R South Dakota House · District 16

Rep. Karla Lems

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Total votes

1,571

all sessions

Attendance

100%

1 missed

Higher than 80% of chamber peers

With party

79%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

12%

some cross-party votes

Near the chamber average

About Rep. Karla Lems

Rep. serving South Dakota District 16. Member of the Republican party. Has been in office 3 years · 8 months. Serves on 7 committees, including Commerce and Energy, Legislative Procedure and Bonding.

Sworn in

Jan 10, 2023

3 years · 8 months

Closest ally

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no co-sponsorship data

How Karla votes, broken down

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Budget & Taxes 59% / 41%

60 support · 41 oppose

Education 63% / 37%

31 support · 18 oppose

Veterans 67% / 33%

2 support · 1 oppose

Immigration 25% / 75%

2 support · 6 oppose

Criminal Justice 52% / 48%

15 support · 14 oppose

Housing 47% / 53%

8 support · 9 oppose

Labor & Employment 47% / 53%

8 support · 9 oppose

Healthcare 43% / 57%

16 support · 21 oppose

Transportation 41% / 59%

9 support · 13 oppose

Technology 54% / 46%

15 support · 13 oppose

Energy 22% / 78%

2 support · 7 oppose

Environment 80% / 20%

16 support · 4 oppose

Last activity

Recent legislative activity

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HB 1184define man and woman throughout the state. signed

5 months ago

Voted Nay

HB 1138require the licensure of non-medical home care agencies, and to provide a penalty therefor.

5 months ago

Voted Yea

HB 1077consider a cultivated-protein food product to be adulterated food.

5 months ago

SB 135protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers. signed

5 months ago

HB 1077consider a cultivated-protein food product to be adulterated food. vetoed

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

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

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

SB 88clarify the procedure for a potential condemnor to examine real property absent the property owner's permission. signed

6 months ago

HB 1102reschedule the date for filing certain annual reports. signed

6 months ago