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
This page
1,572
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 92
clarify the rights to appeal and refer certain decisions of boards of county commissioners.
Yea
Passed
61–1
Feb 12, 2026
HB 1258
require that a property tax bill provide access to a state website providing property tax information.
Yea
Passed
60–2
Feb 12, 2026
HB 1030
amend provisions pertaining to the timing of municipal elections.
Yea
Passed
62–0
Feb 12, 2026
SB 68
make an appropriation for costs related to the suppression of wildfires impacting the state and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
61–1
Feb 12, 2026
HB 1238
protect financial institutions taking action to prevent the financial exploitation of consenting, senior, or vulnerable adults.
Yea
Passed
56–6
Feb 12, 2026
HB 1320
revise a provision related to service of process for boards of county commissioners.
Yea
Passed
44–18
Feb 12, 2026
SB 117
make an appropriation for the design and construction of a new soccer venue at South Dakota State University and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
50–12
Feb 12, 2026
HB 1198
require that certain facilities obtain conditional use permits from adjacent political subdivisions. Against party
Yea
Failed
21–41
Feb 12, 2026
SB 67
make an appropriation for costs related to emergencies and disasters impacting the state and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
59–3
Feb 12, 2026
HB 1193
modify the provisions for a refund of taxes to disabled veterans and surviving spouses under certain property tax relief programs.
Yea
Passed
62–0
Feb 12, 2026
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