Kent Roe

SD House District 4

Republican South Dakota since Jan 14, 2025

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Issue areas

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Government Operations & Budget 16 Economy & Taxes 9 Transportation & Infrastructure 8 Environment & Energy 5 Criminal Justice & Policing 4 Education 4 Healthcare 3 Housing 3 Civil Rights & Liberties 2 Gun Policy 2 Labor & Employment 2 Elections & Voting 1 Social Services & Welfare 1 Technology & Privacy 1 Veterans Affairs 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
SD House District 4 current South Dakota	Republican	Jan 14, 2025	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (388 recorded)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
HB 1194 — clarify authority for the Cosmetology Commission to credit work experience for educational hours for certain out-of-state licensure…	Yea	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1102 — reschedule the date for filing certain annual reports.	Yea	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 136 — make an appropriation for grants to support the purchase of personal protective equipment by volunteer fire departments and to declare an…	Yea	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 44 — establish investigative subpoena authority to gather business records in certain investigations.	Yea	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 49 — safeguard the integrity, privacy, and security of genetic data and provide a civil penalty therefor.	Yea	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SJR 508 — proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election, amendments to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, removing…	Nay	Mar 4, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 208 — require the award of certain disbursements to prevailing owners and taxpayers in appeals of property classifications or assessments.	Nay	Mar 3, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 17 — prohibit a candidate or political committee from accepting contributions or loans made by a foreign national, to provide a penalty…	Yea	Mar 3, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 98 — prevent virtual currency kiosk fraud.	Yea	Mar 3, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 15 — create the Developmental Disability Service Delivery Committee.	Yea	Mar 3, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 228 — modify provisions for a tax increment financing district.	Yea	Mar 3, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 208 — require the award of certain disbursements to prevailing owners and taxpayers in appeals of property classifications or assessments.	Yea	Mar 3, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 214 — amend provisions pertaining to the publication of the statewide voter registration file.	Nay	Mar 3, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 42 — enhance the penalties for ingestion, possession with intent to deliver, and delivery of a controlled substance in a state correctional…	Yea	Mar 3, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 130 — make an appropriation for roadway and related infrastructure improvements required because of construction activity at Ellsworth Air Force…	Yea	Mar 3, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 240 — make an appropriation for county rural access infrastructure and to declare an emergency.	Yea	Mar 3, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 190 — codify the rights of a parent.	Nay	Mar 3, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 231 — create the water infrastructure development fund, to provide an appropriation, to provide for the awarding of grants and loans from the…	Yea	Mar 3, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 41 — revise a provision related to criminal invasions of privacy, prohibit the creation and distribution of digitally fabricated material of an…	Yea	Mar 3, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 133 — provide additional legislative oversight of rulemaking.	Yea	Mar 3, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1265 — authorize the salvage of certain bird eggs.	Yea	Mar 3, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 131 — revise the season in which a nonprofit organization may host a special pheasant hunt for disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients.	Yea	Mar 3, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 43 — address search and seizure provisions applicable to digital currency.	Yea	Mar 3, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1261 — provide a tax credit for owner-occupied property, to make an appropriation therefor, and to transfer moneys to the general fund.	Yea	Mar 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1188 — limit the liability of law enforcement officers and others when removing a disabled vehicle from a highway, a right of way, or public…	Yea	Mar 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Issue areas

Offices & terms

Roll-call votes (388 recorded)

Sponsored legislation (32 as lead sponsor)