Liz Larson
Senator·District 10Democrat
Minority Leader
Economic DevelopmentIncumbent
Voting Record (100)Yea 69Nay 26Absent 5
| Bill | Title | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB172 | Enhance the economy of South Dakota. | Nay | Passed (8-1) | Feb 23, 2026 |
| SJR507 | Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election, an amendment to state law to reduce certain property taxes for owner-occupied property, and to increase the rates for certain gross receipts taxes and use taxes. | Nay | Passed (5-4) | Feb 23, 2026 |
| SB244 | Address issues facing South Dakota. | Yea | Passed (9-0) | Feb 23, 2026 |
| SB245 | Promote the future success and development of South Dakota. | Yea | Passed (9-0) | Feb 23, 2026 |
| SJR508 | Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election, amendments to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, removing the lieutenant governor as presiding officer of the Senate. | Yea | Passed (9-0) | Feb 23, 2026 |
| SB145 | Revise the limitations on a municipality's power to take actions for the promotion of health or the suppression of disease. | Yea | Passed (6-2) | Feb 20, 2026 |
| SJR505 | Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, limiting the assessed value of real property and limiting real property taxes. | Nay | Failed (4-4) | Feb 20, 2026 |
| SB133 | Provide additional legislative oversight of rulemaking. | Yea | Passed (9-0) | Feb 20, 2026 |
| SB134 | Restrict deference to a state agency's interpretation of a state statute, administrative rule, or policy. | Nay | Passed (7-1) | Feb 20, 2026 |
| SB193 | Clarify the definition of backup electric generation. | Yea | Passed (5-3) | Feb 19, 2026 |
| SB226 | Increase a limit on video lottery gaming, and to deposit moneys into a new fund. | Yea | Passed (8-0) | Feb 19, 2026 |
| SB204 | Revise certain criteria for loans from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund. | Yea | Passed (7-1) | Feb 19, 2026 |
| SB127 | Limit nuisances caused by data centers. | Yea | Passed (5-3) | Feb 18, 2026 |
| SB128 | Update provisions related to certain large-use customers of utilities. | Yea | Passed (5-3) | Feb 18, 2026 |
| SB135 | Protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers. | Nay | Passed (5-4) | Feb 18, 2026 |
| SB232 | Impose a one-year moratorium on the construction or expansion of hyperscale data centers. | Nay | Failed (3-5) | Feb 18, 2026 |
| SB234 | Modify provisions pertaining to the purchasing of goods and services related to data center operations. | Nay | Passed (5-4) | Feb 18, 2026 |
| SB235 | Protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers, to clarify authority to regulate data centers, and to modify provisions pertaining to the purchasing of goods and services by a data center. | Yea | Failed (4-5) | Feb 18, 2026 |
| SB239 | Modify provisions relating to the reinvestment payment program, and relating to the purchasing of goods and services used by projects approved for the reinvestment payment program. | Yea | Passed (6-3) | Feb 18, 2026 |
| SB219 | Require that a state agency consult with the Aeronautics Commission prior to purchasing, transferring, or disposing of a state owned and operated aircraft. | Yea | Passed (7-0) | Feb 18, 2026 |
| SB240 | Make an appropriation for county rural access infrastructure and to declare an emergency. | Yea | Passed (7-0) | Feb 18, 2026 |
| SB170 | Require the provision of a notice to consumers, interacting with certain chatbots or other human-simulating computer technologies that could mislead or deceive the consumer. | Yea | Passed (6-0) | Feb 17, 2026 |
| SB209 | Authorize the creation of land banks. | Nay | Passed (5-1) | Feb 17, 2026 |
| SB186 | Authorize the shipment of distilled spirits directly to consumers, and to provide a penalty therefor. | Nay | Passed (6-2) | Feb 12, 2026 |
| SB188 | Revise public notice requirements for new sand, gravel, and construction aggregate mines. | Yea | Passed (7-1) | Feb 12, 2026 |
