R South Dakota Senate · District 16 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Kevin Jensen

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Session

Total votes

1,167

all sessions

Attendance

98%

12 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

88%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

8%

crosses aisle rarely

Near the chamber average

Voting record

Yea

953

voted in favor

Nay

170

voted against

Absent

12

missed votes

Total cast

1,167

across all sessions

Crossed party

130

votes against own party

This page

1,167

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

SB 71

revise provisions pertaining to the compulsory age for school attendance.

Yea

Passed

34–1

Jan 30, 2025

SR 701

Confirming Tonnis H. Venhuizen, Lincoln County, South Dakota, as lieutenant governor of South Dakota pursuant to S.D. Const., Art. IV, § 6.

Yea

Passed

35–0

Jan 30, 2025

SB 81

prohibit the use of a firearms code for transactions involving firearms, accessories, components, and ammunition and to provide a civil penalty therefor.

Yea

Passed

33–2

Jan 30, 2025

SB 77

update terminology related to ambulance operators.

Yea

Passed

35–0

Jan 30, 2025

SB 78

authorize a change in bullet diameter for use in taking certain animals.

Yea

Passed

35–0

Jan 29, 2025

SB 79

permit the operation of a Class I electric bicycle on the Mickelson Trail.

Yea

Passed

33–2

Jan 29, 2025

SB 54

revise the distribution of revenue from the cigarette tax. Against party

Nay

Passed

5–2

Jan 29, 2025

SJR 503

Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, clarifying that an individual must be a citizen of the United States to be eligible to vote.

Yea

Passed

8–1

Jan 29, 2025

SB 68

require an individual be a citizen of the United States before being eligible to vote and to provide a penalty therefor.

Yea

Passed

5–4

Jan 29, 2025

SB 34

update the roles of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the Department of Public Safety regarding burning and burn permit issuing authority.

Yea

Passed

35–0

Jan 29, 2025