Total votes
1,572
all sessions
Attendance
100%
1 missed
Higher than 80% of chamber peers
With party
79%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
13%
some cross-party votes
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
131
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
7
assignments
1,572 roll-call votes
Voting record
Breaks with party 20% of the time
Yea
1,217
voted in favor
Nay
348
voted against
Absent
1
missed votes
Total cast
1,572
across all sessions
Crossed party
312
votes against own party
This page
1,572
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1201
make an appropriation for the teacher apprenticeship pathway program.
Yea
Passed
63–5
Feb 26, 2024
HB 1061
make an appropriation for costs related to emergencies and disasters impacting the state and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
63–5
Feb 26, 2024
SB 18
allow the secretary of state to share information from the statewide voter registration file. Against party
Nay
Passed
56–12
Feb 26, 2024
HB 1065
make an appropriation for the design and construction of a multi-use building on the grounds of the State Fair and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
57–12
Feb 26, 2024
SB 50
make an appropriation for the site preparation and construction of a prison facility for offenders committed to the Department of Corrections in Rapid City, to transfer moneys to the incarceration construction fund, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
62–7
Feb 26, 2024
SB 115
prevent a county, township, or municipality from authorizing a guaranteed income program.
Yea
Passed
64–5
Feb 26, 2024
SB 98
establish the admissibility of evidence of similar crimes in child molestation cases. Against party
Nay
Passed
44–25
Feb 26, 2024
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