Receptors" Bill Passed - House (41 - 25)
Date No. Title Outcome
8/31 AB 1279 Establishes California Climate Crisis Act Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
8/31 AB 1757 Specifies Strategy Regarding Climate Change and Air Pollution Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
8/31 AB 2091 Prohibits Medical Providers, Health Insurers, and Prison Staff from Disclosing Abortion-Related Medical Records to Out-of-State Law Enforcement Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 9)
6/27 AB 1594 Authorizes Lawsuits Against Gun Industry Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
6/27 SCA 10 Prohibits State Legislation on Access to Abortion and Contraception Bill Passed - House (58 - 17)
5/23 AB 2626 Prohibits the Suspension of Medical Licenses for Performing Abortions Bill Passed - House (56 - 15)
8/18 SB 70 Requires Mandatory Kindergarten Bill Passed - House (59 - 12)
6/29 AB 1769 Prohibits the Sale of Firearms by the 31st District Agricultural Association Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 8)
5/23 AB 1666 Prohibits Recognition of Out-of-State Abortion Lawsuits Bill Passed - House (56 - 15)
6/29 AB 2156 Establishes New Requirements for Firearm Manufacturer Licenses Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 9)
8/23 AB 485 Amends the California Penal Code on Hate Crimes for Transparency of Police Departments Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
8/31 SB 1157 Limits Indoor Residential Water Use Bill Passed - House (45 - 21)
8/29 AB 1287 Prohibits Business's From Charging Higher Prices for Products Based on Gender Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 7)
6/29 AB 205 Establishes New Energy Relief and Environmental Programs Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8)
8/29 SB 1142 Establishes the Abortion Practical Support Fund Bill Passed - House (59 - 16)
8/22 SB 951 Amends the Unemployment Insurance Code for New Benefits and Paid Family Leave Bill Passed - House (61 - 9)
5/25 SB 1056 Establishes Law Regarding Violent Content on Social Media Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 0)
8/30 AB 1242 Prohibits Tech Companies from Disclosing Abortion Information to Out-of-State Law Enforcement Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 8)
5/26 AB 1594 Authorizes Lawsuits Against Gun Industry Bill Passed - House (50 - 20)
5/26 AB 2273 Establishes New Data Privacy Protections for Children Bill Passed - House (72 - 0)
5/23 AB 2011 Establishes Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act Bill Passed - House (48 - 11)
1/20 SR 63 Alleges that the Federal Government Should Support Reproductive Rights Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5)
5/23 AB 2408 Authorizes Lawsuits Against Addictive Social Media Platforms Bill Passed - House (51 - 0)
1/06 SB 107 Prohibits the Extradition of an Individual Charged with Violating Another State's Law that Criminalizes Gender-affirming Health Care Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
5/26 AB 2840 Requires 1,000-Foot Buffer Zone Between Warehouses and "Sensitive Receptors" Bill Passed - House (41 - 25)

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