Kevin Jensen

SD Senate District 16

Republican South Dakota since Jan 14, 2025

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Topics in their record

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Government Operations & Budget 18 Healthcare 16 Criminal Justice & Policing 11 Economy & Taxes 9 Civil Rights & Liberties 8 Elections & Voting 6 Education 5 Transportation & Infrastructure 5 Agriculture 4 Labor & Employment 4 Environment & Energy 3 Gun Policy 3 Social Services & Welfare 3 Technology & Privacy 3 Abortion & Reproductive Rights 1 Foreign Policy & Trade 1 Housing 1 Other 1 Veterans Affairs 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
SD Senate District 16 current South Dakota	Republican	Jan 14, 2025	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0
SD Senate District 16 South Dakota	Republican	Jan 10, 2017	Jan 13, 2025	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (439 recorded)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
SB 42 enhance the penalties for ingestion, possession with intent to deliver, and delivery of a…	Do Pass Amended	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 57188634-6ed4-4769-a84c-3970b5ec798d	Jan 29, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/57188634-6ed4-4769-a84c-3970b5ec798d CC0-1.0
SB 30 amend the reasons for challenging an individual's eligibility to vote.	Do Pass	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 12d1cad3-0b19-48b6-b422-5ebab0fc5394	Jan 29, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/12d1cad3-0b19-48b6-b422-5ebab0fc5394 CC0-1.0
	Do Pass	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 32430f72-0d7c-4969-9d7a-d4f2ab8c30d0	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/32430f72-0d7c-4969-9d7a-d4f2ab8c30d0 CC0-1.0
SB 115 remove the prohibition pertaining to the shooting of mourning doves located within specific areas.	Report out of committee without recommendation	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 23ab5100-17c8-4a85-992e-2babb609c85f	Jan 29, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/23ab5100-17c8-4a85-992e-2babb609c85f CC0-1.0
	Do Pass	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll af355407-1dc8-4d9e-a90a-95d8456e8e6d	Jan 29, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/af355407-1dc8-4d9e-a90a-95d8456e8e6d CC0-1.0
SB 36 authorize certain utilities to establish wildfire mitigation plans and associated liability…	Do Pass Amended	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 8dcc39d2-5f8c-4fb0-8b37-14b39a299898	Jan 29, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8dcc39d2-5f8c-4fb0-8b37-14b39a299898 CC0-1.0
SB 31 permit the use of a confirmation letter to verify a voter's registration.	Do Pass	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 63fdb3f0-8044-4311-abf8-60338c08ba3e	Jan 29, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/63fdb3f0-8044-4311-abf8-60338c08ba3e CC0-1.0
	Do Pass	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll a9c77f66-adfc-4750-93ff-9c92ba23cc18	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a9c77f66-adfc-4750-93ff-9c92ba23cc18 CC0-1.0
HB 1052 authorize the transfer of certain surplus real property by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks…	Do Pass	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 7efe2530-6403-4a4f-a4d2-e1c01d8bb095	Jan 29, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7efe2530-6403-4a4f-a4d2-e1c01d8bb095 CC0-1.0
SB 21 modify tax refunds for elderly persons and persons with a disability.	Do Pass	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll b9b5a010-44cd-4604-ab03-45dd4a9156fb	Jan 29, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b9b5a010-44cd-4604-ab03-45dd4a9156fb CC0-1.0
HB 1023 establish requirements and liability protection for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses…	Do Pass	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 11efa0b0-2599-4167-a4d7-ee9a423bba91	Jan 29, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/11efa0b0-2599-4167-a4d7-ee9a423bba91 CC0-1.0
	Do Pass	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1f1c6e37-fe42-41ed-9c5f-138ba7299de1	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1f1c6e37-fe42-41ed-9c5f-138ba7299de1 CC0-1.0
SB 90 expand the information required to be sent to the prescription drug monitoring program for each…	Do Pass	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 15cb94c1-f877-40ae-a189-f8d454608171	Jan 29, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/15cb94c1-f877-40ae-a189-f8d454608171 CC0-1.0
	Do Pass	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 5a9c0c0d-1d5b-4e59-b5c7-729aa02a5df9	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5a9c0c0d-1d5b-4e59-b5c7-729aa02a5df9 CC0-1.0
SB 28 permit the use of a ballot on demand system and to declare an emergency.	Deferred to the 41st legislative day	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll ed9425c5-25c4-467d-b6f9-b66575333574	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ed9425c5-25c4-467d-b6f9-b66575333574 CC0-1.0
SB 29 amend provisions pertaining to the tabulation of ballots and permit the release of any cast vote…	Tabled	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 0b8b2db7-ce23-4310-a057-e0c7dcb37f66	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0b8b2db7-ce23-4310-a057-e0c7dcb37f66 CC0-1.0
SB 114 provide for the publication of ballot images and the cast vote record of automatic tabulating…	Do Pass Amended	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 18a3fd74-7ce8-4602-a5c4-b2eea7081e88	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/18a3fd74-7ce8-4602-a5c4-b2eea7081e88 CC0-1.0
HCR 6004 encouraging the use of physical cash in transactions.	Concurred in Resolution	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 3e66adf1-15a6-4f9a-958a-1c7ce187ed08	Jan 28, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3e66adf1-15a6-4f9a-958a-1c7ce187ed08 CC0-1.0
SB 93 prohibit certain state officers or employees from being employed by an organization that was the…	Do Pass Amended	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 9137edd9-620f-4150-a971-547d896b77b4	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9137edd9-620f-4150-a971-547d896b77b4 CC0-1.0
HB 1044 make an appropriation to implement the rural health transformation program, and to declare an…	Do Pass Amended	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll b19deff0-9f1b-4f8c-bc52-b0702f300e53	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b19deff0-9f1b-4f8c-bc52-b0702f300e53 CC0-1.0
SCR 605 recognizing the significance of the monarch butterfly and encouraging cooperative, voluntary…	Adopt Resolution	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll c53f3578-3537-4fdc-b51b-fe6508baddc7	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c53f3578-3537-4fdc-b51b-fe6508baddc7 CC0-1.0
HB 1016 modify provisions related to the controlled substances schedule and to declare an emergency.	Do Pass	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll bd18e65d-6ca5-4f5e-847c-52cc67a02a70	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bd18e65d-6ca5-4f5e-847c-52cc67a02a70 CC0-1.0
HB 1024 modify requirements for ambulance operators.	Do Pass	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 7f7904b1-6e44-491b-a94e-20bb6ee04219	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7f7904b1-6e44-491b-a94e-20bb6ee04219 CC0-1.0
SB 81 clarify the prohibition on injuring or harassing a service animal.	Do Pass	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll da4e53c7-c8bd-44dd-9601-d76d2da8de36	Jan 28, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/da4e53c7-c8bd-44dd-9601-d76d2da8de36 CC0-1.0
SCR 604 urging the people of the state of South Dakota to seek the Lord Most High for His healing presence…	Adopt Resolution as amended	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 9b43287f-ce5a-4a74-a535-8cf34dc3e9c5	Jan 27, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9b43287f-ce5a-4a74-a535-8cf34dc3e9c5 CC0-1.0

Topics in their record

Offices & terms

Roll-call votes (439 recorded)

Sponsored legislation (64 as lead sponsor)