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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
March 21, 2022 CA SB 245 Reduces the Cost of Abortion Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
Aug. 31, 2022 CA AB 30 Establishes the Equitable Outdoor Access Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (64 - 11)
Aug. 31, 2022 CA AB 1242 Prohibits Tech Companies from Disclosing Abortion Information to Out-of-State Law Enforcement Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 15)
Aug. 31, 2022 CA AB 1757 Specifies Strategy Regarding Climate Change and Air Pollution Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 15)
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 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 15)
Aug. 31, 2022 CA AB 1279 Establishes California Climate Crisis Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 18)
Aug. 31, 2022 CA SB 1137 Prohibits New Oil Wells Near Schools and Hospitals Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
Feb. 7, 2022 CA SB 114 Amends State Labor Codes to Require COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 7)
June 29, 2022 CA AB 311 Prohibits the Sale of Firearms in Certain Areas Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 18)
Aug. 1, 2022 CA SB 57 Establishes Safe Injection Sites Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 11)
June 30, 2022 CA AB 2571 Prohibits Marketing of Firearms to Minors; Authorizes Lawsuits Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 15)
June 29, 2022 CA AB 1621 Limits the Manufacture of Ghost Guns Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 14)
Aug. 30, 2022 CA AB 1445 Requires Governments Factor Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise when Determining Future Municipal Appropriations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 17)
Aug. 30, 2022 CA SB 1360 Amends the California Election Code to Require Transparency of Contributors and Advertisements Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 4)
Aug. 30, 2022 CA AB 2134 Establishes the California Reproductive Health Equity Fund and Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 18)
Aug. 30, 2022 CA SB 1076 Amends Health and Safety Codes Regarding Lead-Based Paint 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. 30, 2022 CA AB 2223 Expands Protections for Reproductive Care Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 19)
Aug. 29, 2022 CA AB 2183 Authorizes Farm Workers to Unionize by Mail Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 18)
Aug. 25, 2022 CA AB 2658 Prohibits Excessive Electronic Monitoring of Minors in Home Detention Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 12)
Aug. 25, 2022 CA SB 914 Establishes the HELP (Homeless Equality for Left Behind Populations) Act Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
Aug. 25, 2022 CA AB 1502 Expands Nursing Home Regulations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 17)
Aug. 25, 2022 CA AB 2147 Limits Police Enforcement of Prohibition on Pedestrian Jaywalking Concurrence Vote Passed - House (51 - 16)
Aug. 24, 2022 CA AB 1341 Prohibits the Sale of Weight Loss and Over-the-Counter Dietary Pills to Minors Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 11)
Aug. 16, 2022 CA SB 1384 Requires Firearm Dealers to Use Video Surveillance Systems Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/21 SB 245 Reduces the Cost of Abortion Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
8/31 AB 30 Establishes the Equitable Outdoor Access Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (64 - 11)
8/31 AB 1242 Prohibits Tech Companies from Disclosing Abortion Information to Out-of-State Law Enforcement Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 15)
8/31 AB 1757 Specifies Strategy Regarding Climate Change and Air Pollution Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 15)
8/31 AB 2091 Prohibits Medical Providers, Health Insurers, and Prison Staff from Disclosing Abortion-Related Medical Records to Out-of-State Law Enforcement Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 15)
8/31 AB 1279 Establishes California Climate Crisis Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 18)
8/31 SB 1137 Prohibits New Oil Wells Near Schools and Hospitals Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
2/07 SB 114 Amends State Labor Codes to Require COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 7)
6/29 AB 311 Prohibits the Sale of Firearms in Certain Areas Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 18)
8/01 SB 57 Establishes Safe Injection Sites Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 11)
6/30 AB 2571 Prohibits Marketing of Firearms to Minors; Authorizes Lawsuits Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 15)
6/29 AB 1621 Limits the Manufacture of Ghost Guns Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 14)
8/30 AB 1445 Requires Governments Factor Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise when Determining Future Municipal Appropriations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 17)
8/30 SB 1360 Amends the California Election Code to Require Transparency of Contributors and Advertisements Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 4)
8/30 AB 2134 Establishes the California Reproductive Health Equity Fund and Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 18)
8/30 SB 1076 Amends Health and Safety Codes Regarding Lead-Based Paint Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 8)
8/30 SB 222 Establishes a State Water Rate Assistance Program Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 8)
8/30 AB 2223 Expands Protections for Reproductive Care Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 19)
8/29 AB 2183 Authorizes Farm Workers to Unionize by Mail Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 18)
8/25 AB 2658 Prohibits Excessive Electronic Monitoring of Minors in Home Detention Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 12)
8/25 SB 914 Establishes the HELP (Homeless Equality for Left Behind Populations) Act Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (40 - 0)
8/25 AB 1502 Expands Nursing Home Regulations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 17)
8/25 AB 2147 Limits Police Enforcement of Prohibition on Pedestrian Jaywalking Concurrence Vote Passed - House (51 - 16)
8/24 AB 1341 Prohibits the Sale of Weight Loss and Over-the-Counter Dietary Pills to Minors Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 11)
8/16 SB 1384 Requires Firearm Dealers to Use Video Surveillance Systems Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 9)

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