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 1107
modify restrictions on lands for certain public purposes. Against party
Nay
Passed
46–19
Feb 2, 2026
HB 1038
allow the Public Utilities Commission to assess actual costs to data centers that are customers of public utilities.
Yea
Passed
60–5
Feb 2, 2026
SB 8
permit a school district to administer epinephrine using a nasal spray.
Yea
Passed
61–4
Feb 2, 2026
SB 38
modify the annual fee imposed on certain concentrated animal feeding operations. Against party
Nay
Passed
50–15
Feb 2, 2026
HB 1094
clarify that consent for the donation of ovum or sperm must be explicit.
Yea
Passed
35–30
Feb 2, 2026
HJR 5002
proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, repealing the requirement to provide expanded medicaid. Against party
Yea
Failed
27–39
Jan 29, 2026
HB 1064
provide for the sale of producer-raised meat and meat food products directly to consumers pending legalization under federal law.
Yea
Passed
48–18
Jan 29, 2026
SB 64
revise and repeal provisions related to the athletic commission. Against party
Nay
Passed
51–15
Jan 29, 2026
SCR 603
supporting the secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture in establishing a working group of nutrition experts to determine national standards for foods and beverages purchased with supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.
Yea
Passed
60–6
Jan 29, 2026
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