South Dakota Senate · District 22

David Wheeler's South Dakota Senate voting record

Republican Left office April 24, 2025

David Wheeler left the Senate on April 24, 2025, to become a circuit court judge.

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David Wheeler (Republican) was a member of the South Dakota Senate for District 22 until April 24, 2025. This page covers the 310 floor roll calls held while David Wheeler was in office, from Jan. 14, 2025 to March 31, 2025. Votes with the President Pro Tempore on 42% of contested votes. Votes with own party on 52% of party-line votes. Didn't vote on 0% of roll calls. David Wheeler sponsored 9 statewide bills this term; 6 passed. Below are the contested votes where David Wheeler split from the President Pro Tempore or the party, recent key votes, every roll call with filters, the bills David Wheeler sponsored and contact details.

Votes with the President Pro Tempore 42% On 133 contested votes where both voted · 75% on all votes Votes with own party 52% On 69 party-line votes Didn't vote at roll call 0% 0 of 310 roll calls
Bills passed 6 9 sponsored · 6 became law Bills that became law 6 of 6 passed · 0 vetoed

Where they sit

Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.

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Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

David Wheeler has left office, so isn't on the chart of current members. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least half of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work

The scores

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Votes with the President Pro Tempore
42%
Democrats Republicans 0%100%

Each tick is a current member, by party. David Wheeler has left office, so isn't marked.

On 133 contested votes where both voted75% on all 310 votes where both voted
Votes with own party
52%
Democrats Republicans 35%100%

Each tick is a current member, by party. David Wheeler has left office, so isn't marked.

On 69 party-line votes

Bills

The bills David Wheeler sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills
Sponsored9
Passed both chambers6
Became law6
Vetoed by the Governor0

Rank by bills passed: Ranked among current members only.

A bill counts for the member who introduced it, its prime sponsor in its own chamber; the prime sponsor a bill names in the other chamber isn't counted. Many South Dakota bills are introduced by a committee and count for no one.

Bills that passed both chambers

BillResultFinal action
SB 176 (2025 Session)
Clarify the discovery procedures and powers and to modify the administration of the Government Operations and Audit Committee		 Became law March 31, 2025
SB 173 (2025 Session)
Revise the process by which a recount may be requested		 Became law March 31, 2025
SB 120 (2025 Session)
Update the membership of the Animal Industry Board to include a poultry producer		 Became law March 31, 2025
SB 106 (2025 Session)
Require an individual be registered as a voter of this state before being eligible to be a petition sponsor for a ballot measure		 Became law March 31, 2025
SB 179 (2025 Session)
Modify requirements for off-road vehicle dealers at special events		 Became law March 13, 2025
SB 174 (2025 Session)
Include certain types of vehicles in the abandoned titling process		 Became law March 13, 2025

Budget projects

South Dakota's appropriation bills don't say which legislator asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for South Dakota legislators.

Contested votes where they split

77 against the President Pro Tempore; 48 against most of their party.

