# Michael Rohl

Michael Rohl is a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate for district 1.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: South Dakota Senate, district 1
- Serving since: 2021-01-12
- Current term: SD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9f5c460a-6f5d-4198-8be2-e78a9d4980bf

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9f5c460a-6f5d-4198-8be2-e78a9d4980bf (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

68% of Rohl’s itemized money in the 2024 cycle came from South Dakota, in the bottom quarter of State Senate Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.21 (standard error 0.02), from 63 donors and 867 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 29% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (SD 2025–26 session)

567 roll calls. Attendance 97.8% (South Dakota Senate 96.6%). Party unity 61% (76%). 88 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-03-12 · voted yea · Do Pass · HB 1326 appropriate money for the ordinary expenses of the legislative, judicial, and executive departments of the state, the current expenses of state… · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1326/
- 2026-03-12 · voted yea · Do Pass Amended · HB 1051 revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas. · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1051/
- 2026-03-12 · voted yea · Do Pass Amended · SB 78 revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026. · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB78/
- 2026-03-09 · voted yea · Do Pass Amended · HB 1006 create a taskforce to study the creation of Indian medicaid managed care entities in the state. · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1006/
- 2026-03-09 · voted nay · Do Pass Amended · HB 1241 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… · fail · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1241/
- 2026-03-09 · voted yea · Do Pass · HB 1140 permit a court to impose as a condition of probation, or parole in certain circumstances, treatment at a nonprofit entity awarded an alternative care… · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1140/
- 2026-03-09 · voted yea · Do Pass · HB 1160 repeal the medical marijuana oversight committee. · fail · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1160/
- 2026-03-09 · voted yea · Do Pass Amended · HB 1184 define man and woman throughout the state. · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1184/
- 2026-03-09 · voted nay · Do Pass Amended · HB 1241 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… · fail · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1241/
- 2026-03-09 · voted yea · Do Pass Amended · HB 1082 establish parameters for the reimbursement of school districts that provide free or reduced-price meals to students. · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1082/

## Legislation (SD 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 73 bills: 66 reached committee, 48 passed one chamber, 39 passed both, 37 became law. Cosponsored 0. 82.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Dakota Senate 78.2%; rank 16 of 34).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SC 831: recognizing the historical significance of the buffalo and celebrating their return to tribal lands in this state. (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SC831/
- SC 822: honoring TKO’s Custom Catering and Capitol Cafe for outstanding service. (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SC822/
- SC 830: honoring Dave Bonde for exemplary service to South Dakota. (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SC830/
- SC 814: celebrating the South Dakota Youth of the Year program for 2026. (introduced, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SC814/
- SB 110: regulate how broadband internet access service providers use customer data. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-02) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB110/
- SB 236: create the county and township infrastructure fund for the accounting, safekeeping, and allocation of unobligated rural access infrastructure fund moneys. (became law, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB236/
- SB 238: authorize the removal of occupants from certain short-term lodging accommodations, and to provide a penalty therefor. (introduced, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB238/
- HB 1262: make an appropriation for a non-residential, school-based, therapeutic services facility in Brown County and to declare an emergency. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1262/
- HB 1092: update provisions pertaining to open records. (became law, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1092/
- HB 1229: require the inclusion of certain features within a manufacturer's application store or on a developer's application. (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1229/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $23.0K (State Senate Republicans median $28.3K). 68% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4554/Detail
- Campaign site: https://www.rohlforsouthdakota.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michael.rohl.5

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9f5c460a-6f5d-4198-8be2-e78a9d4980bf