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Scott Dibble
Democratic-Farmer-Labor · Senator

Scott Dibble

Represents District 61 in the State Senate.

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Votes with Democrats
100%
on 37 party-line votes · Senate Democrats median 100%
Cast a vote
100%
Yea or Nay on 90 of 90 roll calls · Senate median 100%
Their bills that became law
3 of 103
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 1
Roll calls on record
90
94th Legislature 2025-2026
Votes and bills updated Oct 5, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 94th Legislature 2025-2026.

How Scott Dibble votes

A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.

Where Scott Dibble sits in the Senate

Each dot is one member of the Senate, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Scott Dibble is circled.

Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party

0 of 37 party-line votes.

They voted with most Democrats on every party-line vote this session.

Closest votes they cast

Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.

HF2442 · Climate and energy finance bill.
Yea
Senate: Motion did not prevail to take from the table · 2025-05-09 · Failed 33–33
SR8 · A Senate resolution relating to the termination of Senate Resolution 1
Nay
Senate: Adopted · 2025-02-03 · Failed 33–33
HF2432 · Judiciary, public safety, and corrections policy and finance bill.
Yea
Senate: Senate adopted CC report and repassed bill · 2025-05-18 · Passed 34–33
SF2370 · Omnibus Cannabis Policy Bill
Yea
Senate: Third Reading Repassed · 2025-05-17 · Passed 34–33
HF2435 · Health and human services finance bill.
Yea
Senate: Third reading Passed as amended · 2025-05-14 · Passed 34–33
Republicans they vote with most

Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.

Jim AbelerRepublican · District 35 · 47 shared contested votes
64%
Carla NelsonRepublican · District 24 · 51 shared contested votes
49%
Jeremy MillerRepublican · District 26 · 54 shared contested votes
46%
Their session, month by month

Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (0 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.

2025-01: 1 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or Nay2025-02: 13 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or Nay2025-03: 5 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or Nay2025-04: 34 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or Nay2025-05: 37 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or NayJan 2025May 2025
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Their bills, from filing to law

Bills Scott Dibble was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.

Introduced103
Out of committee6
Passed one chamber4
Passed both chambers3
Became law3
Never left committee97

For comparison, the median Democratic member of the Senate has 1 bills that became law this session.

Omnibus Cannabis bill
Became lawSecretary of State, Filed · 2026-05-26
Pet shops prohibition from selling cats and dogs
Passed one chamberBill was passed · 2026-05-17
Mobility hub working group establishment
Not out of committeeReferred to Transportation · 2026-05-11
Required elements clarification in an application to the Public Utilities Commission for a certificate of need for a petroleum pipeline
Not out of committeeAuthor added Fateh · 2026-05-11
Constitutional amendment proposal for public debt to be incurred for public information technology systems, licenses, and infrastructure
Not out of committeeAuthor added Fateh · 2026-05-11
Kayla's HOPE Act establishment
Became lawSecretary of State, Filed · 2026-05-07
Bus rapid transit capital improvements bond issue and appropriation
Not out of committeeReferred to Capital Investment · 2026-04-23
Onetime aid to reimburse certain city costs of federal enforcement actions establishment and appropriation
Not out of committeeAuthor added Putnam · 2026-04-23
Hennepin Healthcare System Future Structure and Governance Advisory Task Force establishment
Not out of committeeReferred to Health and Human Services · 2026-04-22
Exemption creation for nonprofit carshare organizations
Not out of committeeReferred to Taxes · 2026-04-22
Department of Transportation to modify the evaluation and planning process for certain transportation projects requirement
Not out of committeePursuant to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 6, referred to Rules and Administration · 2026-04-22
Certain requirements governing transit planning, project development, performance, and related transit-oriented development modification
Not out of committeePursuant to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 6, referred to Rules and Administration · 2026-04-22
Trunk highway project development, scoping, and alternatives analysis requirements modification
Not out of committeePursuant to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 6, referred to Rules and Administration · 2026-04-22
Omnibus Transportation policy and supplemental appropriations
Not out of committeeAuthor stricken Nelson · 2026-04-22
Certain transit and bicycle related parking enforcement authorization through the use of transit obstruction camera
Not out of committeePursuant to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 6, referred to Rules and Administration · 2026-04-21

Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.

