# Tim Goodwin

Tim Goodwin is a nonpartisan member of the South Dakota House.

- Party: Nonpartisan
- Seat: South Dakota House
- Current term: Current term
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e12868fa-61b7-4ad5-9f68-bcfca817057d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e12868fa-61b7-4ad5-9f68-bcfca817057d (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

Goodwin missed 7.8% of 638 roll calls, attendance in the bottom tenth of the South Dakota House (average 96.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.06 (standard error 0.01), from 0 donors and 880 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official.

## Votes (Current term)

638 roll calls. Attendance 92.1% (South Dakota House 96.6%).

Key votes:

- 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/
- 2026-03-12 · 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 · 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/
- 2026-03-09 · voted yea · Do Pass Amended · SB 219 require that a state agency consult with the Aeronautics Commission prior to purchasing, transferring, or disposing of a state owned and operated… · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB219/
- 2026-03-09 · voted yea · Do Pass Amended · SB 245 create the homeowner property tax reduction fund, and to transfer moneys to the homeowner property tax reduction fund. · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB245/
- 2026-03-09 · voted yea · Do Pass Amended · SB 221 regulate the retail sale of nicotine products, and to provide a penalty therefor. · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB221/
- 2026-03-09 · voted yea · Do Pass Amended · SB 222 make an appropriation for eligible water, wastewater, storm water, and riparian buffer initiative projects and to declare an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB222/
- 2026-03-09 · voted yea · Do Pass Amended · SB 119 create the capitol restoration fund and to transfer moneys thereto. · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB119/
- 2026-03-09 · voted yea · Do Pass Amended · SB 106 modify the amount required to be set aside for extraordinary expenses incurred in providing special education programs. · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB106/
- 2026-03-09 · voted yea · Do Pass Amended · SB 102 modify the distribution of gaming revenues. · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB102/

## Legislation (Current term)

Sponsored 211 bills: 200 reached committee, 114 passed one chamber, 97 passed both, 90 became law. Cosponsored 0. 83.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Dakota House 81.4%; rank 34 of 69).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1300: except victims of human trafficking or domestic abuse from certain clemency notice requirements. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1300/
- 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/
- HB 1299: permit the use of biological filtration systems in water recreational facilities located in certain lodging establishments. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1299/
- HB 1138: require the licensure of non-medical home care agencies, and to provide a penalty therefor. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1138/
- HB 1089: modify the distributions of revenues collected from severance taxation on new permits. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1089/
- SB 138: revise the time within which a recount for a school board election must be completed. (became law, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB138/
- HB 1148: adopt the respiratory care interstate compact. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1148/
- HB 1149: adopt the athletic trainer licensure compact. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1149/
- HC 8012: recognizing Captain Royce Williams for his exemplary military service and bravery in combat. (introduced, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8012/
- HCR 6012: recognizing the YMCA for 175 years of service to youth, families, and communities in South Dakota and across the United States. (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HCR6012/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e12868fa-61b7-4ad5-9f68-bcfca817057d