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
SB 74
require the publication and review of an explanation of the open meeting laws of this state.
Yea
Passed
67–0
Feb 3, 2025
SB 2
increase civil penalties for commercial driver violations. Against party
Nay
Passed
53–14
Feb 3, 2025
HB 1079
increase the number of off-sale licenses from two to three in municipalities and counties of one thousand or less. Against party
Nay
Passed
53–14
Feb 3, 2025
HB 1017
require the acceptance of a cash payment for admission to a school-affiliated event.
Yea
Passed
34–33
Feb 3, 2025
HJR 5002
Applying to the United States Congress under Article V of the United States Constitution to call for a convention for proposing an amendment to the constitution establishing congressional term limits. Against party
Nay
Passed
42–23
Jan 30, 2025
HR 7001
Confirming Tonnis H. Venhuizen, Lincoln County, South Dakota, as lieutenant governor of South Dakota pursuant to S.D. Const., Art. IV, § 6.
Yea
Passed
66–0
Jan 30, 2025
HB 1072
modernize provisions relating to water development districts. Against party
Nay
Passed
56–8
Jan 30, 2025
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