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
12%
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
311
votes against own party
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1,572
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1022
make an appropriation for increased costs related to the construction of the new state public health laboratory, and to declare an emergency. Against party
Nay
Passed
50–19
Mar 7, 2023
HB 1141
provide property tax relief for owner-occupied single-family dwellings.
Yea
Passed
64–5
Mar 7, 2023
HB 1109
modify the occupation tax for business improvement districts. Against party
Nay
Passed
40–29
Mar 7, 2023
SB 118
expand eligibility for certain teachers who receive reduced tuition at Board of Regents institutions. Against party
Nay
Passed
45–21
Mar 6, 2023
SB 168
authorize a board of a school district to adopt policies regarding students who are registered sex offenders, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
66–1
Mar 6, 2023
SB 70
revise provisions related to courtroom modifications for child witnesses. Against party
Nay
Passed
53–14
Mar 6, 2023
SB 197
prohibit the spouse of a member of the Legislature from being employed as a private lobbyist.
Nay
Failed
23–44
Mar 6, 2023
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