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 1037
suspend the tax collection allowance credit for filing returns and remitting taxes electronically.
Yea
Passed
9–0
Feb 24, 2025
HB 1013
increase weights and measures inspection fees charged by the Department of Public Safety. Against party
Nay
Passed
5–4
Feb 24, 2025
HB 1089
establish parameters for the reimbursement of school districts that provide free or reduced-price meals to students.
Yea
Passed
5–4
Feb 24, 2025
HB 1025
authorize the Department of Corrections to construct a prison facility for offenders committed to the Department of Corrections in Lincoln County, to make an appropriation therefor, to transfer moneys to the incarceration construction fund, and to declare an emergency.
Nay
Failed
35–35
Feb 24, 2025
HB 1038
repeal provisions regarding the state payment for burial of veterans.
Yea
Passed
9–0
Feb 24, 2025
SB 71
revise provisions pertaining to the compulsory age for school attendance.
Yea
Passed
61–9
Feb 24, 2025
HB 1039
amend the programs reimbursing a teacher or school counselor for earning national board certification.
Yea
Passed
8–1
Feb 24, 2025
HB 1026
make an appropriation for the replacement of the Richmond Lake dam and spillway, for the general maintenance and repair of other state-owned dams, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
70–0
Feb 24, 2025
SCR 605
Promoting a resilient and healthy Black Hills forest through active forest management and retention of the current forest products industry.
Yea
Passed
63–6
Feb 21, 2025
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