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
This page
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matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 56
require that agencies promulgating permanent rules publish the rules and associated rulemaking forms on a state website.
Yea
Passed
65–0
Jan 29, 2026
SCR 604
urging the people of the state of South Dakota to seek the Lord Most High for His healing presence and mercy upon South Dakota.
Yea
Passed
42–23
Jan 29, 2026
HB 1130
amend permissible uses of a school district's capital outlay fund. Against party
Nay
Passed
41–25
Jan 29, 2026
HB 1084
amend provisions pertaining to the public availability of information contained in certain records. Against party
Nay
Passed
53–14
Jan 28, 2026
HB 1007
amend the definition of law enforcement officer to include tribal law enforcement officers.
Yea
Passed
67–0
Jan 28, 2026
HB 1077
consider a cultivated-protein food product to be adulterated food.
Yea
Passed
45–22
Jan 28, 2026
HB 1003
amend provisions pertaining to the required criminal background investigation of certain school employees.
Yea
Passed
65–2
Jan 28, 2026
HCR 6001
urging the United States Department of Homeland Security to establish a tribal law enforcement training academy in South Dakota. Against party
Nay
Passed
49–18
Jan 28, 2026
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