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
3%
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
SB 66
establish an interim legislative committee to study issues related to electric services in an annexed area.
Yea
Passed
45–16
Mar 6, 2019
HB 1055
require parental notification and agreement before the institution of an order to withhold resuscitation from certain patients.
Yea
Passed
61–0
Mar 6, 2019
SJR 2
Proposing and submitting to the voters an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, providing for wagering on sporting events.
Yea
Passed
31–30
Mar 6, 2019
SB 126
revise certain provisions regarding the common language of the state and to recognize the official indigenous language of the state.
Yea
Passed
55–6
Mar 6, 2019
HR 1006
Recognizing the deleterious effects of gambling and video lottery.
Yea
Passed
36–25
Mar 6, 2019
HB 1094
revise certain programs regarding transparency of the petition circulation process.
Nay
Passed
48–13
Mar 6, 2019
SB 140
provide for the increase of higher education enrolled members of the nine federally recognized tribes in South Dakota at regental institutions.
Yea
Passed
37–24
Mar 6, 2019
SB 4
revise certain provisions regarding the classification of agricultural land for property tax purposes.
Yea
Passed
61–0
Mar 6, 2019
SB 140
provide for the increase of higher education enrolled members of the nine federally recognized tribes in South Dakota at regental institutions.
Yea
Failed
27–34
Mar 6, 2019
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