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
1,451
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1076
revise restrictions on residence within a community safety zone and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
66–0
Jan 27, 2026
SB 57
clarify when agency financial resource information must be filed in the permanent administrative rulemaking process.
Yea
Passed
66–0
Jan 27, 2026
HB 1042
authorize the construction of a National Guard vehicle maintenance shop in Sturgis, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
65–0
Jan 27, 2026
HJR 5001
proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, requiring a declaration of necessity and clarifying public use of private property taken or damaged by eminent domain.
Nay
Passed
35–32
Jan 27, 2026
HB 1101
prohibit an insurer from declining or limiting life, disability, or long-term care insurance policies based solely on an individual's status as a living organ donor.
Yea
Passed
64–1
Jan 27, 2026
HJR 5001
proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, requiring a declaration of necessity and clarifying public use of private property taken or damaged by eminent domain.
Yea
Passed
62–5
Jan 27, 2026
HCR 6007
encouraging honest economic development rooted in the republican principles of limited government, deregulation, and organic entrepreneurial growth. Against party
Yea
Failed
29–37
Jan 27, 2026
SB 5
require the disclosure of whether a ballot question was proposed by initiative or by the Legislature.
Yea
Passed
64–1
Jan 27, 2026
HB 1058
require licensure for online pari-mutuel wagering pools for horse and dog races, and clarify the application of tax therefor.
Yea
Passed
56–10
Jan 27, 2026
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