HB1038establish an opioid abatement and remediation fund and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
SB20revise the medical purpose defense related to the medical use of cannabis.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB33authorize the Department of Corrections to make healthcare improvements at the South Dakota Women's Prison, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
SB42authorize the Board of Regents to contract for the design and construction of an addition to the wellness center at the University of South Dakota, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
SB84make an appropriation for the design, renovation, and construction of a multi-purpose facility at the Cottonwood Field Station and to declare an emergency.Referred toYea
SB84make an appropriation for the design, renovation, and construction of a multi-purpose facility at the Cottonwood Field Station and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
SB147authorize the construction and operation of a nursing facility in Lyman County and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
SB159exempt any person suffering from a severe mental illness from capital punishment.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB189make an appropriation to pay increased costs incurred in the development and construction of a low-intensity residential treatment facility and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
2021 Regular Session19 votes
HB1064make an appropriation for and the establishment of peer support and critical incident stress management training for first responder organizations, and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1273transfer funds to the health care trust fund and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
HCR6008To reauthorize the Mental Health Services Delivery Task Force for the limited purposes of monitoring the growth and development of current initiatives in the delivery of mental health services, reviewing and proposing adjustments to the levels of funding, and ensuring that the statutory and regulatory framework complements intended outcomes.Adopt ResolutionYea
HCR6008To reauthorize the Mental Health Services Delivery Task Force for the limited purposes of monitoring the growth and development of current initiatives in the delivery of mental health services, reviewing and proposing adjustments to the levels of funding, and ensuring that the statutory and regulatory framework complements intended outcomes.Concurred in ResolutionYea
HCR6012To encourage the Executive Board of the Legislature to reauthorize the Mental Health of First Responders Task Force interim legislative study.Concurred in Resolution as AmendedYea
HCR6015To encourage the Executive Board of the Legislature to create an interim legislative study on mental health education in this state.Concurred in ResolutionYea
HCR6015To encourage the Executive Board of the Legislature to create an interim legislative study on mental health education in this state.Concurred in ResolutionYea
SB83require the provision of information regarding perinatal hospice.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB83require the provision of information regarding perinatal hospice.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB95provide protection for actions assisting an impaired lawyer or judge.Concurred in amendmentsYea
SB96revise certain provisions regarding the use of telehealth technologies.Do PassYea
SB144make an appropriation to provide for a crisis stabilization unit and to declare an emergency.Referred toYea
SB144make an appropriation to provide for a crisis stabilization unit and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
SB167establish criteria for a regional nursing facility designation.Referred toYea
SB167establish criteria for a regional nursing facility designation.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB167establish criteria for a regional nursing facility designation.Concurred in amendmentsYea
SB186make an appropriation for behavioral and mental health service support in crisis stabilization and to declare an emergency.Referred toYea
SB186make an appropriation for behavioral and mental health service support in crisis stabilization and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
SB195appropriate money for the ordinary expenses of the legislative, judicial, and executive departments of the state, the current expenses of state institutions, interest on the public debt, and for common schools.Do PassYea
2020 Regular Session16 votes
HB1009revise provisions regarding failure to comply with outpatient commitment or treatment orders.Do PassYea
HB1010revise provisions regarding testimony of qualified mental health professionals at involuntary commitment hearings.Do PassYea
HB1090make an appropriation to evaluate the feasibility of the use of telehealth services within the criminal justice system and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
HCR6001To direct the Department of Social Services to investigate implementing peer support services.Adopt ResolutionYea
HCR6004To create a task force for the purpose of reviewing the manner in which mental health services are delivered in this state and considering changes to existing models or alternative models that could be utilized for the delivery of mental health services on a regional basis in this state.Adopt ResolutionNay
HCR6007Supporting students and other persons afflicted by epilepsy and raising awareness of epilepsy in South Dakota.Adopt Resolution as amendedYea
HCR6007Supporting students and other persons afflicted by epilepsy and raising awareness of epilepsy in South Dakota.Concurred in amendmentsYea
HCR6019Urging greater awareness and understanding of post-traumatic stress injury.Adopt ResolutionYea
HCR6019Urging greater awareness and understanding of post-traumatic stress injury.Concurred in amendmentsYea
HCR6023To encourage the Executive Board of the Legislature to create an interim legislative study to address the mental health of first responders.Adopt ResolutionYea
SB1provide for the use of electronic communication in the involuntary commitment process and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
SB2require the Department of Social Services to fully support a statewide centralized resource information system.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB2require the Department of Social Services to fully support a statewide centralized resource information system.Conference Committee Report adoptedYea
SB4provide for the designation of an appropriate regional facility by the Department of Social Services.Do PassYea
SB18revise certain provisions regarding professional counselors.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB46revise provisions related to the restoration to competency of criminal defendants.Do Pass AmendedYea
2019 Regular Session11 votes
HB1047revise certain provisions regarding recommendations for treatment as a condition for probation.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1099provide for the designation of a caregiver to receive information regarding residents of treatment facilities.Do PassYea
HB1099provide for the designation of a caregiver to receive information regarding residents of treatment facilities.Concurred in amendmentsYea
HB1155provide for certain privileged communications between social workers and students.Do PassYea
HB1250revise certain provisions regarding professional counselors and marriage and family therapists.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1250revise certain provisions regarding professional counselors and marriage and family therapists.Failed to concur, appoint Conference CommitteeYea
HB1250revise certain provisions regarding professional counselors and marriage and family therapists.Conference Committee Report adoptedYea
SB136provide for the utilization of telehealth by a health care professional.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB173make an appropriation to fund certain health care innovation grants, to require certain reports, expedite the nursing home rate methodology review, and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
SCR2To provide for legislative task forces to study, report, and develop and consider recommendations and proposed legislation regarding sustainable improvements to the continuum of mental health services available in the state.Concurred in ResolutionYea
SCR8Requesting Congress to lawfully change the Medicaid eligibility requirements to give states the option to provide Medicaid services to persons in jail pending disposition.Concurred in ResolutionYea
▶No vote recorded (excused / absent)1 bill
SB4revise certain provisions regarding the health professionals assistance program.Excused
Votes are shown as cast; we don’t score or label positions. Amendment-adoption motions are omitted, and tabling motions are flagged (a Yea there was a vote to kill the bill).