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
HB 1113
establish a manufactured housing downpayment assistance program. Against party
Nay
Passed
46–20
Feb 24, 2026
SB 31
permit the use of a confirmation letter to verify a voter's registration.
Yea
Passed
58–6
Feb 24, 2026
HB 1113
establish a manufactured housing downpayment assistance program. Against party
Nay
Passed
46–20
Feb 24, 2026
HB 1160
repeal the medical marijuana oversight committee. Against party
Nay
Passed
41–26
Feb 23, 2026
HB 1230
modify requirements for payment of the employer's investment in South Dakota's future fee. Bipartisan
Yea
Failed
31–36
Feb 23, 2026
SB 114
provide for the publication of ballot images and the cast vote record of automatic tabulating equipment.
Yea
Passed
11–1
Feb 23, 2026
SB 71
authorize the assumption of certain responsibilities and the waiver of sovereign immunity in connection with certain actions under federal environmental law.
Yea
Passed
61–6
Feb 23, 2026
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