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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
Sept. 1, 2022 ID H 1 Reduces Tax Rates; Appropriates Monies for Education Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1)
Sept. 1, 2022 ID H 1 Reduces Tax Rates; Appropriates Monies for Education Bill Passed - House (55 - 15)
March 25, 2022 ID H 635 Amends Existing Law to Revise Provisions Regarding City Annexations Bill Failed - Senate (12 - 19)
March 25, 2022 ID H 809 Appropriates Money to the State Board of Education Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 3)
March 24, 2022 ID H 782 Amends Existing Law Regarding Members of the Judicial Council Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
March 24, 2022 ID H 778 Amends Medical Debt Collection Process Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 3)
March 24, 2022 ID H 809 Appropriates Money to the State Board of Education Bill Passed - House (46 - 22)
March 24, 2022 ID H 810 Amends Law to Provide for Public Disclosure of Campaign Contact Telephone Numbers Bill Passed - House (66 - 2)
March 23, 2022 ID H 720 Prohibits Non-Human Entities From Being Granted Personhood Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 5)
March 23, 2022 ID H 778 Amends Medical Debt Collection Process Bill Passed - House (57 - 13)
March 22, 2022 ID H 723 Requires School Enrollment to Be the Basis of School Funding Formulas Concurrence Vote Passed - House (39 - 31)
March 22, 2022 ID H 705 Amends State of Emergency Rules and Limitations Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 4)
March 22, 2022 ID S 1390 Appropriates Funds for Education Bill Failed - House (24 - 46)
March 22, 2022 ID H 695 Amends Process for Recall Elections Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
March 18, 2022 ID S 1381 Prohibits Vaccine Requirements for COVID-19 Bill Passed - House (45 - 23)
March 18, 2022 ID H 782 Amends Existing Law Regarding Members of the Judicial Council Bill Passed - House (44 - 24)
March 17, 2022 ID S 1285 Amends Law to Prohibit Local Regulations of Smoking Products Bill Passed - House (64 - 5)
March 15, 2022 ID S 1390 Appropriates Funds for Education Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 10)
March 15, 2022 ID S 1381 Prohibits Vaccine Requirements for COVID-19 Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
March 14, 2022 ID S 1284 Increases Legal Smoking and Vaping Age to 21 Bill Passed - House (39 - 26)
March 14, 2022 ID S 1309 Expands Abortion Restrictions; Authorizes Lawsuits by Family Members Bill Passed - House (51 - 14)
March 8, 2022 ID H 675 Prohibits Gender Confirmation Treatment for Individuals Under 18 Bill Passed - House (55 - 13)
March 7, 2022 ID S 1285 Amends Law to Prohibit Local Regulations of Smoking Products Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
March 7, 2022 ID H 666 Repeals Affirmative Defense for Persons Charged with "Disseminating Material Harmful to Minors" Bill Passed - House (51 - 14)
March 3, 2022 ID S 1309 Expands Abortion Restrictions; Authorizes Lawsuits by Family Members Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 6)
March 3, 2022 ID H 720 Prohibits Non-Human Entities From Being Granted Personhood Bill Passed - House (50 - 17)
March 1, 2022 ID S 1284 Increases Legal Smoking and Vaping Age to 21 Bill Passed - Senate
Feb. 23, 2022 ID S 1255 Establishes the Empowering Parents Grant Program with Funds from the American Rescue Plan Bill Passed - House (67 - 1)
Feb. 23, 2022 ID S 1262 Expands Firearm Protections During Declared Disaster Emergencies Bill Passed - House (58 - 9)
Feb. 21, 2022 ID H 631 Specifies Provisions Regarding Banning Mask Mandates Bill Passed - House (46 - 24)
Feb. 10, 2022 ID S 1262 Expands Firearm Protections During Declared Disaster Emergencies Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 5)
Feb. 10, 2022 ID S 1255 Establishes the Empowering Parents Grant Program with Funds from the American Rescue Plan Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1)
Feb. 7, 2022 ID H 442 Prohibits Local Rent Control Policies and Regulations Bill Passed - House (54 - 14)
