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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matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 205
revise registration fees for drones and establish a fund to support drone aviation.
Yea
Passed
7–4
Feb 23, 2026
SB 75
amend the type of entities eligible to participate in the cybersecurity services initiative.
Yea
Passed
61–6
Feb 20, 2026
SB 165
revise certain provisions pertaining to municipal government. Against party
Nay
Passed
50–17
Feb 20, 2026
HB 1224
protect persons from discrimination by financial institutions. Against party
Nay
Passed
9–4
Feb 20, 2026
HB 1309
restrict the processing of online personal data of individuals sixteen years of age or younger.
Yea
Passed
11–0
Feb 20, 2026
SB 55
make an appropriation for the payment of extraordinary litigation expenses and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
62–5
Feb 20, 2026
SB 129
update references in certain statutes to the 2024 standard building codes.
Yea
Passed
64–3
Feb 20, 2026
HB 1161
amend provisions related to changing rooms, sleeping quarters, and restrooms.
Yea
Passed
12–0
Feb 20, 2026
SB 3
limit the types of residential improvements for which counties, municipalities, and townships may require a permit.
Yea
Passed
64–3
Feb 20, 2026
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