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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1,451
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1018
amend the reversion date for moneys appropriated to the Department of Education to improve and renovate the Cultural Heritage Center.
Yea
Passed
62–4
Feb 10, 2026
HB 1137
make an appropriation for the design and construction of an athletic facility at the University of South Dakota and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
61–5
Feb 10, 2026
HB 1118
make an appropriation for the design and construction of an addition to the existing swine wean-to-finish barn at South Dakota State University and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
18–0
Feb 9, 2026
SB 68
make an appropriation for costs related to the suppression of wildfires impacting the state and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
18–0
Feb 9, 2026
HB 1245
authorize municipalities to establish a local funding mechanism for capital improvement projects. Bipartisan
Nay
Passed
35–30
Feb 9, 2026
HB 1233
modify provisions for a tax collection agreement with an Indian tribe.
Yea
Passed
63–2
Feb 9, 2026
HCR 6012
recognizing the YMCA for 175 years of service to youth, families, and communities in South Dakota and across the United States.
Yea
Passed
65–0
Feb 9, 2026
HB 1041
authorize the expansion and renovation of the Sturgis Readiness Center, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
18–0
Feb 9, 2026
HB 1137
make an appropriation for the design and construction of an athletic facility at the University of South Dakota and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
18–0
Feb 9, 2026
HB 1066
revise a provision related to theft by a contractor, subcontractor, or supplier. Against party
Nay
Passed
46–19
Feb 9, 2026
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