DateBill and motion Their votePresident Pro TemporeMost of their party
March 31, 2025 HB 1169: Modify the signature requirement for a petition to initiate a constitutional amendment
Veto Override		 Nay Yea Yea
March 11, 2025 SB 216: Reduce the growth in the assessed value of owner-occupied property, limit increases in certain property tax revenues, revise provisions regarding school…
Concurrence		 Yea Nay Yea
March 10, 2025 HB 1249: Protect landowners from the use of deception, fraud, harassment, intimidation, misrepresentation, or threat, in acquiring easements or easement options
Motion to Reconsider		 Nay Yea Nay
March 10, 2025 HB 1062: Amend provisions pertaining to the maintenance and publication of the statewide voter registration file
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 10, 2025 HJR 5003: Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, requiring that a…
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 10, 2025 HJR 5003: Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, requiring that a…
Amendment		 Yea Nay Nay
March 10, 2025 HB 1259: Prohibit unauthorized access to certain multi-occupancy rooms
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 10, 2025 HB 1256: Require the inclusion of certain information on a candidate's nominating petition or on a ballot question petition
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 10, 2025 HB 1249: Protect landowners from the use of deception, fraud, harassment, intimidation, misrepresentation, or threat, in acquiring easements or easement options
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 10, 2025 HB 1239: Revise certain provisions related to the restriction of access to obscene materials in a public library or public school library
Amendment		 Yea Nay —
March 10, 2025 HB 1239: Revise certain provisions related to the restriction of access to obscene materials in a public library or public school library
Motion to Strike the Enacting Clause		 Yea Nay Nay
March 10, 2025 HB 1218: Address the imposition of firearm restrictions on certain employees, officers, volunteers, and other individuals
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 10, 2025 HB 1218: Address the imposition of firearm restrictions on certain employees, officers, volunteers, and other individuals
Amendment		 Yea Nay Nay
March 10, 2025 HB 1184: Amend the deadline for filing a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 10, 2025 HB 1184: Amend the deadline for filing a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment
Amendment		 Yea Nay Nay
March 10, 2025 HB 1169: Modify the signature requirement for a petition to initiate a constitutional amendment
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 10, 2025 HB 1169: Modify the signature requirement for a petition to initiate a constitutional amendment
Amendment		 Yea Nay Nay
March 10, 2025 HB 1165: Provide a means by which an agricultural producer may request an automatic refund of an assessment on crops
Passage		 Nay Yea Nay
March 10, 2025 HB 1066: Revise residency requirements for the purposes of voter registration
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 10, 2025 HB 1208: Designate an individual using the address of a mail forwarding service or post office box when applying to register as a voter or vote by absentee ballot as a…
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 10, 2025 HB 1130: Provide permissible dates for municipal and school district elections
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 10, 2025 HB 1130: Provide permissible dates for municipal and school district elections
Motion to Place on the Calendar for the Day		 Nay Yea Yea
March 10, 2025 HB 1062: Amend provisions pertaining to the maintenance and publication of the statewide voter registration file
Motion to Place on the Calendar for the Day		 Nay Yea Yea
