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
SB 124
revise the eligibility of roads for the rural access infrastructure fund.
Yea
Passed
68–0
Mar 4, 2024
SB 146
revise and repeal provisions related to threatening persons holding statewide office, judicial officers, and elected officers and to provide a penalty therefor. Against party
Nay
Passed
36–32
Mar 4, 2024
HB 1178
prohibit the Board of Regents or any institution under its control from using state resources for obscene live conduct.
Yea
Passed
62–6
Feb 29, 2024
SB 151
revise and repeal provisions related to the licensure of athletic trainers.
Yea
Passed
67–0
Feb 29, 2024
SB 198
authorize school districts and nonpublic schools to acquire and administer nasal glucagon. Against party
Nay
Passed
60–7
Feb 29, 2024
SB 47
revise the incentive program for juvenile diversion opportunities. Against party
Nay
Passed
55–12
Feb 29, 2024
SB 127
revise the requirements pertaining to average teacher compensation and to establish a minimum teacher salary.
Yea
Passed
60–6
Feb 29, 2024
SB 49
make an appropriation for the site preparation of a prison facility for offenders committed to the Department of Corrections, to transfer moneys to the incarceration construction fund, and to declare an emergency. Against party
Nay
Passed
57–11
Feb 29, 2024
SB 1
expand eligibility for the reduced tuition benefit for certain school district and Head Start employees at Board of Regents institutions to school counselors. Against party
Nay
Passed
59–8
Feb 29, 2024
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