HB1049authorize the Board of Regents to accept and use easement proceeds for the purposes authorized by the 2022 Session Laws, chapter 198.Do PassYea
HB1050update references to certain federal motor carrier regulations.Do PassYea
HB1071revise a provision providing authority to the Governor to enter into agreements with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.Do PassYea
HB1071revise a provision providing authority to the Governor to enter into agreements with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.Do PassYea
HB1160modify and establish provisions regarding remote sales tax and tribal tax agreements.TabledYeatabling motion
HB1161regulate the acceptance of a central bank digital currency.Do PassYea
HB1161regulate the acceptance of a central bank digital currency.Do PassYea
HB1206make an appropriation for a grant to the Douglas school district for the construction costs of a new school.Referred toYea
HB1232create the Indian Child Welfare Advisory Council.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1251modify provisions related to the annexation of unplatted territory or agricultural land.Do PassNay
HB1257require the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council to establish an interim study committee on minors' access to pornographic material.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1257require the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council to establish an interim study committee on minors' access to pornographic material.Failed to concur, appoint Conference CommitteeNay
HB1257require the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council to establish an interim study committee on minors' access to pornographic material.Failed to concur, no committee appointedYea
HCR6011Urging the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) law enforcement to establish a law enforcement training academy in South Dakota.Adopt ResolutionYea
SB13revise the process for nominating candidates for the offices of lieutenant governor, attorney general, and secretary of state.TabledYeatabling motion
SB35provide that certain personal information of a lottery prize winner may only be used for advertising or promotion with the winner's consent.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB35provide that certain personal information of a lottery prize winner may only be used for advertising or promotion with the winner's consent.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB54update hunting and fishing residency requirements.Do PassYea
SB70make an appropriation for the replacement of the Richmond Lake dam and spillway, for the general maintenance and repair of other state-owned dams, and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
SB201provide new statutory requirements for regulating linear transmission facilities, to allow counties to impose a surcharge on certain pipeline companies, and to establish a landowner bill of rights.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB201provide new statutory requirements for regulating linear transmission facilities, to allow counties to impose a surcharge on certain pipeline companies, and to establish a landowner bill of rights.Conference Committee Report adoptedYea
2023 Regular Session10 votes
HB1079make an appropriation to the Department of Health to provide grants to support mental health and suicide prevention programs, and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1101ensure the proper labeling of American Indian arts and crafts.Do PassYea
HCR6004Encouraging the Executive Board of the Legislature to authorize an interim study of the licensure and nomenclature of emergency medical and advanced life support personnel.Adopt Resolution as amendedYea
HCR6004Encouraging the Executive Board of the Legislature to authorize an interim study of the licensure and nomenclature of emergency medical and advanced life support personnel.Adopt Resolution as amendedYea
HCR6011Celebrating the sister-state relationship with Taiwan.Adopt ResolutionYea
SB5extend the termination date of the Juvenile Justice Oversight Council and modify its membership requirements.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB67revise provisions related to emergency and involuntary commitment for alcohol and drug abuse.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB69modify the composition of the State-Tribal Relations Committee.Do PassNay
SB69modify the composition of the State-Tribal Relations Committee.Do PassNay
SB191establish the task force to address the welfare of Indian children in South Dakota.Do Pass AmendedYea
2022 Regular Session27 votes
HB1025update legal holidays in South Dakota.Do PassYea
HB1025update legal holidays in South Dakota.Do PassYea
HB1025update legal holidays in South Dakota.Concurred in amendmentsYea
HB1035allow the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources to collect receipts from timber sales on federal lands and disburse those receipts according to federal law.Do PassYea
HB1035allow the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources to collect receipts from timber sales on federal lands and disburse those receipts according to federal law.Do PassYea
HB1052place limitations on the enforcement of federal laws and orders related to firearms, accessories, and ammunition.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1139create the Commission on Indian Affairs.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayNaytabling motion
HB1140permit the use of tribal identification cards when registering to vote.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayNaytabling motion
HB1141exempt members of Indian tribes in South Dakota from hunting and fishing license fees.TabledYeatabling motion
HB1142exempt members of Indian tribes from admission fees, camping permit fees, and park service fees of state parks.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayNaytabling motion
HB1143require training on Native American law be provided to legislators and legislative staff.Do PassYea
HB1144establish provisions for replacing certain names of geographic places that use offensive words or phrases.Do PassYea
HB1146authorize the State-Tribal Relations Committee to issue subpoenas.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
HB1147provide a penalty for businesses that do not accept tribal identification cards as a valid form of identification.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
HB1151direct the Department of Labor and Regulation to compile and report statistics related to poverty and workforce development on tribal lands.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayNaytabling motion
HB1193make an appropriation to the Department of Tribal Relations to support Indian horse racing relays and to declare an emergency.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayNaytabling motion
HB1195direct the Indian Education Advisory Council to make an annual report to the Governor and the State-Tribal Relations Committee.Do PassYea
