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Heather Baxter

SD House District 34

Republican South Dakota since Jan 14, 2025

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Issue areas

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Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
SD House District 34 current South Dakota	Republican	Jan 14, 2025	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (420 recorded)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
HB 1056 — require that the Department of Social Services submit a federal waiver request to exclude soft drinks from the supplemental nutrition…	Yea	Feb 3, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 9 — revise provisions regarding notices to the one-call notification center.	Nay	Feb 3, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1107 — modify restrictions on lands for certain public purposes.	Nay	Feb 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1133 — remove an enhanced permit as a condition of carrying a concealed pistol while on the campus of a public institution of higher education.	Nay	Feb 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 8 — permit a school district to administer epinephrine using a nasal spray.	Yea	Feb 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1094 — clarify that consent for the donation of ovum or sperm must be explicit.	Yea	Feb 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1129 — provide for the carrying of a concealed pistol by certain school district employees.	Yea	Feb 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1103 — require that annual withdrawal of groundwater from any groundwater source may not exceed the annual recharge of water to the groundwater…	Yea	Feb 2, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 22 — clarify when certification of values is transmitted to the county.	Yea	Feb 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 85 — require an election for an excess tax levy of a school district.	Yea	Feb 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 38 — modify the annual fee imposed on certain concentrated animal feeding operations.	Nay	Feb 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1038 — allow the Public Utilities Commission to assess actual costs to data centers that are customers of public utilities.	Yea	Feb 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1019 — revise provisions regarding pesticide laws.	Yea	Feb 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SCR 602 — celebrating the sister-state relationship with Taiwan.	Yea	Jan 29, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HJR 5002 — proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota…	Yea	Jan 29, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 56 — require that agencies promulgating permanent rules publish the rules and associated rulemaking forms on a state website.	Yea	Jan 29, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SCR 604 — urging the people of the state of South Dakota to seek the Lord Most High for His healing presence and mercy upon South Dakota.	Yea	Jan 29, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1094 — clarify that consent for the donation of ovum or sperm must be explicit.	Yea	Jan 29, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1085 — establish provisions for the coverage of nonopioid prescription drugs.	Yea	Jan 29, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1130 — amend permissible uses of a school district's capital outlay fund.	Nay	Jan 29, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1006 — create a taskforce to study the creation of Indian medicaid managed care entities in the state.	Yea	Jan 29, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SCR 603 — supporting the secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture in establishing a working group of nutrition experts to determine…	Yea	Jan 29, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2 — provide that a firearm silencer is not a controlled weapon.	Yea	Jan 29, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1064 — provide for the sale of producer-raised meat and meat food products directly to consumers pending legalization under federal law.	Yea	Jan 29, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 64 — revise and repeal provisions related to the athletic commission.	Nay	Jan 29, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (130 as lead sponsor)

HB 1006 SD · —
create a taskforce to study the creation of Indian medicaid managed care entities in the state.

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SB 93 SD · —
prohibit certain state officers or employees from being employed by an organization that was the recipient of a contract awarded on behalf of a state agency…

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SB 156 SD · —
modify the crime of cruelty to an animal and increase the penalty therefor.

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HB 1007 SD · —
amend the definition of law enforcement officer to include tribal law enforcement officers.

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SB 122 SD · —
establish the crime of failure to summon aid for a suicide attempt and provide a penalty therefor.

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SB 109 SD · —
modify requirements to create a tax increment financing district.

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HC 8012 SD · —
recognizing Captain Royce Williams for his exemplary military service and bravery in combat.

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SB 124 SD · —
temporarily prohibit the manufacture, sale, and distribution of any product containing cell-cultured protein, and to provide a penalty therefor.

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SB 199 SD · —
establish a new fund to provide property tax relief.

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HB 1286 SD · —
amend the process by which moneys are distributed from the employer's investment in South Dakota's future fund.

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