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 1002
require that all certified educators take a course in South Dakota Indian Studies. Against party
Nay
Passed
54–11
Jan 21, 2025
SB 51
revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas.
Yea
Passed
68–1
Mar 7, 2024
HB 1257
require the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council to establish an interim study committee on minors' access to pornographic material. Against party
Nay
Passed
43–26
Mar 7, 2024
HB 1140
revise certain provisions relating to petitions containing illegal actions and to declare an emergency.
Nay
Failed
34–35
Mar 7, 2024
HB 1157
make an appropriation for the economic development of South Dakota.
Yea
Passed
68–1
Mar 7, 2024
HB 1259
appropriate money for the ordinary expenses of the legislative, judicial, and executive departments of the state, the current expenses of state institutions, interest on the public debt, and for common schools.
Yea
Passed
60–9
Mar 7, 2024
HB 1140
revise certain provisions relating to petitions containing illegal actions and to declare an emergency. Bipartisan
Nay
Passed
37–32
Mar 7, 2024
SB 144
make an appropriation for grants to support airport terminal infrastructure projects and terminal improvement and expansion. Against party
Nay
Passed
54–15
Mar 6, 2024
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