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 1066
revise residency requirements for the purposes of voter registration.
Yea
Passed
7–6
Jan 22, 2025
HB 1014
modify provisions related to emergency medical services personnel and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
65–0
Jan 22, 2025
HB 1056
prohibit the preparation, sale, and distribution of certain kratom products and to provide a penalty therefor.
Yea
Passed
65–0
Jan 22, 2025
HJR 5003
Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, requiring that a constitutional amendment receive an affirmative vote of sixty percent of the votes cast before the measure is enacted.
Yea
Passed
60–5
Jan 22, 2025
HB 1001
update a reference to the Internal Revenue Code for purposes of higher education savings plans.
Yea
Passed
65–0
Jan 21, 2025
HJR 5001
Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, conditioning the requirement of expanded Medicaid on the level of federal medical assistance.
Yea
Passed
58–7
Jan 21, 2025
HB 1053
require age verification by websites containing material that is harmful to minors, and to provide a penalty therefor.
Yea
Passed
60–5
Jan 21, 2025
HB 1002
require that all certified educators take a course in South Dakota Indian Studies. Against party
Nay
Passed
54–11
Jan 21, 2025
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