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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Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SJR 502
Applying to the United States Congress for a convention of the states to propose amendments to the United States Constitution regarding the imposition of fiscal restraints on the federal government, further limiting the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limiting the terms of office for members of Congress and other federal officials.
Nay
Failed
29–38
Feb 4, 2025
SB 40
revise Department of Transportation regulatory authority regarding aeronautics. Against party
Nay
Passed
42–25
Feb 3, 2025
HB 1070
prohibit cost-sharing in certain health insurance policies for diagnostic and supplemental breast imaging examinations.
Nay
Failed
2–11
Feb 3, 2025
SB 17
clarify when a political committee must file certain campaign finance disclosure statements.
Yea
Passed
13–0
Feb 3, 2025
HB 1015
increase licensure fees related to the practice of funeral service and cremation.
Yea
Passed
54–13
Feb 3, 2025
HB 1070
prohibit cost-sharing in certain health insurance policies for diagnostic and supplemental breast imaging examinations.
Yea
Passed
10–2
Feb 3, 2025
SB 12
limit the amount of money that may be loaned to a candidate or political committee.
Yea
Passed
12–1
Feb 3, 2025
SJR 502
Applying to the United States Congress for a convention of the states to propose amendments to the United States Constitution regarding the imposition of fiscal restraints on the federal government, further limiting the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limiting the terms of office for members of Congress and other federal officials.
Yea
Passed
8–5
Feb 3, 2025
SB 7
prohibit the adoption or implementation of certain policies related to immigration enforcement.
Yea
Passed
61–6
Feb 3, 2025
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