2025 Legislative Scorecard

Advocating for Growth: The 2025 Legislative Scorecard Recap and a Recap of the 100th Legislative Session

A core value of Chamber membership is knowing your business has a strong, informed voice in Pierre. The Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce works year-round to advocate for policies that support business success and community growth. Throughout the legislative session, we engage directly with lawmakers, provide guidance on key issues and communicate with members about how legislation could affect their businesses.

Each year, the Chamber compiles a Legislative Scorecard to help members understand how Sioux Falls-area legislators voted on key bills during the session. These are the bills where the Chamber took a formal position, based on the legislative platform set by the Issues Management Council (IMC) and approved by the Board of Directors.

How the Scorecard Works

The Scorecard highlights select legislation with a direct impact on the Sioux Falls business community. It shows whether each legislator’s vote aligned with the Chamber’s position on the final form of each bill, as considered by the full House or Senate. Only legislation that was considered by the entirety of one or both legislative bodies are recorded on the scorecard. Recorded votes correspond to the final form of each bill that was considered by each legislative body, and the Greater Sioux Falls Chamber’s position on the final form of that piece of legislation.

The Scorecard is not an evaluation of any individual lawmaker. It serves as a factual record of how legislators voted on issues important to the Chamber, its members and the Sioux Falls business community.

Legislators who voted with the Chamber 100% of the time earned the Sioux Falls Community Champion designation. Those who aligned on at least 75% of the bills were recognized as Sioux Falls Supporters. These designations reflect 2025 voting records, with cumulative scores included to show long-term alignment with Chamber positions.