Feb. 1, 2022 ID H 436 Reduces Tax Rates Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7)
Jan. 31, 2022 ID H 446 Amends Medical Marijuana Laws and Regulations Bill Passed - House (65 - 5)
Jan. 20, 2022 ID H 436 Reduces Tax Rates Bill Passed - House (57 - 13)
Date No. Title Outcome
9/01 H 1 Reduces Tax Rates; Appropriates Monies for Education Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1)
9/01 H 1 Reduces Tax Rates; Appropriates Monies for Education Bill Passed - House (55 - 15)
3/25 H 635 Amends Existing Law to Revise Provisions Regarding City Annexations Bill Failed - Senate (12 - 19)
3/25 H 809 Appropriates Money to the State Board of Education Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 3)
3/24 H 782 Amends Existing Law Regarding Members of the Judicial Council Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
3/24 H 778 Amends Medical Debt Collection Process Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 3)
3/24 H 809 Appropriates Money to the State Board of Education Bill Passed - House (46 - 22)
3/24 H 810 Amends Law to Provide for Public Disclosure of Campaign Contact Telephone Numbers Bill Passed - House (66 - 2)
3/23 H 720 Prohibits Non-Human Entities From Being Granted Personhood Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 5)
3/23 H 778 Amends Medical Debt Collection Process Bill Passed - House (57 - 13)
3/22 H 723 Requires School Enrollment to Be the Basis of School Funding Formulas Concurrence Vote Passed - House (39 - 31)
3/22 H 705 Amends State of Emergency Rules and Limitations Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 4)
3/22 S 1390 Appropriates Funds for Education Bill Failed - House (24 - 46)
3/22 H 695 Amends Process for Recall Elections Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
3/18 S 1381 Prohibits Vaccine Requirements for COVID-19 Bill Passed - House (45 - 23)
3/18 H 782 Amends Existing Law Regarding Members of the Judicial Council Bill Passed - House (44 - 24)
3/17 S 1285 Amends Law to Prohibit Local Regulations of Smoking Products Bill Passed - House (64 - 5)
3/15 S 1390 Appropriates Funds for Education Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 10)
3/15 S 1381 Prohibits Vaccine Requirements for COVID-19 Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
3/14 S 1284 Increases Legal Smoking and Vaping Age to 21 Bill Passed - House (39 - 26)
3/14 S 1309 Expands Abortion Restrictions; Authorizes Lawsuits by Family Members Bill Passed - House (51 - 14)
3/08 H 675 Prohibits Gender Confirmation Treatment for Individuals Under 18 Bill Passed - House (55 - 13)
3/07 S 1285 Amends Law to Prohibit Local Regulations of Smoking Products Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
3/07 H 666 Repeals Affirmative Defense for Persons Charged with "Disseminating Material Harmful to Minors" Bill Passed - House (51 - 14)
3/03 S 1309 Expands Abortion Restrictions; Authorizes Lawsuits by Family Members Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 6)
3/03 H 720 Prohibits Non-Human Entities From Being Granted Personhood Bill Passed - House (50 - 17)
3/01 S 1284 Increases Legal Smoking and Vaping Age to 21 Bill Passed - Senate
2/23 S 1255 Establishes the Empowering Parents Grant Program with Funds from the American Rescue Plan Bill Passed - House (67 - 1)
2/23 S 1262 Expands Firearm Protections During Declared Disaster Emergencies Bill Passed - House (58 - 9)
2/21 H 631 Specifies Provisions Regarding Banning Mask Mandates Bill Passed - House (46 - 24)
2/10 S 1262 Expands Firearm Protections During Declared Disaster Emergencies Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 5)
2/10 S 1255 Establishes the Empowering Parents Grant Program with Funds from the American Rescue Plan Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1)
2/07 H 442 Prohibits Local Rent Control Policies and Regulations Bill Passed - House (54 - 14)
2/01 H 436 Reduces Tax Rates Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 7)
1/31 H 446 Amends Medical Marijuana Laws and Regulations Bill Passed - House (65 - 5)
1/20 H 436 Reduces Tax Rates Bill Passed - House (57 - 13)

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