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
Sponsored
131
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
7
assignments
1,571 roll-call votes
Voting record
Breaks with party 21% of the time
Yea
1,217
voted in favor
Nay
347
voted against
Absent
1
missed votes
Total cast
1,571
across all sessions
Crossed party
314
votes against own party
This page
1,571
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 89
create a task force to study the provision of emergency medical services as an essential service and the funding thereof.
Yea
Passed
61–5
Feb 26, 2026
HB 1262
make an appropriation for a non-residential, school-based, therapeutic services facility in Brown County and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
61–5
Feb 26, 2026
SB 93
prohibit certain state officers or employees from being employed by an organization that was the recipient of a contract awarded on behalf of a state agency for a period of time.
Yea
Passed
11–1
Feb 25, 2026
SJR 502
applying to the United States Congress under Article V of the United States Constitution to call for a convention proposing an amendment to the constitution fixing the number of justices of the United States Supreme Court at one chief justice and eight associate justices.
Yea
Passed
12–0
Feb 25, 2026
SB 101
amend provisions pertaining to the duties of presidential electors.
Yea
Passed
12–0
Feb 25, 2026
SB 34
amend provisions pertaining to conducting a municipal or school district election and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
8–5
Feb 25, 2026
SB 176
amend the period of time before which ballots and other election materials may be destroyed following an election.
Yea
Passed
11–1
Feb 25, 2026
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about Karla Lems
Scope: south-dakota
Hi! I can help you understand Karla Lems's legislative record. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline