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
HB 1059
clarify the meaning of teleconference for purposes of open meeting requirements.
Yea
Passed
67–0
Jan 27, 2025
HB 1075
modify the persons eligible to sign an affidavit for proof of homelessness for purposes of waiving the fee for a nondriver identification card.
Yea
Passed
66–1
Jan 27, 2025
HB 1044
authorize the use of a newborn safety device for the voluntary surrender of a newborn and to make clarifying changes.
Yea
Passed
67–0
Jan 27, 2025
HB 1013
increase weights and measures inspection fees charged by the Department of Public Safety.
Yea
Passed
12–1
Jan 27, 2025
HB 1004
provide tuition for a student who is placed in a residential treatment center that provides educational programming.
Yea
Passed
64–3
Jan 27, 2025
HB 1051
update provisions on the interim legislative oversight of administrative rulemaking.
Yea
Passed
67–0
Jan 27, 2025
HB 1031
update the South Dakota Retirement System member identity verification procedures.
Yea
Passed
67–0
Jan 27, 2025
HB 1012
clarify the status of the Statewide One-Call Notification Board as an agency administered by the Department of Public Safety and the duties of the Board.
Yea
Passed
12–1
Jan 27, 2025
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