Kevin Jensen

SD Senate District 16

Republican South Dakota since Jan 14, 2025

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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 18 Healthcare 16 Criminal Justice & Policing 11 Economy & Taxes 9 Civil Rights & Liberties 8 Elections & Voting 6 Education 5 Transportation & Infrastructure 5 Agriculture 4 Labor & Employment 4 Environment & Energy 3 Gun Policy 3 Social Services & Welfare 3 Technology & Privacy 3 Abortion & Reproductive Rights 1 Foreign Policy & Trade 1 Housing 1 Other 1 Veterans Affairs 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
SD Senate District 16 current South Dakota	Republican	Jan 14, 2025	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0
SD Senate District 16 South Dakota	Republican	Jan 10, 2017	Jan 13, 2025	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (439 recorded)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
SB 179 — permit a court to commit a juvenile adjudicated delinquent for certain weapons offenses to the Department of Corrections.	Yea	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 20 — make an appropriation for tax refunds for elderly persons and persons with a disability, and to declare an emergency.	Yea	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 198 — restrict the use of a cell phone by a student during the school day.	Yea	Feb 17, 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 17, 2026	pass	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	Feb 12, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 189 — provide for an automatic refund of an assessment on crops, livestock, and milk.	Yea	Feb 12, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 190 — codify the rights of a parent.	Yea	Feb 12, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1137 — make an appropriation for the design and construction of an athletic facility at the University of South Dakota and to declare an emergency.	Yea	Feb 12, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1118 — make an appropriation for the design and construction of an addition to the existing swine wean-to-finish barn at South Dakota State…	Yea	Feb 12, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 165 — revise certain provisions pertaining to municipal government.	Yea	Feb 12, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 150 — exempt one motor vehicle of a debtor from being taken by legal process.	Yea	Feb 12, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1043 — make an appropriation to reimburse health care professionals who have complied with the requirements for rural recruitment assistance…	Yea	Feb 12, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 189 — provide for an automatic refund of an assessment on crops, livestock, and milk.	Nay	Feb 12, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 148 — terminate bounty payments for the control of nest predation.	Yea	Feb 12, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 155 — increase legislative oversight procedures and protections against conflicts of interest, and to provide a penalty therefor.	Nay	Feb 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 175 — require that an individual provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote and to declare an emergency.	Nay	Feb 11, 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 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HCR 6012 — recognizing the YMCA for 175 years of service to youth, families, and communities in South Dakota and across the United States.	Yea	Feb 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 156 — modify the crime of cruelty to an animal and increase the penalty therefor.	Yea	Feb 11, 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 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 116 — make an appropriation for the design and construction of an indoor athletics facility at Dakota State University and to declare an…	Yea	Feb 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SJR 504 — proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota…	Nay	Feb 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 198 — restrict the use of a cell phone by a student during the school day.	Yea	Feb 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1056 — require that the Department of Social Services submit a federal waiver request to exclude soft drinks from the supplemental nutrition…	Yea	Feb 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 181 — cause the repeal of the medical cannabis chapter upon the federal re-scheduling of cannabis.	Yea	Feb 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Issue areas

Offices & terms

Roll-call votes (439 recorded)

Sponsored legislation (64 as lead sponsor)