Total votes
1,451
all sessions
Attendance
100%
6 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
80%
of cast votes
Lower than 82% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
12%
some cross-party votes
Higher than 80% of chamber peers
Sponsored
224
bills & resolutions
Higher than 80% of chamber peers
Committees
2
assignments
1,451 roll-call votes
Voting record
Yea
1,142
voted in favor
Nay
299
voted against
Absent
6
missed votes
Total cast
1,451
across all sessions
Crossed party
276
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1051
revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas.
Yea
Passed
18–0
Mar 11, 2026
HB 1326
appropriate 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. Against party
Nay
Passed
13–5
Mar 11, 2026
HB 1320
revise a provision related to service of process for boards of county commissioners.
Yea
Passed
64–3
Mar 10, 2026
HB 1220
regulate the sale of nicotine products, and to provide a penalty therefor.
Yea
Passed
60–7
Mar 10, 2026
HB 1038
allow the Public Utilities Commission to assess actual costs to data centers that are customers of public utilities.
Yea
Passed
67–0
Mar 10, 2026
HB 1215
authorize counties and municipalities to issue a license for a cigar bar.
Yea
Passed
63–4
Mar 10, 2026
HB 1323
modify the requirements to refer an ordinance or resolution to the voters of a political subdivision. Against party
Nay
Passed
40–27
Mar 10, 2026
HB 1274
prohibit the dispensing, distribution, sale, or advertisement of certain articles or things for purposes of an unlawful abortion and provide a criminal and civil penalty therefor.
Yea
Passed
61–6
Mar 10, 2026
SB 219
require that a state agency consult with the Aeronautics Commission prior to purchasing, transferring, or disposing of a state owned and operated aircraft.
Yea
Passed
67–2
Mar 9, 2026
SB 120
make an appropriation for the economic development of South Dakota.
Yea
Passed
66–3
Mar 9, 2026
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