South Dakota Senate · District 16

Kevin Jensen's South Dakota Senate voting record

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Kevin Jensen (Republican) is a member of the South Dakota Senate for District 16. This page covers the 650 floor roll calls held while Kevin Jensen was in office, from Jan. 14, 2025 to March 30, 2026. Votes with the President Pro Tempore on 79% of contested votes. Votes with own party on 93% of party-line votes. 71st percentile in the South Dakota Senate from liberal to conservative. Didn't vote on 2% of roll calls. Kevin Jensen sponsored 7 statewide bills this term; 3 passed. Below are the contested votes where Kevin Jensen split from the President Pro Tempore or the party, recent key votes, every roll call with filters, the bills Kevin Jensen sponsored and contact details.

Votes with the President Pro Tempore 79% On 279 contested votes where both voted · 90% on all votes Votes with own party 93% Partisan rank: 8 of 35 in the Senate (tied with 1 other) Didn't vote at roll call 2% 12 of 650 roll calls · 12 of them excused

Bills passed 3 7 sponsored · 3 became law · Rank 14 of 35 in the Senate (tied with 2 others) Bills that became law 3 of 3 passed · 0 vetoed

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

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Kevin Jensen's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. 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

South Dakota Senate71st percentile

More conservative than 70% of the South Dakota Senate.

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11th most conservative of 35

On the November 3 ballot

Kevin Jensen is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot. (South Dakota Senate District 16)

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Votes with the President Pro Tempore

79%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Kevin Jensen.

On 279 contested votes where both voted90% on all 633 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

93%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Kevin Jensen.

On 132 party-line votesPartisan rank: 8 of 35 in the Senate (tied with 1 other)7 senators vote with their party more often

Bills

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

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Bills: Kevin Jensen
	Bills
Sponsored	7
Passed both chambers	3
Became law	3
Vetoed by the Governor	0

Rank by bills passed: Rank 14 of 35 in the Senate (tied with 2 others) · 14 of 32 Republicans (tied with 2 others)

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

Bills that passed both chambers: Kevin Jensen
Bill	Result	Final action
SB 136 (2026 Session) Make an appropriation for grants to support the purchase of personal protective equipment by volunteer fire departments	Became law	March 30, 2026
SB 80 (2025 Session) Revise provisions regarding students and trainees engaged in the practice of funeral service	Became law	March 13, 2025
SB 78 (2025 Session) Authorize a change in bullet diameter for use in taking certain animals	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

