Total votes
1,571
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
1,571 roll-call votes
Voting record
Breaks with party 21% of the time
Yea
1,217
voted in favor
Nay
347
voted against
Absent
1
missed votes
Total cast
1,571
across all sessions
Crossed party
314
votes against own party
This page
1,571
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1123
authorize school boards to modify the length of terms for members to allow for holding joint elections.
Yea
Passed
12–0
Feb 2, 2023
HB 1067
provide for a rebuttable presumption of intent to distribute methamphetamine when in possession of more than five grams. Against party
Nay
Failed
33–36
Feb 2, 2023
SB 58
clarify that the special amusement excise tax applies to the sale of amusement devices. Against party
Nay
Passed
59–10
Feb 2, 2023
SB 68
modify the approval process for certain out-of-state travel and related costs by a legislative member.
Nay
Failed
8–59
Feb 1, 2023
HB 1015
update provisions related to the licensure of funeral directors and the provision of funeral services.
Yea
Passed
62–5
Feb 1, 2023
HB 1109
modify the occupation tax for business improvement districts. Bipartisan
Nay
Passed
44–23
Feb 1, 2023
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