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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matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1073
designate contact information provided on a voter registration form as not for public inspection. Against party
Nay
Passed
40–27
Jan 29, 2025
SB 38
modify requirements for a vehicle approaching a vehicle that is stopped or occupying the shoulder of the highway with warning lights flashing.
Yea
Passed
67–0
Jan 29, 2025
SB 30
remove outdated provisions within the insurance code. Against party
Nay
Passed
8–5
Jan 29, 2025
HB 1008
include a hybrid facility as a facility to be regulated by the Public Utilities Commission.
Yea
Passed
68–0
Jan 28, 2025
HB 1012
clarify the status of the Statewide One-Call Notification Board as an agency administered by the Department of Public Safety and the duties of the Board.
Yea
Passed
67–1
Jan 28, 2025
HB 1052
prohibit the exercise of eminent domain for a pipeline that carries carbon oxide.
Yea
Passed
48–19
Jan 27, 2025
HB 1033
make an appropriation for costs related to emergencies and disasters impacting the state and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
67–0
Jan 27, 2025
HB 1027
repeal obsolete provisions pertaining to noncollecting retailers.
Yea
Passed
67–0
Jan 27, 2025
HB 1062
amend provisions pertaining to the maintenance and publication of the statewide voter registration file.
Absent
Passed
9–3
Jan 27, 2025
HB 1074
modify the individuals eligible to sign an affidavit of homelessness for purposes of obtaining a free copy of a birth certificate.
Yea
Passed
66–1
Jan 27, 2025
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