South Dakota Senate · 2026 Session
SB 198: Restrict the use of a cell phone by a student during the school day
Motion to Place on the Calendar for the Day · Feb. 11, 2026 · Yeas 19, nays 14
How each party voted
Senate President Pro Tempore Chris Karr voted yea.
Bill
- Bill
- SB 198
- Motion
- Motion to Place on the Calendar for the Day
- Date
- Feb. 11, 2026
- Session
- 2026 Session
- Yeas–nays
- Yeas 19, nays 14; 2 didn't vote (2 excused)
- Result
- Passed, as the official record marks it
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The chamber on this vote
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How each member voted
Yea (19)
- Greg Blanc R-35
- John Carley R-29
- Sydney Davis R-17
- Tamara Grove R-26
- Joy Hohn R-9
- Taffy Howard R-34
- Kevin Jensen R-16
- Chris Karr R-11
- Mark Lapka R-23
- Liz Larson D-10
- Sam Marty R-28
- Jim Mehlhaff R-24
- Lauren Nelson R-18
- Carl Perry R-3
- Tom Pischke R-25
- Jamie Smith D-15
- Curt Voight R-33
- MyKala Voita R-21
- Larry Zikmund R-14
Nay (14)
- Casey Crabtree R-8
- Randy Deibert R-31
- Helene Duhamel R-32
- Red Dawn Foster D-27
- Amber Hulse R-30
- Steve Kolbeck R-2
- Paul Miskimins R-20
- Ernie Otten R-6
- Tim Reed R-7
- Michael Rohl R-1
- Stephanie Sauder R-4
- Kyle Schoenfish R-19
- Glen Vilhauer R-5
- Brandon Wipf R-22
Excused (2)
- Arch Beal R-12
- Sue Peterson R-13