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
This page
1,572
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1070
create the Center for American Exceptionalism at Black Hills State University, make an appropriation therefor, and declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
45–23
Feb 22, 2023
HB 1170
establish mandatory sentences for certain driving while under the influence violations. Against party
Nay
Passed
57–12
Feb 21, 2023
SB 200
authorize participation in contracts by certain board members and employees of water districts. Against party
Nay
Passed
8–3
Feb 21, 2023
SB 150
add provisions regarding construction and maintenance of livestock pipelines on highways.
Yea
Passed
65–4
Feb 21, 2023
HB 1226
regulate industrial hemp-derived delta-8 and delta-10 tetrahydrocannabinol products, and other hemp-derived psychoactive compounds, and to declare an emergency. Against party
Nay
Passed
47–22
Feb 21, 2023
HB 1240
amend provisions addressing guardianships and conservatorships.
Yea
Passed
66–3
Feb 21, 2023
SCR 604
Urging the United States Congress to re-introduce the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act. Against party
Nay
Passed
62–7
Feb 21, 2023
HB 1138
require updated cost report information for certain community-based health and human services providers.
Yea
Passed
64–5
Feb 21, 2023
HB 1217
modify the requirements for eligibility to vote by absentee ballot.
Yea
Failed
35–34
Feb 21, 2023
HB 1039
revise certain provisions regarding the payment of tuition for members of the South Dakota National Guard.
Yea
Passed
65–4
Feb 21, 2023
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