59 against the President Pro Tempore; 73 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Kevin Jensen
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	President Pro Tempore	Most of their party
March 11, 2026	HB 1209: Require employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide a penalty therefor Motion to Reconsider	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 11, 2026	SB 245: Create the homeowner property tax reduction fund, and to transfer moneys to the homeowner property tax reduction fund Concurrence	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 10, 2026	SB 106: Modify the amount required to be set aside for extraordinary expenses incurred in providing special education programs Concurrence	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 9, 2026	HB 1241: Modify the requirements for public notice of a hearing prior to a vote to impose an excess tax levy, and to modify requirements to refer an excess tax levy of… Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 9, 2026	HB 1082: Establish parameters for the reimbursement of school districts that provide free or reduced-price meals to students Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
March 9, 2026	HB 1082: Establish parameters for the reimbursement of school districts that provide free or reduced-price meals to students Motion to Place on the Calendar for the Day	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
March 5, 2026	HB 1245: Authorize municipalities to establish a local funding mechanism for capital improvement projects Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
March 5, 2026	HB 1138: Require the licensure of non-medical home care agencies, and to provide a penalty therefor Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
March 4, 2026	HB 1089: Modify the distributions of revenues collected from severance taxation on new permits Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
March 4, 2026	HB 1089: Modify the distributions of revenues collected from severance taxation on new permits Motion to Place on the Calendar for the Day	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 4, 2026	HB 1048: Make an appropriation for the expansion of broadband infrastructure Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
March 4, 2026	HB 1048: Make an appropriation for the expansion of broadband infrastructure Motion to Reconsider	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
March 3, 2026	HB 1254: Exempt any soil amendment used exclusively for agricultural purposes from sales tax Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 3, 2026	HB 1048: Make an appropriation for the expansion of broadband infrastructure Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
March 2, 2026	HJR 5001: Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, requiring a declaration of… Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 2, 2026	HB 1107: Modify restrictions on lands for certain public purposes Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 2, 2026	HB 1099: Reschedule the pharmaceutical composition of crystalline polymorph psilocybin in a drug product approved by the Food and Drug Administration as a Schedule IV… Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 2, 2026	SB 69: Make an appropriation for the purchase of a new Division of Highway Patrol airplane and mission equipment Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 26, 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… Amendment	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 25, 2026	HB 1130: Amend permissible uses of a school district's capital outlay fund Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 24, 2026	SB 211: Prohibit certain billing practices by ambulance service providers and establish reimbursement standards for out-of-network emergency medical services Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
Feb. 24, 2026	SB 196: Increase the income limits for a property tax assessment freeze Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 24, 2026	SB 106: Modify the amount required to be set aside for extraordinary expenses incurred in providing special education programs Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
Feb. 23, 2026	SB 76: Authorize loans from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund for airport infrastructure Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 23, 2026	SB 229: Require an election to approve the issuance of certain capital outlay certificates, lease-purchase contracts, or installment purchase contracts Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 23, 2026	SB 204: Revise certain criteria for loans from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
Feb. 23, 2026	SB 96: Authorize the imposition of a county option gross receipts tax to reduce owner-occupied property taxes Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
Feb. 20, 2026	HB 1062: Revise a provision related to aggravated assault Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 20, 2026	SB 208: Require the award of certain disbursements to prevailing owners and taxpayers in appeals of property classifications or assessments Amendment	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 20, 2026	SB 135: Protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 19, 2026	SB 208: Require the award of certain disbursements to prevailing owners and taxpayers in appeals of property classifications or assessments Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
Feb. 18, 2026	HB 1201: Authorize the use of bingo games, lotteries, and pull-tab devices by booster clubs Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 17, 2026	SB 97: Adjust a limit on the percentage increase in revenue payable from property taxes Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
Feb. 17, 2026	SB 97: Adjust a limit on the percentage increase in revenue payable from property taxes Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
Feb. 17, 2026	SB 97: Adjust a limit on the percentage increase in revenue payable from property taxes Amendment	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 17, 2026	SB 118: Deposit certain tax revenues into a homeowner tax reduction fund Motion to Place on the Calendar for the Day	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
Feb. 12, 2026	SB 150: Exempt one motor vehicle of a debtor from being taken by legal process Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 11, 2026	SJR 504: Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, providing for wagering on… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 9, 2026	SB 122: Establish the crime of failure to summon aid for a suicide attempt and provide a penalty therefor Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 6, 2026	HB 1058: Require licensure for online pari-mutuel wagering pools for horse and dog races, and clarify the application of tax therefor Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 2, 2026	SB 21: Modify tax refunds for elderly persons and persons with a disability Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
Feb. 2, 2026	SB 21: Modify tax refunds for elderly persons and persons with a disability Motion to Reconsider	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
Jan. 29, 2026	SB 36: Authorize certain utilities to establish wildfire mitigation plans and associated liability limitations for wildfire damages Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Jan. 28, 2026	HCR 6004: Encouraging the use of physical cash in transactions Adoption	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
Jan. 26, 2026	SJR 501: Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, limiting the number of… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
