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R South Dakota Senate · District 7

Sen. V. J. Smith

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Total votes
372
all sessions
Attendance
97%
7 missed
Lower than 99% of chamber peers
With party
90%
of cast votes
Lower than 97% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
6%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
59
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
0
assignments
372 roll-call votes

Voting record

Yea
327
voted in favor
Nay
35
voted against
Absent
7
missed votes
Total cast
372
across all sessions
Crossed party
33
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
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Date
HB 1028
revise petition requirements and the criteria for issuance of a water right permit. Against party
Nay
Passed
4–3
Feb 9, 2021
SB 156
authorize the Board of Regents to contract for the construction of a Mineral Industry Building and the demolition of the old Mineral Industry Building on the campus of South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
7–0
Feb 9, 2021
SB 44
authorize, regulate, and tax wagering on sporting events within the city limits of Deadwood and provide a penalty for a violation thereof.
Yea
Passed
31–2
Feb 9, 2021
SB 105
revise certain provisions regarding operator's licenses, instruction permits, and restricted minor's permits.
Yea
Passed
26–8
Feb 9, 2021
SJR 501
Rescinding a House Joint Resolution calling for a constitutional convention for the sole purpose of changing the Constitution of the United States. Against party
Yea
Failed
16–18
Feb 9, 2021
SB 136
change the criteria for a petition to vacate a highway.
Yea
Passed
32–1
Feb 9, 2021
SB 86
revise certain requirements regarding the review of initiated amendments to the Constitution and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
30–3
Feb 9, 2021
SB 191
provide an appropriation for a study regarding the future renovation and expansion of the Meat Laboratory on the campus of South Dakota State University and to declare an emergency.
Absent
Passed
5–0
Feb 9, 2021
SB 134
limit the required application of green building standards.
Yea
Passed
33–1
Feb 9, 2021
SB 92
require that certain proposed rules include a housing cost impact statement.
Yea
Passed
33–1
Feb 9, 2021
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