This concurrent resolution doesn't change state law—instead, it's a formal request from South Dakota's legislature asking the federal Department of Homeland Security to establish a tribal law enforcement training academy in the state. The resolution emphasizes that South Dakota's location and its nine tribal nations make it an ideal location for such an academy to train law enforcement officers serving Native American communities across the country.
This bill does not directly amend codified state law.
The amendment significantly **strengthens** the resolution by adding strict conditions that prohibit the proposed tribal law enforcement training academy from any connection to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, preventing it from being used as a detention center, and blocking memoranda of understanding with ICE—essentially ensuring the academy remains focused solely on tribal law enforcement training rather than federal immigration enforcement.
The amendment removes strict conditions that would have prohibited the proposed academy from any connection to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, significantly WEAKENING the bill by dropping the requirement that the academy operate independently from ICE operations and partnerships. This change shifts the resolution from demanding categorical separation to simply urging the establishment of a training academy without preconditions on how it relates to federal immigration enforcement.
This change converted the resolution from an engrossed Senate version to an enrolled final version, adding signature lines and adoption dates showing the measure passed both chambers (House on January 28, 2026 and Senate on February 2, 2026), which confirms the resolution's formal completion rather than substantively altering its purpose of urging the Department of Homeland Security to establish a tribal law enforcement training academy in South Dakota.
House of Representatives Concurred in amendments Passed, YEAS 69, NAYS 0. H.J. 216
Senate Concurred in Resolution as Amended Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 2. S.J. 158
Senate Motion to amend resolution S.J. 158
First read in Senate and referral to committee waived pursuant to JR 6D-1 S.J. 137
House of Representatives Adopt Resolution as amended Passed, YEAS 49, NAYS 18. H.J. 162
House of Representatives Remove from Consent Calendar H.J. 151
Judiciary Certified uncontested, placed on consent
Judiciary Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0.
Judiciary Motion to amend
Judiciary Scheduled for hearing
First read in House and referred to House Judiciary H.J. 10
Prime sponsor · Rep.
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Prime sponsor · Sen.
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Cosponsors
Concurred in amendments
Concurred in Resolution as Amended
Adopt Resolution as amended
Judiciary — Do Pass Amended