R South Dakota House · District 5

Rep. Josephine Garcia

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Session

Total votes

822

all sessions

Attendance

99%

6 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

79%

of cast votes

Lower than 86% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

13%

some cross-party votes

Higher than 84% of chamber peers

Voting record

Breaks with party 20% of the time

Yea

647

voted in favor

Nay

164

voted against

Absent

6

missed votes

Total cast

822

across all sessions

Crossed party

159

votes against own party

This page

822

matching current filters

Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

HB 1291

amend the process for calculating a school district's general fund base percentage. Against party

Yea

Failed

6–8

Feb 9, 2026

HB 1066

revise a provision related to theft by a contractor, subcontractor, or supplier. Against party

Nay

Passed

46–19

Feb 9, 2026

HB 1291

amend the process for calculating a school district's general fund base percentage. Against party

Nay

Passed

8–6

Feb 9, 2026

HB 1205

amend the manner of calculating state aid to general and special education funding. Against party

Nay

Passed

8–6

Feb 9, 2026

HB 1180

ensure the validity of non-compete agreements in the context of jointly owned business entities.

Yea

Passed

63–2

Feb 9, 2026

HB 1197

revise a provision related to the venue of adoption proceedings.

Yea

Passed

65–0

Feb 9, 2026

SB 50

update the reference to the Internal Revenue Code to reflect current federal law for the administration of South Dakota Retirement System statutes.

Yea

Passed

65–0

Feb 9, 2026

HB 1215

authorize counties and municipalities to issue a license for a cigar bar.

Yea

Passed

59–6

Feb 9, 2026

HB 1001

provide for prescribed burning of state-owned land by a person owning adjoining land and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

65–0

Feb 9, 2026

HB 1290

amend provisions pertaining to calculating local effort and state aid for general education.

Yea

Passed

14–0

Feb 9, 2026