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
SB 143
modify the composition and staffing requirements of the South Dakota-Ireland Trade Commission.
Yea
Passed
63–6
Mar 6, 2025
SB 100
limit the imposition of restrictions on the carrying of a concealed pistol and other items of self-defense while on the campus of a public institution of higher education.
Yea
Passed
55–14
Mar 6, 2025
SB 6
authorize a loan from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund to a school district adjoining a federal military installation for the construction or expansion of a school building. Against party
Nay
Passed
41–28
Mar 6, 2025
SB 145
require legislative approval of real property leases that are necessary for the operation of state government and exceed specified durations or rental payments.
Yea
Passed
70–0
Mar 5, 2025
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