Total votes
1,509
all sessions
Attendance
97%
40 missed
Lower than 88% of chamber peers
With party
88%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
8%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
141
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
3
assignments
1,509 roll-call votes
Voting record
Yea
1,245
voted in favor
Nay
215
voted against
Absent
40
missed votes
Total cast
1,509
across all sessions
Crossed party
159
votes against own party
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matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 204
revise certain criteria for loans from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund.
Yea
Passed
42–25
Mar 5, 2026
SB 179
permit a court to commit a juvenile adjudicated delinquent for certain weapons offenses to the Department of Corrections.
Yea
Passed
42–25
Mar 5, 2026
SB 107
add licensed and registered child care programs to the definition of community safety zone.
Yea
Passed
65–2
Mar 5, 2026
SB 96
authorize the imposition of a county option gross receipts tax to reduce owner-occupied property taxes.
Yea
Passed
48–19
Mar 5, 2026
SB 219
require that a state agency consult with the Aeronautics Commission prior to purchasing, transferring, or disposing of a state owned and operated aircraft. Against party
Nay
Passed
10–1
Mar 5, 2026
SB 135
protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers. Against party
Nay
Passed
60–7
Mar 5, 2026
SB 198
restrict the use of a cell phone by a student during the school day. Bipartisan
Yea
Failed
28–39
Mar 5, 2026
SB 220
authorize a comprehensive study of juvenile correctional and residential facilities, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency. Against party
Yea
Failed
30–37
Mar 4, 2026
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