| SB205 | Revise registration fees for drones and establish a fund to support drone aviation. | Yea | Passed (6-1) | Feb 12, 2026 |
| SB155 | Increase legislative oversight procedures and protections against conflicts of interest, and to provide a penalty therefor. | Yea | Passed (7-1) | Feb 11, 2026 |
| SB227 | Establish a minimum damage threshold for a motor vehicle total loss declaration. | Yea | Passed (4-2) | Feb 11, 2026 |
| SB110 | Regulate how broadband internet access service providers use customer data. | Nay | Passed (5-3) | Feb 11, 2026 |
| SB111 | Require that social media companies provide collected personal data of a user at the user's request and maintain transparent interoperability interfaces. | Yea | Passed (8-0) | Feb 11, 2026 |
| SB175 | Require that an individual provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote and to declare an emergency. | Yea | Passed (5-3) | Feb 11, 2026 |
| SCR608 | Urging collaboration to reduce hunger and food waste in this state under the protections of the 1996 Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act. | Yea | Passed (30-3) | Feb 11, 2026 |
| SB98 | Prevent virtual currency kiosk fraud. | Yea | Passed (7-0) | Feb 10, 2026 |
| SCR606 | Encouraging the review and approval of water rights applications and future use reservations from the Missouri River. | Yea | Passed (33-1) | Feb 10, 2026 |
| SB94 | Revise provisions pertaining to open records. | Yea | Passed (8-1) | Feb 9, 2026 |
| SB112 | Establish a currency based on gold and silver. | Yea | Passed (7-1) | Feb 9, 2026 |
| SB146 | Clarify the effect of the resignation of certain gubernatorial appointees. | Yea | Passed (9-0) | Feb 9, 2026 |
| SB214 | Amend provisions pertaining to the publication of the statewide voter registration file. | Yea | Passed (9-0) | Feb 9, 2026 |
| SB223 | Modify the requirements for a petition to refer an excess tax levy of a school district to a vote. | Nay | Passed (6-3) | Feb 9, 2026 |
| SB180 | Modify requirements regarding nondomiciled commercial driver licenses. | Yea | Passed (6-0) | Feb 6, 2026 |
| SB202 | Require that the owner of a motor vehicle removed from a body of water pay the removal costs. | Yea | Passed (6-0) | Feb 6, 2026 |
| SB177 | Clarify the requirements for marking an optical scan ballot. | Yea | Passed (7-0) | Feb 6, 2026 |
| SB60 | Restrict ownership of real property interests by certain prohibited entities and to provide for enforcement. | Yea | Passed (8-0) | Feb 5, 2026 |
| SB197 | Modify the administration of the South Dakota-Ireland trade fund. | Yea | Passed (8-0) | Feb 5, 2026 |
| SB142 | Amend the requirements for filing certain campaign finance disclosure statements. | Yea | Passed (9-0) | Feb 4, 2026 |
| SB151 | Require the publication of the results of an election for precinct committeeman or committeewoman and to declare an emergency. | Yea | Passed (9-0) | Feb 4, 2026 |
| SB171 | Amend provisions pertaining to the processing of absentee ballots and to declare an emergency. | Yea | Passed (9-0) | Feb 4, 2026 |
| SB164 | Require that any holder of a commercial driver license in this state must be proficient in the English language, and to provide a penalty therefor. | Nay | Passed (5-2) | Feb 4, 2026 |
| SB176 | Amend the period of time before which ballots and other election materials may be destroyed following an election. | Yea | Passed (9-0) | Feb 4, 2026 |
| SB88 | Clarify the procedure for a potential condemnor to examine real property absent the property owner's permission. | Yea | Passed (9-0) | Feb 3, 2026 |
| SB100 | Revise provisions related to trusts. | Yea | Passed (8-0) | Feb 3, 2026 |
| SB33 | Modify the number of signatures required on certain election-related petitions. | Nay | Failed (2-7) | Feb 2, 2026 |
| SB59 | Require the use of certain geographic terminology in official materials of a state agency. | Yea | Passed (6-3) | Feb 2, 2026 |