Jan. 23, 2026	SB 39: Revise provisions relating to industrial hemp Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Jan. 23, 2026	SB 25: Update provisions related to the permit application process for proposed energy and transmission facilities Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 22, 2026	SB 25: Update provisions related to the permit application process for proposed energy and transmission facilities Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 22, 2026	SB 9: Revise provisions regarding notices to the one-call notification center Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
Jan. 22, 2026	SB 77: Ban kratom and kratom products and to provide a penalty therefor Motion to Place on the Calendar for the Day	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
Jan. 22, 2026	SB 61: Ban hemp-derived intoxicants not for medical purposes Motion to Place on the Calendar for the Day	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
Sept. 23, 2025	SB 2: Authorize the Department of Corrections to purchase and exchange certain real property, to contract for the design of a prison facility, to construct a prison… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
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 (split)	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	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 10, 2025	HB 1165: Provide a means by which an agricultural producer may request an automatic refund of an assessment on crops Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 10, 2025	HB 1130: Provide permissible dates for municipal and school district elections Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 5, 2025	HB 1238: Establish protections for a veteran seeking assistance in a veterans' benefit matter Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
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 (split)	Yea
March 4, 2025	HB 1164: Revise the process for nominating candidates for lieutenant governor Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 4, 2025	HB 1132: Establish provisions for eligibility in the child care assistance program for certain child care employees Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
March 4, 2025	HB 1069: Regulate vapor products and to provide a penalty therefor Motion to Table	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 4, 2025	HB 1037: Suspend the tax collection allowance credit for filing returns and remitting taxes electronically Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 3, 2025	HB 1192: Remove the maximum fee permitted to be charged by a notary Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
March 3, 2025	HB 1094: Modify laws regarding school bus safety and to provide a penalty therefor Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 3, 2025	SB 45: Impose a motor vehicle technology fee Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
March 3, 2025	SB 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	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
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	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
Feb. 27, 2025	HB 1092: Make an appropriation for a student teacher stipend grant program Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 27, 2025	HB 1051: Update provisions on the interim legislative oversight of administrative rulemaking Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
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 (split)	Yea
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	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
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 (split)	Yea
Feb. 25, 2025	SB 188: Amend eligibility to vote by absentee ballot Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 25, 2025	SB 147: Promote and enhance the greatness of South Dakota Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 25, 2025	SB 124: Establish the Incarceration Task Force Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 24, 2025	SB 137: Make an appropriation for the economic development of South Dakota Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 24, 2025	SB 3: Increase driver license fees Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 24, 2025	SB 198: Establish conditions a prospective condemnor must satisfy before commencing condemnation proceedings Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	—
Feb. 24, 2025	SB 198: Establish conditions a prospective condemnor must satisfy before commencing condemnation proceedings Motion to Reconsider	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 21, 2025	SB 202: Create the water infrastructure development fund Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 21, 2025	SB 198: Establish conditions a prospective condemnor must satisfy before commencing condemnation proceedings Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 20, 2025	SB 54: Revise the distribution of revenue from the cigarette tax Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
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	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 18, 2025	SB 205: Increase the limit on the number of video lottery machines in a licensed establishment Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	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 (split)	Nay (split)
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 (split)	Nay (split)
Feb. 13, 2025	SB 190: Provide school choice through an education tax credit Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 12, 2025	Appointments: Does the Senate advise and consent to the executive reappointment of Scott Vance? Confirmation	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
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 (split)	Nay
Feb. 11, 2025	SB 31: Revise amounts for inspection fees for electrical installations Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 11, 2025	SB 27: Revise provisions relating to licensing fees for cosmetology, esthetics, and nail technology Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
Feb. 11, 2025	SB 24: Revise provisions relating to the promulgation of rules to set licensing and inspection fees for plumbers and related professions Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 10, 2025	SB 116: Revise and repeal provisions related to street racing prohibitions and to provide a penalty therefor Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 10, 2025	SB 133: Repeal enforcement provisions and modify requirements related to the fluoridation of public water supplies Motion to Place on the Calendar for the Day	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
Feb. 7, 2025	SB 161: Establish a maximum school administrator salary Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 6, 2025	SB 107: Exempt trailer manufacturers and trailer dealers from certain provisions regarding motor vehicle dealer license requirements Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 5, 2025	SB 60: Expand the access and investigatory authority of the state auditor Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 4, 2025	SB 103: Prohibit the use of voter centers in a county Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Jan. 28, 2025	SB 22: Modify provisions pertaining to the submission of a nominating petition Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Jan. 24, 2025	SB 17: Clarify when a political committee must file certain campaign finance disclosure statements Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Jan. 23, 2025	SB 12: Limit the amount of money that may be loaned to a candidate or political committee Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)

