Total votes
1,572
all sessions
Attendance
100%
1 missed
Higher than 80% of chamber peers
With party
79%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
13%
some cross-party votes
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
131
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
7
assignments
1,572 roll-call votes
Voting record
Breaks with party 20% of the time
Yea
1,217
voted in favor
Nay
348
voted against
Absent
1
missed votes
Total cast
1,572
across all sessions
Crossed party
312
votes against own party
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matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 73
exclude township-owned self-propelled machinery, equipment, and vehicles from fuel excise tax.
Yea
Passed
68–0
Feb 8, 2023
HB 1064
require the Unified Judicial System to assemble a task force to address the provision of legal services to indigent parties within the South Dakota court system and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
67–1
Feb 8, 2023
SB 71
authorize other fuel taxes to be included in the state’s International Fuel Tax Agreement collections.
Yea
Passed
62–5
Feb 8, 2023
HB 1222
limit the liability of permit and certificate-issuing entities and certified use of force instructors.
Yea
Passed
62–6
Feb 8, 2023
HB 1215
revise certain provisions regarding the operation of a golf cart on a state or county highway.
Yea
Passed
44–24
Feb 8, 2023
HB 1148
clarify registration and residence requirements for voting at a township meeting. Against party
Nay
Passed
57–10
Feb 8, 2023
HB 1168
require active efforts to preserve and reunite Indian families in abuse and neglect proceedings.
Nay
Failed
33–35
Feb 7, 2023
HB 1148
clarify registration and residence requirements for voting at a township meeting. Against party
Nay
Passed
8–5
Feb 7, 2023
HB 1099
permit the display of campaign signage in municipalities prior to the beginning of absentee voting.
Yea
Passed
9–4
Feb 7, 2023
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