March 6, 2025 HB 1040: Reduce the state's contribution to a subsidized high school dual credit program
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 6, 2025 HB 1040: Reduce the state's contribution to a subsidized high school dual credit program
Motion to Place on the Calendar for the Day		 Nay Yea Yea
March 6, 2025 HCR 6009: Requesting the attorney general to file a lawsuit against the People's Republic of China and related parties to seek damages related to the COVID-19 global…
Adoption		 Nay Yea Yea
March 5, 2025 SB 62: Establish mandatory reporting requirements related to improper governmental conduct and crime, and to provide a penalty therefor
Concurrence		 Yea Nay Yea
March 4, 2025 HB 1132: Establish provisions for eligibility in the child care assistance program for certain child care employees
Passage		 Yea Nay Yea
March 4, 2025 HB 1069: Regulate vapor products and to provide a penalty therefor
Motion to Table		 Yea Nay Yea
March 4, 2025 HB 1052: Prohibit the exercise of eminent domain for a pipeline that carries carbon oxide
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 4, 2025 HB 1052: Prohibit the exercise of eminent domain for a pipeline that carries carbon oxide
Amendment		 Yea Nay Nay
March 4, 2025 HB 1036: Establish a minimum combined balance of the budget reserve fund and general revenue replacement fund
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 4, 2025 HB 1124: Repeal a requirement regarding possession of a registry card
Motion to Place on the Calendar for the Day		 Nay Yea —
March 3, 2025 HJR 5001: Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, conditioning the…
Amendment		 Yea Nay Nay
March 3, 2025 HB 1192: Remove the maximum fee permitted to be charged by a notary
Passage		 Yea Nay Yea
March 3, 2025 SB 132: Make an appropriation for grants to support airport terminal improvement and expansion
Passage		 Yea Nay Nay
March 3, 2025 SB 45: Impose a motor vehicle technology fee
Passage		 Yea Nay Yea
March 3, 2025 SB 6: Authorize a loan from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund to a school district adjoining a federal military installation for the construction or…
Passage		 Yea Nay Yea
March 3, 2025 HCR 6008: Supporting the effort to bring Amtrak passenger rail service to the state
Adoption		 Yea Nay Nay
Feb. 27, 2025 HB 1092: Make an appropriation for a student teacher stipend grant program
Passage		 Yea Nay Yea
Feb. 27, 2025 HB 1051: Update provisions on the interim legislative oversight of administrative rulemaking
Passage		 Yea Nay Yea
Feb. 27, 2025 HB 1261: Provide the board of commissioners with authority over certain intra-county land uses and construction projects
Passage		 Yea Nay Nay
Feb. 25, 2025 HB 1189: Extend by two years the date on which moneys appropriated to the Governor's Office of Economic Development in 2021 for marketing, route restoration, business…
Passage		 Yea Nay Yea
Feb. 25, 2025 HB 1093: Modify the permissible dates for a school district bond election
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
Feb. 25, 2025 HB 1093: Modify the permissible dates for a school district bond election
Amendment		 Yea Nay —
Feb. 25, 2025 SB 204: Prohibit the expenditure of certain funds appropriated for purposes related to the construction of a prison facility
Motion to Place on the Calendar for the Day		 Nay Yea Nay
Feb. 25, 2025 SB 216: Reduce the growth in the assessed value of owner-occupied property, limit increases in certain property tax revenues, revise provisions regarding school…
Passage		 Yea Nay Yea
Feb. 25, 2025 SB 188: Amend eligibility to vote by absentee ballot
Passage		 Nay Yea Nay
Feb. 25, 2025 SB 147: Promote and enhance the greatness of South Dakota
Passage		 Nay Yea Nay
Feb. 25, 2025 SB 124: Establish the Incarceration Task Force
Passage		 Nay Yea Nay
Feb. 24, 2025 SB 157: Require proof of workers' compensation insurance for contractors of public improvements
