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
HB 1115
establish the crime of aggravated criminal entry of a motor vehicle with the intent to steal a firearm or firearm silencer, to make offenders ineligible for presumptive probation, and to provide a penalty therefor.
Yea
Passed
56–14
Feb 25, 2025
HB 1235
reduce a limit on the annual increases of property tax revenues payable to certain taxing districts, and to subject school districts to a limit on property taxes collected in a year.
Yea
Passed
39–31
Feb 25, 2025
HB 1135
provide opportunities for treatment courts for South Dakotans, create a workgroup to study rehabilitation programs, and declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
53–15
Feb 25, 2025
HB 1039
amend the programs reimbursing a teacher or school counselor for earning national board certification.
Yea
Passed
66–4
Feb 25, 2025
HB 1005
modify the requirement for payment of a private home study by the Department of Social Services.
Yea
Passed
70–0
Feb 25, 2025
SB 93
prohibit payment or rebate of insurance deductibles by contractors providing motor vehicle repair services.
Yea
Passed
64–5
Feb 25, 2025
HB 1249
protect landowners from the use of deception, fraud, harassment, intimidation, misrepresentation, or threat, in acquiring easements or easement options.
Yea
Passed
36–34
Feb 25, 2025
HB 1038
repeal provisions regarding the state payment for burial of veterans.
Nay
Failed
0–70
Feb 25, 2025
HB 1204
revise the subpoena powers of the Government Operations and Audit Committee.
Yea
Passed
36–34
Feb 25, 2025
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