Tony Kayser

SD House District 14

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

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
HB 1162 — add certain substances to Schedule I of the controlled substances schedule.	Yea	Feb 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SJR 503 — applying to the United States Congress for a convention of the states to propose amendments to the United States Constitution regarding the…	Yea	Feb 18, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1318 — prohibit natural asset companies.	Nay	Feb 18, 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 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1217 — limit the use of taxpayer funds and resources by a public education employer to support a labor organization or affiliate and to provide a…	Yea	Feb 18, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1148 — adopt the respiratory care interstate compact.	Yea	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1316 — revise the time for conducting the canvass of an election.	Yea	Feb 17, 2026	fail	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 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 63 — establish the state office of apprenticeship within the Department of Labor and Regulation.	Nay	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1287 — require an alternate approval process for an operation that extracts materials by the use of explosives.	Nay	Feb 17, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1171 — establish provisions related to the disclosure of COVID-19 and mRNA vaccination status and blood donations.	Yea	Feb 17, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1173 — require certain applicants that seek a permit from the Public Utilities Commission of the State of South Dakota to prepare and pay for an…	Yea	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1151 — ban kratom and kratom products and to provide a penalty therefor.	Yea	Feb 17, 2026	fail	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 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1065 — revise the medical purpose affirmative defense in cannabis prosecution.	Yea	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1250 — revise the types of community-based providers for purposes of state funded services.	Yea	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1146 — adopt the physician assistant licensure compact.	Nay	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HCR 6011 — encouraging the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council to form an interim Neurohealth Safety Committee to study and assess the…	Yea	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1240 — establish requirements for the distribution and sale of vapor products, and to provide a penalty therefor.	Nay	Feb 17, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1220 — regulate the sale of nicotine products, and to provide a penalty therefor.	Yea	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1199 — address prior authorization and reporting requirements by utilization review organizations and health carriers.	Yea	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1162 — add certain substances to Schedule I of the controlled substances schedule.	Yea	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1211 — create a digital registry identification card for medical cannabis patients.	Yea	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1240 — establish requirements for the distribution and sale of vapor products, and to provide a penalty therefor.	Yea	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1065 — revise the medical purpose affirmative defense in cannabis prosecution.	Nay	Feb 17, 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)