Total votes
832
all sessions
Attendance
100%
of floor votes
Higher than 80% of chamber peers
With party
77%
of cast votes
Lower than 86% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
14%
some cross-party votes
Higher than 85% of chamber peers
Sponsored
280
bills & resolutions
Higher than 93% of chamber peers
Committees
5
assignments
832 roll-call votes
Voting record
Breaks with party 23% of the time
Yea
652
voted in favor
Nay
175
voted against
Absent
0
missed votes
Total cast
832
across all sessions
Crossed party
184
votes against own party
This page
832
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 204
revise certain criteria for loans from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund. Against party
Nay
Passed
42–25
Mar 5, 2026
SB 179
permit a court to commit a juvenile adjudicated delinquent for certain weapons offenses to the Department of Corrections. Against party
Nay
Passed
42–25
Mar 5, 2026
SB 107
add licensed and registered child care programs to the definition of community safety zone.
Yea
Passed
65–2
Mar 5, 2026
SB 96
authorize the imposition of a county option gross receipts tax to reduce owner-occupied property taxes.
Yea
Passed
48–19
Mar 5, 2026
SB 135
protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers.
Yea
Passed
60–7
Mar 5, 2026
SB 198
restrict the use of a cell phone by a student during the school day. Bipartisan
Nay
Failed
28–39
Mar 5, 2026
SB 220
authorize a comprehensive study of juvenile correctional and residential facilities, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Nay
Failed
30–37
Mar 4, 2026
SB 40
revise the compliance requirements for limitations on foreign ownership of agricultural land.
Yea
Passed
65–2
Mar 4, 2026
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