Total votes
1,451
all sessions
Attendance
100%
6 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
80%
of cast votes
Lower than 82% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
12%
some cross-party votes
Higher than 80% 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
276
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 35
revise the process for requesting a veteran's certificate of discharge from a county register of deeds.
Yea
Passed
65–0
Mar 2, 2026
HB 1200
make an appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit organizations.
Yea
Passed
54–11
Mar 2, 2026
HB 1086
make an appropriation for providing a grant to a nonprofit that delivers programming to support offenders and correctional staff. Against party
Nay
Passed
42–23
Mar 2, 2026
HB 1202
authorize the construction of a trades center on the campus of Lake Area Technical College, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency. Against party
Nay
Passed
43–22
Mar 2, 2026
HB 1188
limit the liability of law enforcement officers and others when removing a disabled vehicle from a highway, a right of way, or public waters. Against party
Nay
Passed
53–12
Mar 2, 2026
SB 36
authorize certain utilities to establish wildfire mitigation plans and associated liability limitations for wildfire damages.
Yea
Passed
63–2
Mar 2, 2026
SB 176
amend the period of time before which ballots and other election materials may be destroyed following an election.
Yea
Passed
64–1
Mar 2, 2026
SB 164
require that any holder of a commercial driver license in this state must be proficient in the English language, and to provide a penalty therefor.
Yea
Passed
60–5
Mar 2, 2026
SB 237
require that counties provide written notice to township supervisors of conditional use applications and appeals.
Yea
Passed
65–0
Mar 2, 2026
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