R South Dakota Senate · District 12

Sen. Arch Beal

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Session

Total votes

3,903

all sessions

Attendance

86%

410 missed

Lower than 100% of chamber peers

With party

90%

of cast votes

Lower than 100% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

6%

crosses aisle rarely

Lower than 100% of chamber peers

Sponsored

279

bills & resolutions

Lower than 100% of chamber peers

Committees

0

assignments

Biography

About Sen. Arch Beal

Sen. serving South Dakota District 12. Member of the Republican party. Has been in office 3 years · 8 months.

Sworn in

Jan 10, 2023

3 years · 8 months

Closest ally

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no co-sponsorship data

Top topic

50 votes tracked

Voting record · by topic

How Arch votes, broken down

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Budget & Taxes 52% / 48%

21 support · 19 oppose

Immigration 33% / 67%

1 support · 2 oppose

Education 41% / 59%

7 support · 10 oppose

Housing 100% / 0%

3 support · 0 oppose

Veterans 100% / 0%

2 support · 0 oppose

Transportation 60% / 40%

6 support · 4 oppose

Technology 44% / 56%

4 support · 5 oppose

Criminal Justice 71% / 29%

10 support · 4 oppose

Energy 43% / 57%

3 support · 4 oppose

Labor & Employment 33% / 67%

3 support · 6 oppose

Environment 50% / 50%

1 support · 1 oppose

Healthcare 50% / 50%

1 support · 1 oppose

Last activity

Recent legislative activity

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Voted absent

SB 121transfer moneys and make an appropriation for the replacement of the Richmond Lake dam and spillway and to declare an emergency.

5 months ago

Voted absent

HB 1326appropriate 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.

6 months ago

Voted absent

HB 1051revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas.

6 months ago

Voted absent

SB 78revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026.

6 months ago

Voted absent

SB 245create the homeowner property tax reduction fund, and to transfer moneys to the homeowner property tax reduction fund.

6 months ago

Voted absent

HB 1200make an appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit organizations.

6 months ago

Voted absent

HB 1209require employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide a penalty therefor.

6 months ago

Voted absent

SB 74transfer moneys to the general fund from the budget reserve fund and the general revenue replacement fund, and to declare an emergency.

6 months ago

Voted absent

HB 1209require employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide a penalty therefor.

6 months ago

Voted absent

SB 159revise requirements pertaining to the minimum age for marriage.

6 months ago