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36
Bills sponsored
this session · 285 all-time
0
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 0 all-time
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Enacted into law
counting…
3431
Recorded votes
85%
Vote participation
voted in 85% of 3431 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
71 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
83.6%
based on 368 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
16.4%
based on 368 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
85.6%
based on 368 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
285 billsCurrent session 36 bills
- SC 828 honoring the legacy of Joseph M. Marshall III. Introduced
- SC 826 celebrating the Wall High School Eagles as the 2025 Class 9A State Football Champions. Introduced
- HC 8026 recognizing the nonprofit Oaye Luta Okolakiciye "Moving Forward in a Sacred Way." Introduced
- HC 8028 Honoring the accomplishments of Marvin Richard III of Pine Ridge, South Dakota. Introduced
- HC 8022 recognizing the achievements, leadership, and lifelong public service of Cecelia Fire Thunder. Introduced
- SC 831 recognizing the historical significance of the buffalo and celebrating their return to tribal lands in this state. Introduced
- SC 830 honoring Dave Bonde for exemplary service to South Dakota. Introduced
- HB 1176 clarify bond or pre-trial release upon sobriety program participation. Passed
- HB 1007 amend the definition of law enforcement officer to include tribal law enforcement officers. Signed
- SC 816 celebrating Generations Indigenous Ways and its impact. Introduced
- SB 199 establish a new fund to provide property tax relief. Failed
- HB 1117 modify provisions of a report required by the Governor's Office of Economic Development on certain awards and grants. In Committee
- SB 1 amend the process by which moneys are distributed from the employer's investment in South Dakota's future fund. In Committee
- HB 1103 require that annual withdrawal of groundwater from any groundwater source may not exceed the annual recharge of water to the groundwater source. In Committee
- HB 1213 make an appropriation for a statewide educator retention initiative. In Committee
- HB 1293 make an appropriation for increasing the benefit amounts of the temporary assistance for needy families program, and to declare an emergency. In Committee
- SC 814 celebrating the South Dakota Youth of the Year program for 2026. Introduced
- SB 141 exempt certain sales at farmers' markets from sales tax. In Committee
- HB 1181 prohibit weather and climate modification activities and provide a penalty therefor. In Committee
- HB 1031 revise and repeal provisions related to rape offenses and to increase the penalty therefor. In Committee
- SC 827 honoring Ashlan Carlow-Blount for excellence in athletics, academics, and leadership. Introduced
- SC 829 recognizing ten years of the Wall Economic Development Corporation. Introduced
- HB 1235 increase communication between agencies of this state and tribal governments. In Committee
- HB 1232 establish principles for a state agency to consider when formulating or implementing a program that has the potential of affecting tribal members on a reservation. Signed
- HB 1236 establish civil liability for furnishing alcohol to an obviously intoxicated person. In Committee
Historical 249 bills
- SJR 505 Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, establishing the trust for unclaimed property fund. Signed
- HCR 6010 Encouraging the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council to establish an interim legislative committee on preserving and protecting the Black Hills of South Dakota. Died
- HB 1181 require a school district to provide dyslexia screening. Died
- HCR 6003 To provide for an interim study regarding property tax reduction and preservation of the American dream to own a home. Died
- HB 1044 authorize the use of a newborn safety device for the voluntary surrender of a newborn and to make clarifying changes. Signed
- HB 1119 limit annual valuation increases on owner-occupied single-family dwellings and nonagricultural property. Died
- HB 1110 make an appropriation to the South Dakota Board of Technical Education to provide a grant to Southeast Technical College for the purchase of the healthcare simulation center. Died
- SB 143 modify the composition and staffing requirements of the South Dakota-Ireland Trade Commission. Signed
- SB 170 authorize the South Dakota State Brand Board to enter a memorandum of understanding with any Indian tribe for the investigation of cattle theft. Signed
- SB 124 establish the Incarceration Task Force. Died
- SB 83 revise the penalty and provide treatment for the ingestion of certain controlled substances. Signed
- HB 1109 prohibit the manufacture, sale, or distribution of cell-cultured meat in this state, and to provide a penalty therefor. Died
- SB 70 modify the maximum sparsity benefit a sparse school district is eligible to receive. Signed
- HB 1048 require that cash be accepted for certain transactions. Died
- HB 1200 permit merit pay as a component of teacher compensation. Died
