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
HB 1095
modify provisions pertaining to the submission of a nominating petition.
Yea
Passed
12–0
Jan 28, 2026
HB 1077
consider a cultivated-protein food product to be adulterated food.
Yea
Passed
45–22
Jan 28, 2026
HJR 5002
proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, repealing the requirement to provide expanded medicaid.
Yea
Passed
8–4
Jan 28, 2026
HB 1003
amend provisions pertaining to the required criminal background investigation of certain school employees.
Yea
Passed
65–2
Jan 28, 2026
HCR 6001
urging the United States Department of Homeland Security to establish a tribal law enforcement training academy in South Dakota. Against party
Nay
Passed
49–18
Jan 28, 2026
HB 1076
revise restrictions on residence within a community safety zone and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
66–0
Jan 27, 2026
SB 57
clarify when agency financial resource information must be filed in the permanent administrative rulemaking process.
Yea
Passed
66–0
Jan 27, 2026
HB 1042
authorize the construction of a National Guard vehicle maintenance shop in Sturgis, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
65–0
Jan 27, 2026
HJR 5001
proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, requiring a declaration of necessity and clarifying public use of private property taken or damaged by eminent domain.
Nay
Passed
35–32
Jan 27, 2026
HB 1101
prohibit an insurer from declining or limiting life, disability, or long-term care insurance policies based solely on an individual's status as a living organ donor.
Yea
Passed
64–1
Jan 27, 2026
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