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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matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 79
permit the operation of a Class I electric bicycle on the Mickelson Trail.
Yea
Passed
65–5
Feb 26, 2025
SB 176
clarify the discovery procedures and powers and to modify the administration of the Government Operations and Audit Committee.
Yea
Passed
13–0
Feb 26, 2025
HB 1131
make an appropriation for the restoration, maintenance, and repair of the state capitol.
Yea
Passed
62–8
Feb 25, 2025
HB 1114
make an appropriation for the purchasing of equipment to support the South Dakota Board of Technical Education. Against party
Nay
Passed
47–22
Feb 25, 2025
HB 1040
reduce the state's contribution to a subsidized high school dual credit program.
Yea
Passed
56–14
Feb 25, 2025
HB 1242
limit the amount of money that a political action committee may accept from an authorized committee of a candidate for federal office. Bipartisan
Yea
Passed
36–34
Feb 25, 2025
HB 1083
modify the requirements for obtaining an agricultural processor's lien.
Yea
Passed
70–0
Feb 25, 2025
HB 1186
provide for the revision and eventual repeal of the employer's investment in South Dakota's future fee. Against party
Yea
Failed
32–38
Feb 25, 2025
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