R South Dakota Senate · District 2

Sen. Steve Kolbeck

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Session

Total votes

1,179

all sessions

Attendance

97%

21 missed

Lower than 80% of chamber peers

With party

91%

of cast votes

Higher than 77% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

7%

crosses aisle rarely

Lower than 78% of chamber peers

About Sen. Steve Kolbeck

Sen. serving South Dakota District 2. Member of the Republican party. Has been in office 3 years · 8 months. Serves on 7 committees, including Judiciary, Bonding and Commerce and Energy.

Sworn in

Jan 10, 2023

3 years · 8 months

Closest ally

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How Steve votes, broken down

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Budget & Taxes 67% / 33%

65 support · 32 oppose

Housing 73% / 27%

8 support · 3 oppose

Criminal Justice 78% / 22%

18 support · 5 oppose

Education 57% / 43%

20 support · 15 oppose

Energy 44% / 56%

4 support · 5 oppose

Technology 65% / 35%

15 support · 8 oppose

Veterans 33% / 67%

2 support · 4 oppose

Transportation 92% / 8%

12 support · 1 oppose

Labor & Employment 71% / 29%

10 support · 4 oppose

Immigration 67% / 33%

4 support · 2 oppose

Healthcare 67% / 33%

10 support · 5 oppose

Environment 80% / 20%

4 support · 1 oppose

Last activity

Recent legislative activity

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SB 136make an appropriation for grants to support the purchase of personal protective equipment by volunteer fire departments and to declare an emergency. signed

5 months ago

Voted Yea

SB 121transfer moneys and make an appropriation for the replacement of the Richmond Lake dam and spillway and to declare an emergency.

5 months ago

HB 1263eliminate an exclusion from the definition of an agricultural equipment dealer. signed

5 months ago

HB 1180ensure the validity of non-compete agreements in the context of jointly owned business entities. signed

6 months ago

Voted Yea

SB 78revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026.

6 months ago

Voted Yea

HB 1326appropriate money for the ordinary expenses of the legislative, judicial, and executive departments of the state, the current expenses of state institutions, interest on the public debt, and common schools.

6 months ago

SB 36authorize certain utilities to establish wildfire mitigation plans and associated liability limitations for wildfire damages. signed

6 months ago

SB 98prevent virtual currency kiosk fraud. signed

6 months ago

HB 1238protect financial institutions taking action to prevent the financial exploitation of consenting, senior, or vulnerable adults. signed

6 months ago

Voted Yea

HB 1051revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas.

6 months ago