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Phil Jensen
SD House District 33 Former
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Topics in their record
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Government Operations & Budget 35Economy & Taxes 29Criminal Justice & Policing 19Healthcare 19Civil Rights & Liberties 18Education 10Transportation & Infrastructure 9Elections & Voting 8Technology & Privacy 8Environment & Energy 7Agriculture 6Labor & Employment 6Veterans Affairs 6Gun Policy 5Housing 5Social Services & Welfare 5Banking & Finance 4Other 4Abortion & Reproductive Rights 2Defense & Military 2Foreign Policy & Trade 2Immigration 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| SD House District 33
South Dakota |
Republican | Jan 12, 2021 | Jan 8, 2013 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| SD House District 33
South Dakota |
Republican | Jan 8, 2013 | Jan 11, 2021 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (385 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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SB 35
revise the process for requesting a veteran's certificate of discharge from a county register of…
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll edec88bf-c954-4914-b1eb-939e93a9b1f8 | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/edec88bf-c954-4914-b1eb-939e93a9b1f8 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1202
authorize the construction of a trades center on the campus of Lake Area Technical College, to make…
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Do Pass Amended | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll ddbfe7a2-1622-497d-b97a-ecc08ccb8f42 | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ddbfe7a2-1622-497d-b97a-ecc08ccb8f42 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 236
create the county and township infrastructure fund for the accounting, safekeeping, and allocation…
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Do Pass Amended | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 5b8e1c97-1272-4c76-a4db-478347191dd3 | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5b8e1c97-1272-4c76-a4db-478347191dd3 CC0-1.0 |
| Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 0f9ec902-9dff-47f8-aacc-93b35187e232 | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0f9ec902-9dff-47f8-aacc-93b35187e232 CC0-1.0 | |
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HB 1086
make an appropriation for providing a grant to a nonprofit that delivers programming to support…
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Do Pass | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll e41ae42a-1df3-406c-95e5-ab4f03884c16 | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e41ae42a-1df3-406c-95e5-ab4f03884c16 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 36
authorize certain utilities to establish wildfire mitigation plans and associated liability…
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Do Pass Amended | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll bb452ad8-6c5c-4d18-8b54-869a9bebb90d | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bb452ad8-6c5c-4d18-8b54-869a9bebb90d CC0-1.0 |
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SB 93
prohibit certain state officers or employees from being employed by an organization that was the…
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Tabled | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll 3937e1aa-acaa-42b0-bc98-c6f9d7dd573b | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3937e1aa-acaa-42b0-bc98-c6f9d7dd573b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 60
restrict ownership of real property interests by certain prohibited entities and to provide for…
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Do Pass Amended | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 006a6b95-11b1-49ad-9e1d-9a8ab1fd5f69 | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/006a6b95-11b1-49ad-9e1d-9a8ab1fd5f69 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 237
require that counties provide written notice to township supervisors of conditional use…
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Do Pass Amended | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 739f8502-3d76-44b9-86f7-692943604886 | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/739f8502-3d76-44b9-86f7-692943604886 CC0-1.0 |
| Do Pass | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll 11c1191e-1463-48dd-b67d-e1cd95586dcf | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/11c1191e-1463-48dd-b67d-e1cd95586dcf CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 223
modify the requirements for a petition to refer an excess tax levy of a school district to a vote.
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Reconsidered | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 54df32eb-f20d-448a-a30c-b4eacbe00032 | Mar 2, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/54df32eb-f20d-448a-a30c-b4eacbe00032 CC0-1.0 |
| Do Pass Amended | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 97581ba0-e446-45e4-9269-ee6b3a882a7d | Feb 26, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/97581ba0-e446-45e4-9269-ee6b3a882a7d CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 177
clarify the requirements for marking an optical scan ballot.
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Do Pass Amended | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll d9f05ef6-a165-4899-8057-5ea49ed60ba6 | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d9f05ef6-a165-4899-8057-5ea49ed60ba6 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 176
amend the period of time before which ballots and other election materials may be destroyed…
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll a9625443-ebc7-4c16-bfe0-434868923be6 | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a9625443-ebc7-4c16-bfe0-434868923be6 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1200
make an appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit organizations.
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Do Pass Amended | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll edaf6f34-802a-4c6d-8960-072052242461 | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/edaf6f34-802a-4c6d-8960-072052242461 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 164
require that any holder of a commercial driver license in this state must be proficient in the…
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Do Pass Amended | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 76914566-6698-4648-863c-4a4d8f7ffcf3 | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/76914566-6698-4648-863c-4a4d8f7ffcf3 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 113
increase the penalty for preventing practice of religion.
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Do Pass | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll 42190437-8381-4989-a7cc-ec249fb5cfda | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/42190437-8381-4989-a7cc-ec249fb5cfda CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1262
make an appropriation for a non-residential, school-based, therapeutic services facility in Brown…
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Do Pass Amended | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll 19ff17a0-f0f5-40c2-bd9c-a63ed34d2e39 | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/19ff17a0-f0f5-40c2-bd9c-a63ed34d2e39 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 89
create a task force to study the provision of emergency medical services as an essential service…
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Do Pass Amended | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll 3eba73e7-064b-4ea5-b7a7-36f6c61423f8 | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3eba73e7-064b-4ea5-b7a7-36f6c61423f8 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1048
make an appropriation for the expansion of broadband infrastructure and to declare an emergency.
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Do Pass | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll a8adfc99-a030-433a-aed4-3c6478539f09 | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a8adfc99-a030-433a-aed4-3c6478539f09 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 100
revise provisions related to trusts.
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 0f4516cf-d922-4494-8887-189b0e531d0c | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0f4516cf-d922-4494-8887-189b0e531d0c CC0-1.0 |
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SB 81
clarify the prohibition on injuring or harassing a service animal.
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Do Pass | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 52e51953-fb7c-40c4-9c0d-ccf6934afaa2 | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/52e51953-fb7c-40c4-9c0d-ccf6934afaa2 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 32
amend and repeal provisions pertaining to the ballot requirements for certain elections and to…
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Do Pass Amended | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 588650af-2ded-4fc6-b1e5-04d457e44960 | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/588650af-2ded-4fc6-b1e5-04d457e44960 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 183
modify requirements for public notice of a hearing prior to a vote to impose an excess tax levy.
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Do Pass Amended | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll 8b4b3cce-fcdf-4ed2-8977-a2054f10cd8b | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8b4b3cce-fcdf-4ed2-8977-a2054f10cd8b CC0-1.0 |
| Deferred to the 41st legislative day | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 59457dcc-8869-4392-9eec-92cc3c55f0e5 | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/59457dcc-8869-4392-9eec-92cc3c55f0e5 CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (113 as lead sponsor)
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SB 156
SD · —
modify the crime of cruelty to an animal and increase the penalty therefor.
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HB 1265
SD · —
authorize the salvage of certain bird eggs.
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SB 114
SD · —
provide for the publication of ballot images and the cast vote record of automatic tabulating equipment.
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SB 109
SD · —
modify requirements to create a tax increment financing district.
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HB 1143
SD · —
authorize the possession and self-administration of diabetes medications by a student on school property and at school-related events and activities.
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SB 164
SD · —
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.
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HB 1163
SD · —
prohibit certain persons from requiring genetic-based vaccinations.
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SB 124
SD · —
temporarily prohibit the manufacture, sale, and distribution of any product containing cell-cultured protein, and to provide a penalty therefor.
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HB 1064
SD · —
provide for the sale of producer-raised meat and meat food products directly to consumers pending legalization under federal law.
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SJR 505
SD · —
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…
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