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Bill Rabon
Republican · Senator

Bill Rabon

Represents District 8 in the State Senate.

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Votes with Republicans
100%
on 237 party-line votes · Senate Republicans median 100%
Cast a vote
93%
Yea or Nay on 645 of 691 roll calls · Senate median 93%
Their bills that became law
35 of 46
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 4
Roll calls on record
691
2025-2026 Session
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 2025-2026 Session.

How Bill Rabon 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 Bill Rabon 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. Bill Rabon is circled.

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

0 of 237 party-line votes.

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

Closest votes they cast

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

S257 · 2026 Appropriations Act
Yea
Amendment 4 Motion 1 To Table · 2025-04-16 · Passed 25–22
H442 · Flounder/Red Snapper Seasons & Shrimp Trawl
Yea
Amendment 4 Motion 1 To Table · 2025-06-18 · Passed 25–20
H171 · Equality in State Agencies/Prohibition on DEI
Yea
Second Reading · 2025-06-25 · Passed 26–20
H193 · Firearm Law Revisions
Yea
Amendment 1 Motion 1 To Table · 2025-06-25 · Passed 26–20
S254 · Charter School Changes
Yea
Conference Report Motion 8 To Adopt · 2025-06-25 · Passed 26–20
Democrats 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.

Paul LoweDemocrat · District 32 · 213 shared contested votes
26%
Dan BlueDemocrat · District 14 · 236 shared contested votes
26%
Haseeb FatmiDemocrat · District 18 · 39 shared contested votes
23%
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 (46 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.

2025-01: 2 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or Nay2025-02: 9 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or Nay2025-03: 54 roll calls, 8 without a Yea or Nay2025-04: 92 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or Nay2025-05: 73 roll calls, 5 without a Yea or Nay2025-06: 196 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or Nay2025-07: 24 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or Nay2025-09: 31 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or Nay2025-10: 11 roll calls, 11 without a Yea or Nay2026-04: 5 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or Nay2026-05: 42 roll calls, 16 without a Yea or Nay2026-06: 107 roll calls, 6 without a Yea or Nay2026-07: 45 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or NayJan 2025Jul 2026
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Their bills, from filing to law

Bills Bill Rabon 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.

Introduced46
Out of committee38
Passed one chamber37
Passed both chambers35
Became law35
Never left committee8

For comparison, the median Republican member of the Senate has 4 bills that became law this session.

What their bills are about
General Assembly 35Appointments 28Public Officials 25Governor 24Confirmation 21Ratified 19
2026 Senate & House Appointments
Became lawCh. SL 2026-55 · 2026-08-06
Adjournment Resolution
Became lawCh. Res 2026-6 · 2026-08-06
Appt. Melanie Bush Division of Health Benefit
Became lawCh. Res 2026-3 · 2026-07-02
APPT John Gajda Utility Commission
Became lawCh. Res 2026-4 · 2026-07-02
Appt. Floyd McKissick NC Utilities
Became lawCh. Res 2026-2 · 2026-07-02
Daniel Johnson (Senate; Transportation)
Became lawAdopted · 2026-06-09
BOG Vacancy
Became lawAdopted · 2026-06-04
Nathaniel Denny; NC Dept I.T
Became lawAdopted · 2026-05-13
Record Development Approval Votes/Brunswick
Out of committeeRe-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate · 2026-05-12
8th Senatorial District Local Act-2
Not out of committeeRef To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate · 2026-05-05
Ferry Division Performance Audit
Not out of committeeRe-ref to Transportation. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate · 2026-04-30
America's Semiquincentennial License Plate
Not out of committeeRef To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate · 2026-04-29
Town of Bolivia/Even-Yr Elections
Not out of committeeRe-ref to Elections. If fav, re-ref to State and Local Government. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate · 2026-04-28
Adjournment Resolution Changes
Became lawCh. Res 2025-11 · 2025-09-24
Confirm Governor's Appt/Investment Authority
Became lawCh. Res 2025-9 · 2025-09-24

