South Dakota House vote

The “Increase penalties for the operation of drones over certain facilities and to provide for mitigation...” (HB 1280)

Official title: Increase penalties for the operation of drones over certain facilities and to provide for mitigation techniques and countermeasures.

Passed: 61 yes, 5 no, 4 not voting

Feb 24, 2026, HB 1280

Unverified: the two data sources do not agree yet.

Official source: sdlegislature.gov

How each party voted

Republicans56 YES · 5 NO · 4 not voting
Democrats5 YES · 0 NO

Yes (61)

Republicans (56)

Bobbi AnderaState Representative
Amber ArlintState Representative
Julie AuchState Representative
Jessica BahmullerState Representative
Heather BaxterState Representative
Tim CzmowskiState Representative
Roger DegrootState Representative
Mike DerbyState Representative
Kevin Van DiepenState Representative
Steve DuffyState Representative
Mary FitzgeraldState Representative
Nick FosnessState Representative
Josephine GarciaState Representative
Timothy GoodwinState Representative
Spencer GoschState Representative
Lana GreenfieldState Representative
Jim HalversonState Representative
Jon HansenState Representative
Mellissa HeermannState Representative
Leslie HeinemannState Representative
John HughesState Representative
Jana HuntState Representative
Travis IsmayState Representative
Greg JamisonState Representative
Terri JorgensonState Representative
Chris KassinState Representative
Tony KayserState Representative
Jack KolbeckState Representative
David KullState Representative
Trish LadnerState Representative
Karla LemsState Representative
Logan ManhartState Representative
Curt MassieState Representative
Elizabeth MayState Representative
Scott MooreState Representative
Will MortensonState Representative
Brian MulderState Representative
Kaley NolzState Representative
Al NovstrupState Representative
Scott OdenbachState Representative
Marty OverwegState Representative
Drew PetersonState Representative
Taylor RehfeldtState Representative
Rebecca ReimerState Representative
Tim ReischState Representative
Kathy RiceState Representative
Matt RobyState Representative
Kent RoeState Representative
Tesa SchwansState Representative
William ShormaState Representative
John ShubeckState Representative
John SjaardaState Representative
Mike StevensState Representative
Tim WalburgState Representative
Keri WeemsState Representative
Mike WeisgramState Representative

Democrats (5)

Eric EmeryState Representative
Erin HealyState Representative
Erik MuckeyState Representative
Nicole Uhre-BalkState Representative
Kadyn WittmanState Representative

No (5)

Republicans (5)

Phil JensenState Representative
Dylan JordanState Representative
Tina MulallyState Representative
Tony RandolphState Representative
Brandei SchaefbauerState Representative

Absent (4)

Republicans (4)

Aaron AylwardState Representative
Jeff BathkeState Representative
Peri PourierState Representative
Bethany SoyeState Representative

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

How each party voted

YESYes (61)

Republicans (56)

Democrats (5)

NONo (5)

Republicans (5)

ABSENTAbsent (4)

Republicans (4)

How each party voted

YESYes (61)

Republicans (56)

Democrats (5)

NONo (5)

Republicans (5)

ABSENTAbsent (4)

Republicans (4)

Yes (61)

No (5)

Absent (4)

Yes (61)

No (5)

Absent (4)