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 1080
void covenants that prohibit or restrict the possession or use of firearms and ammunition.
Yea
Passed
66–1
Feb 5, 2025
SB 12
limit the amount of money that may be loaned to a candidate or political committee.
Nay
Passed
34–33
Feb 5, 2025
HB 1071
modify practice criteria for physician assistants. Against party
Nay
Passed
54–13
Feb 5, 2025
SB 11
limit the amount of money that a political committee may accept from an inactive candidate campaign committee.
Yea
Passed
8–4
Feb 5, 2025
SB 12
limit the amount of money that may be loaned to a candidate or political committee. Against party
Nay
Passed
38–29
Feb 5, 2025
HB 1112
require the coverage of biomarker testing in certain health insurance policies.
Yea
Passed
13–0
Feb 5, 2025
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