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
Feb. 21, 2025 SB 202: Create the water infrastructure development fund
Passage		 Yea Nay Yea
Feb. 20, 2025 SB 54: Revise the distribution of revenue from the cigarette tax
Passage		 Yea Nay Yea
Feb. 20, 2025 HB 1109: Prohibit the manufacture, sale, or distribution of cell-cultured meat in this state, and to provide a penalty therefor
Motion to Reconsider		 Nay Yea Nay
Feb. 19, 2025 HB 1109: Prohibit the manufacture, sale, or distribution of cell-cultured meat in this state, and to provide a penalty therefor
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
Feb. 19, 2025 SB 208: Amend provisions pertaining to a school district's proposed opt out, capital outlay certificate, or other agreement
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
Feb. 18, 2025 SB 219: Require the acceptance of a cash payment for admission to a school-affiliated event
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
Feb. 18, 2025 SB 205: Increase the limit on the number of video lottery machines in a licensed establishment
Passage		 Yea Yea Nay
Feb. 18, 2025 SB 196: Incorporate the Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings in public school curriculum
Passage		 Yea Nay Nay
Feb. 18, 2025 SB 156: Increase the minimum age for marriage
Passage		 Yea Nay Nay
Feb. 18, 2025 SB 62: Establish mandatory reporting requirements related to improper governmental conduct and crime, and to provide a penalty therefor
Amendment		 Yea Nay Nay
Feb. 18, 2025 SB 62: Establish mandatory reporting requirements related to improper governmental conduct and crime, and to provide a penalty therefor
Amendment		 Yea Nay Nay
Feb. 13, 2025 HB 1121: Revise passenger limits for holders of restricted minor's driving permits
Passage		 Yea Nay Nay
Feb. 13, 2025 SB 190: Provide school choice through an education tax credit
Passage		 Nay Yea Nay
Feb. 13, 2025 SB 177: Provide a sales and use tax refund for goods and services related to data center operations
Passage		 Yea Nay Nay
Feb. 11, 2025 SB 127: Authorize the expenditure of moneys and make an appropriation for grants supporting airport terminal improvements and expansion
Amendment		 Nay Yea Nay
Feb. 11, 2025 SB 27: Revise provisions relating to licensing fees for cosmetology, esthetics, and nail technology
Passage		 Yea Nay Yea
Feb. 7, 2025 SB 161: Establish a maximum school administrator salary
Passage		 Nay Yea Nay
Feb. 6, 2025 SB 83: Revise the penalty and provide treatment for the ingestion of certain controlled substances
Passage		 Yea Nay Nay
Feb. 6, 2025 SB 50: Prohibit the use of drones for purposes of assessing real property for taxation, and to provide a penalty therefor
Motion to Reconsider		 Nay Yea —
Feb. 5, 2025 SB 60: Expand the access and investigatory authority of the state auditor
Passage		 Nay Yea Nay
Feb. 5, 2025 SB 60: Expand the access and investigatory authority of the state auditor
Amendment		 Yea Nay Nay
Feb. 5, 2025 SB 50: Prohibit the use of drones for purposes of assessing real property for taxation, and to provide a penalty therefor
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
Feb. 4, 2025 SB 103: Prohibit the use of voter centers in a county
Passage		 Nay Yea Nay
Feb. 3, 2025 SB 67: Establish the state office of apprenticeship within the Department of Labor and Regulation
Passage		 Yea Nay Nay
Jan. 28, 2025 SB 51: Require the display and curricular inclusion of the Ten Commandments and other documents
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
Jan. 28, 2025 SB 22: Modify provisions pertaining to the submission of a nominating petition
Passage		 Nay Nay Yea
Jan. 27, 2025 SB 9: Make public the calendars and appointment logs of statewide public officials
Motion to Place on the Calendar for the Day		 Yea Nay Nay
Jan. 24, 2025 SB 17: Clarify when a political committee must file certain campaign finance disclosure statements
Passage		 Yea Nay Yea