HB1274establish the Commission on Truth and Reconciliation.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayNaytabling motion
HB1281clarify the contents of the general appropriations act for fiscal year 2023, pertaining to certain federal moneys and to declare an emergency.Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6Yea
HB1281clarify the contents of the general appropriations act for fiscal year 2023, pertaining to certain federal moneys and to declare an emergency.Veto overrideYea
HB1297revise the authorization for a tribal flag display in the rotunda of the capitol building.Do PassYea
HB1298reallocate federal payments from national forests.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
HCR6014Urging the federal government to fulfill treaty obligations by fully funding the Oglala and Rosebud Sioux Tribe Departments of Public Safety for the public safety crisis on the Pine Ridge and Rosebud Sioux Reservations.Do Pass AmendedYea
HCR6014Urging the federal government to fulfill treaty obligations by fully funding the Oglala and Rosebud Sioux Tribe Departments of Public Safety for the public safety crisis on the Pine Ridge and Rosebud Sioux Reservations.Adopt Resolution as amendedYea
HR7001In support of investigating and opening an official inquiry into the Medals of Honor given to United States soldiers for the involvement and participation of the soldiers in the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890.Do PassYea
SB147authorize the construction and operation of a nursing facility in Lyman County and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
SB161make an appropriation for matching funds to enhance research in manufacturing processes having lunar application and planetary use in tribal housing development and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
2021 Regular Session13 votes
HB1065adopt the emergency medical personnel licensure interstate compact.Concurred in amendmentsYea
HB1103authorize the State-Tribal Relations Committee to issue subpoenas.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayNaytabling motion
HB1104modify certain duties of the secretary of tribal relations and establish an advisory council.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayNaytabling motion
HB1106require that training on Native American law be provided to legislators and legislative staff.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayNaytabling motion
HB1176revise provisions regarding the South Dakota Capitol Complex Restoration and Beautification Commission.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayNaytabling motion
HB1199establish the Office of Liaison for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons.Do PassYea
HB1199establish the Office of Liaison for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons.Do PassYea
HB1219join the Interstate Cooperative Meatpacking Compact.HoghousedYea
HB1219join the Interstate Cooperative Meatpacking Compact.Do Pass AmendedYea
HCR6001supporting the amendment of the Sioux - Dakota Removal Act.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
HCR6014To acknowledge and honor the Native American children who were survivors of the boarding schools in this state.Adopt Resolution as amendedYea
SB97modify provisions regarding the State-Tribal Relations Committee.Do PassYea
SB97modify provisions regarding the State-Tribal Relations Committee.Do Pass AmendedNay
2020 Regular Session5 votes
HB1111revise provisions regarding the qualifications to serve on the Game, Fish and Parks Commission.TabledYeatabling motion
HB1134permit certain acts at a school honoring or graduation ceremony.Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6Yea
HCR6011Supporting the Recovering America's Wildlife Act.Adopt ResolutionYea
HCR6011Supporting the Recovering America's Wildlife Act.Adopt ResolutionYea
SB146revise provisions related to tribal identification cards.Do Pass AmendedYea
2019 Regular Session12 votes
HB1172provide for cooperation with federal officials in matters of immigration.Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6Nay
HB1172provide for cooperation with federal officials in matters of immigration.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1172provide for cooperation with federal officials in matters of immigration.ReconsideredNay
HB1172provide for cooperation with federal officials in matters of immigration.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1237establish the duty to collect data and share information on missing and murdered indigenous persons.TabledYeatabling motion
HB1238revise provisions regarding training on missing and murdered indigenous persons.TabledYeatabling motion
HB1246provide for increase in participation of entrepreneurship and state economic development initiatives by the nine federally recognized tribes in South Dakota.TabledYeatabling motion
SB126revise certain provisions regarding the common language of the state and to recognize the official indigenous language of the state.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB140provide for the increase of higher education enrolled members of the nine federally recognized tribes in South Dakota at regental institutions.Do PassYea
SB140provide for the increase of higher education enrolled members of the nine federally recognized tribes in South Dakota at regental institutions.ReconsideredYea
SB140provide for the increase of higher education enrolled members of the nine federally recognized tribes in South Dakota at regental institutions.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB164establish procedures for the investigation of certain missing and murdered indigenous persons.Do Pass AmendedYea
▶No vote recorded (excused / absent)14 bills
SB16establish certain provisions regarding financial security for the decommissioning of wind turbines.Excused
HB1219join the Interstate Cooperative Meatpacking Compact.Excused
HB1138revise provisions regarding the issuance of state park camping permits.Excused
HB1189establish a tribal flag display in the rotunda of the capitol building.Excused
HB1189establish a tribal flag display in the rotunda of the capitol building.Excused
HB1108permit the playing of an honor song or Lakota Flag Song at certain graduation ceremonies.Excused
HB1108permit the playing of an honor song or Lakota Flag Song at certain graduation ceremonies.Excused
HB1180establish a nonbeneficiary student scholarship program for certain students attending tribally controlled colleges and to make an appropriation therefor.Excused
HB1187require schools to provide instruction on South Dakota's tribal history, culture, and government.Excused
HCR6010Supporting the initiatives of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate.Excused
HB1189require certain entities owning agricultural land to report foreign beneficial ownership interests.Excused
HB1232create the Indian Child Welfare Advisory Council.Excused
HB1249establish a task force to address the welfare of Indian children in South Dakota.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).