- HC 8015 Honoring the 2025 South Dakota Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Youth of the Year finalists. Died
- SB 81 prohibit the use of a firearms code for transactions involving firearms, accessories, components, and ammunition and to provide a civil penalty therefor. Signed
- HB 1052 prohibit the exercise of eminent domain for a pipeline that carries carbon oxide. Signed
- HB 1053 require age verification by websites containing material that is harmful to minors, and to provide a penalty therefor. Signed
- SB 10 shorten the time before records of a Governor or a lieutenant governor are opened to the public. Signed
- HB 1017 require the acceptance of a cash payment for admission to a school-affiliated event. Died
- SB 9 make public the calendars and appointment logs of statewide public officials. Died
- SB 18 require age verification by websites containing material that is harmful to minors, and to provide a penalty therefor. Died
- HB 1262 terminate bounty payments for nest predators, transfer moneys to the general fund, and declare an emergency. Died
- HB 1229 provide an exemption from certain property taxation for owner-occupied single-family dwellings, and to limit the taxes due on property over the previous year. Died
Voting record
Current session 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
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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.
Do Pass |
Yea | pass | March 11, 2026 |
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SB 78
revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026.
Do Pass Amended |
Yea | pass | March 11, 2026 |
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HB 1051
revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas.
Do Pass Amended |
Yea | pass | March 11, 2026 |
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HB 1139
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.
Tabled |
Yea | pass | March 11, 2026 |
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HB 1200
make an appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit organizations.
Do Pass Amended |
Not Voting | pass | February 26, 2026 |
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SB 69
make an appropriation for the purchase of a new Division of Highway Patrol airplane and mission equipment and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Not Voting | pass | February 26, 2026 |
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HB 1073
provide for the creation of a cardiac emergency plan in every school and to make an appropriation therefor.
Do Pass |
Not Voting | fail | February 26, 2026 |
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HB 1202
authorize the construction of a trades center on the campus of Lake Area Technical College, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass Amended |
Not Voting | pass | February 26, 2026 |
|
SB 206
make an appropriation to contract for a study on the length of service award programs for volunteers.
Tabled |
Not Voting | pass | February 26, 2026 |
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SB 217
make an appropriation for a fire management officer position within the Department of Public Safety.
Tabled |
Not Voting | pass | February 26, 2026 |
|
HB 1213
make an appropriation for a statewide educator retention initiative.
Tabled |
Not Voting | pass | February 26, 2026 |
|
SB 37
make appropriations for water and environmental purposes and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Not Voting | pass | February 26, 2026 |
|
SB 136
make an appropriation for grants to support the purchase of personal protective equipment by volunteer fire departments and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Not Voting | pass | February 26, 2026 |
|
HB 1073
provide for the creation of a cardiac emergency plan in every school and to make an appropriation therefor.
Deferred to the 41st legislative day |
Not Voting | pass | February 26, 2026 |
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SB 174
make an appropriation to defray the operational costs of school districts.
Tabled |
Not Voting | pass | February 26, 2026 |
|
HB 1204
create the South Dakota school construction fund, provide for the transfer of moneys to the fund, and make an appropriation therefor.
Tabled |
Not Voting | pass | February 26, 2026 |
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HB 1086
make an appropriation for providing a grant to a nonprofit that delivers programming to support offenders and correctional staff.
Do Pass |
Not Voting | pass | February 26, 2026 |
|
SB 79
make an appropriation to the South Dakota Board of Technical Education to construct an advanced manufacturing laboratory space and classrooms on the campus of Southeast Technical College and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Not Voting | pass | February 26, 2026 |
|
SB 213
create the building opportunity through out-of-school time program and the building opportunity through out-of-school time program fund, authorize a new fee, make an appropriation therefor, and transfer moneys to the building opportunity through out-of-school time program fund.
