Tony Kayser

SD House District 14

Republican South Dakota since Jan 14, 2025

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Issue areas

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Elections & Voting 7 Government Operations & Budget 7 Healthcare 7 Economy & Taxes 5 Civil Rights & Liberties 3 Education 3 Technology & Privacy 3 Criminal Justice & Policing 2 Labor & Employment 2 Veterans Affairs 2 Agriculture 1 Defense & Military 1 Foreign Policy & Trade 1 Social Services & Welfare 1 Transportation & Infrastructure 1

Offices & terms

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

Roll-call votes (426 recorded)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
SB 119 — create the capitol restoration fund and to transfer moneys thereto.	Nay	Mar 9, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 74 — transfer moneys to the general fund from the budget reserve fund and the general revenue replacement fund, and to declare an emergency.	Nay	Mar 9, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 96 — authorize the imposition of a county option gross receipts tax to reduce owner-occupied property taxes.	Yea	Mar 5, 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.	Nay	Mar 5, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 159 — revise requirements pertaining to the minimum age for marriage.	Yea	Mar 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 135 — protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers.	Yea	Mar 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 76 — authorize loans from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund for airport infrastructure.	Nay	Mar 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 107 — add licensed and registered child care programs to the definition of community safety zone.	Yea	Mar 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 204 — revise certain criteria for loans from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund.	Nay	Mar 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 171 — amend provisions pertaining to the processing of absentee ballots and to declare an emergency.	Yea	Mar 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 39 — revise provisions relating to industrial hemp.	Nay	Mar 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 179 — permit a court to commit a juvenile adjudicated delinquent for certain weapons offenses to the Department of Corrections.	Yea	Mar 5, 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.	Yea	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 228 — modify provisions for a tax increment financing district.	Yea	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 151 — require the publication of the results of an election for precinct committeeman or committeewoman and to declare an emergency.	Yea	Mar 4, 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	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 125 — establish the homeowner tax reduction fund.	Yea	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 102 — modify the distribution of gaming revenues.	Yea	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 221 — regulate the retail sale of nicotine products, and to provide a penalty therefor.	Nay	Mar 4, 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	Mar 4, 2026	fail	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.	Nay	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 69 — make an appropriation for the purchase of a new Division of Highway Patrol airplane and mission equipment and to declare an emergency.	Yea	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 124 — temporarily prohibit the manufacture, sale, and distribution of any product containing cell-cultured protein, and to provide a penalty…	Yea	Mar 4, 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…	Nay	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 40 — revise the compliance requirements for limitations on foreign ownership of agricultural land.	Yea	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Issue areas

Offices & terms

Roll-call votes (426 recorded)

Sponsored legislation (25 as lead sponsor)