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SF3045 · 2025-05-19
Omnibus State and Local Government and Elections policy and appropriations (Senate: Third Reading Repassed)
Passed · 36-31
Yea
HF2115 · 2025-05-19
Human services policy bill. (Senate: Third Reading Repassed)
Passed · 55-8
Yea
HF2432 · 2025-05-18
Judiciary, public safety, and corrections policy and finance bill. (Senate: Senate adopted CC report and repassed bill)
Passed · 34-33
Yea
HF2432 · 2025-05-18
Judiciary, public safety, and corrections policy and finance bill. (Senate: Third Reading Repassed)
Passed · 34-33
Yea
HF2446 · 2025-05-18
Agriculture and broadband development policy and finance bill. (Senate: Third Reading Repassed)
Passed · 58-8
Yea
HF2563 · 2025-05-18
Legacy finance bill. (Senate: Third Reading Repassed)
Passed · 37-30
Yea
HF1143 · 2025-05-18
Expiration of aid accounts modified, appropriations modified, and money appropriated. (Senate: Third reading Passed)
Passed · 44-23
Yea
SF2884 · 2025-05-18
Omnibus Pension bill (Senate: Third reading Passed)
Passed · 55-12
Yea
HF2130 · 2025-05-17
Public safety; various provisions modified relating to driver's license revocations, ignition interlock participation length, treatment or rehabilitation program, criminal penalties for participants who operate a vehicle not equipped with interlock device, criminal vehicular homicide offenders, judicial review of an extension, impounded and reissued license plate process, temporary driver's licenses, and criminal penalties; and money appropriated. (Senate: Third Reading Repassed)
Passed · 66-0
Yea
SF2370 · 2025-05-17
Omnibus Cannabis Policy Bill (Senate: Third Reading Repassed)
Passed · 34-33
Yea
SF1959 · 2025-05-17
Omnibus Veterans policy and appropriations (Senate: Senate adopted CC report and repassed bill)
Passed · 38-25
Yea
SF1959 · 2025-05-17
Omnibus Veterans policy and appropriations (Senate: Third Reading Repassed)
Passed · 38-25
Yea
SF2298 · 2025-05-17
Omnibus Housing and Homelessness Prevention policy and appropriations (Senate: Third Reading Repassed)
Passed · 36-31
Yea
SR51 · 2025-05-17
A Senate resolution relating to conduct of Senate business during the interim between Sessions (Senate: Adopted)
Passed · 63-0
Yea
HF1290 · 2025-05-16
Roadside signage for automatic external defibrillators for qualifying locations authorized. (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
Passed · 67-0
Yea
HF3228 · 2025-05-16
Workers' Compensation Advisory Council recommendations adopted. (Senate: Third reading Passed)
Passed · 53-12
Yea
HF2435 · 2025-05-14
Health and human services finance bill. (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
Passed · 34-33
Yea
HF1090 · 2025-05-13
Library construction grant program renamed as the "Mary C. Murphy Library Construction Grants Program." (Senate: Third reading Passed)
Passed · 50-14
Yea
HF2563 · 2025-05-12
Legacy finance bill. (Senate: Taken from table)
Passed · 35-32
Yea
HF2563 · 2025-05-12
Legacy finance bill. (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
Passed · 41-26
Yea
HF2442 · 2025-05-12
Climate and energy finance bill. (Senate: Reconsidered an amendment)
Passed · 34-32
Yea
HF2442 · 2025-05-12
Climate and energy finance bill. (Senate: Third reading Passed)
Passed · 36-31
Yea
HF2442 · 2025-05-09
Climate and energy finance bill. (Senate: Laid on table)
Passed · 34-33
Yea
HF2442 · 2025-05-09
Climate and energy finance bill. (Senate: Motion did not prevail to take from the table)
Failed · 33-33
Yea
SF3446 · 2025-05-08
Claims bill (Senate: Third reading Passed)
Passed · 66-1
Yea
SF856 · 2025-05-08
Office of the Inspector General creation and appropriation (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
Failed · 19-45
Nay
HF2115 · 2025-05-07
Human services policy bill. (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
Passed · 39-28
Yea
HF2434 · 2025-05-07
Human services finance bill. (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
Passed · 35-32
Yea
HF2130 · 2025-05-07
Public safety; various provisions modified relating to driver's license revocations, ignition interlock participation length, treatment or rehabilitation program, criminal penalties for participants who operate a vehicle not equipped with interlock device, criminal vehicular homicide offenders, judicial review of an extension, impounded and reissued license plate process, temporary driver's licenses, and criminal penalties; and money appropriated. (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
Passed · 67-0
Yea
SF1750 · 2025-05-06
Common interest communities provisions modifications (Senate: Motion did not prevail)
Failed · 26-41
Nay
SF1750 · 2025-05-06
Common interest communities provisions modifications (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
Passed · 44-22
Yea
SF2300 · 2025-05-06