Recent key votes

David Wheeler's most recent key votes: contested or party-line votes that gave the chamber's last word on a whole bill (passage, budgets included, the other chamber's changes or a conference report) or overrode a veto, with what each bill does where a checked explanation exists. The full record is below.

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  1. March 31, 2025
    Senate
    HB 1169: Modify the signature requirement for a petition to initiate a constitutional amendment
    Voted nayAgainst most of their partyAgainst the President Pro Tempore Veto Override · Yeas 16, nays 16

    What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.

  2. March 13, 2025
    Senate
    HB 1046: Revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2025
    Voted yea Passage · Yeas 31, nays 3

    What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.

  3. March 12, 2025
    Senate
    HB 1218: Address the imposition of firearm restrictions on certain employees, officers, volunteers, and other individuals
    Voted yea Conference Committee Report · Yeas 32, nays 3

    What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.

  4. March 12, 2025
    Senate
    SB 113: Provide protections for parental rights
    Voted yea Conference Committee Report · Yeas 31, nays 4

    What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.

  5. March 12, 2025
    Senate
    SB 91: Revise the requirements for a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment or to refer a law
    Voted yea Conference Committee Report · Yeas 32, nays 3

    What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.

Every roll call

How David Wheeler voted on each of the 310 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

DateVoteTheir vote Most of their partyPresident Pro TemporeYeas–nays
March 31, 2025HB 1169: Modify the signature requirement for a petition to initiate a constitutional amendment
Veto Override		NayYeaYea16–16
March 13, 2025HB 1046: Revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2025
Passage		YeaYeaYea31–3
March 12, 2025HB 1218: Address the imposition of firearm restrictions on certain employees, officers, volunteers, and other individuals
Conference Committee Report		YeaYeaYea32–3
March 12, 2025SB 113: Provide protections for parental rights
Conference Committee Report		YeaYeaYea31–4
March 12, 2025SB 91: Revise the requirements for a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment or to refer a law
Conference Committee Report		YeaYeaYea32–3
March 12, 2025SB 68: Require an individual be a citizen of the United States before being eligible to vote and to provide a penalty therefor
Conference Committee Report		YeaYeaYea32–2
March 11, 2025SB 216: Reduce the growth in the assessed value of owner-occupied property, limit increases in certain property tax revenues, revise provisions regarding school…
Concurrence		YeaYeaNay29–6
March 11, 2025SB 73: Require that an individual registering as a voter when applying for a driver license be a resident of this state for the purposes of voting
Concurrence		YeaYeaYea32–3
March 10, 2025HB 1062: Amend provisions pertaining to the maintenance and publication of the statewide voter registration file
Passage		NayYeaYea20–12
March 10, 2025HB 1039: Amend the programs reimbursing a teacher or school counselor for earning national board certification
Passage		YeaYeaYea30–2
March 10, 2025HJR 5003: Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, requiring that a…
Passage		NayYeaYea29–4
March 10, 2025HB 1259: Prohibit unauthorized access to certain multi-occupancy rooms
Passage		NayYeaYea27–6
March 10, 2025HB 1256: Require the inclusion of certain information on a candidate's nominating petition or on a ballot question petition
Passage		NayYeaYea21–12
March 10, 2025HB 1249: Protect landowners from the use of deception, fraud, harassment, intimidation, misrepresentation, or threat, in acquiring easements or easement options
Passage		NayYeaYea17–16
March 10, 2025HB 1239: Revise certain provisions related to the restriction of access to obscene materials in a public library or public school library
Passage		YeaYeaYea32–2
March 10, 2025HB 1235: Reduce a limit on the annual increases of property tax revenues payable to certain taxing districts, and to subject school districts to a limit on property…
Passage		NayNayNay13–21
March 10, 2025HB 1218: Address the imposition of firearm restrictions on certain employees, officers, volunteers, and other individuals
Passage		NayYeaYea30–4
March 10, 2025HB 1184: Amend the deadline for filing a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment
Passage		NayYeaYea19–15
March 10, 2025HB 1169: Modify the signature requirement for a petition to initiate a constitutional amendment
Passage		NayYeaYea19–15
March 10, 2025HB 1165: Provide a means by which an agricultural producer may request an automatic refund of an assessment on crops
Passage		NayNayYea15–19
March 10, 2025HB 1066: Revise residency requirements for the purposes of voter registration
Passage		NayYeaYea23–11
March 10, 2025HB 1208: Designate an individual using the address of a mail forwarding service or post office box when applying to register as a voter or vote by absentee ballot as a…
Passage		NayYeaYea25–9
March 10, 2025HB 1130: Provide permissible dates for municipal and school district elections
Passage		NayYeaYea23–11
March 6, 2025HB 1040: Reduce the state's contribution to a subsidized high school dual credit program
Passage		NayYeaYea23–11
March 6, 2025SB 75: Require an indication of United States citizenship status on a motor vehicle operator's license or permit, and on a nondriver identification card
Concurrence		YeaYeaYea31–2
March 5, 2025HB 1238: Establish protections for a veteran seeking assistance in a veterans' benefit matter
Passage		YeaYeaYea25–8
March 5, 2025SB 62: Establish mandatory reporting requirements related to improper governmental conduct and crime, and to provide a penalty therefor
Concurrence		YeaYeaNay20–14
March 4, 2025HJR 5002: Applying to the United States Congress under Article V of the United States Constitution to call for a convention for proposing an amendment to the…
Passage		YeaYeaYea25–10
March 4, 2025HB 1222: Expand the authorized carrying, possession, and storage of a concealed pistol
Passage		YeaYeaYea32–2
March 4, 2025HB 1164: Revise the process for nominating candidates for lieutenant governor
Passage		YeaYeaYea22–12
March 4, 2025HB 1132: Establish provisions for eligibility in the child care assistance program for certain child care employees
Passage		YeaYeaNay20–14
March 4, 2025HB 1052: Prohibit the exercise of eminent domain for a pipeline that carries carbon oxide
Passage		NayYeaYea23–12
March 4, 2025HB 1037: Suspend the tax collection allowance credit for filing returns and remitting taxes electronically
Passage		YeaYeaYea26–9
March 4, 2025HB 1036: Establish a minimum combined balance of the budget reserve fund and general revenue replacement fund
Passage		NayYeaYea31–4
March 4, 2025HB 1021: Modify the annual fee for concentrated animal feeding operations and to establish an application fee
Passage		YeaYeaYea23–12
March 4, 2025HB 1016: Revise provisions related to pharmacy and to increase fees
Passage		YeaYeaYea27–8
March 4, 2025HB 1015: Increase licensure fees related to the practice of funeral service and cremation
Passage		YeaYeaYea24–11
March 4, 2025SB 116: Revise and repeal provisions related to street racing prohibitions and to provide a penalty therefor
Concurrence		YeaYeaYea31–4
March 3, 2025HJR 5001: Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, conditioning the…
Passage		YeaYeaYea31–3
March 3, 2025HB 1192: Remove the maximum fee permitted to be charged by a notary
Passage		YeaYeaNay21–13
March 3, 2025HB 1114: Make an appropriation for the purchasing of equipment to support the South Dakota Board of Technical Education
Passage		YeaYeaYea28–6
March 3, 2025HB 1094: Modify laws regarding school bus safety and to provide a penalty therefor
Passage		YeaYeaYea27–8
March 3, 2025SB 132: Make an appropriation for grants to support airport terminal improvement and expansion
Passage		YeaNayNay16–19
March 3, 2025SB 95: Make an appropriation to the Department of Revenue for distribution to county rural access infrastructure funds
Passage		YeaYeaYea24–11
March 3, 2025SB 45: Impose a motor vehicle technology fee
Passage		YeaYeaNay22–13
March 3, 2025SB 16: Set aside certain contractor's excise tax collections relating to the Ellsworth Air Force Base, to create a fund for the collections, and to provide an…
Passage		NayNayNay14–21
March 3, 2025SB 6: Authorize a loan from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund to a school district adjoining a federal military installation for the construction or…
Passage		YeaYeaNay29–6
Feb. 27, 2025HB 1157: Amend the maximum fee limit due when applying for a county drainage permit
Passage		YeaYeaYea28–6
Feb. 27, 2025HB 1092: Make an appropriation for a student teacher stipend grant program
Passage		YeaYeaNay25–10
Feb. 27, 2025HB 1067: Define the term "must."
Passage		YeaYeaYea22–11
Feb. 27, 2025HB 1051: Update provisions on the interim legislative oversight of administrative rulemaking
Passage		YeaYeaNay24–10
