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
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SJR 501
proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, limiting the number of terms an individual may serve as a member of the Legislature.
Yea
Passed
9–3
Feb 25, 2026
SB 111
require that social media companies provide collected personal data of a user at the user's request and maintain transparent interoperability interfaces.
Yea
Passed
62–3
Feb 25, 2026
SB 34
amend provisions pertaining to conducting a municipal or school district election and to declare an emergency.
Nay
Failed
5–8
Feb 25, 2026
SJR 504
proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, providing for wagering on sporting events via mobile or electronic platform.
Yea
Passed
11–2
Feb 25, 2026
HB 1244
repeal the special donations fund and make an appropriation to the Department of Education for the provision of a grant to support the Jobs for America's Graduates-South Dakota program.
Yea
Passed
51–14
Feb 25, 2026
SCR 608
urging collaboration to reduce hunger and food waste in this state under the protections of the 1996 Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act.
Yea
Passed
56–9
Feb 25, 2026
SCR 605
recognizing the significance of the monarch butterfly and encouraging cooperative, voluntary conservation efforts in South Dakota.
Yea
Passed
45–20
Feb 25, 2026
SCR 607
supporting congressional authorization for, and federal participation in, major rural water supply projects identified by the South Dakota Association of Rural Water Systems.
Yea
Passed
57–8
Feb 25, 2026
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