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

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H377 · 2026-07-29
2026 Court Changes (Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt)
Passed · 26-11
Yea
S69 · 2026-07-29
Various Local Provisions V (Motion 9 To Concur)
Failed · 0-37
Nay
H562 · 2026-07-29
Budget Technical Corrections Modifications (Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt)
Passed · 34-3
Yea
S177 · 2026-07-29
Continuing Budget Adjustments (Motion 9 To Concur)
Failed · 0-37
Nay
S445 · 2026-07-29
Regulatory Reform Act of 2026 (Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt)
Passed · 37-0
Yea
H268 · 2026-07-29
2026 Budget Technical Corrections – II (Conference Rpt Third Reading)
Passed · 31-6
Yea
S403 · 2026-07-29
Additional Medicaid Funds and Requirements (Motion 9 To Concur)
Failed · 0-37
Nay
H147 · 2026-07-29
Various Local Provisions XI (Third Reading)
Passed · 37-0
Yea
S1092 · 2026-07-28
2026 Senate & House Appointments (Amendment 1)
Passed · 42-0
Yea
S1092 · 2026-07-28
2026 Senate & House Appointments (Second Reading)
Passed · 32-9
Yea
H958 · 2026-07-28
Election Law Changes (Amendment 1)
Passed · 31-11
Yea
H958 · 2026-07-28
Election Law Changes (Amendment 10 Motion 1 To Table)
Passed · 28-13
Yea
H958 · 2026-07-28
Election Law Changes (Amendment 2 Motion 1 To Table)
Passed · 28-14
Yea
H958 · 2026-07-28
Election Law Changes (Amendment 3 Motion 1 To Table)
Passed · 28-14
Yea
H958 · 2026-07-28
Election Law Changes (Amendment 5)
Passed · 28-14
Yea
H958 · 2026-07-28
Election Law Changes (Amendment 6 Motion 1 To Table)
Passed · 28-13
Yea
H958 · 2026-07-28
Election Law Changes (Amendment 7 Motion 1 To Table)
Passed · 28-13
Yea
H958 · 2026-07-28
Election Law Changes (Amendment 8 Motion 1 To Table)
Passed · 28-13
Yea
H958 · 2026-07-28
Election Law Changes (Amendment 9 Motion 1 To Table)
Passed · 28-13
Yea
H958 · 2026-07-28
Election Law Changes (Second Reading)
Passed · 28-13
Yea
H834 · 2026-07-28
SBOE Administrative Changes (Amendment 1)
Passed · 42-0
Yea
H834 · 2026-07-28
SBOE Administrative Changes (Second Reading)
Passed · 42-0
Yea
H116 · 2026-07-28
Jacksonville Annexation & Conforming Changes (Conference Rpt Third Reading)
Passed · 42-0
Yea
H268 · 2026-07-28
2026 Budget Technical Corrections – II (Conference Rpt Second Reading)
Passed · 34-8
Yea
S1091 · 2026-07-28
Adjournment Resolution (Second Reading)
Passed · 39-1
Yea
H147 · 2026-07-28
Various Local Provisions XI (Amendment 1)
Passed · 42-0
Yea
H147 · 2026-07-28
Various Local Provisions XI (Second Reading)
Passed · 42-0
Yea
H328 · 2026-07-02
Regulate Hemp-Derived Consumables (Conference Report Motion 8 To Adopt)
Passed · 37-6
Yea
S257 · 2026-07-02
2026 Appropriations Act (Conference Rpt Third Reading)
Passed · 35-10
Yea
H56 · 2026-07-02
2026 Budget Technical Corrections (Conference Report Motion 8 To Adopt)
Passed · 30-13
Yea
H1244 · 2026-07-02
Adjournment Resolution (Second Reading)
Passed · 43-0
Yea
