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
13%
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
312
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 176
clarify the discovery procedures and powers and to modify the administration of the Government Operations and Audit Committee.
Yea
Passed
58–12
Mar 4, 2025
SB 24
revise provisions relating to the promulgation of rules to set licensing and inspection fees for plumbers and related professions.
Yea
Passed
54–16
Mar 4, 2025
SB 59
revise provisions relating to the delivery, possession with intent to deliver, and possession of unauthorized articles in a state correctional facility, and to provide a penalty therefor. Against party
Nay
Passed
47–23
Mar 4, 2025
SB 27
revise provisions relating to licensing fees for cosmetology, esthetics, and nail technology.
Yea
Passed
58–12
Mar 4, 2025
SB 75
require an indication of United States citizenship status on a motor vehicle operator's license or permit, and on a nondriver identification card.
Yea
Passed
66–4
Mar 4, 2025
SB 91
revise the requirements for a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment or to refer a law.
Yea
Passed
12–0
Mar 3, 2025
SB 201
prohibit contributions and loans from an authorized committee of a candidate for federal office.
Yea
Passed
10–2
Mar 3, 2025
SB 106
require an individual be registered as a voter of this state before being eligible to be a petition sponsor for a ballot measure.
Yea
Passed
13–0
Mar 3, 2025
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