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How everyone voted: The “Provide for the establishment of charter schools” (SB 218) | Votenoted

South Dakota Senate vote

The “Provide for the establishment of charter schools” (SB 218)

Official title: Provide for the establishment of charter schools.

Passed: 17 yes, 16 no, 2 not voting

Feb 20, 2026, SB 218

Verified, Checked against a second data source (Open States)

Official source: sdlegislature.gov(opens in a new tab)

How each party voted

Republicans16 YES · 14 NO · 2 not voting
Democrats1 YES · 2 NO

Yes (17)

Republicans (16)

Greg BlancState Senator
John CarleyState Senator
Randy DeibertState Senator
Tamara GroveState Senator
Joy HohnState Senator
Taffy HowardState Representative
Kevin JensenState Senator
Mark LapkaState Senator
Sue Lucas-PetersonState Representative
Sam MartyState Senator
Jim MehlhaffState Senator
Lauren NelsonState Senator
Carl PerryState Representative
Tom PischkeState Senator
Curt VoightState Senator
Mykala VoitaState Senator

Democrats (1)

Red FosterState Senator

No (16)

Republicans (14)

Casey CrabtreeState Senator
Sydney DavisState Senator
Helene DuhamelState Senator
Amber HulseState Senator
Steve KolbeckState Senator
Paul MiskiminsState Representative
Ernie OttenState Senator
Tim ReedState Representative
Michael RohlState Senator

Absent (2)

Republicans (2)

Arch BealState Senator
Chris KarrState Senator

Vote data: LegiScan (opens in a new tab) (CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)), checked against Open States (opens in a new tab).

Positions are copied from LegiScan. They do not show why anyone voted. How we get this data

Stephanie Sauder

State Senator

Kyle SchoenfishState Senator

Glen VilhauerState Senator

Brandon WipfState Senator

Larry ZikmundState Representative

Democrats (2)

Liz LarsonState Senator
Jamie SmithState Senator