Jeff Bathke

Voted for Senate Bill 164, which made it a crime to spread an undisclosed deepfake about a candidate within 90 days of an election. The South Dakota House vote was 45-24. The Governor signed it on March 31, 2025.

March 10, 2025Supports AI Regulation

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Introduced HB 1157 to raise the maximum county drainage-permit fee to $500.

January 30, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted for House Bill 1264, which required campaign reports to show money still owed on loans. The South Dakota House vote was 38-32. The Governor signed it on March 31, 2025.

February 19, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

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Voted for Senate Bill 12, which capped loans to a candidate at the same limit as donations. The South Dakota House vote was 38-29. The Governor signed it on February 19, 2025.

February 5, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

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Introduced HB 1154 to change municipal campground approval rules; the House passed it 36-32.

February 10, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

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Voted for Senate Bill 216, which capped yearly growth in the taxable value of owner-occupied homes at three percent through 2031. The South Dakota House vote was 53-16, after first rejecting the bill 35-34 the same day. The Governor signed it on March 13, 2025.

March 10, 2025Supports Cost of Living Reduction

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Voted for House Bill 1036, which requires refilling the state's savings funds when they fall below ten percent of spending. The South Dakota House vote was 53-17. The Governor signed it on March 31, 2025.

February 24, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted for Senate Bill 59, which set a schedule of felonies for banned items found on state prison inmates. The South Dakota House vote was 47-23. The Governor signed it on March 13, 2025.

March 4, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted for Senate Bill 8, which created the crime of watercraft homicide for deaths caused by drunk or drugged boating. The South Dakota House vote was 52-18. The Governor signed it on March 13, 2025.

February 27, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted for Senate Bill 116, which wrote street racing and stunt driving offenses into criminal law. The South Dakota House vote was 48-22. The Governor signed it on March 13, 2025.

February 27, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted for House Bill 1115, a bill to make stealing a gun from a vehicle a felony. The South Dakota House passed it, 56-14. A South Dakota Senate committee killed it, so the full Senate never voted on it and the bill did not become law.

February 25, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted for House Bill 1094, which raised the penalty for illegally passing a school bus to a Class 1 misdemeanor. The South Dakota House vote was 48-19. The Governor signed it on March 13, 2025.

February 4, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted for Senate Bill 6, which let the housing infrastructure fund lend money to build a school. The South Dakota House vote was 41-28. The Governor signed it on March 31, 2025.

March 6, 2025Opposes Housing Affordability

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Voted for House Bill 1132, a bill to let child care workers qualify for child care assistance regardless of income. The South Dakota House voted 27-43 on overriding the Governor's veto, short of the 47 votes needed, so it did not become law.

March 13, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted for House Bill 1040, which raised high school students' share of reduced-rate college course costs from a third to half. The South Dakota House vote was 56-14. The Governor signed it on March 31, 2025.

February 25, 2025Opposes Public Education Quality

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Voted for Senate Bill 100, which allowed concealed pistols and pepper spray on public college and technical school campuses. The South Dakota House vote was 55-14. The Governor signed it on March 31, 2025.

March 6, 2025Opposes Gun Control

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Voted for Senate Bill 164, which made it a crime to spread an undisclosed deepfake about a candidate within 90 days of an election. The South Dakota House vote was 45-24. The Governor signed it on March 31, 2025.

March 10, 2025Supports Election Integrity

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Voted for House Bill 1127, which put election machine testing and audit notices on the Secretary of State's website. The South Dakota House vote was 43-24. The Governor signed it on March 31, 2025.

February 5, 2025Supports Election Integrity

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Voted for House Bill 1073, a bill to close voters' phone numbers and email addresses to public inspection. The South Dakota House passed it, 40-28. A South Dakota Senate committee killed it, so the full Senate never voted on it and the bill did not become law.

January 29, 2025Supports Data Privacy

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Voted for House Bill 1238, which set rules for people who charge veterans to help with benefit claims. The South Dakota House vote was 44-24. The Governor signed it on March 31, 2025.

February 13, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

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Voted against House Bill 1218, which stopped local governments barring their own staff from carrying a concealed gun at work. The South Dakota House vote was 56-14 on the final compromise text. The Governor signed it on March 31, 2025.

March 12, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 1066, which tightened what counts as living in South Dakota for voter registration. The South Dakota House vote was 51-18. The Governor signed it on March 31, 2025.

March 11, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 1062, which opened the county voter registration file to the public and added absentee ballot records to it. The South Dakota House vote was 52-17. The Governor signed it on March 31, 2025.

March 11, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 144, which required legislative approval before Game, Fish and Parks makes big purchases. The South Dakota House vote was 53-16. The Governor signed it on March 13, 2025.

March 10, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 201, a bill to bar state candidates from taking money raised for a federal campaign. The South Dakota House rejected it, 32-38. The bill did not become law.

March 5, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 83, which made a first drug ingestion offense a misdemeanor instead of a felony. The South Dakota House vote was 37-33. The Governor signed it on March 13, 2025.

February 27, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 1228, a bill to require an environmental impact statement before any carbon dioxide pipeline permit. The South Dakota House voted 37-32 for it, but it failed because it needed a two-thirds majority, 47 votes. The bill did not become law.

February 25, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 1204, a bill to let the Legislature's audit committee issue subpoenas on its own. The South Dakota House passed it, 36-34. The South Dakota Senate then voted 34-0 to table it and never took it up again, so the bill did not become law.

February 25, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 1085, a bill to bar new carbon dioxide pipeline permits until federal safety rules were final. The South Dakota House passed it, 40-30. A South Dakota Senate committee killed it, so the full Senate never voted on it and the bill did not become law.

February 25, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 1242, a bill to cap what a federal candidate's committee may give to state political committees. The South Dakota House passed it, 36-34. The South Dakota Senate then voted 25-8 to table it and never took it up again, so the bill did not become law.

February 25, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 1249, a bill to let landowners sue over pressure tactics used to get carbon pipeline easements. The South Dakota House passed it, 36-34. The Senate vote of 17-16 fell short of the 18 needed, so the bill did not become law.

February 25, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 1235, a bill to cut the yearly cap on property tax collection growth to two and a half percent. The South Dakota House passed it, 39-31. The South Dakota Senate rejected it, 13-21, so the bill did not become law.

February 25, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 1260, a bill to write a biological definition of sex into vital records and driver's licenses. The South Dakota House rejected it, 35-35. The bill did not become law.

February 19, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 1223, a bill to create a conscience exemption from vaccines made with genetic material. The South Dakota House rejected it, 34-36. The bill did not become law.

February 19, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 1201, a bill to bar school staff from teaching about gender identity and require them to tell parents. The South Dakota House rejected it, 28-40. The bill did not become law.

February 13, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 1058, a bill to keep medical debt off credit reports. The South Dakota House rejected it, 24-44. The bill did not become law.

February 13, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 51, a bill to require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school. The South Dakota House rejected it, 31-37. The bill did not become law.

February 10, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 1117, a bill to require hands-free phone use while driving. The South Dakota House rejected it, 29-39. The bill did not become law.

February 10, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 1130, which moved city and school elections onto the June and November election dates. The South Dakota House vote was 52-16. The Governor signed it on March 31, 2025.

February 10, 2025

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Voted no on HB 1106, which required a report on refugee-resettlement services; the House passed it 56-12.

February 6, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 1054, a bill to let public schools take on chaplains. The South Dakota House rejected it, 18-49. The bill did not become law.

February 5, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 1052, which banned using eminent domain for carbon dioxide pipelines. The South Dakota House vote was 49-19. The Governor signed it on March 06, 2025.

January 27, 2025

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