Photo of Karla Lems
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 1197
require the publication of measures taken to restrict the access of obscene materials by minors.
Yea
Passed
66–0
Feb 6, 2024
SB 28
modify tax refunds for elderly persons and persons with a disability, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
66–0
Feb 6, 2024
SB 55
remove multiple vehicle ownership as a condition for purchasing an additional park entry license at a reduced price.
Yea
Passed
9–1
Feb 6, 2024
HB 1200
increase the minimum fee required with an application for construction of an energy conversion and transmission facility.
Yea
Passed
65–1
Feb 6, 2024
HB 1149
allow for a vacation home establishment and provide for municipal and county regulation thereof.
Yea
Passed
7–5
Feb 6, 2024
SB 79
revise provisions related to the possession, distribution, and manufacture of child pornography.
Yea
Passed
63–1
Feb 5, 2024
SB 57
create uniform procedures for consideration of criminal histories and convictions in professional or occupational licensure.
Yea
Passed
61–3
Feb 5, 2024
HB 1163
amend provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code. Against party
Nay
Passed
43–21
Feb 5, 2024
HB 1099
establish educational standards for the expanded practice of optometry.
Yea
Passed
47–17
Feb 5, 2024
SB 78
provide for an E15 fuel tax refund.
Yea
Passed
63–1
Feb 5, 2024
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