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
HB 1275
create requirements for age verification and parental consent for application stores and to provide a penalty therefor.
Yea
Passed
50–17
Feb 20, 2026
HB 1317
eliminate a limit on the accumulation of the unused index factor for property taxation.
Yea
Passed
34–33
Feb 20, 2026
HB 1323
modify the requirements to refer an ordinance or resolution to the voters of a political subdivision.
Yea
Passed
39–28
Feb 20, 2026
HB 1210
prohibit COVID-19 vaccination requirements and to provide a penalty therefor.
Yea
Failed
32–35
Feb 20, 2026
HB 1292
limit the ability of a health carrier to recoup, recover, or retroactively deny previously paid claims.
Yea
Passed
67–0
Feb 20, 2026
HB 1163
prohibit certain persons from requiring genetic-based vaccinations.
Yea
Failed
32–35
Feb 20, 2026
HB 1246
prohibit nondisclosure of certain agreements related to data centers. Against party
Yea
Failed
30–37
Feb 20, 2026
HB 1284
provide that an alcoholic beverage may be carried and consumed in enterprises connected to and in the same building as a bar or lounge.
Yea
Passed
12–0
Feb 20, 2026
SB 27
revise the description of certain highways included in the state trunk highway system.
Yea
Passed
67–0
Feb 20, 2026
HB 1299
permit the use of biological filtration systems in water recreational facilities located in certain lodging establishments.
Yea
Passed
66–1
Feb 20, 2026
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