Recent key votes

Kevin Jensen'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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March 12, 2026
Senate

HB 1326: Appropriate money for the ordinary expenses of the legislative, judicial, and executive departments of the state, the current expenses of state institutions…
Voted yea Passage · Yeas 25, nays 9

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.
March 12, 2026
Senate

SB 78: Revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026
Voted yea Passage · Yeas 26, nays 8

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.
March 11, 2026
Senate

SB 245: Create the homeowner property tax reduction fund, and to transfer moneys to the homeowner property tax reduction fund
Voted yeaAgainst the President Pro Tempore Concurrence · Yeas 20, nays 13

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.
March 10, 2026
Senate

SB 221: Regulate the retail sale of nicotine products, and to provide a penalty therefor
Voted yea Concurrence · Yeas 29, nays 5

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.
March 10, 2026
Senate

SB 119: Create the capitol restoration fund and to transfer moneys thereto
Voted yea Concurrence · Yeas 20, nays 12

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 Kevin Jensen voted on each of the 650 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Kevin Jensen
Date	Vote	Their vote	Most of their party	President Pro Tempore	Yeas–nays
March 12, 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… Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	25–9
March 12, 2026	SB 78: Revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026 Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	26–8
March 11, 2026	SB 245: Create the homeowner property tax reduction fund, and to transfer moneys to the homeowner property tax reduction fund Concurrence	Yea	Yea	Nay	20–13
March 10, 2026	SB 221: Regulate the retail sale of nicotine products, and to provide a penalty therefor Concurrence	Yea	Yea	Yea	29–5
March 10, 2026	SB 119: Create the capitol restoration fund and to transfer moneys thereto Concurrence	Yea	Yea	Yea	20–12
March 10, 2026	SB 106: Modify the amount required to be set aside for extraordinary expenses incurred in providing special education programs Concurrence	Yea	Yea	Nay	20–11
March 9, 2026	HB 1241: Modify the requirements for public notice of a hearing prior to a vote to impose an excess tax levy, and to modify requirements to refer an excess tax levy of… Passage	Yea	Nay	Yea	14–20
March 9, 2026	HB 1323: Modify the requirements to refer an ordinance or resolution to the voters of a political subdivision Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	19–15
March 9, 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… Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	31–2
March 9, 2026	HB 1253: Adjust the assessment methodology for owner-occupied single-family dwellings and nonagricultural property Passage	Nay	Nay	Nay	9–24
March 9, 2026	HB 1241: Modify the requirements for public notice of a hearing prior to a vote to impose an excess tax levy, and to modify requirements to refer an excess tax levy of… Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	17–17
March 9, 2026	HB 1215: Authorize counties and municipalities to issue a license for a cigar bar Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	28–6
March 9, 2026	HB 1184: Define man and woman throughout the state Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	30–4
March 9, 2026	HB 1148: Adopt the respiratory care interstate compact Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	30–4
March 9, 2026	HB 1160: Repeal the medical marijuana oversight committee Passage	Nay	Nay	Nay	15–19
March 9, 2026	HB 1082: Establish parameters for the reimbursement of school districts that provide free or reduced-price meals to students Passage	Nay	Yea	Nay	20–14
March 5, 2026	HB 1245: Authorize municipalities to establish a local funding mechanism for capital improvement projects Passage	Nay	Yea	Nay	19–15
March 5, 2026	HB 1220: Regulate the sale of nicotine products, and to provide a penalty therefor Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	27–7
March 5, 2026	HB 1138: Require the licensure of non-medical home care agencies, and to provide a penalty therefor Passage	Nay	Yea	Nay	20–14
March 5, 2026	HB 1040: Revise the child support obligation schedule Passage	Nay	Nay	Nay	12–22
March 5, 2026	SB 90: Expand the information required to be sent to the prescription drug monitoring program for each registry identification card holder Concurrence	Yea	Yea	Yea	31–3
March 4, 2026	HB 1263: Eliminate an exclusion from the definition of an agricultural equipment dealer Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	28–6
March 4, 2026	HB 1262: Make an appropriation for a non-residential, school-based, therapeutic services facility in Brown County Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	30–4
March 4, 2026	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… Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	30–4
March 4, 2026	HB 1209: Require employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide a penalty therefor Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	32–2
March 4, 2026	HB 1089: Modify the distributions of revenues collected from severance taxation on new permits Passage	Nay	Yea	Nay	21–13
March 4, 2026	HB 1048: Make an appropriation for the expansion of broadband infrastructure Passage	Nay	Yea	Nay	24–10
March 4, 2026	SB 164: Require that any holder of a commercial driver license in this state must be proficient in the English language, and to provide a penalty therefor Concurrence	Yea	Yea	Yea	32–2
March 3, 2026	HB 1313: Require education in prenatal human growth and development Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	31–3
March 3, 2026	HB 1257: Amend the definition of an abortion Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	31–2
March 3, 2026	HB 1254: Exempt any soil amendment used exclusively for agricultural purposes from sales tax Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay	28–6
March 3, 2026	HB 1179: Modify provisions related to the reimbursement fee for preparation of a garnishment disclosure Passage	Nay	Nay	Nay	16–18
March 3, 2026	HB 1095: Modify provisions pertaining to the submission of a nominating petition Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	26–8
March 3, 2026	HB 1048: Make an appropriation for the expansion of broadband infrastructure Passage	Nay	Yea	Nay	22–12
March 3, 2026	SB 89: Create a task force to study the provision of emergency medical services as an essential service and the funding thereof Concurrence	Yea	Yea	Yea	29–4
March 2, 2026	HJR 5001: Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, requiring a declaration of… Passage	Yea	Nay	Yea	14–19
March 2, 2026	HB 1107: Modify restrictions on lands for certain public purposes Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay	20–13
March 2, 2026	HB 1099: Reschedule the pharmaceutical composition of crystalline polymorph psilocybin in a drug product approved by the Food and Drug Administration as a Schedule IV… Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay	21–12
March 2, 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… Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	29–4
