Welcome to Pierre Review
A new way to follow the South Dakota Legislature.
By the Pierre Review team
What is this?
Pierre Review tracks every bill moving through the South Dakota Legislature, in real time. You get bill status, vote tallies, legislator profiles, budget breakdowns, and more, all in one place.
We built Pierre Review because we believe South Dakotans deserve a fast, clear view of what's happening in their legislature. One dashboard with everything in context: where a bill stands, who sponsored it, how the vote went, and what it would actually change in existing law. As we dug deeper into the data, we found even richer insights in voting records: patterns that reveal how individual legislators actually govern, not just how they campaign.
Enough people have expressed genuine interest that we've decided to go all-in: expand the tool, rebrand it as Pierre Review, and add advanced analytics.
What you get
Everything on Pierre Review is free. No subscriptions, no paywalls.
- Bill tracking: status, AI-generated summaries, roll call vote tallies, sponsors
- Legislator profiles: sponsored bills, full voting records
- Budget data: the Governor's proposed budget, visualized
- Committee details: membership and voting history
Advanced analytics (sign-in required)
We also offer a deeper analytics layer that turns raw legislative data into actual insight. These features are free but require you to sign in with your email to access.
- Legislator issue stances: where each member falls on 35 policy categories, derived from their actual votes (not their press releases)
- Effectiveness scores: who's getting bills across the finish line and who isn't
- Similar legislator scores: find the voting blocs and unexpected alliances
- More features in active development
Why sign in?
We ask for a sign-in on the advanced analytics so we can understand how many people are using these features and what to build next. It's a magic link sent to your email, no password needed. We don't share your email or send marketing.
About us
Pierre Review is built by South Dakotans, for South Dakotans. We're committed to this project for the long haul, and user feedback will directly shape what gets built next. Reach us at contact@pierrereview.com.