| SB108 | Require that all recorded votes of a legislator be displayed on the Legislative Research Council website. | Yea | Passed (8-1) | Feb 2, 2026 |
| SB32 | Amend and repeal provisions pertaining to the ballot requirements for certain elections and to declare an emergency. | Yea | Passed (9-0) | Feb 2, 2026 |
| SCR607 | Supporting congressional authorization for, and federal participation in, major rural water supply projects identified by the South Dakota Association of Rural Water Systems. | Yea | Passed (34-0) | Feb 2, 2026 |
| SB105 | Require the licensure of certain individuals performing installation of radon mitigation systems and provide a penalty therefor. | Yea | Passed (6-0) | Jan 29, 2026 |
| SB28 | Permit the use of a ballot on demand system and to declare an emergency. | Nay | Passed (7-1) | Jan 28, 2026 |
| SB29 | Amend provisions pertaining to the tabulation of ballots and permit the release of any cast vote record and collection of ballot images produced by automatic tabulating equipment and to declare an emergency. | Yea | Passed (8-0) | Jan 28, 2026 |
| SB30 | Amend the reasons for challenging an individual's eligibility to vote. | Nay | Passed (6-1) | Jan 28, 2026 |
| SB31 | Permit the use of a confirmation letter to verify a voter's registration. | Nay | Passed (6-1) | Jan 28, 2026 |
| SB114 | Provide for the publication of ballot images and the cast vote record of automatic tabulating equipment. | Yea | Passed (8-0) | Jan 28, 2026 |
| SCR605 | Recognizing the significance of the monarch butterfly and encouraging cooperative, voluntary conservation efforts in South Dakota. | Yea | Passed (33-1) | Jan 28, 2026 |
| SB86 | Authorize purchasing agency verification and monitoring of workers' compensation insurance coverage obtained by public improvement contractors. | Nay | Passed (5-4) | Jan 27, 2026 |
| SCR604 | Urging the people of the state of South Dakota to seek the Lord Most High for His healing presence and mercy upon South Dakota. | Nay | Passed (22-11) | Jan 27, 2026 |
| SB36 | Authorize certain utilities to establish wildfire mitigation plans and associated liability limitations for wildfire damages. | Yea | Passed (6-3) | Jan 27, 2026 |
| SB66 | Prohibit the use of automatic tabulating equipment and electronic ballot marking systems. | Nay | Failed (3-5) | Jan 26, 2026 |
| SCR602 | Celebrating the sister-state relationship with Taiwan. | Yea | Passed (33-0) | Jan 26, 2026 |
| SCR603 | Supporting the secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture in establishing a working group of nutrition experts to determine national standards for foods and beverages purchased with supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits. | Yea | Passed (32-1) | Jan 26, 2026 |
| SB101 | Amend provisions pertaining to the duties of presidential electors. | Yea | Passed (8-0) | Jan 26, 2026 |
| SB83 | Require that any holder of a commercial driver license in this state must be proficient in the English language, and to provide a penalty therefor. | Nay | Failed (3-4) | Jan 23, 2026 |
| SJR503 | Applying to the United States Congress for a convention of the states to propose amendments to the United States Constitution regarding the imposition of fiscal restraints on the federal government, further limiting the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limiting the terms of office for members of Congress and other federal officials. | Nay | Passed (8-1) | Jan 23, 2026 |
| SJR501 | Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, limiting the number of terms an individual may serve as a member of the Legislature. | Yea | Passed (6-3) | Jan 23, 2026 |
| SJR502 | Applying to the United States Congress under Article V of the United States Constitution to call for a convention proposing an amendment to the constitution fixing the number of justices of the United States Supreme Court at one chief justice and eight associate justices. | Nay | Passed (8-1) | Jan 23, 2026 |