March 2, 2026	SB 69: Make an appropriation for the purchase of a new Division of Highway Patrol airplane and mission equipment Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay	29–4
March 2, 2026	SB 220: Authorize a comprehensive study of juvenile correctional and residential facilities, to make an appropriation therefor Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	24–9
Feb. 26, 2026	SB 220: Authorize a comprehensive study of juvenile correctional and residential facilities, to make an appropriation therefor Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	23–9
Feb. 25, 2026	HB 1130: Amend permissible uses of a school district's capital outlay fund Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay	24–9
Feb. 25, 2026	HB 1056: Require that the Department of Social Services submit a federal waiver request to exclude soft drinks from the supplemental nutrition assistance program Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	27–6
Feb. 24, 2026	SJR 508: Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election, amendments to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, removing the lieutenant… Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	19–14
Feb. 24, 2026	SB 222: Make an appropriation for eligible water, wastewater, storm water, and riparian buffer initiative projects Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	28–5
Feb. 24, 2026	SB 221: Regulate the retail sale of nicotine products, and to provide a penalty therefor Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	22–11
Feb. 24, 2026	SB 211: Prohibit certain billing practices by ambulance service providers and establish reimbursement standards for out-of-network emergency medical services Passage	Yea	Nay	Nay	17–16
Feb. 24, 2026	SB 196: Increase the income limits for a property tax assessment freeze Passage	Yea	Nay	Yea	15–18
Feb. 24, 2026	SB 159: Revise requirements pertaining to the minimum age for marriage Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	25–8
Feb. 24, 2026	SB 119: Create the capitol restoration fund and to transfer moneys thereto Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	21–12
Feb. 24, 2026	SB 118: Deposit certain tax revenues into a homeowner tax reduction fund Passage	Nay	Nay	Nay	16–17
Feb. 24, 2026	SB 106: Modify the amount required to be set aside for extraordinary expenses incurred in providing special education programs Passage	Nay	Yea	Nay	23–10
Feb. 24, 2026	SB 74: Transfer moneys to the general fund from the budget reserve fund and the general revenue replacement fund Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	26–7
Feb. 23, 2026	SB 76: Authorize loans from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund for airport infrastructure Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay	22–11
Feb. 23, 2026	SB 193: Clarify the definition of backup electric generation Passage	Nay	Nay	Nay	17–17
Feb. 23, 2026	SB 239: Modify provisions relating to the reinvestment payment program, and relating to the purchasing of goods and services used by projects approved for the… Passage	Nay	—	Nay	17–16
Feb. 23, 2026	SB 229: Require an election to approve the issuance of certain capital outlay certificates, lease-purchase contracts, or installment purchase contracts Passage	Yea	Nay	Yea	16–18
Feb. 23, 2026	SB 204: Revise certain criteria for loans from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund Passage	Nay	Yea	Nay	20–13
Feb. 23, 2026	SB 199: Establish a new fund to provide property tax relief Passage	Yea	—	Yea	16–17
Feb. 23, 2026	SB 134: Restrict deference to a state agency's interpretation of a state statute, administrative rule, or policy Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	31–3
Feb. 23, 2026	SB 124: Temporarily prohibit the manufacture, sale, and distribution of any product containing cell-cultured protein, and to provide a penalty therefor Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	29–5
Feb. 23, 2026	SB 96: Authorize the imposition of a county option gross receipts tax to reduce owner-occupied property taxes Passage	Nay	Yea	Nay	20–14
Feb. 20, 2026	HB 1062: Revise a provision related to aggravated assault Passage	Nay	Yea	Yea	28–6
Feb. 20, 2026	SB 237: Require that counties provide written notice to township supervisors of conditional use applications and appeals Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	26–8
Feb. 20, 2026	SB 193: Clarify the definition of backup electric generation Passage	Nay	Nay	Nay	17–17
Feb. 20, 2026	SB 126: Increase the amount of value exempt from property taxes under a tax relief program for disabled veterans and surviving spouses Passage	Nay	Nay	Nay	14–20
Feb. 20, 2026	SB 110: Regulate how broadband internet access service providers use customer data Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	28–6
Feb. 19, 2026	HB 1227: Increase the annual fee required of an owner of an electric motor vehicle Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	24–10
Feb. 19, 2026	SB 175: Require that an individual provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	28–6
Feb. 19, 2026	SB 218: Provide for the establishment of charter schools Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	17–17
Feb. 19, 2026	SB 150: Exempt one motor vehicle of a debtor from being taken by legal process Passage	Nay	Nay	Nay	15–19
Feb. 18, 2026	HB 1201: Authorize the use of bingo games, lotteries, and pull-tab devices by booster clubs Passage	Nay	Yea	Yea	19–15
Feb. 18, 2026	SB 224: Provide a rebuttable presumption in favor of joint physical custody of a minor child Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	20–14
Feb. 17, 2026	HB 1020: Increase the maximum amount allowable for the livestock ownership inspection fee Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	26–7
Feb. 17, 2026	SB 227: Establish a minimum damage threshold for a motor vehicle total loss declaration Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	27–6
Feb. 17, 2026	SB 223: Modify the requirements for a petition to refer an excess tax levy of a school district to a vote Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	20–14
Feb. 17, 2026	SB 198: Restrict the use of a cell phone by a student during the school day Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	19–15
Feb. 17, 2026	SB 195: Repeal the expiration of a reduction in certain gross receipts and use tax rates Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	17–17
Feb. 17, 2026	SB 187: Define nonpublic school Passage	Nay	Nay	Nay	11–23
Feb. 17, 2026	SB 179: Permit a court to commit a juvenile adjudicated delinquent for certain weapons offenses to the Department of Corrections Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	28–6
Feb. 17, 2026	SB 97: Adjust a limit on the percentage increase in revenue payable from property taxes Passage	Nay	Yea	Nay	18–16
Feb. 17, 2026	SB 20: Make an appropriation for tax refunds for elderly persons and persons with a disability Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	30–4
Feb. 17, 2026	SB 190: Codify the rights of a parent Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	19–15
Feb. 12, 2026	SB 190: Codify the rights of a parent Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	17–16
Feb. 12, 2026	SB 150: Exempt one motor vehicle of a debtor from being taken by legal process Passage	Yea	Nay	Yea	16–17
Feb. 11, 2026	SJR 504: Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, providing for wagering on… Passage	Nay	Yea	Yea	23–10
