R South Dakota Senate · District 18 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Lauren Nelson

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Session

Total votes

674

all sessions

Attendance

100%

of floor votes

Higher than 81% of chamber peers

With party

84%

of cast votes

Lower than 77% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

10%

crosses aisle rarely

Higher than 79% of chamber peers

Voting record

Yea

553

voted in favor

Nay

120

voted against

Absent

0

missed votes

Total cast

674

across all sessions

Crossed party

99

votes against own party

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674

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

HB 1056

require that the Department of Social Services submit a federal waiver request to exclude soft drinks from the supplemental nutrition assistance program. Against party

Nay

Passed

27–6

Feb 25, 2026

HB 1104

revise the application requirements for special license plates and parking permits for individuals with disabilities.

Yea

Passed

33–0

Feb 25, 2026

HB 1146

adopt the physician assistant licensure compact.

Yea

Passed

32–1

Feb 25, 2026

HB 1130

amend permissible uses of a school district's capital outlay fund.

Yea

Passed

24–9

Feb 25, 2026

HB 1106

revise the terms of county extension board members.

Yea

Passed

7–0

Feb 25, 2026

HB 1188

limit the liability of law enforcement officers and others when removing a disabled vehicle from a highway, a right of way, or public waters.

Yea

Passed

30–3

Feb 25, 2026

HB 1041

authorize the expansion and renovation of the Sturgis Readiness Center, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

33–0

Feb 25, 2026

HB 1001

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

Yea

Passed

33–0

Feb 25, 2026

HB 1143

authorize the possession and self-administration of diabetes medications by a student on school property and at school-related events and activities.

Yea

Passed

33–0

Feb 25, 2026

HB 1260

authorize the establishment of municipal property tax rebate programs.

Yea

Passed

31–2

Feb 25, 2026