This bill expands the legal definition of "law enforcement officer" in South Dakota state law to include tribal law enforcement officers. This change means tribal officers will now be covered under state criminal code provisions that apply to law enforcement, likely affecting areas such as use of force rules, officer liability protections, and other law enforcement-related statutes.
The amendment added Representative Odenbach and Senator Pourier as sponsors and changed internal bill reference numbers from 26.216.17 to 26.216.18, but these are procedural changes that do not alter the bill's substantive purpose of amending the definition of law enforcement officer to include tribal law enforcement officers.
This amendment is a technical housekeeping change that updated the bill's codification number from 26.216.18 to 26.216.19 and changed the bill status from "House Engrossed" to "Enrolled," with no substantive changes to the actual legal language defining law enforcement officers or tribal law enforcement inclusion.
Other amendments
Signed by the Governor H.J. 534
Delivered to the Governor H.J. 480
Signed by the President S.J. 434
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 462
Senate Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 33, NAYS 0. S.J. 399
Judiciary Certified uncontested, placed on consent S.J. 29
Judiciary Do Pass Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0. S.J. 29
Judiciary Scheduled for hearing
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 143
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 67, NAYS 0. H.J. 167
House of Representatives Motion to amend H.J. 167
House of Representatives Remove from Consent Calendar H.J. 151
Judiciary Certified uncontested, placed on consent H.J. 7
Judiciary Do Pass Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0. H.J. 7
Judiciary Scheduled for hearing
First read in House and referred to House Judiciary H.J. 13
Prime sponsor · Rep.
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Prime sponsor · Sen.
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Do Pass Amended
Judiciary — Do Pass
Do Pass Amended
Judiciary — Do Pass