R South Dakota Senate · District 17 · Former member

Sen. Arthur L. Rusch

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Total votes

2,180

all sessions

Attendance

97%

43 missed

Higher than 82% of chamber peers

With party

91%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

5%

crosses aisle rarely

Near the chamber average

Voting record

Yea

1,921

voted in favor

Nay

194

voted against

Absent

43

missed votes

Total cast

2,180

across all sessions

Crossed party

183

votes against own party

This page

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

HB 1056

authorize video monitoring of residents in assisted living centers and nursing facilities.

Yea

Passed

4–0

Feb 24, 2020

HB 1165

revise provisions regarding the acceptance of gifts by municipalities.

Yea

Passed

31–0

Feb 24, 2020

SB 2

require the Department of Social Services to fully support a statewide centralized resource information system.

Yea

Passed

30–1

Feb 24, 2020

SB 155

provide for step therapy protocol regarding certain prescription drugs.

Yea

Passed

31–0

Feb 24, 2020

SB 176

provide for the seizure and holding of real property as evidence.

Yea

Passed

30–0

Feb 24, 2020

SB 160

authorize the construction and operation of a nursing home facility in Moody County, South Dakota, and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

28–3

Feb 24, 2020

SB 157

revise certain provisions regarding the county zoning and appeals process.

Yea

Passed

23–8

Feb 21, 2020

HB 1041

revise provisions authorizing state employees to opt-out of the state employee health plan and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

29–0

Feb 21, 2020

SB 136

authorize certain witnesses to be accompanied by a certified therapeutic dog in a criminal proceeding.

Yea

Passed

30–0

Feb 21, 2020

SB 167

revise a provision regarding eligibility for the South Dakota opportunity scholarship.

Yea

Passed

31–0

Feb 21, 2020