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
SB 11
limit the amount of money that a political committee may accept from an inactive candidate campaign committee.
Yea
Passed
9–3
Feb 5, 2025
HB 1127
require that notice of a county's canvass, post-election audit, and testing of automatic tabulating equipment be posted to the secretary of state's website. Against party
Nay
Passed
43–24
Feb 5, 2025
HB 1061
prohibit a health care provider from restricting or denying a parent or guardian's access to certain medical records and other health information of a minor.
Yea
Passed
63–4
Feb 4, 2025
HB 1094
modify laws regarding school bus safety and to provide a penalty therefor. Against party
Nay
Passed
48–19
Feb 4, 2025
HCR 6004
Affirming the state's rejection of carbon dioxide pipelines and urging President Donald Trump to avoid interfering with the Summit Carbon Solutions carbon dioxide pipeline through exercise of federal eminent domain powers.
Yea
Passed
34–33
Feb 4, 2025
SB 17
clarify when a political committee must file certain campaign finance disclosure statements.
Yea
Passed
61–6
Feb 4, 2025
HB 1100
clarify which opinions must be included in the annual judicial opinions report prepared by the Legislative Research Council.
Yea
Passed
67–0
Feb 4, 2025
HCR 6005
Encouraging the board of each school district in this state to develop and implement a policy that limits the use of cellular telephones and other electronic communication devices during instructional time.
Yea
Passed
55–12
Feb 4, 2025
HB 1047
make an appropriation to reimburse health care professionals who have complied with the requirements for rural recruitment assistance programs, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
67–0
Feb 4, 2025
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