H1220 · 2026-07-02
Various Local Provisions IX (Conference Report Motion 8 To Adopt)
Passed · 47-0
Yea
S355 · 2026-07-02
Support the Dept. of Adult Correction.-AB (Motion 9 To Concur)
Passed · 47-0
Yea
H116 · 2026-07-02
Jacksonville Annexation & Conforming Changes (Conference Rpt Second Reading)
Passed · 47-0
Yea
H1040 · 2026-07-01
Pitt-Greenville Airport Authority Changes (Third Reading)
Passed · 47-0
Yea
S1041 · 2026-07-01
Public Workforce Modernization Act (Motion 9 To Concur House Amend)
Passed · 47-0
Yea
S876 · 2026-07-01
Various Local Provisions X (Conference Rpt Third Reading)
Passed · 32-15
Yea
S801 · 2026-07-01
Address Confidentiality/Study & DL (Amendment 1)
Passed · 47-0
Yea
S801 · 2026-07-01
Address Confidentiality/Study & DL (Second Reading)
Passed · 47-0
Yea
S257 · 2026-07-01
2026 Appropriations Act (Conference Rpt Second Reading)
Passed · 36-13
Yea
H332 · 2026-07-01
Nash/Rocky Mount Occupancy Tax Changes (Third Reading)
Passed · 46-1
Yea
S474 · 2026-07-01
Adjust Counties/Reappraisal Moratorium (Conference Rpt Third Reading)
Passed · 40-7
Yea
S1076 · 2026-07-01
Rocky Mount/Louisburg Utility Rev./Advisory (Motion 9 To Concur)
Passed · 29-18
Yea
H169 · 2026-07-01
Haywood/Cherokee/Leland Occ. Tax. Mods (Third Reading)
Passed · 47-0
Yea
H1094 · 2026-07-01
Ferry Div. Audit/DOT Omnibus (Conference Report Motion 8 To Adopt)
Passed · 47-0
Yea
S474 · 2026-06-30
Adjust Counties/Reappraisal Moratorium (Conference Rpt Second Reading)
Passed · 44-5
Yea
H1173 · 2026-06-30
Jaleeyah's Law (Second Reading)
Passed · 44-5
Yea
S1001 · 2026-06-30
Coastal Regulatory Reform (Amendment 1)
Passed · 49-0
Yea
S1001 · 2026-06-30
Coastal Regulatory Reform (Amendment 2 Motion 1 To Table)
Passed · 29-20
Yea
S1001 · 2026-06-30
Coastal Regulatory Reform (Second Reading)
Passed · 49-0
Yea
S648 · 2026-06-30
Winter Sports Safety and Accidents (Motion 9 To Concur)
Passed · 49-0
Yea
S876 · 2026-06-30
Various Local Provisions X (Conference Rpt Second Reading)
Passed · 32-17
Yea
H1222 · 2026-06-30
Record Development Approval Votes/Brunswick (Amendment 1)
Passed · 49-0
Yea
H1222 · 2026-06-30
Record Development Approval Votes/Brunswick (Second Reading)
Passed · 49-0
Yea
H920 · 2026-06-30
Virtual Currency Kiosk Consumer Prot. Act (Second Reading)
Passed · 49-0
Yea
H1040 · 2026-06-30
Pitt-Greenville Airport Authority Changes (Second Reading)
Passed · 49-0
Yea
S1088 · 2026-06-30
Appt. Floyd McKissick NC Utilities (Second Reading)
Passed · 49-0
Yea
H332 · 2026-06-30
Nash/Rocky Mount Occupancy Tax Changes (Amendment 1)
Passed · 48-1
Yea
H332 · 2026-06-30
Nash/Rocky Mount Occupancy Tax Changes (Second Reading)
Passed · 48-1
Yea
S1090 · 2026-06-30
APPT John Gajda Utility Commission (Second Reading)
Passed · 49-0
Yea
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 691 total roll-call votes this session).
Voting data provided by LegiScan, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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