Total votes
1,572
all sessions
Attendance
100%
1 missed
Higher than 80% of chamber peers
With party
79%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
13%
some cross-party votes
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
131
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
7
assignments
1,572 roll-call votes
Voting record
Breaks with party 20% of the time
Yea
1,217
voted in favor
Nay
348
voted against
Absent
1
missed votes
Total cast
1,572
across all sessions
Crossed party
312
votes against own party
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matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 44
make an appropriation to reimburse health care professionals who have complied with the requirements for health care recruitment assistance programs, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
63–1
Feb 5, 2024
SB 12
authorize certain employer actions regarding the use of cannabis by an employee or a prospective employee.
Yea
Passed
58–6
Feb 5, 2024
SB 87
revise provisions related to the State Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners and its appointed professional councils.
Yea
Passed
59–6
Feb 2, 2024
SB 5
reduce the amount of time required before the removal of a city manager is effective.
Yea
Passed
65–0
Feb 2, 2024
SB 35
provide that certain personal information of a lottery prize winner may only be used for advertising or promotion with the winner's consent.
Yea
Passed
65–0
Feb 2, 2024
HB 1099
establish educational standards for the expanded practice of optometry.
Yea
Passed
55–10
Feb 2, 2024
HB 1120
provide special motor vehicle license plates for advanced life support personnel and emergency medical technicians.
Yea
Passed
66–0
Feb 1, 2024
HB 1150
enable the exercise of control by local governments over the presence and operation of medical marijuana establishments within their jurisdictions. Bipartisan
Yea
Passed
7–6
Feb 1, 2024
HB 1150
enable the exercise of control by local governments over the presence and operation of medical marijuana establishments within their jurisdictions.
Nay
Failed
5–8
Feb 1, 2024
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