Total votes
1,326
all sessions
Attendance
85%
186 missed
Among the lowest in the chamber
With party
89%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
7%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
168
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
0
assignments
1,326 roll-call votes
Voting record
Yea
1,115
voted in favor
Nay
146
voted against
Absent
186
missed votes
Total cast
1,326
across all sessions
Crossed party
136
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 40
revise the process for nominating candidates for lieutenant governor and to make related technical changes. Bipartisan
Yea
Passed
18–16
Feb 15, 2023
SB 202
clarify the application of the state sales tax on certain goods purchased by a retailer and given to a customer without charge as part of a taxable retail sale.
Absent
Passed
3–1
Feb 15, 2023
SB 108
provide an educational exception to consumption prohibitions for persons over eighteen years of age who are required to taste an alcoholic beverage as part of a course. Against party
Yea
Passed
18–17
Feb 14, 2023
SB 197
prohibit the spouse of a member of the Legislature from being employed as a private lobbyist.
Yea
Passed
22–13
Feb 14, 2023
SB 25
make an appropriation to reimburse health care professionals who have complied with the requirements for health care recruitment assistance programs and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
33–2
Feb 14, 2023
SB 185
establish the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States – South Dakota and revise provisions related to the foreign ownership or control of agricultural land.
Yea
Passed
7–0
Feb 14, 2023
SB 103
create a pilot program in the Unified Judicial System for risk and lethality assessments for certain persons accused of assault or protection order violations.
Yea
Passed
34–1
Feb 14, 2023
SB 142
prohibit certain persons from using the title veterinary technician.
Yea
Passed
32–2
Feb 13, 2023
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