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Arch Beal
Republican · Senator

Arch Beal

Represents District 12 in the State Senate.

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Party-line votes
0
Not enough party-line votes to score.
Cast a vote
0%
Yea or Nay on 0 of 383 roll calls · Senate median 98%
Their bills that became law
—
No bills as a primary sponsor this session.
Roll calls on record
383
2026 Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 6, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 2026 Regular Session.

How Arch Beal votes

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Where Arch Beal sits in the Senate

Each dot is one member of the Senate, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Arch Beal is circled.

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Times they broke with their party

0 of 0 party-line votes.

They voted with most Republicans on every party-line vote this session.

Closest votes they cast

Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.

No recorded Yea or Nay votes yet.

Their session, month by month

Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (383 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.

2026-01: 86 roll calls, 86 without a Yea or Nay2026-02: 185 roll calls, 185 without a Yea or Nay2026-03: 112 roll calls, 112 without a Yea or NayJan 2026Mar 2026
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No bills with Arch Beal as a primary sponsor this session.
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SB121 · 2026-03-30
Transfer moneys and make an appropriation for the replacement of the Richmond Lake dam and spillway and to declare an emergency. (Conference Committee Report adopted)
Passed · 28-2
Absent
SB78 · 2026-03-12
Revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026. (Do Pass Amended)
Passed · 26-8
Absent
HB1326 · 2026-03-12
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. (Do Pass)
Passed · 25-9
Absent
HB1051 · 2026-03-12
Revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas. (Do Pass Amended)
Passed · 34-0
Absent
SB245 · 2026-03-11
Create the homeowner property tax reduction fund, and to transfer moneys to the homeowner property tax reduction fund. (Concurred in amendments)
Passed · 20-13
Absent
HB1200 · 2026-03-11
Make an appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit organizations. (Conference Committee Report adopted)
Passed · 31-2
Absent
SB74 · 2026-03-11
Transfer moneys to the general fund from the budget reserve fund and the general revenue replacement fund, and to declare an emergency. (Conference Committee Report adopted)
Passed · 33-0
Absent
HB1209 · 2026-03-11
Require employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide a penalty therefor. (Conference Committee report not adopted, no committee appointed)
Passed · 18-15
Absent
HB1209 · 2026-03-11
Require employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide a penalty therefor. (Reconsidered)
Failed · 15-19
Absent
SB39 · 2026-03-10
Revise provisions relating to industrial hemp. (Concurred in amendments)
Passed · 31-3
Absent
SB159 · 2026-03-10
Revise requirements pertaining to the minimum age for marriage. (Concurred in amendments)
Passed · 31-3
Absent
SB106 · 2026-03-10
Modify the amount required to be set aside for extraordinary expenses incurred in providing special education programs. (Concurred in amendments)
Passed · 20-11
Absent
SB171 · 2026-03-10
Amend provisions pertaining to the processing of absentee ballots and to declare an emergency. (Concurred in amendments)
Passed · 32-2
Absent
SB135 · 2026-03-10
Protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers. (Concurred in amendments)
Passed · 33-1
Absent
SB221 · 2026-03-10
Regulate the retail sale of nicotine products, and to provide a penalty therefor. (Concurred in amendments)
Passed · 29-5
Absent
SB119 · 2026-03-10
Create the capitol restoration fund and to transfer moneys thereto. (Concurred in amendments)
Passed · 20-12
Absent
HB1302 · 2026-03-09
Address issues facing South Dakota. (Tabled)
Passed · 33-0
Absent
HB1184 · 2026-03-09
Define man and woman throughout the state. (Do Pass Amended)
Passed · 30-4
Absent
HB1323 · 2026-03-09
Modify the requirements to refer an ordinance or resolution to the voters of a political subdivision. (Do Pass Amended)
Passed · 19-15
Absent
HB1176 · 2026-03-09
Clarify bond or pre-trial release upon sobriety program participation. (Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6)
Failed · 8-26
Absent
HB1006 · 2026-03-09
Create a taskforce to study the creation of Indian medicaid managed care entities in the state. (Do Pass Amended)
Passed · 32-2
Absent
HB1082 · 2026-03-09
Establish parameters for the reimbursement of school districts that provide free or reduced-price meals to students. (Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6)
Passed · 20-14
Absent
HB1082 · 2026-03-09
Establish parameters for the reimbursement of school districts that provide free or reduced-price meals to students. (Do Pass Amended)
Passed · 20-14
Absent
SB49 · 2026-03-09
Safeguard the integrity, privacy, and security of genetic data and provide a civil penalty therefor. (Concurred in amendments)
Passed · 34-0
Absent
HB1187 · 2026-03-09
Add coaches to the list of mandatory reporters of child abuse or neglect. (Do Pass Amended)
Passed · 34-0
Absent
HB1134 · 2026-03-09
Make an appropriation for the economic development prosperity of South Dakota. (Tabled)
Passed · 34-0
Absent
HB1253 · 2026-03-09
