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 1254
exempt any soil amendment used exclusively for agricultural purposes from sales tax.
Yea
Passed
65–1
Feb 19, 2026
HB 1220
regulate the sale of nicotine products, and to provide a penalty therefor.
Yea
Passed
40–25
Feb 19, 2026
HB 1230
modify requirements for payment of the employer's investment in South Dakota's future fee.
Yea
Passed
7–4
Feb 19, 2026
HB 1222
prohibit members of the Board of Economic Development from having any interest in moneys from or approved by the Board of Economic Development. Against party
Yea
Failed
29–36
Feb 19, 2026
HB 1089
modify the distributions of revenues collected from severance taxation on new permits.
Yea
Passed
65–0
Feb 19, 2026
HB 1138
require the licensure of non-medical home care agencies, and to provide a penalty therefor. Against party
Nay
Passed
41–25
Feb 19, 2026
HB 1286
amend the process by which moneys are distributed from the employer's investment in South Dakota's future fund.
Yea
Passed
63–4
Feb 18, 2026
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