Feb. 11, 2026	SB 156: Modify the crime of cruelty to an animal and increase the penalty therefor Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	25–8
Feb. 9, 2026	SB 122: Establish the crime of failure to summon aid for a suicide attempt and provide a penalty therefor Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay	24–9
Feb. 6, 2026	HB 1064: Provide for the sale of producer-raised meat and meat food products directly to consumers pending legalization under federal law Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	28–6
Feb. 6, 2026	HB 1058: Require licensure for online pari-mutuel wagering pools for horse and dog races, and clarify the application of tax therefor Passage	Nay	Yea	Yea	29–5
Feb. 6, 2026	HB 1034: Increase fees for decals and license plates mailed to vehicle owners Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	27–7
Feb. 6, 2026	SB 3: Limit the types of residential improvements for which counties, municipalities, and townships may require a permit Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	28–6
Feb. 5, 2026	HB 1077: Consider a cultivated-protein food product to be adulterated food Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	18–16
Feb. 5, 2026	SB 164: Require that any holder of a commercial driver license in this state must be proficient in the English language, and to provide a penalty therefor Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	29–5
Feb. 4, 2026	SB 113: Increase the penalty for preventing practice of religion Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	30–4
Feb. 4, 2026	SB 89: Create a task force to study the provision of emergency medical services as an essential service and the funding thereof Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	27–7
Feb. 2, 2026	SB 115: Remove the prohibition pertaining to the shooting of mourning doves located within specific areas Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	19–15
Feb. 2, 2026	SB 21: Modify tax refunds for elderly persons and persons with a disability Passage	Nay	Yea	Nay	18–16
Jan. 29, 2026	SB 90: Expand the information required to be sent to the prescription drug monitoring program for each registry identification card holder Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	20–12
Jan. 29, 2026	SB 42: Enhance the penalties for ingestion, possession with intent to deliver, and delivery of a controlled substance in a state correctional facility Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	26–7
Jan. 29, 2026	SB 36: Authorize certain utilities to establish wildfire mitigation plans and associated liability limitations for wildfire damages Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay	29–4
Jan. 29, 2026	SB 31: Permit the use of a confirmation letter to verify a voter's registration Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	30–3
Jan. 29, 2026	SB 30: Amend the reasons for challenging an individual's eligibility to vote Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	30–3
Jan. 29, 2026	SB 21: Modify tax refunds for elderly persons and persons with a disability Passage	Nay	Nay	Nay	15–18
Jan. 26, 2026	SJR 503: 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	Yea	Yea	Yea	25–9
Jan. 26, 2026	SJR 502: Applying to the United States Congress under Article V of the United States Constitution to call for a convention proposing an amendment to the constitution… Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	24–10
Jan. 26, 2026	SJR 501: Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, limiting the number of… Passage	Nay	Yea	Nay	20–14
Jan. 26, 2026	SB 85: Require an election for an excess tax levy of a school district Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	20–14
Jan. 26, 2026	SB 71: Authorize the assumption of certain responsibilities and the waiver of sovereign immunity in connection with certain actions under federal environmental law Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	32–2
Jan. 26, 2026	SB 62: Discontinue the issuance of new Class B electrician licenses Passage	Nay	Nay	Nay	14–20
Jan. 23, 2026	SB 39: Revise provisions relating to industrial hemp Passage	Nay	Yea	Yea	30–4
Jan. 23, 2026	SB 25: Update provisions related to the permit application process for proposed energy and transmission facilities Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	17–17
Jan. 22, 2026	SB 25: Update provisions related to the permit application process for proposed energy and transmission facilities Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	17–17
Jan. 22, 2026	SB 9: Revise provisions regarding notices to the one-call notification center Passage	Nay	Yea	Nay	18–16
Jan. 21, 2026	SB 38: Modify the annual fee imposed on certain concentrated animal feeding operations Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	28–4
Jan. 20, 2026	SB 64: Revise and repeal provisions related to the athletic commission Passage	Yea	Yea	Excused	28–4
Jan. 20, 2026	SB 11: Increase reinstatement fees and abstract driver record fees Passage	Yea	Yea	Excused	24–8
Sept. 23, 2025	SB 2: Authorize the Department of Corrections to purchase and exchange certain real property, to contract for the design of a prison facility, to construct a prison… Passage	Nay	Yea	Yea	24–11
March 31, 2025	HB 1169: Modify the signature requirement for a petition to initiate a constitutional amendment Veto Override	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–16
March 13, 2025	HB 1046: Revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2025 Passage	Excused	Yea	Yea	31–3
March 12, 2025	HB 1218: Address the imposition of firearm restrictions on certain employees, officers, volunteers, and other individuals Conference Committee Report	Yea	Yea	Yea	32–3
March 12, 2025	SB 113: Provide protections for parental rights Conference Committee Report	Yea	Yea	Yea	31–4
March 12, 2025	SB 91: Revise the requirements for a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment or to refer a law Conference Committee Report	Yea	Yea	Yea	32–3
March 12, 2025	SB 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	Yea	Yea	Yea	32–2
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	Yea	Nay	29–6
March 11, 2025	SB 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	Yea	Yea	Yea	32–3
March 10, 2025	HB 1062: Amend provisions pertaining to the maintenance and publication of the statewide voter registration file Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	20–12
March 10, 2025	HB 1039: Amend the programs reimbursing a teacher or school counselor for earning national board certification Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	30–2
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	Yea	Yea	Yea	29–4
March 10, 2025	HB 1259: Prohibit unauthorized access to certain multi-occupancy rooms Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	27–6
March 10, 2025	HB 1256: Require the inclusion of certain information on a candidate's nominating petition or on a ballot question petition Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	21–12
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	Yea	Yea	Yea	17–16
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 Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	32–2
March 10, 2025	HB 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	Nay	Nay	Nay	13–21
