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John Hughes
SD House District 13
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Government Operations & Budget 11Civil Rights & Liberties 6Criminal Justice & Policing 6Economy & Taxes 6Education 6Labor & Employment 3Social Services & Welfare 3Agriculture 2Elections & Voting 2Healthcare 2Technology & Privacy 2Abortion & Reproductive Rights 1Banking & Finance 1Environment & Energy 1Gun Policy 1Transportation & Infrastructure 1Veterans Affairs 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD House District 13 current
South Dakota |
Republican | Jan 14, 2025 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (439 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| HB 1200 — make an appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit organizations. | Yea | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| 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… | Yea | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 113 — increase the penalty for preventing practice of religion. | Yea | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1262 — make an appropriation for a non-residential, school-based, therapeutic services facility in Brown County and to declare an emergency. | Yea | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 89 — create a task force to study the provision of emergency medical services as an essential service and the funding thereof. | Yea | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1048 — make an appropriation for the expansion of broadband infrastructure and to declare an emergency. | Yea | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 100 — revise provisions related to trusts. | Yea | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 81 — clarify the prohibition on injuring or harassing a service animal. | Yea | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 32 — amend and repeal provisions pertaining to the ballot requirements for certain elections and to declare an emergency. | Yea | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 183 — modify requirements for public notice of a hearing prior to a vote to impose an excess tax levy. | Yea | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 223 — modify the requirements for a petition to refer an excess tax levy of a school district to a vote. | Yea | Feb 26, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 183 — modify requirements for public notice of a hearing prior to a vote to impose an excess tax levy. | Nay | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 154 — clarify the eligibility of multiple garages or structures to be classified as owner-occupied. | Yea | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 88 — clarify the procedure for a potential condemnor to examine real property absent the property owner's permission. | Yea | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 101 — amend provisions pertaining to the duties of presidential electors. | Yea | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| 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… | Yea | Feb 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 81 — clarify the prohibition on injuring or harassing a service animal. | Yea | Feb 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SCR 605 — recognizing the significance of the monarch butterfly and encouraging cooperative, voluntary conservation efforts in South Dakota. | Yea | Feb 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SCR 606 — encouraging the review and approval of water rights applications and future use reservations from the Missouri River. | Yea | Feb 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SCR 608 — urging collaboration to reduce hunger and food waste in this state under the protections of the 1996 Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food… | Yea | Feb 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 113 — increase the penalty for preventing practice of religion. | Yea | Feb 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 21 — modify tax refunds for elderly persons and persons with a disability. | Yea | Feb 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 100 — revise provisions related to trusts. | Yea | Feb 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 82 — prohibit the misrepresentation of an animal as a service animal and to provide a penalty therefor. | Yea | Feb 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 111 — require that social media companies provide collected personal data of a user at the user's request and maintain transparent… | Yea | Feb 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (32 as lead sponsor)
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HB 1275
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create requirements for age verification and parental consent for application stores and to provide a penalty therefor.
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HB 1108
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require the sealing of court files upon dismissal or denial of a petition for a protection order.
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HB 1300
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except victims of human trafficking or domestic abuse from certain clemency notice requirements.
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HB 1246
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prohibit nondisclosure of certain agreements related to data centers.
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HB 1217
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limit the use of taxpayer funds and resources by a public education employer to support a labor organization or affiliate and to provide a penalty therefor.
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HB 1064
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provide for the sale of producer-raised meat and meat food products directly to consumers pending legalization under federal law.
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HB 1091
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require that corrected information be posted at least twenty-four hours prior to a meeting of a political subdivision.
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HB 1117
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modify provisions of a report required by the Governor's Office of Economic Development on certain awards and grants.
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HCR 6004
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encouraging the use of physical cash in transactions.
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SB 108
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require that all recorded votes of a legislator be displayed on the Legislative Research Council website.
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