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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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1278
prohibit certain political committees from accepting contributions by certain officers or employees of this state.
Yea
Passed
8–4
Feb 18, 2026
HB 1253
adjust the assessment methodology for owner-occupied single-family dwellings and nonagricultural property.
Yea
Passed
38–29
Feb 18, 2026
HB 1217
limit the use of taxpayer funds and resources by a public education employer to support a labor organization or affiliate and to provide a penalty therefor. Against party
Yea
Failed
27–40
Feb 18, 2026
SJR 503
applying to the United States Congress for a convention of the states to propose amendments to the United States Constitution regarding the imposition of fiscal restraints on the federal government, further limiting the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limiting the terms of office for members of Congress and other federal officials.
Nay
Failed
29–38
Feb 18, 2026
HB 1010
modify requirements regarding the use of a mobile electronic device while operating a motor vehicle.
Nay
Failed
21–46
Feb 18, 2026
HB 1240
establish requirements for the distribution and sale of vapor products, and to provide a penalty therefor. Bipartisan
Yea
Failed
31–36
Feb 18, 2026
HB 1246
prohibit nondisclosure of certain agreements related to data centers.
Yea
Passed
9–3
Feb 18, 2026
HB 1108
require the sealing of court files upon dismissal or denial of a petition for a protection order.
Yea
Passed
58–9
Feb 18, 2026
HB 1301
limit costs and risks associated with electricity use by data centers and impose a moratorium.
Yea
Passed
10–2
Feb 18, 2026
HB 1041
authorize the expansion and renovation of the Sturgis Readiness Center, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
63–4
Feb 18, 2026
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