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
HCR 6001
urging the United States Department of Homeland Security to establish a tribal law enforcement training academy in South Dakota.
Yea
Passed
69–0
Feb 4, 2026
HB 1185
require that a voter use a black ink ballpoint pen when marking an optical scan ballot.
Yea
Passed
12–0
Feb 4, 2026
SB 85
require an election for an excess tax levy of a school district. Against party
Yea
Failed
29–39
Feb 4, 2026
HB 1095
modify provisions pertaining to the submission of a nominating petition.
Nay
Failed
31–38
Feb 4, 2026
HB 1125
create a taskforce to study the impact of artificial intelligence systems on the state. Against party
Yea
Failed
26–43
Feb 4, 2026
SB 4
revise procedures for returning and withholding security deposits for residential premises.
Yea
Passed
65–2
Feb 3, 2026
SB 9
revise provisions regarding notices to the one-call notification center. Against party
Nay
Passed
48–19
Feb 3, 2026
HB 1094
clarify that consent for the donation of ovum or sperm must be explicit.
Yea
Failed
33–35
Feb 3, 2026
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