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
HB 1228
require an environmental impact statement from applicants seeking a carbon dioxide transmission facility permit from the Public Utilities Commission of the State of South Dakota. Bipartisan
Yea
Passed
37–32
Feb 25, 2025
HB 1085
establish a moratorium on the construction of carbon dioxide pipelines in this state.
Yea
Passed
40–30
Feb 25, 2025
HB 1186
provide for the revision and eventual repeal of the employer's investment in South Dakota's future fee.
Yea
Failed
32–36
Feb 25, 2025
HB 1013
increase weights and measures inspection fees charged by the Department of Public Safety.
Nay
Failed
31–39
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
44–24
Feb 25, 2025
HB 1267
prohibit the use of paid petition circulators, and provide a penalty therefor.
Yea
Failed
32–36
Feb 25, 2025
SB 111
permit a court to order family therapy or reunification therapy in a custody or visitation dispute.
Yea
Passed
70–0
Feb 25, 2025
HB 1037
suspend the tax collection allowance credit for filing returns and remitting taxes electronically.
Yea
Passed
63–7
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
44–26
Feb 25, 2025
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