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
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.
Yea
Passed
62–5
Jan 27, 2026
HCR 6007
encouraging honest economic development rooted in the republican principles of limited government, deregulation, and organic entrepreneurial growth. Against party
Yea
Failed
29–37
Jan 27, 2026
SB 5
require the disclosure of whether a ballot question was proposed by initiative or by the Legislature.
Yea
Passed
64–1
Jan 27, 2026
HB 1058
require licensure for online pari-mutuel wagering pools for horse and dog races, and clarify the application of tax therefor. Against party
Nay
Passed
56–10
Jan 27, 2026
HB 1047
make an appropriation for the construction costs at the Blue Dog State Fish Hatchery, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
58–7
Jan 27, 2026
HB 1096
allow for the direct creation of a limited liability limited partnership.
Yea
Passed
66–0
Jan 27, 2026
HB 1021
authorize the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources to dismantle and demolish buildings on the South Dakota State Fairgrounds, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
65–0
Jan 27, 2026
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