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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1,572
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1024
amend certain fees collected by the secretary of state. Against party
Nay
Passed
46–22
Feb 13, 2025
HB 1216
modify and repeal provisions related to the Legislative Research Council. Against party
Nay
Passed
48–21
Feb 13, 2025
HB 1189
extend by two years the date on which moneys appropriated to the Governor's Office of Economic Development in 2021 for marketing, route restoration, business development, and air service marketing will revert to the general fund. Against party
Nay
Passed
45–24
Feb 13, 2025
HB 1066
revise residency requirements for the purposes of voter registration.
Yea
Passed
47–22
Feb 13, 2025
HB 1185
provide that public moneys for education may not be used for lobbying purposes. Against party
Yea
Failed
28–40
Feb 13, 2025
HB 1205
require legislative approval of real property leases that are necessary for the operation of state government and exceed specified durations or rental payments. Against party
Yea
Failed
31–37
Feb 13, 2025
HB 1201
establish requirements for school employees regarding gender ideology.
Nay
Failed
28–40
Feb 13, 2025
HB 1025
authorize the Department of Corrections to construct a prison facility for offenders committed to the Department of Corrections in Lincoln County, to make an appropriation therefor, to transfer moneys to the incarceration construction fund, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
12–1
Feb 12, 2025
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