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 1169
modify the signature requirement for a petition to initiate a constitutional amendment.
Yea
Passed
63–6
Mar 11, 2025
HB 1007
prohibit use of the South Dakota public utilities commission gross receipts tax fund for reimbursement of costs incurred by the Public Utilities Commission.
Yea
Passed
68–0
Mar 11, 2025
HB 1135
provide opportunities for treatment courts for South Dakotans, create a workgroup to study rehabilitation programs, and declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
61–8
Mar 11, 2025
HB 1208
designate an individual using the address of a mail forwarding service or post office box when applying to register as a voter or vote by absentee ballot as a federal voter.
Yea
Passed
56–13
Mar 11, 2025
HB 1143
require that the director of equalization adjust certain agricultural land values.
Yea
Passed
67–2
Mar 11, 2025
SB 172
provide a rebuttable presumption in favor of joint physical custody of a minor child.
Yea
Passed
35–34
Mar 10, 2025
SB 169
require a public hearing prior to a vote to impose an excess tax levy.
Nay
Passed
35–34
Mar 10, 2025
SB 172
provide a rebuttable presumption in favor of joint physical custody of a minor child.
Yea
Passed
36–33
Mar 10, 2025
SB 216
reduce the growth in the assessed value of owner-occupied property, limit increases in certain property tax revenues, revise provisions regarding school district excess tax levies, and revise eligibility requirements for a property tax assessment freeze.
Yea
Passed
53–16
Mar 10, 2025
SB 70
modify the maximum sparsity benefit a sparse school district is eligible to receive.
Yea
Passed
69–0
Mar 10, 2025
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