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
12%
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
311
votes against own party
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matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 5
extend the termination date of the Juvenile Justice Oversight Council and modify its membership requirements.
Yea
Passed
66–2
Feb 27, 2023
HB 1017
authorize the Department of Corrections to purchase certain real property, to contract for the design of a prison facility for offenders committed to the Department of Corrections, to make an appropriation therefor, to transfer funds to the incarceration construction fund, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
52–16
Feb 27, 2023
HB 1016
authorize the South Dakota Department of Corrections to construct a prison facility for offenders committed to the Department of Corrections in Rapid City, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
65–2
Feb 27, 2023
SB 86
require candidates for party precinct committeeman or committeewoman to include an email address and phone number in the written statement submitted to the county auditor. Against party
Nay
Passed
67–1
Feb 27, 2023
SB 204
expand critical incident stress management to health care facility personnel providing emergency services.
Yea
Passed
65–0
Feb 24, 2023
HCR 6001
To recommend the Executive Board establish a task force to study a potential optional educational path.
Yea
Passed
64–1
Feb 24, 2023
HB 1032
make an appropriation for the demolition and reconstruction of agricultural-use structures at South Dakota State University, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
65–2
Feb 23, 2023
SB 8
revise provisions relating to addiction and prevention services professionals. Against party
Nay
Passed
62–5
Feb 23, 2023
HB 1006
increase the funding for construction of an addition to the Kinsman Building in Pierre, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency. Against party
Nay
Passed
57–10
Feb 23, 2023
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