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 1089
modify the distributions of revenues collected from severance taxation on new permits.
Yea
Passed
65–0
Feb 19, 2026
HB 1138
require the licensure of non-medical home care agencies, and to provide a penalty therefor. Against party
Nay
Passed
41–25
Feb 19, 2026
HB 1286
amend the process by which moneys are distributed from the employer's investment in South Dakota's future fund.
Yea
Passed
63–4
Feb 18, 2026
HB 1253
adjust the assessment methodology for owner-occupied single-family dwellings and nonagricultural property.
Yea
Passed
38–29
Feb 18, 2026
SB 75
amend the type of entities eligible to participate in the cybersecurity services initiative.
Yea
Passed
9–0
Feb 18, 2026
HB 1217
limit the use of taxpayer funds and resources by a public education employer to support a labor organization or affiliate and to provide a penalty therefor. Against party
Yea
Failed
27–40
Feb 18, 2026
SJR 503
applying to the United States Congress for a convention of the states to propose amendments to the United States Constitution regarding the imposition of fiscal restraints on the federal government, further limiting the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limiting the terms of office for members of Congress and other federal officials. Against party
Yea
Failed
29–38
Feb 18, 2026
HB 1010
modify requirements regarding the use of a mobile electronic device while operating a motor vehicle.
Nay
Failed
21–46
Feb 18, 2026
HB 1240
establish requirements for the distribution and sale of vapor products, and to provide a penalty therefor. Bipartisan
Nay
Failed
31–36
Feb 18, 2026
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