Total votes
1,571
all sessions
Attendance
100%
1 missed
Higher than 80% of chamber peers
With party
79%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
12%
some cross-party votes
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
131
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
7
assignments
1,571 roll-call votes
Voting record
Breaks with party 21% of the time
Yea
1,217
voted in favor
Nay
347
voted against
Absent
1
missed votes
Total cast
1,571
across all sessions
Crossed party
314
votes against own party
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matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
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
SB 159
revise requirements pertaining to the minimum age for marriage. Against party
Nay
Passed
7–5
Mar 2, 2026
SB 110
regulate how broadband internet access service providers use customer data.
Yea
Passed
10–2
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.
Yea
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 151
require the publication of the results of an election for precinct committeeman or committeewoman and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
12–0
Mar 2, 2026
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