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
13%
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
312
votes against own party
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matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1065
revise the medical purpose affirmative defense in cannabis prosecution. Bipartisan
Nay
Passed
35–31
Feb 17, 2026
HB 1287
require an alternate approval process for an operation that extracts materials by the use of explosives. Against party
Yea
Failed
29–37
Feb 17, 2026
HB 1219
require the provision of interpreter or translator services for parties to an administrative contested case. Against party
Nay
Passed
48–18
Feb 17, 2026
HB 1173
require certain applicants that seek a permit from the Public Utilities Commission of the State of South Dakota to prepare and pay for an environmental impact statement.
Yea
Passed
44–22
Feb 17, 2026
HB 1171
establish provisions related to the disclosure of COVID-19 and mRNA vaccination status and blood donations. Against party
Yea
Failed
23–42
Feb 17, 2026
HB 1316
revise the time for conducting the canvass of an election. Against party
Yea
Failed
24–42
Feb 17, 2026
HB 1065
revise the medical purpose affirmative defense in cannabis prosecution.
Yea
Passed
53–13
Feb 17, 2026
HB 1209
require employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide a penalty therefor.
Yea
Passed
49–13
Feb 12, 2026
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