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
SJR 503
Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, clarifying that an individual must be a citizen of the United States to be eligible to vote.
Yea
Passed
12–1
Mar 5, 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
9–4
Mar 5, 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
10–3
Mar 5, 2025
SB 201
prohibit contributions and loans from an authorized committee of a candidate for federal office. Against party
Yea
Failed
32–38
Mar 5, 2025
SB 136
make an appropriation to enhance the economic health of South Dakota.
Yea
Passed
12–1
Mar 5, 2025
SB 163
require certain firefighting equipment purchased by a fire department contain particular labeling.
Nay
Failed
13–57
Mar 5, 2025
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