Tabled |
Nay | pass | February 25, 2026 |
|
HB 1150
make an appropriation to increase the rate of payment for federally qualified health centers.
Tabled |
Yea | pass | February 25, 2026 |
|
SB 231
create the water infrastructure development fund, to provide an appropriation, to provide for the awarding of grants and loans from the fund for certain rural water projects and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Nay | pass | February 25, 2026 |
|
HB 1262
make an appropriation for a non-residential, school-based, therapeutic services facility in Brown County and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 25, 2026 |
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HB 1293
make an appropriation for increasing the benefit amounts of the temporary assistance for needy families program, and to declare an emergency.
Tabled |
Yea | pass | February 25, 2026 |
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HB 1048
make an appropriation for the expansion of broadband infrastructure and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 25, 2026 |
|
HB 1147
make an appropriation for the purchase and distribution of food by a statewide distribution organization.
Tabled |
Yea | pass | February 25, 2026 |
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HB 1261
provide a tax credit for owner-occupied property, to make an appropriation therefor, and to transfer moneys to the general fund.
Do Pass Amended |
Nay | pass | February 25, 2026 |
|
SB 240
make an appropriation for county rural access infrastructure and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 24, 2026 |
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SB 220
authorize a comprehensive study of juvenile correctional and residential facilities, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 24, 2026 |
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SB 130
make an appropriation for roadway and related infrastructure improvements required because of construction activity at Ellsworth Air Force Base and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 24, 2026 |
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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.
Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 24, 2026 |
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HB 1072
provide an appropriation for a payment for state employee salaries.
Tabled |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2026 |
|
SB 20
make an appropriation for tax refunds for elderly persons and persons with a disability, and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Not Voting | pass | February 11, 2026 |
|
SB 55
make an appropriation for the payment of extraordinary litigation expenses and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Not Voting | pass | February 11, 2026 |
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HB 1043
make an appropriation to reimburse health care professionals who have complied with the requirements for rural recruitment assistance programs, and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 09, 2026 |
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SB 117
make an appropriation for the design and construction of a new soccer venue at South Dakota State University and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Not Voting | pass | February 09, 2026 |
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SB 116
make an appropriation for the design and construction of an indoor athletics facility at Dakota State University and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass Amended |
Yea | pass | February 09, 2026 |
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HB 1118
make an appropriation for the design and construction of an addition to the existing swine wean-to-finish barn at South Dakota State University and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 09, 2026 |
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HB 1041
authorize the expansion and renovation of the Sturgis Readiness Center, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 09, 2026 |
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SB 67
make an appropriation for costs related to emergencies and disasters impacting the state and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 09, 2026 |
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SB 68
make an appropriation for costs related to the suppression of wildfires impacting the state and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 09, 2026 |
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HB 1137
make an appropriation for the design and construction of an athletic facility at the University of South Dakota and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 09, 2026 |
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HB 1046
authorize the Department of Corrections to demolish the Pierre Minimum Center, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Yea | pass | February 09, 2026 |
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SB 225
apportion interest earnings from the unclaimed property trust fund to school districts.
Referred to |
Yea | pass | February 06, 2026 |
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SB 102
modify the distribution of gaming revenues.
Referred to |
Yea | pass | February 06, 2026 |
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HB 1021
authorize the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources to dismantle and demolish buildings on the South Dakota State Fairgrounds, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Not Voting | pass | January 26, 2026 |
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HB 1042
authorize the construction of a National Guard vehicle maintenance shop in Sturgis, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Not Voting | pass | January 26, 2026 |
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HB 1047
make an appropriation for the construction costs at the Blue Dog State Fish Hatchery, and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass |
Not Voting | pass | January 26, 2026 |
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SB 39
revise provisions relating to industrial hemp.
Do Pass |
Yea | pass | January 23, 2026 |
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HB 1044
make an appropriation to implement the rural health transformation program, and to declare an emergency.
Motion to amend |
Nay | pass | January 22, 2026 |
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HB 1044
make an appropriation to implement the rural health transformation program, and to declare an emergency.
Do Pass Amended |
Yea | pass | January 22, 2026 |