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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matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1119
create a habitat conservation specialty plate and emblem. Against party
Nay
Passed
63–3
Feb 1, 2024
HB 1148
require legislative authorization for the construction of new campgrounds and additional camping sites.
Yea
Passed
11–2
Feb 1, 2024
SB 5
reduce the amount of time required before the removal of a city manager is effective.
Yea
Passed
12–0
Feb 1, 2024
HCR 6011
Urging the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) law enforcement to establish a law enforcement training academy in South Dakota.
Yea
Passed
66–0
Feb 1, 2024
HB 1149
allow for a vacation home establishment and provide for municipal and county regulation thereof.
Yea
Passed
7–6
Feb 1, 2024
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