Adjust the assessment methodology for owner-occupied single-family dwellings and nonagricultural property. (Do Pass Amended)
Failed · 9-24
Absent
HB1038 · 2026-03-09
Allow the Public Utilities Commission to assess actual costs to data centers that are customers of public utilities. (Do Pass Amended)
Passed · 32-2
Absent
HB1149 · 2026-03-09
Adopt the athletic trainer licensure compact. (Do Pass)
Passed · 32-2
Absent
HB1303 · 2026-03-09
Promote the future success and development of South Dakota. (Tabled)
Passed · 33-0
Absent
HB1249 · 2026-03-09
Amend provisions pertaining to the School Finance Accountability Board, and the process by which a recommendation of the board is approved. (Do Pass Amended)
Passed · 33-0
Absent
HB1160 · 2026-03-09
Repeal the medical marijuana oversight committee. (Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6)
Failed · 17-17
Absent
HB1160 · 2026-03-09
Repeal the medical marijuana oversight committee. (Do Pass)
Failed · 15-19
Absent
HB1135 · 2026-03-09
Make an appropriation to enhance the economic health of South Dakota. (Tabled)
Passed · 34-0
Absent
HB1274 · 2026-03-09
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. (Do Pass Amended)
Passed · 31-2
Absent
HB1320 · 2026-03-09
Revise a provision related to service of process for boards of county commissioners. (Do Pass Amended)
Passed · 34-0
Absent
HB1215 · 2026-03-09
Authorize counties and municipalities to issue a license for a cigar bar. (Do Pass Amended)
Passed · 28-6
Absent
HB1241 · 2026-03-09
Modify the requirements for public notice of a hearing prior to a vote to impose an excess tax levy, and to modify requirements to refer an excess tax levy of a school district to a vote. (Do Pass Amended)
Failed · 17-17
Absent
HB1241 · 2026-03-09
Modify the requirements for public notice of a hearing prior to a vote to impose an excess tax levy, and to modify requirements to refer an excess tax levy of a school district to a vote. (Reconsidered)
Passed · 19-15
Absent
HB1241 · 2026-03-09
Modify the requirements for public notice of a hearing prior to a vote to impose an excess tax levy, and to modify requirements to refer an excess tax levy of a school district to a vote. (Do Pass Amended)
Failed · 14-20
Absent
HB1140 · 2026-03-09
Permit a court to impose as a condition of probation, or parole in certain circumstances, treatment at a nonprofit entity awarded an alternative care program grant. (Do Pass Amended)
Passed · 34-0
Absent
HB1148 · 2026-03-09
Adopt the respiratory care interstate compact. (Do Pass)
Passed · 30-4
Absent
HB1045 · 2026-03-05
Revise certain provisions related to child support. (Do Pass Amended)
Passed · 34-0
Absent
HB1108 · 2026-03-05
Require the sealing of court files upon dismissal or denial of a petition for a protection order. (Do Pass Amended)
Passed · 34-0
Absent
HB1300 · 2026-03-05
Except victims of human trafficking or domestic abuse from certain clemency notice requirements. (Do Pass Amended)
Passed · 34-0
Absent
SB15 · 2026-03-05
Create the Developmental Disability Service Delivery Committee. (Concurred in amendments)
Passed · 33-1
Absent
HB1040 · 2026-03-05
Revise the child support obligation schedule. (Do Pass)
Failed · 12-22
Absent
HB1258 · 2026-03-05
Require that a property tax bill provide access to a state website providing property tax information. (Do Pass)
Passed · 34-0
Absent
HB1138 · 2026-03-05
Require the licensure of non-medical home care agencies, and to provide a penalty therefor. (Do Pass Amended)
Passed · 20-14
Absent
HB1183 · 2026-03-05
Revise qualifications for immunity from prosecution following a drug-related overdose. (Do Pass)
Passed · 34-0
Absent
HB1161 · 2026-03-05
Amend provisions related to changing rooms, sleeping quarters, and restrooms. (Do Pass Amended)
Passed · 34-0
Absent
HB1220 · 2026-03-05
Regulate the sale of nicotine products, and to provide a penalty therefor. (Do Pass Amended)
Passed · 27-7
Absent
SB90 · 2026-03-05
Expand the information required to be sent to the prescription drug monitoring program for each registry identification card holder. (Concurred in amendments)
Passed · 31-3
Absent
SB132 · 2026-03-05
Modify provisions related to the South Dakota Veterans Council. (Concurred in amendments)
Passed · 34-0
Absent
HB1232 · 2026-03-05
Establish principles for a state agency to consider when formulating or implementing a program that has the potential of affecting tribal members on a reservation. (Do Pass Amended)
Passed · 34-0
Absent
HB1245 · 2026-03-05
Authorize municipalities to establish a local funding mechanism for capital improvement projects. (Do Pass Amended)
Passed · 19-15
Absent
SB131 · 2026-03-05
Revise the season in which a nonprofit organization may host a special pheasant hunt for disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients. (Concurred in amendments)
Passed · 34-0
Absent
SB214 · 2026-03-05
Amend provisions pertaining to the publication of the statewide voter registration file. (Concurred in amendments)
Passed · 34-0
Absent
HB1280 · 2026-03-05
Increase penalties for the operation of drones over certain facilities and to provide for mitigation techniques and countermeasures. (Do Pass Amended)
Passed · 34-0
Absent
SB41 · 2026-03-05
Revise a provision related to criminal invasions of privacy, prohibit the creation and distribution of digitally fabricated material of an identifiable individual, and provide penalties therefor. (Concurred in amendments)
Passed · 34-0
Absent
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 383 total roll-call votes this session).
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