March 10, 2025	HB 1218: Address the imposition of firearm restrictions on certain employees, officers, volunteers, and other individuals Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	30–4
March 10, 2025	HB 1184: Amend the deadline for filing a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	19–15
March 10, 2025	HB 1169: Modify the signature requirement for a petition to initiate a constitutional amendment Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	19–15
March 10, 2025	HB 1165: Provide a means by which an agricultural producer may request an automatic refund of an assessment on crops Passage	Yea	Nay	Yea	15–19
March 10, 2025	HB 1066: Revise residency requirements for the purposes of voter registration Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	23–11
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	Yea	Yea	Yea	25–9
March 10, 2025	HB 1130: Provide permissible dates for municipal and school district elections Passage	Nay	Yea	Yea	23–11
March 6, 2025	HB 1040: Reduce the state's contribution to a subsidized high school dual credit program Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	23–11
March 6, 2025	SB 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	Yea	Yea	Yea	31–2
March 5, 2025	HB 1238: Establish protections for a veteran seeking assistance in a veterans' benefit matter Passage	Nay	Yea	Yea	25–8
March 5, 2025	SB 62: Establish mandatory reporting requirements related to improper governmental conduct and crime, and to provide a penalty therefor Concurrence	Yea	Yea	Nay	20–14
March 4, 2025	HJR 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	Yea	Yea	Yea	25–10
March 4, 2025	HB 1222: Expand the authorized carrying, possession, and storage of a concealed pistol Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	32–2
March 4, 2025	HB 1164: Revise the process for nominating candidates for lieutenant governor Passage	Nay	Yea	Yea	22–12
March 4, 2025	HB 1132: Establish provisions for eligibility in the child care assistance program for certain child care employees Passage	Nay	Yea	Nay	20–14
March 4, 2025	HB 1052: Prohibit the exercise of eminent domain for a pipeline that carries carbon oxide Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	23–12
March 4, 2025	HB 1037: Suspend the tax collection allowance credit for filing returns and remitting taxes electronically Passage	Nay	Yea	Yea	26–9
March 4, 2025	HB 1036: Establish a minimum combined balance of the budget reserve fund and general revenue replacement fund Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	31–4
March 4, 2025	HB 1021: Modify the annual fee for concentrated animal feeding operations and to establish an application fee Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	23–12
March 4, 2025	HB 1016: Revise provisions related to pharmacy and to increase fees Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	27–8
March 4, 2025	HB 1015: Increase licensure fees related to the practice of funeral service and cremation Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	24–11
March 4, 2025	SB 116: Revise and repeal provisions related to street racing prohibitions and to provide a penalty therefor Concurrence	Yea	Yea	Yea	31–4
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… Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	31–3
March 3, 2025	HB 1192: Remove the maximum fee permitted to be charged by a notary Passage	Nay	Yea	Nay	21–13
March 3, 2025	HB 1114: Make an appropriation for the purchasing of equipment to support the South Dakota Board of Technical Education Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	28–6
March 3, 2025	HB 1094: Modify laws regarding school bus safety and to provide a penalty therefor Passage	Nay	Yea	Yea	27–8
March 3, 2025	SB 132: Make an appropriation for grants to support airport terminal improvement and expansion Passage	Nay	Nay	Nay	16–19
March 3, 2025	SB 95: Make an appropriation to the Department of Revenue for distribution to county rural access infrastructure funds Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	24–11
March 3, 2025	SB 45: Impose a motor vehicle technology fee Passage	Nay	Yea	Nay	22–13
March 3, 2025	SB 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	Yea	Nay	Nay	14–21
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	Nay	Yea	Nay	29–6
Feb. 27, 2025	HB 1157: Amend the maximum fee limit due when applying for a county drainage permit Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	28–6
Feb. 27, 2025	HB 1092: Make an appropriation for a student teacher stipend grant program Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay	25–10
Feb. 27, 2025	HB 1067: Define the term "must." Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	22–11
Feb. 27, 2025	HB 1051: Update provisions on the interim legislative oversight of administrative rulemaking Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay	24–10
Feb. 27, 2025	HB 1261: Provide the board of commissioners with authority over certain intra-county land uses and construction projects Passage	Nay	Nay	Nay	14–21
Feb. 26, 2025	HB 1236: Expand the safety zone within which hunting and trapping are restricted Passage	Nay	Nay	Nay	5–29
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	Yea	Nay	24–11
Feb. 25, 2025	HB 1093: Modify the permissible dates for a school district bond election Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	19–16
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	Yea	Nay	30–5
Feb. 25, 2025	SB 188: Amend eligibility to vote by absentee ballot Passage	Yea	Nay	Yea	14–21
Feb. 25, 2025	SB 147: Promote and enhance the greatness of South Dakota Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–19
Feb. 25, 2025	SB 124: Establish the Incarceration Task Force Passage	Yea	Nay	Yea	15–20
Feb. 25, 2025	SB 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	Yea	Yea	Yea	32–3
Feb. 24, 2025	SB 201: Prohibit contributions and loans from an authorized committee of a candidate for federal office Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	31–4
Feb. 24, 2025	SB 178: Increase a tax on aviation gasoline and jet fuel Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	28–7
Feb. 24, 2025	SB 157: Require proof of workers' compensation insurance for contractors of public improvements Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	19–16
Feb. 24, 2025	SB 138: Make an appropriation for developing the economic viability of South Dakota Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	31–4
Feb. 24, 2025	SB 137: Make an appropriation for the economic development of South Dakota Passage	Nay	Yea	Yea	28–7
Feb. 24, 2025	SB 136: Make an appropriation to enhance the economic health of South Dakota Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	31–4
Feb. 24, 2025	SB 99: Make an appropriation for purchasing, storing, and distributing sexual assault kits Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	30–5
Feb. 24, 2025	SB 70: Modify the maximum sparsity benefit a sparse school district is eligible to receive Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	27–8
Feb. 24, 2025	SB 3: Increase driver license fees Passage	Nay	Yea	Yea	24–11
Feb. 24, 2025	SB 198: Establish conditions a prospective condemnor must satisfy before commencing condemnation proceedings Passage	Nay	—	Yea	18–17
Feb. 21, 2025	SB 202: Create the water infrastructure development fund Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay	21–12