Earned sick and safe time provisions modifications (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
Passed · 38-29
Nay
HF2551 · 2025-05-05
Follow-up to 2024 children, youth, and families recodification; technical changes made. (Senate: Third reading Passed)
Passed · 53-12
Yea
HF3022 · 2025-05-05
Miscellaneous technical corrections made to laws and statutes; erroneous, obsolete, and omitted text and references corrected; redundant, conflicting, and superseded provisions removed; and style and form changes made. (Senate: Third reading Passed)
Passed · 65-0
Yea
HF286 · 2025-05-05
Local units of government authorized to conduct criminal background checks under certain circumstances. (Senate: Third reading Passed)
Passed · 65-0
Yea
HF2438 · 2025-05-01
Taxation bill; financing and operation of state and local government provided. (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
Passed · 37-28
Yea
HF2431 · 2025-05-01
Higher education policy and finance bill. (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
Passed · 37-28
Yea
HF2432 · 2025-04-30
Judiciary, public safety, and corrections policy and finance bill. (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
Passed · 34-32
Yea
SF908 · 2025-04-30
Provisions governing the certification of underground telecommunications installers modification (Senate: Third reading Passed)
Passed · 64-0
Yea
HF2446 · 2025-04-30
Agriculture and broadband development policy and finance bill. (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
Passed · 43-23
Yea
HF2563 · 2025-04-30
Legacy finance bill. (Senate: Laid on table)
Passed · 39-27
Yea
SF2077 · 2025-04-29
Omnibus Outdoor Heritage Fund, Legacy and Lands bill (Senate: Third reading Passed)
Passed · 35-30
Yea
SF1832 · 2025-04-29
Omnibus Jobs, Labor Economic Development policy and appropriations (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
Failed · 30-34
Nay
SF2370 · 2025-04-28
Omnibus Cannabis Policy Bill (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
Passed · 34-32
Yea
SF2511 · 2025-04-28
Omnibus Liquor Bill (Senate: Third reading Passed)
Passed · 53-12
Yea
HF1163 · 2025-04-28
Scope of hometown heroes assistance program clarified. (Senate: Third reading Passed)
Passed · 66-0
Yea
SF3045 · 2025-04-25
Omnibus State and Local Government and Elections policy and appropriations (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
Passed · 35-29
Yea
SF2200 · 2025-04-25
Restorative practices statements and documents inadmissibility in civil and criminal proceedings establishment and data classification provision (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
Passed · 64-0
Yea
HF688 · 2025-04-25
Service dog provisions modified in housing accommodations for persons with disabilities. (Senate: Third reading Passed)
Passed · 60-2
Yea
SF571 · 2025-04-25
Uniform Trust Code, Powers of Appointment, and Uniform Probate Code provisions modifications (Senate: Third Reading Repassed)
Passed · 62-0
Yea
SF3196 · 2025-04-24
Department of Corrections budget deficiencies appropriation (Senate: Third reading Passed)
Passed · 63-0
Yea
SF1740 · 2025-04-24
Omnibus Education policy provisions (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
Passed · 39-26
Yea
SF3414 · 2025-04-23
Sports betting and fantasy contests authorization provision, sports betting and fantasy contests taxation provision, licenses establishment, and appropriation (Senate: Motion did not prevail to withdraw from committee and re-refer to the committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection)
Failed · 15-50
Nay
SF2216 · 2025-04-23
Omnibus Commerce and Consumer Protections policy and appropriations (Senate: Third Reading Repassed)
Passed · 35-29
Yea
SF2216 · 2025-04-23
Omnibus Commerce and Consumer Protections policy and appropriations (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
Passed · 34-28
Yea
SF1959 · 2025-04-23
Omnibus Veterans policy and appropriations (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
Passed · 65-0
Yea
SR33 · 2025-04-23
A Senate resolution relating to appointment of a committee to escort the Governor to the House Chamber for a Joint Convention (Senate: Adopted)
Passed · 52-13
Yea
HF747 · 2025-04-22
Minnesota Business Corporation Act modified. (Senate: Third reading Passed)
Passed · 61-0
Yea
HF1346 · 2025-04-22
Training requirements modified for mandatory reporters. (Senate: Third reading Passed)
Passed · 60-0
Yea
HF129 · 2025-04-22
Director of child sex trafficking prevention required to submit a program evaluation each odd-numbered year to the legislature. (Senate: Third reading Passed)
Passed · 61-0
Yea
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 90 total roll-call votes this session).
Voting data provided by LegiScan, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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