Total votes
1,451
all sessions
Attendance
100%
6 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
80%
of cast votes
Lower than 83% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
12%
some cross-party votes
Higher than 79% of chamber peers
Sponsored
224
bills & resolutions
Higher than 80% of chamber peers
Committees
2
assignments
1,451 roll-call votes
Voting record
Yea
1,142
voted in favor
Nay
299
voted against
Absent
6
missed votes
Total cast
1,451
across all sessions
Crossed party
272
votes against own party
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matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1135
make an appropriation to enhance the economic health of South Dakota.
Yea
Passed
9–0
Feb 23, 2026
HB 1259
require that the Department of Revenue provide for an online application for property tax relief programs.
Yea
Passed
6–3
Feb 23, 2026
SB 75
amend the type of entities eligible to participate in the cybersecurity services initiative.
Yea
Passed
61–6
Feb 20, 2026
SB 165
revise certain provisions pertaining to municipal government. Against party
Nay
Passed
50–17
Feb 20, 2026
HB 1249
amend provisions pertaining to the School Finance Accountability Board, and the process by which a recommendation of the board is approved.
Yea
Passed
8–0
Feb 20, 2026
SB 55
make an appropriation for the payment of extraordinary litigation expenses and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
62–5
Feb 20, 2026
SB 129
update references in certain statutes to the 2024 standard building codes.
Yea
Passed
64–3
Feb 20, 2026
SB 3
limit the types of residential improvements for which counties, municipalities, and townships may require a permit.
Yea
Passed
64–3
Feb 20, 2026
HB 1275
create requirements for age verification and parental consent for application stores and to provide a penalty therefor.
Yea
Passed
50–17
Feb 20, 2026
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