Total votes
1,451
all sessions
Attendance
100%
6 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
80%
of cast votes
Lower than 83% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
12%
some cross-party votes
Higher than 79% of chamber peers
Sponsored
224
bills & resolutions
Higher than 80% of chamber peers
Committees
2
assignments
1,451 roll-call votes
Voting record
Yea
1,142
voted in favor
Nay
299
voted against
Absent
6
missed votes
Total cast
1,451
across all sessions
Crossed party
272
votes against own party
This page
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matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 12
authorize certain employer actions regarding the use of cannabis by an employee or a prospective employee.
Yea
Passed
58–6
Feb 5, 2024
SB 87
revise provisions related to the State Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners and its appointed professional councils.
Yea
Passed
59–6
Feb 2, 2024
SB 5
reduce the amount of time required before the removal of a city manager is effective.
Yea
Passed
65–0
Feb 2, 2024
SB 35
provide that certain personal information of a lottery prize winner may only be used for advertising or promotion with the winner's consent.
Yea
Passed
65–0
Feb 2, 2024
HB 1099
establish educational standards for the expanded practice of optometry. Against party
Nay
Passed
55–10
Feb 2, 2024
HB 1120
provide special motor vehicle license plates for advanced life support personnel and emergency medical technicians.
Yea
Passed
66–0
Feb 1, 2024
HB 1150
enable the exercise of control by local governments over the presence and operation of medical marijuana establishments within their jurisdictions. Bipartisan
Nay
Passed
7–6
Feb 1, 2024
HB 1150
enable the exercise of control by local governments over the presence and operation of medical marijuana establishments within their jurisdictions. Against party
Yea
Failed
5–8
Feb 1, 2024
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