Total votes
2,969
all sessions
Attendance
91%
221 missed
Lower than 99% of chamber peers
With party
96%
of cast votes
Higher than 76% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
5%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
461
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
0
assignments
2,969 roll-call votes
Voting record
Yea
2,263
voted in favor
Nay
401
voted against
Absent
221
missed votes
Total cast
2,969
across all sessions
Crossed party
101
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1301
revise percentages regarding certain municipal proceeds of gaming revenues. Bipartisan
Yea
Failed
33–32
Feb 15, 2022
HB 1176
grant immunity from certain liabilities for camping activities.
Yea
Passed
52–13
Feb 15, 2022
HB 1163
provide for the use of screening instruments in determining kindergarten readiness. Bipartisan
Nay
Passed
37–28
Feb 15, 2022
HB 1337
to protect elementary and secondary students from political indoctrination.
Nay
Passed
47–18
Feb 15, 2022
HB 1087
revise certain provisions regarding records that are not open to inspection and copying and deliberations in an executive or closed meeting.
Yea
Passed
64–0
Feb 15, 2022
HJR 5002
proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, establishing the commissioner of agriculture and natural resources as an elected constitutional officer.
Yea
Passed
12–0
Feb 15, 2022
HB 1325
revise the classification of agricultural land according to soil type.
Yea
Passed
11–1
Feb 15, 2022
HB 1165
make an appropriation for capital projects adjacent to the Big Sioux River and to declare an emergency.
Nay
Passed
8–4
Feb 15, 2022
HB 1053
authorize counties to issue bonds for certain expenditures funded by a gross receipts tax.
Yea
Passed
42–22
Feb 15, 2022
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