Matt Roby

SD House District 5

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 28 Criminal Justice & Policing 12 Civil Rights & Liberties 7 Education 7 Healthcare 7 Social Services & Welfare 7 Economy & Taxes 4 Housing 4 Technology & Privacy 4 Transportation & Infrastructure 4 Banking & Finance 3 Elections & Voting 2 Environment & Energy 2 Labor & Employment 2 Other 2 Defense & Military 1 Gun Policy 1 Veterans Affairs 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
SD House District 5 current South Dakota	Republican	Jan 14, 2025	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (425 recorded)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
HB 1160 — repeal the medical marijuana oversight committee.	Yea	Feb 23, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1046 — authorize the Department of Corrections to demolish the Pierre Minimum Center, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an…	Yea	Feb 23, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1278 — prohibit certain political committees from accepting contributions by certain officers or employees of this state.	Yea	Feb 23, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 26 — revise procurement for highway construction contracts.	Yea	Feb 23, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1298 — prohibit the electronic publication of certain information about a judicial officer or law enforcement officer and provide a penalty…	Yea	Feb 23, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1067 — provide a rebuttable presumption in favor of joint physical custody of a minor child.	Yea	Feb 23, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1305 — prohibit the dissemination of location information about a public officer and provide a penalty and civil cause of action therefor.	Yea	Feb 23, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1322 — revise a provision related to the transportation of an inmate upon discharge from a correctional facility.	Yea	Feb 23, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1270 — provide an apprenticeship pathway to practice law in South Dakota.	Yea	Feb 23, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 3 — limit the types of residential improvements for which counties, municipalities, and townships may require a permit.	Yea	Feb 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1210 — prohibit COVID-19 vaccination requirements and to provide a penalty therefor.	Nay	Feb 20, 2026	fail	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 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1246 — prohibit nondisclosure of certain agreements related to data centers.	Nay	Feb 20, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 165 — revise certain provisions pertaining to municipal government.	Yea	Feb 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1300 — except victims of human trafficking or domestic abuse from certain clemency notice requirements.	Yea	Feb 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1140 — permit a court to impose as a condition of probation, or parole in certain circumstances, treatment at a nonprofit entity awarded an…	Yea	Feb 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1248 — amend provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code.	Yea	Feb 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1276 — establish policies and procedures for the use of solitary confinement in a juvenile facility.	Yea	Feb 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1236 — establish civil liability for furnishing alcohol to an obviously intoxicated person.	Yea	Feb 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1317 — eliminate a limit on the accumulation of the unused index factor for property taxation.	Nay	Feb 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 72 — extend the time for reverting moneys appropriated for the modernization of the state's enterprise resource planning systems.	Yea	Feb 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1045 — revise certain provisions related to child support.	Yea	Feb 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1163 — prohibit certain persons from requiring genetic-based vaccinations.	Nay	Feb 20, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1017 — permit the board of a school district to require that certain students receive instruction in alternative settings.	Yea	Feb 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1292 — limit the ability of a health carrier to recoup, recover, or retroactively deny previously paid claims.	Yea	Feb 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Issue areas

Offices & terms

Roll-call votes (425 recorded)

Sponsored legislation (56 as lead sponsor)