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
SB 155
reduce the amount of net receipts of unclaimed property deposited into the general fund.
Yea
Passed
70–0
Mar 5, 2025
HB 1131
make an appropriation for the restoration, maintenance, and repair of the state capitol.
Yea
Passed
66–4
Mar 5, 2025
SB 185
amend provisions pertaining to the process by which the qualifications of a registered voter are verified.
Yea
Passed
69–1
Mar 5, 2025
HB 1188
allow nonresident military members to purchase three-day temporary nonresident waterfowl licenses.
Yea
Passed
70–0
Mar 5, 2025
SB 137
make an appropriation for the economic development of South Dakota.
Yea
Passed
12–1
Mar 5, 2025
SB 154
prohibit pharmaceutical manufacturers from interfering in contracts between 340B entities and pharmacies and to provide a penalty therefor.
Yea
Passed
65–5
Mar 5, 2025
HB 1114
make an appropriation for the purchasing of equipment to support the South Dakota Board of Technical Education.
Yea
Passed
59–11
Mar 5, 2025
SB 143
modify the composition and staffing requirements of the South Dakota-Ireland Trade Commission.
Yea
Passed
12–1
Mar 5, 2025
SB 58
revise provisions related to human trafficking, to prohibit the obstruction of human trafficking enforcement, and to provide a penalty therefor.
Yea
Passed
70–0
Mar 4, 2025
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