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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1,572
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 23
require the secretary of state to publish the numbers pertaining to the collection of signatures on a nominating petition. Bipartisan
Nay
Passed
7–5
Feb 26, 2025
SB 62
establish mandatory reporting requirements related to improper governmental conduct and crime, and to provide a penalty therefor.
Yea
Passed
13–0
Feb 26, 2025
SB 99
make an appropriation for purchasing, storing, and distributing sexual assault kits.
Yea
Passed
69–1
Feb 26, 2025
SB 27
revise provisions relating to licensing fees for cosmetology, esthetics, and nail technology. Against party
Nay
Passed
8–4
Feb 26, 2025
SB 75
require an indication of United States citizenship status on a motor vehicle operator's license or permit, and on a nondriver identification card.
Yea
Passed
11–2
Feb 26, 2025
SB 22
modify provisions pertaining to the submission of a nominating petition.
Yea
Passed
9–3
Feb 26, 2025
SB 52
authorize the expansion of the South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
69–0
Feb 26, 2025
HB 1068
allow a student to wear certain military decorations at a school graduation ceremony and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
70–0
Feb 26, 2025
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