Feb. 27, 2025HB 1261: Provide the board of commissioners with authority over certain intra-county land uses and construction projects
Passage		YeaNayNay14–21
Feb. 26, 2025HB 1236: Expand the safety zone within which hunting and trapping are restricted
Passage		NayNayNay5–29
Feb. 25, 2025HB 1189: Extend by two years the date on which moneys appropriated to the Governor's Office of Economic Development in 2021 for marketing, route restoration, business…
Passage		YeaYeaNay24–11
Feb. 25, 2025HB 1093: Modify the permissible dates for a school district bond election
Passage		NayYeaYea19–16
Feb. 25, 2025SB 216: Reduce the growth in the assessed value of owner-occupied property, limit increases in certain property tax revenues, revise provisions regarding school…
Passage		YeaYeaNay30–5
Feb. 25, 2025SB 188: Amend eligibility to vote by absentee ballot
Passage		NayNayYea14–21
Feb. 25, 2025SB 147: Promote and enhance the greatness of South Dakota
Passage		NayNayYea16–19
Feb. 25, 2025SB 124: Establish the Incarceration Task Force
Passage		NayNayYea15–20
Feb. 25, 2025SB 73: Require that an individual registering as a voter when applying for a driver license be a resident of this state for the purposes of voting
Passage		YeaYeaYea32–3
Feb. 24, 2025SB 201: Prohibit contributions and loans from an authorized committee of a candidate for federal office
Passage		YeaYeaYea31–4
Feb. 24, 2025SB 178: Increase a tax on aviation gasoline and jet fuel
Passage		YeaYeaYea28–7
Feb. 24, 2025SB 157: Require proof of workers' compensation insurance for contractors of public improvements
Passage		NayYeaYea19–16
Feb. 24, 2025SB 138: Make an appropriation for developing the economic viability of South Dakota
Passage		YeaYeaYea31–4
Feb. 24, 2025SB 137: Make an appropriation for the economic development of South Dakota
Passage		YeaYeaYea28–7
Feb. 24, 2025SB 136: Make an appropriation to enhance the economic health of South Dakota
Passage		YeaYeaYea31–4
Feb. 24, 2025SB 99: Make an appropriation for purchasing, storing, and distributing sexual assault kits
Passage		YeaYeaYea30–5
Feb. 24, 2025SB 70: Modify the maximum sparsity benefit a sparse school district is eligible to receive
Passage		YeaYeaYea27–8
Feb. 24, 2025SB 3: Increase driver license fees
Passage		YeaYeaYea24–11
Feb. 24, 2025SB 198: Establish conditions a prospective condemnor must satisfy before commencing condemnation proceedings
Passage		Yea—Yea18–17
Feb. 21, 2025SB 202: Create the water infrastructure development fund
Passage		YeaYeaNay21–12
Feb. 21, 2025SB 198: Establish conditions a prospective condemnor must satisfy before commencing condemnation proceedings
Passage		YeaYeaYea17–16
Feb. 21, 2025SB 172: Provide a rebuttable presumption in favor of joint physical custody of a minor child
Passage		YeaYeaYea20–13
Feb. 20, 2025SB 54: Revise the distribution of revenue from the cigarette tax
Passage		YeaYeaNay21–14
Feb. 19, 2025HB 1109: Prohibit the manufacture, sale, or distribution of cell-cultured meat in this state, and to provide a penalty therefor
Passage		NayYeaYea17–17
Feb. 19, 2025SB 208: Amend provisions pertaining to a school district's proposed opt out, capital outlay certificate, or other agreement
Passage		NayYeaYea19–15
Feb. 18, 2025SB 219: Require the acceptance of a cash payment for admission to a school-affiliated event
Passage		NayYeaYea19–16
Feb. 18, 2025SB 205: Increase the limit on the number of video lottery machines in a licensed establishment
Passage		YeaNayYea15–20
Feb. 18, 2025SB 203: Increase the minimum age to purchase a lottery ticket
Passage		NayNayNay12–23
Feb. 18, 2025SB 196: Incorporate the Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings in public school curriculum
Passage		YeaNayNay7–28
Feb. 18, 2025SB 156: Increase the minimum age for marriage
Passage		YeaNayNay16–19
Feb. 13, 2025HB 1121: Revise passenger limits for holders of restricted minor's driving permits
Passage		YeaNayNay11–24
Feb. 13, 2025SB 190: Provide school choice through an education tax credit
Passage		NayNayYea11–24
Feb. 13, 2025SB 177: Provide a sales and use tax refund for goods and services related to data center operations
Passage		YeaNayNay17–18
Feb. 12, 2025SB 100: Limit the imposition of restrictions on the carrying of a concealed pistol and other items of self-defense while on the campus of a public institution of…
Passage		YeaYeaYea33–2
Feb. 12, 2025SB 94: Amend provisions pertaining to the duties of presidential electors
Passage		YeaYeaYea33–2
Feb. 12, 2025SB 31: Revise amounts for inspection fees for electrical installations
Passage		YeaYeaYea27–8
