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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. 15, 2022 NH SB 200 Amends State Congressional Districts Veto Override Failed - Senate (13 - 10)
May 26, 2022 NH HB 1431 Establishes Parental Bill of Rights Conference Report Rejected - House (171 - 176)
May 26, 2022 NH SB 200 Amends State Congressional Districts Conference Report Adopted - House (176 - 171)
May 26, 2022 NH HB 1431 Establishes Parental Bill of Rights Conference Report Adopted - Senate (14 - 10)
May 5, 2022 NH HB 1431 Establishes Parental Bill of Rights "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (13 - 11)
May 5, 2022 NH HB 1454 Amends Requirements for New Landfills Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 8)
May 4, 2022 NH SB 381 Establishes Office of Advocate for Special Education "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (170 - 155)
April 28, 2022 NH HB 629 Reduces Certain Restrictions on Cannabis "Ought to Pass" Report Not Adopted - Senate (9 - 15)
April 21, 2022 NH HB 1609 Requires an Ultrasound Examination as a Provision of the Fetal Life Protection Act "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (19 - 5)
April 21, 2022 NH HB 1495 Prohibits Requiring of Vaccine Documentation "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (14 - 10)
April 21, 2022 NH SB 418 Requires That First-Time Voters Without ID Use Affidavit Ballots "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (180 - 154)
March 31, 2022 NH HB 1609 Requires an Ultrasound Examination as a Provision of the Fetal Life Protection Act "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (231 - 114)
March 31, 2022 NH SB 418 Requires That First-Time Voters Without ID Use Affidavit Ballots "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (13 - 11)
March 20, 2022 NH HB 103 Expands Medicaid Dental Benefits "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (237 - 100)
March 20, 2022 NH HB 1379 Amends the Department of Health and Human Services Immunization Requirements "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (169 - 164)
March 17, 2022 NH HB 52 Establishes New US House Districts Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 11)
March 17, 2022 NH HB 1221 Reduces Business Profit Tax Rates from 7.6 to 7.5 Percent "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (177 - 141)
March 16, 2022 NH HB 1495 Prohibits Requiring of Vaccine Documentation "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (179 - 153)
March 15, 2022 NH HB 1266 Prohibits Restrictions on Immigration Enforcement "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (172 - 162)
March 15, 2022 NH HB 1431 Establishes Parental Bill of Rights "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (181 - 157)
March 15, 2022 NH HB 1503 Amends Various Crypto-Currency Regulations Bill Passed - House (187 - 150)
March 10, 2022 NH HB 1636 Authorizes Permitless Carriage of Pistols, Revolvers on Certain Off-Highway Vehicles "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (204 - 134)
Feb. 16, 2022 NH HB 50 Establishes State House District Boundaries "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (14 - 10)
Feb. 4, 2022 NH SB 399 Repeals the 24-Week Abortion Ban and Ultrasound Mandate "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (14 - 10)
Feb. 3, 2022 NH HB 319 Requires College Students Pass the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Naturalization Test "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (14 - 10)
Feb. 3, 2022 NH SB 436 Establishes Access to Abortion Care Act "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Passed - Senate (12 - 12)
Jan. 10, 2022 NH HB 579 Requires Police Provide Public Notice Before Conducting Immigration Checkpoints "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (254 - 85)
Jan. 10, 2022 NH HB 254 Specifies Criteria for Placement of Minors in Secure Settings Bill Passed - House (264 - 87)
Jan. 5, 2022 NH SB 38 Requires the Organization of Alternative Treatment Centers Veto Override Passed - House (228 - 115)
Jan. 5, 2022 NH SB 38 Requires the Organization of Alternative Treatment Centers Veto Override Passed - Senate (19 - 5)
Jan. 5, 2022 NH HB 293 Amends Child Adoption Process "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (19 - 5)
Jan. 5, 2022 NH HB 50 Establishes State House District Boundaries "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (186 - 168)
Jan. 5, 2022 NH HB 52 Establishes New US House Districts Bill Passed - House (186 - 164)
Date No. Title Outcome
9/15 SB 200 Amends State Congressional Districts Veto Override Failed - Senate (13 - 10)
5/26 HB 1431 Establishes Parental Bill of Rights Conference Report Rejected - House (171 - 176)
5/26 SB 200 Amends State Congressional Districts Conference Report Adopted - House (176 - 171)
5/26 HB 1431 Establishes Parental Bill of Rights Conference Report Adopted - Senate (14 - 10)
5/05 HB 1431 Establishes Parental Bill of Rights "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (13 - 11)
5/05 HB 1454 Amends Requirements for New Landfills Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 8)
5/04 SB 381 Establishes Office of Advocate for Special Education "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (170 - 155)
4/28 HB 629 Reduces Certain Restrictions on Cannabis "Ought to Pass" Report Not Adopted - Senate (9 - 15)
4/21 HB 1609 Requires an Ultrasound Examination as a Provision of the Fetal Life Protection Act "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (19 - 5)
4/21 HB 1495 Prohibits Requiring of Vaccine Documentation "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (14 - 10)
4/21 SB 418 Requires That First-Time Voters Without ID Use Affidavit Ballots "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (180 - 154)
3/31 HB 1609 Requires an Ultrasound Examination as a Provision of the Fetal Life Protection Act "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (231 - 114)
3/31 SB 418 Requires That First-Time Voters Without ID Use Affidavit Ballots "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (13 - 11)
3/20 HB 103 Expands Medicaid Dental Benefits "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (237 - 100)
3/20 HB 1379 Amends the Department of Health and Human Services Immunization Requirements "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (169 - 164)
3/17 HB 52 Establishes New US House Districts Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 11)
3/17 HB 1221 Reduces Business Profit Tax Rates from 7.6 to 7.5 Percent "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (177 - 141)
3/16 HB 1495 Prohibits Requiring of Vaccine Documentation "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (179 - 153)
3/15 HB 1266 Prohibits Restrictions on Immigration Enforcement "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (172 - 162)
3/15 HB 1431 Establishes Parental Bill of Rights "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (181 - 157)
3/15 HB 1503 Amends Various Crypto-Currency Regulations Bill Passed - House (187 - 150)
3/10 HB 1636 Authorizes Permitless Carriage of Pistols, Revolvers on Certain Off-Highway Vehicles "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (204 - 134)
2/16 HB 50 Establishes State House District Boundaries "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (14 - 10)
2/04 SB 399 Repeals the 24-Week Abortion Ban and Ultrasound Mandate "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (14 - 10)
2/03 HB 319 Requires College Students Pass the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Naturalization Test "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (14 - 10)
2/03 SB 436 Establishes Access to Abortion Care Act "Inexpedient to Legislate" Vote Passed - Senate (12 - 12)
1/10 HB 579 Requires Police Provide Public Notice Before Conducting Immigration Checkpoints "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (254 - 85)
1/10 HB 254 Specifies Criteria for Placement of Minors in Secure Settings Bill Passed - House (264 - 87)
1/05 SB 38 Requires the Organization of Alternative Treatment Centers Veto Override Passed - House (228 - 115)
1/05 SB 38 Requires the Organization of Alternative Treatment Centers Veto Override Passed - Senate (19 - 5)
1/05 HB 293 Amends Child Adoption Process "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (19 - 5)
1/05 HB 50 Establishes State House District Boundaries "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (186 - 168)
1/05 HB 52 Establishes New US House Districts Bill Passed - House (186 - 164)

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