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 138
make an appropriation for developing the economic viability of South Dakota.
Yea
Passed
12–1
Mar 5, 2025
SB 89
repeal the requirement that judicial officers be listed on a separate nonpolitical ballot.
Yea
Passed
70–0
Mar 5, 2025
SB 169
require a public hearing prior to a vote to impose an excess tax levy.
Yea
Passed
62–8
Mar 5, 2025
SB 191
limit annual valuation increases on owner-occupied single-family dwellings and provide an exception for mill rate limitations on taxing districts. Against party
Nay
Passed
7–6
Mar 5, 2025
SB 198
establish conditions a prospective condemnor must satisfy before commencing condemnation proceedings.
Yea
Passed
11–2
Mar 5, 2025
SB 56
authorize the payment of lease rental obligations to the South Dakota Building Authority by the Bureau of Finance and Management, to make an appropriation therefore, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
68–1
Mar 5, 2025
SB 193
allow an applicant to have an interpreter present during the driving portion of a driver license exam.
Yea
Passed
59–11
Mar 5, 2025
SJR 501
Providing legislative approval for a future use water permit application by the Western Dakota Regional Water System. Bipartisan
Nay
Passed
43–27
Mar 5, 2025
SJR 505
Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, establishing the trust for unclaimed property fund.
Yea
Passed
13–0
Mar 5, 2025
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