Feb. 21, 2025	SB 198: Establish conditions a prospective condemnor must satisfy before commencing condemnation proceedings Passage	Nay	Yea	Yea	17–16
Feb. 21, 2025	SB 172: Provide a rebuttable presumption in favor of joint physical custody of a minor child Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	20–13
Feb. 20, 2025	SB 54: Revise the distribution of revenue from the cigarette tax Passage	Nay	Yea	Nay	21–14
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	Excused	Yea	Yea	17–17
Feb. 19, 2025	SB 208: Amend provisions pertaining to a school district's proposed opt out, capital outlay certificate, or other agreement Passage	Excused	Yea	Yea	19–15
Feb. 18, 2025	SB 219: Require the acceptance of a cash payment for admission to a school-affiliated event Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	19–16
Feb. 18, 2025	SB 205: Increase the limit on the number of video lottery machines in a licensed establishment Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	15–20
Feb. 18, 2025	SB 203: Increase the minimum age to purchase a lottery ticket Passage	Nay	Nay	Nay	12–23
Feb. 18, 2025	SB 196: Incorporate the Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings in public school curriculum Passage	Nay	Nay	Nay	7–28
Feb. 18, 2025	SB 156: Increase the minimum age for marriage Passage	Nay	Nay	Nay	16–19
Feb. 13, 2025	HB 1121: Revise passenger limits for holders of restricted minor's driving permits Passage	Nay	Nay	Nay	11–24
Feb. 13, 2025	SB 190: Provide school choice through an education tax credit Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	11–24
Feb. 13, 2025	SB 177: Provide a sales and use tax refund for goods and services related to data center operations Passage	Nay	Nay	Nay	17–18
Feb. 12, 2025	SB 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	Yea	Yea	Yea	33–2
Feb. 12, 2025	SB 94: Amend provisions pertaining to the duties of presidential electors Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	33–2
Feb. 12, 2025	SB 31: Revise amounts for inspection fees for electrical installations Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	27–8
Feb. 12, 2025	SB 27: Revise provisions relating to licensing fees for cosmetology, esthetics, and nail technology Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	31–4
Feb. 12, 2025	SB 24: Revise provisions relating to the promulgation of rules to set licensing and inspection fees for plumbers and related professions Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	25–10
Feb. 11, 2025	SB 113: Provide protections for parental rights Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	30–4
Feb. 11, 2025	SB 32: Revise amounts for licensing fees for the practice of accountancy Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	28–6
Feb. 11, 2025	SB 31: Revise amounts for inspection fees for electrical installations Passage	Nay	Yea	Yea	22–12
Feb. 11, 2025	SB 27: Revise provisions relating to licensing fees for cosmetology, esthetics, and nail technology Passage	Nay	Yea	Nay	20–14
Feb. 11, 2025	SB 24: Revise provisions relating to the promulgation of rules to set licensing and inspection fees for plumbers and related professions Passage	Nay	Yea	Yea	21–13
Feb. 10, 2025	SB 116: Revise and repeal provisions related to street racing prohibitions and to provide a penalty therefor Passage	Nay	Yea	Yea	25–9
Feb. 10, 2025	SB 57: Revise presumptive probation Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	31–3
Feb. 7, 2025	SB 161: Establish a maximum school administrator salary Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	13–22
Feb. 6, 2025	SB 107: Exempt trailer manufacturers and trailer dealers from certain provisions regarding motor vehicle dealer license requirements Passage	Nay	Yea	Yea	20–15
Feb. 6, 2025	SB 83: Revise the penalty and provide treatment for the ingestion of certain controlled substances Passage	Nay	Nay	Nay	18–17
Feb. 5, 2025	SB 60: Expand the access and investigatory authority of the state auditor Passage	Yea	Nay	Yea	16–17
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	Yea	Yea	Yea	17–16
Feb. 4, 2025	SB 103: Prohibit the use of voter centers in a county Passage	Yea	Nay	Yea	13–22
Feb. 3, 2025	SJR 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	Yea	Yea	Yea	33–2
Feb. 3, 2025	SB 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	Nay	Nay	Nay	6–29
Feb. 3, 2025	SB 68: Require an individual be a citizen of the United States before being eligible to vote and to provide a penalty therefor Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	32–3
Feb. 3, 2025	SB 67: Establish the state office of apprenticeship within the Department of Labor and Regulation Passage	Nay	Nay	Nay	14–21
Jan. 30, 2025	SB 81: Prohibit the use of a firearms code for transactions involving firearms, accessories, components, and ammunition and to provide a civil penalty therefor Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	33–2
Jan. 30, 2025	SB 64: Revise provisions related to the establishment of an initial parole date Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	33–2
Jan. 30, 2025	SB 14: Revise and repeal provisions related to agricultural production facilities and to provide a penalty therefor Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	33–2
Jan. 28, 2025	SB 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	Yea	Yea	Yea	32–3
Jan. 28, 2025	SB 51: Require the display and curricular inclusion of the Ten Commandments and other documents Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	18–17
Jan. 28, 2025	SB 22: Modify provisions pertaining to the submission of a nominating petition Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay	18–17
Jan. 27, 2025	SB 23: Require the secretary of state to publish the numbers pertaining to the collection of signatures on a nominating petition Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	26–8
Jan. 27, 2025	SB 11: Limit the amount of money that a political committee may accept from an inactive candidate campaign committee Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	30–4
Jan. 24, 2025	SB 17: Clarify when a political committee must file certain campaign finance disclosure statements Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay	31–4
Jan. 23, 2025	SB 12: Limit the amount of money that may be loaned to a candidate or political committee Passage	Nay	Yea	Yea	21–13
Jan. 23, 2025	SB 2: Increase civil penalties for commercial driver violations Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	30–4
Jan. 22, 2025	SJR 501: Providing legislative approval for a future use water permit application by the Western Dakota Regional Water System Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	31–4
Jan. 21, 2025	SJR 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	Yea	Yea	Yea	23–9

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

Contact, committees and caucuses

Contact

Official page: sdlegislature.gov
Email: kevin.jensen@sdlegislature.gov
Capitol office: Capitol Building 500 E. Capitol Ave., Pierre, SD 57501
605-773-3821

Committees

Health and Human Services Chair
Agriculture and Natural Resources Vice chair
Developmental Disability Service Delivery
Emergency Medical Services Funding Task Force
State Affairs

Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the South Dakota Legislature, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 22, 2026.

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