Total votes
832
all sessions
Attendance
100%
of floor votes
Higher than 80% of chamber peers
With party
77%
of cast votes
Lower than 87% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
14%
some cross-party votes
Higher than 85% of chamber peers
Sponsored
280
bills & resolutions
Higher than 93% of chamber peers
Committees
5
assignments
832 roll-call votes
Voting record
Breaks with party 22% of the time
Yea
652
voted in favor
Nay
175
voted against
Absent
0
missed votes
Total cast
832
across all sessions
Crossed party
180
votes against own party
This page
832
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1280
increase penalties for the operation of drones over certain facilities and to provide for mitigation techniques and countermeasures.
Yea
Passed
11–0
Feb 19, 2026
HB 1255
require that the Department of Health accept the medical records of a veteran applying for a medical cannabis registry identification card.
Yea
Passed
10–1
Feb 19, 2026
HB 1286
amend the process by which moneys are distributed from the employer's investment in South Dakota's future fund.
Yea
Passed
63–4
Feb 18, 2026
HB 1253
adjust the assessment methodology for owner-occupied single-family dwellings and nonagricultural property.
Yea
Passed
38–29
Feb 18, 2026
HB 1017
permit the board of a school district to require that certain students receive instruction in alternative settings.
Yea
Passed
15–0
Feb 18, 2026
HB 1217
limit the use of taxpayer funds and resources by a public education employer to support a labor organization or affiliate and to provide a penalty therefor. Against party
Yea
Failed
27–40
Feb 18, 2026
SJR 503
applying to the United States Congress for a convention of the states to propose amendments to the United States Constitution regarding the imposition of fiscal restraints on the federal government, further limiting the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limiting the terms of office for members of Congress and other federal officials.
Nay
Failed
29–38
Feb 18, 2026
HB 1010
modify requirements regarding the use of a mobile electronic device while operating a motor vehicle.
Nay
Failed
21–46
Feb 18, 2026
HB 1240
establish requirements for the distribution and sale of vapor products, and to provide a penalty therefor. Bipartisan
Yea
Failed
31–36
Feb 18, 2026
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