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

This page

674

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

SCR 606

encouraging the review and approval of water rights applications and future use reservations from the Missouri River.

Yea

Passed

33–1

Feb 10, 2026

SB 117

make an appropriation for the design and construction of a new soccer venue at South Dakota State University and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Feb 10, 2026

SB 73

revise provisions relating to state financial practices.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Feb 10, 2026

HB 1030

amend provisions pertaining to the timing of municipal elections.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Feb 10, 2026

SB 198

restrict the use of a cell phone by a student during the school day.

Nay

Failed

3–4

Feb 10, 2026

SB 167

amend provisions pertaining to the administration of an academic achievement assessment to students in grade eleven. Bipartisan

Nay

Passed

4–3

Feb 10, 2026

SB 68

make an appropriation for costs related to the suppression of wildfires impacting the state and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Feb 10, 2026

SB 60

restrict ownership of real property interests by certain prohibited entities and to provide for enforcement.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Feb 10, 2026

SB 198

restrict the use of a cell phone by a student during the school day.

Yea

Passed

5–2

Feb 10, 2026

SB 72

extend the time for reverting moneys appropriated for the modernization of the state's enterprise resource planning systems.

Yea

Passed

33–0

Feb 9, 2026