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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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SCR 604
urging the people of the state of South Dakota to seek the Lord Most High for His healing presence and mercy upon South Dakota.
Yea
Passed
42–23
Jan 29, 2026
HB 1130
amend permissible uses of a school district's capital outlay fund. Against party
Nay
Passed
41–25
Jan 29, 2026
SB 56
require that agencies promulgating permanent rules publish the rules and associated rulemaking forms on a state website.
Yea
Passed
12–0
Jan 28, 2026
HB 1084
amend provisions pertaining to the public availability of information contained in certain records.
Yea
Passed
53–14
Jan 28, 2026
HB 1038
allow the Public Utilities Commission to assess actual costs to data centers that are customers of public utilities.
Yea
Passed
12–0
Jan 28, 2026
HB 1007
amend the definition of law enforcement officer to include tribal law enforcement officers.
Yea
Passed
67–0
Jan 28, 2026
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