
Scott Odenbach
Representative · District 31 · Republican
Attorney
Total Votes
409
Yea
83.1%
340
Nay
16.9%
69
Excused
0.0%
0
Party Loyalty
81.8%
Committee
88.2%
loyalty
Floor
80.1%
loyalty
Voting by Issue
Government & Elections
Voted Yea on 84% of 129 votes
Business & Regulation
Voted Yea on 86% of 111 votes
Healthcare & Medicaid
Voted Yea on 83% of 58 votes
Budget & Appropriations
Voted Yea on 87% of 54 votes
Law Enforcement & Public Safety
Voted Yea on 84% of 37 votes
Education & Schools
Voted Yea on 82% of 33 votes
Taxes & Property Tax
Voted Yea on 79% of 33 votes
Courts & Criminal Justice
Voted Yea on 69% of 29 votes
Transportation & Infrastructure
Voted Yea on 68% of 28 votes
Family & Children
Voted Yea on 83% of 24 votes
Labor & Employment
Voted Yea on 91% of 22 votes
Agriculture & Land
Voted Yea on 95% of 20 votes
Energy & Environment
Voted Yea on 93% of 15 votes
Water & Natural Resources
Voted Yea on 100% of 15 votes
Housing & Property
Voted Yea on 64% of 14 votes
Veterans & Military
Voted Yea on 100% of 11 votes
Tribal Affairs
Voted Yea on 80% of 10 votes
Recent Votes
revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026.
revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas.
appropriate money for the ordinary expenses of the legislative, judicial, and executive departments of the state, the current expenses of state institutions, interest on the public debt, and common schools.
transfer moneys to the general fund from the budget reserve fund and the general revenue replacement fund, and to declare an emergency.
make an appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit organizations.
require employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide a penalty therefor.
require employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide a penalty therefor.
revise a provision related to service of process for boards of county commissioners.
authorize counties and municipalities to issue a license for a cigar bar.
allow the Public Utilities Commission to assess actual costs to data centers that are customers of public utilities.
regulate the sale of nicotine products, and to provide a penalty therefor.
prohibit the dispensing, distribution, sale, or advertisement of certain articles or things for purposes of an unlawful abortion and provide a criminal and civil penalty therefor.
modify the requirements to refer an ordinance or resolution to the voters of a political subdivision.
transfer moneys to the general fund from the budget reserve fund and the general revenue replacement fund, and to declare an emergency.
make an appropriation for eligible water, wastewater, storm water, and riparian buffer initiative projects and to declare an emergency.
create the homeowner property tax reduction fund, and to transfer moneys to the homeowner property tax reduction fund.
address issues facing South Dakota.
regulate the retail sale of nicotine products, and to provide a penalty therefor.
require that a state agency consult with the Aeronautics Commission prior to purchasing, transferring, or disposing of a state owned and operated aircraft.
require employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide a penalty therefor.
Committees
House State Affairs
89 committee votes