Sue Peterson

SD Senate District 13

Republican South Dakota since Jan 14, 2025

Office record: openstates/people CC0-1.0

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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 10 Economy & Taxes 9 Education 7 Elections & Voting 7 Technology & Privacy 5 Civil Rights & Liberties 4 Labor & Employment 3 Agriculture 2 Environment & Energy 2 Criminal Justice & Policing 1 Foreign Policy & Trade 1 Gun Policy 1 Healthcare 1 Housing 1 Social Services & Welfare 1 Transportation & Infrastructure 1

Offices & terms

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

Roll-call votes (400 recorded)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
HB 1092 — update provisions pertaining to open records.	Yea	Mar 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 79 — make an appropriation to the South Dakota Board of Technical Education to construct an advanced manufacturing laboratory space and…	Yea	Mar 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1107 — modify restrictions on lands for certain public purposes.	Yea	Mar 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 37 — make appropriations for water and environmental purposes and to declare an emergency.	Yea	Mar 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1027 — update certain citations to federal regulations regarding pipeline safety inspections.	Not voting	Feb 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1084 — amend provisions pertaining to the public availability of information contained in certain records.	Yea	Feb 26, 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	Feb 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 220 — authorize a comprehensive study of juvenile correctional and residential facilities, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an…	Yea	Feb 26, 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 26, 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	Feb 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1049 — protect electric infrastructure in this state.	Not voting	Feb 26, 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 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1106 — revise the terms of county extension board members.	Yea	Feb 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1219 — require the provision of interpreter or translator services for parties to an administrative contested case.	Yea	Feb 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1146 — adopt the physician assistant licensure compact.	Yea	Feb 25, 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	Feb 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1001 — provide for prescribed burning of state-owned land by a person owning adjoining land and to declare an emergency.	Yea	Feb 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1007 — amend the definition of law enforcement officer to include tribal law enforcement officers.	Yea	Feb 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1260 — authorize the establishment of municipal property tax rebate programs.	Yea	Feb 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1104 — revise the application requirements for special license plates and parking permits for individuals with disabilities.	Yea	Feb 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1193 — modify the provisions for a refund of taxes to disabled veterans and surviving spouses under certain property tax relief programs.	Yea	Feb 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1241 — modify the requirements for public notice of a hearing prior to a vote to impose an excess tax levy, and to modify requirements to refer an…	Yea	Feb 25, 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 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1041 — authorize the expansion and renovation of the Sturgis Readiness Center, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.	Yea	Feb 25, 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	Feb 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Issue areas

Offices & terms

Roll-call votes (400 recorded)

Sponsored legislation (31 as lead sponsor)