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
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 216
reduce the growth in the assessed value of owner-occupied property, limit increases in certain property tax revenues, revise provisions regarding school district excess tax levies, and revise eligibility requirements for a property tax assessment freeze.
Yea
Passed
35–34
Mar 10, 2025
SB 95
make an appropriation to the Department of Revenue for distribution to county rural access infrastructure funds and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
42–27
Mar 10, 2025
SB 216
reduce the growth in the assessed value of owner-occupied property, limit increases in certain property tax revenues, revise provisions regarding school district excess tax levies, and revise eligibility requirements for a property tax assessment freeze.
Yea
Passed
46–23
Mar 10, 2025
SB 144
require legislative approval for significant capital expenditures by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks.
Yea
Passed
53–16
Mar 10, 2025
SB 191
limit annual valuation increases on owner-occupied single-family dwellings and provide an exception for mill rate limitations on taxing districts.
Nay
Failed
7–62
Mar 10, 2025
SB 164
prohibit the use of a deepfake to influence an election and to provide a penalty therefor. Against party
Nay
Passed
45–24
Mar 10, 2025
SB 120
update the membership of the Animal Industry Board to include a poultry producer.
Yea
Passed
69–0
Mar 10, 2025
SB 172
provide a rebuttable presumption in favor of joint physical custody of a minor child.
Yea
Passed
35–34
Mar 10, 2025
SB 127
authorize the expenditure of moneys and make an appropriation for grants supporting airport terminal improvements and expansion. Against party
Nay
Passed
7–2
Mar 6, 2025
SB 70
modify the maximum sparsity benefit a sparse school district is eligible to receive.
Yea
Passed
9–0
Mar 6, 2025
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