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 1043
make an appropriation to reimburse health care professionals who have complied with the requirements for rural recruitment assistance programs, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
18–0
Feb 9, 2026
HB 1046
authorize the Department of Corrections to demolish the Pierre Minimum Center, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
17–1
Feb 9, 2026
SB 116
make an appropriation for the design and construction of an indoor athletics facility at Dakota State University and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
17–0
Feb 9, 2026
HB 1180
ensure the validity of non-compete agreements in the context of jointly owned business entities.
Yea
Passed
63–2
Feb 9, 2026
HB 1197
revise a provision related to the venue of adoption proceedings.
Yea
Passed
65–0
Feb 9, 2026
SB 50
update the reference to the Internal Revenue Code to reflect current federal law for the administration of South Dakota Retirement System statutes.
Yea
Passed
65–0
Feb 9, 2026
HB 1215
authorize counties and municipalities to issue a license for a cigar bar.
Yea
Passed
59–6
Feb 9, 2026
SB 67
make an appropriation for costs related to emergencies and disasters impacting the state and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
18–0
Feb 9, 2026
HB 1001
provide for prescribed burning of state-owned land by a person owning adjoining land and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
65–0
Feb 9, 2026
SB 117
make an appropriation for the design and construction of a new soccer venue at South Dakota State University and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
17–0
Feb 9, 2026
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