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
HCR 6009
Requesting the attorney general to file a lawsuit against the People's Republic of China and related parties to seek damages related to the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Yea
Passed
40–28
Feb 12, 2025
HCR 6002
Urging the United States Congress and the President of the United States to remove the requirement of a project labor agreement for federal construction projects.
Yea
Passed
63–5
Feb 12, 2025
HB 1063
revise the provisions for preparing a fiscal note for ballot questions.
Yea
Passed
68–0
Feb 12, 2025
HB 1042
make an appropriation for the construction of historical exhibits at the Cultural Heritage Center.
Yea
Passed
15–0
Feb 12, 2025
HB 1208
designate an individual using the address of a mail forwarding service or post office box when applying to register as a voter or vote by absentee ballot as a federal voter.
Yea
Passed
46–22
Feb 12, 2025
HB 1166
enhance penalties for the violation of right-to-work statutes and to provide a penalty therefor.
Yea
Passed
59–9
Feb 12, 2025
HB 1057
transfer moneys from the South Dakota-bred racing fund to the special racing revolving fund.
Yea
Passed
68–0
Feb 11, 2025
SB 81
prohibit the use of a firearms code for transactions involving firearms, accessories, components, and ammunition and to provide a civil penalty therefor.
Yea
Passed
68–0
Feb 11, 2025
HB 1063
revise the provisions for preparing a fiscal note for ballot questions.
Yea
Passed
8–0
Feb 11, 2025
HB 1021
modify the annual fee for concentrated animal feeding operations and to establish an application fee.
Yea
Passed
47–21
Feb 11, 2025
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