Total votes
1,571
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
1,571 roll-call votes
Voting record
Breaks with party 21% of the time
Yea
1,217
voted in favor
Nay
347
voted against
Absent
1
missed votes
Total cast
1,571
across all sessions
Crossed party
314
votes against own party
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matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1048
repeal and make technical changes to provisions regarding the Board of Military Affairs.
Yea
Passed
67–0
Feb 1, 2023
HJR 5004
Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election, an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, authorizing the state to impose work requirements on certain individuals who are eligible for expanded Medicaid.
Yea
Passed
59–8
Jan 31, 2023
HB 1114
revise the qualifications to be a member of a county recount board.
Yea
Passed
61–6
Jan 31, 2023
HB 1091
amend provisions of the insurance statutes regarding producer recommendations and responsibilities. Against party
Nay
Passed
61–6
Jan 31, 2023
HB 1034
modify tax refunds for elderly persons and persons with a disability, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
67–0
Jan 31, 2023
HB 1134
require property owner consent before construction resulting in lake water level alteration.
Yea
Passed
11–0
Jan 31, 2023
SB 30
revise the criteria for remote sellers who must remit sales tax. Against party
Nay
Passed
39–28
Jan 31, 2023
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