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
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1,572
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 55
remove multiple vehicle ownership as a condition for purchasing an additional park entry license at a reduced price.
Yea
Passed
63–5
Feb 12, 2024
HB 1208
require the director of equalization to adjust certain agricultural land values. Bipartisan
Yea
Failed
25–43
Feb 12, 2024
HB 1225
define a multi-passenger quadricycle and to provide for the regulation of multi-passenger quadricycles. Against party
Nay
Passed
62–7
Feb 12, 2024
HB 1147
address discriminatory acts against entities participating in a 340B drug pricing program.
Yea
Passed
67–1
Feb 12, 2024
SB 40
establish a criminal background check requirement for licensure as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant.
Yea
Passed
69–0
Feb 12, 2024
HCR 6008
Opposing an initiated measure to place the right to an abortion in the Constitution of South Dakota.
Yea
Passed
63–6
Feb 12, 2024
HB 1164
require a school board to hold a bond election at a primary or school general election. Against party
Yea
Failed
28–41
Feb 12, 2024
HB 1251
modify provisions related to the annexation of unplatted territory or agricultural land. Against party
Yea
Failed
31–37
Feb 12, 2024
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