Feb. 12, 2025SB 27: Revise provisions relating to licensing fees for cosmetology, esthetics, and nail technology
Passage		YeaYeaYea31–4
Feb. 12, 2025SB 24: Revise provisions relating to the promulgation of rules to set licensing and inspection fees for plumbers and related professions
Passage		YeaYeaYea25–10
Feb. 11, 2025SB 113: Provide protections for parental rights
Passage		YeaYeaYea30–4
Feb. 11, 2025SB 32: Revise amounts for licensing fees for the practice of accountancy
Passage		YeaYeaYea28–6
Feb. 11, 2025SB 31: Revise amounts for inspection fees for electrical installations
Passage		YeaYeaYea22–12
Feb. 11, 2025SB 27: Revise provisions relating to licensing fees for cosmetology, esthetics, and nail technology
Passage		YeaYeaNay20–14
Feb. 11, 2025SB 24: Revise provisions relating to the promulgation of rules to set licensing and inspection fees for plumbers and related professions
Passage		YeaYeaYea21–13
Feb. 10, 2025SB 116: Revise and repeal provisions related to street racing prohibitions and to provide a penalty therefor
Passage		YeaYeaYea25–9
Feb. 10, 2025SB 57: Revise presumptive probation
Passage		YeaYeaYea31–3
Feb. 7, 2025SB 161: Establish a maximum school administrator salary
Passage		NayNayYea13–22
Feb. 6, 2025SB 107: Exempt trailer manufacturers and trailer dealers from certain provisions regarding motor vehicle dealer license requirements
Passage		YeaYeaYea20–15
Feb. 6, 2025SB 83: Revise the penalty and provide treatment for the ingestion of certain controlled substances
Passage		YeaNayNay18–17
Feb. 5, 2025SB 60: Expand the access and investigatory authority of the state auditor
Passage		NayNayYea16–17
Feb. 5, 2025SB 50: Prohibit the use of drones for purposes of assessing real property for taxation, and to provide a penalty therefor
Passage		NayYeaYea17–16
Feb. 4, 2025SB 103: Prohibit the use of voter centers in a county
Passage		NayNayYea13–22
Feb. 3, 2025SJR 503: Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, clarifying that an…
Passage		YeaYeaYea33–2
Feb. 3, 2025SB 82: Require an official declaration of war or other Congressional action before the South Dakota National Guard may be deployed by the federal government
Passage		NayNayNay6–29
Feb. 3, 2025SB 68: Require an individual be a citizen of the United States before being eligible to vote and to provide a penalty therefor
Passage		YeaYeaYea32–3
Feb. 3, 2025SB 67: Establish the state office of apprenticeship within the Department of Labor and Regulation
Passage		YeaNayNay14–21
Jan. 30, 2025SB 81: Prohibit the use of a firearms code for transactions involving firearms, accessories, components, and ammunition and to provide a civil penalty therefor
Passage		YeaYeaYea33–2
Jan. 30, 2025SB 64: Revise provisions related to the establishment of an initial parole date
Passage		YeaYeaYea33–2
Jan. 30, 2025SB 14: Revise and repeal provisions related to agricultural production facilities and to provide a penalty therefor
Passage		YeaYeaYea33–2
Jan. 28, 2025SB 75: Require an indication of United States citizenship status on a motor vehicle operator's license or permit, and on a nondriver identification card
Passage		YeaYeaYea32–3
Jan. 28, 2025SB 51: Require the display and curricular inclusion of the Ten Commandments and other documents
Passage		NayYeaYea18–17
Jan. 28, 2025SB 22: Modify provisions pertaining to the submission of a nominating petition
Passage		NayYeaNay18–17
Jan. 27, 2025SB 23: Require the secretary of state to publish the numbers pertaining to the collection of signatures on a nominating petition
Passage		YeaYeaYea26–8
Jan. 27, 2025SB 11: Limit the amount of money that a political committee may accept from an inactive candidate campaign committee
Passage		YeaYeaYea30–4
Jan. 24, 2025SB 17: Clarify when a political committee must file certain campaign finance disclosure statements
Passage		YeaYeaNay31–4
Jan. 23, 2025SB 12: Limit the amount of money that may be loaned to a candidate or political committee
Passage		YeaYeaYea21–13
Jan. 23, 2025SB 2: Increase civil penalties for commercial driver violations
Passage		YeaYeaYea30–4
Jan. 22, 2025SJR 501: Providing legislative approval for a future use water permit application by the Western Dakota Regional Water System
Passage		YeaYeaYea31–4
Jan. 21, 2025SJR 502: Applying to the United States Congress for a convention of the states to propose amendments to the United States Constitution regarding the imposition of…
Passage		YeaYeaYea23–9

Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.

Source: the South Dakota Legislature's roll-call records and the House and Senate Journals, Jan. 14, 2025 to March 30, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections