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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matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1090
require publication of notices of gubernatorial appointments and reappointments. Against party
Nay
Passed
10–3
Jan 23, 2026
HB 1030
amend provisions pertaining to the timing of municipal elections.
Yea
Passed
64–0
Jan 23, 2026
HB 1078
direct the amendment of the Administrative Rules of South Dakota regarding the coursework required for high school graduation.
Yea
Passed
33–31
Jan 23, 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.
Yea
Passed
10–3
Jan 23, 2026
HCR 6003
recognizing the importance of conservation and restoration practices in addressing water shortages and forest fire mitigation in the Black Hills, and commending the organizations engaged in this work.
Yea
Passed
68–0
Jan 22, 2026
HB 1012
revise and repeal provisions allowing probation for contempt of a custody or visitation decree.
Yea
Passed
67–0
Jan 22, 2026
HCR 6006
urging this state's congressional delegation to end foreign aid programs pending control of the United States debt situation.
Nay
Failed
26–42
Jan 22, 2026
HB 1054
repeal the creation and budgeting for the Digital Dakota Network.
Yea
Passed
13–0
Jan 21, 2026
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