| SB6 | Reduce the duration of an individual's reemployment benefits. | Yea | Passed (8-1) | Jan 22, 2026 |
| SB62 | Discontinue the issuance of new Class B electrician licenses. | Yea | Passed (5-4) | Jan 22, 2026 |
| SB63 | Establish the state office of apprenticeship within the Department of Labor and Regulation. | Yea | Passed (9-0) | Jan 22, 2026 |
| SB17 | Prohibit a candidate or political committee from accepting contributions or loans made by a foreign national, to provide a penalty therefor, and to declare an emergency. | Excused | Passed (7-0) | Jan 21, 2026 |
| SB46 | Modify the requirements for open meeting agendas and provide a penalty therefor. | Excused | Passed (7-0) | Jan 21, 2026 |
| SB47 | Revise the requirements for executive sessions and closed meetings. | Excused | Passed (7-0) | Jan 21, 2026 |
| SB48 | Clarify that an official open meeting agenda must be posted online at least seventy-two hours before the scheduled start of the meeting. | Excused | Passed (8-0) | Jan 21, 2026 |
| SB70 | Revise the duties of the Transportation Commission to include responsibilities of the South Dakota Railroad Board and the South Dakota Aeronautics Commission. | Yea | Passed (7-0) | Jan 21, 2026 |
| SB26 | Revise procurement for highway construction contracts. | Yea | Passed (7-0) | Jan 21, 2026 |
| SB27 | Revise the description of certain highways included in the state trunk highway system. | Yea | Passed (7-0) | Jan 21, 2026 |
| SB71 | Authorize the assumption of certain responsibilities and the waiver of sovereign immunity in connection with certain actions under federal environmental law. | Nay | Passed (5-2) | Jan 21, 2026 |
| SB93 | Prohibit certain state officers or employees from being employed by an organization that was the recipient of a contract awarded on behalf of a state agency for a period of time. | Excused | Passed (8-0) | Jan 21, 2026 |
| SB4 | Revise procedures for returning and withholding security deposits for residential premises. | Yea | Passed (6-0) | Jan 20, 2026 |
| SB9 | Revise provisions regarding notices to the one-call notification center. | Yea | Passed (6-0) | Jan 20, 2026 |
| SB25 | Update provisions related to the permit application process for proposed energy and transmission facilities. | Yea | Passed (5-1) | Jan 20, 2026 |
| SB1 | Amend the process by which moneys are distributed from the employer's investment in South Dakota's future fund. | Nay | Failed (4-4) | Jan 16, 2026 |
| SB5 | Require the disclosure of whether a ballot question was proposed by initiative or by the Legislature. | Yea | Passed (8-0) | Jan 16, 2026 |
| SB10 | Revise a provision related to the adoption of federal motor carrier regulations. | Yea | Passed (5-0) | Jan 16, 2026 |
| SB11 | Increase reinstatement fees and abstract driver record fees. | Yea | Passed (5-0) | Jan 16, 2026 |
| SB23 | Include certain types of vehicles in the unpaid repair bill titling process. | Yea | Passed (5-0) | Jan 16, 2026 |
| SB24 | Create a solid background license plate for South Dakota. | Yea | Passed (5-0) | Jan 16, 2026 |
| SB56 | Require that agencies promulgating permanent rules publish the rules and associated rulemaking forms on a state website. | Yea | Passed (8-0) | Jan 16, 2026 |
| SB57 | Clarify when agency financial resource information must be filed in the permanent administrative rulemaking process. | Yea | Passed (8-0) | Jan 16, 2026 |
| SB64 | Revise and repeal provisions related to the athletic commission. | Yea | Passed (8-0) | Jan 15, 2026 |
| SR701 | Recognizing the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. | Nay | Passed (18-15) | Jan 15, 2026 |
| SCR601 | Encouraging honest economic development rooted in the republican principles of limited government, deregulation, and organic entrepreneurial growth. | Nay | Failed (16-17) | Jan 15, 2026 |