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
This page
1,572
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1239
revise certain provisions related to the restriction of access to obscene materials in a public library or public school library.
Yea
Passed
38–32
Feb 20, 2025
HB 1260
require that birth certificates and certain official documents reflect biological sex.
Yea
Failed
34–36
Feb 20, 2025
SCR 607
Encouraging the Legislature to continue using person-first language that acknowledges the person before any disability.
Yea
Passed
54–16
Feb 20, 2025
HB 1019
eliminate certain property taxes levied on owner-occupied single-family dwellings, and to increase certain gross receipts tax rates and use tax rates.
Yea
Passed
10–1
Feb 19, 2025
HB 1164
revise the process for nominating candidates for lieutenant governor. Against party
Nay
Passed
45–25
Feb 19, 2025
HB 1264
require the disclosure of an outstanding loan balance on a campaign finance disclosure report. Against party
Nay
Passed
38–32
Feb 19, 2025
HB 1256
require the inclusion of certain information on a candidate's nominating petition or on a ballot question petition.
Yea
Passed
61–9
Feb 19, 2025
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