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R South Dakota House · District 16

Rep. Karla Lems

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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
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
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Date
HB 1100
modify certain requirements for eligibility to receive a gift of a museum collection from a county or municipality.
Yea
Passed
12–0
Feb 6, 2024
HB 1194
clarify provisions pertaining to tax increment finance districts.
Yea
Passed
61–5
Feb 6, 2024
HB 1089
exclude certain crimes from presumptive probation.
Yea
Passed
66–0
Feb 6, 2024
HB 1164
require a school board to hold a bond election at a primary or school general election.
Yea
Passed
9–3
Feb 6, 2024
SB 16
make appropriations for water and environmental purposes and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
63–3
Feb 6, 2024
SB 14
expand authorization for the conditional taking of coyotes from snowmobiles.
Yea
Passed
10–0
Feb 6, 2024
HB 1195
provide authority for a court to order offenders convicted of vehicular homicide to pay restitution to a victim's children until age eighteen.
Yea
Passed
66–0
Feb 6, 2024
HB 1192
enhance the penalty for rape of a child twelve years of age or under.
Yea
Passed
66–0
Feb 6, 2024
HB 1187
create a one-year career and technical education instructor educator permit.
Yea
Passed
66–0
Feb 6, 2024
HB 1162
revise certain provisions pertaining to time of school district elections.
Yea
Failed
6–6
Feb 6, 2024
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