Tamara St. John on Law enforcement funding

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2024 Regular Session×0.4910 bills

SB15require a convicted defendant to reimburse the cost of digital forensic examination fees.proYea✓
HB1215require a study of radio communication services in the Piedmont Valley region and make an appropriation to perform the study and purchase digital vehicular repeater systems.proYea✗tabled
HB1031update the development and implementation of conservation district standards.proYea✓
HB1031update the development and implementation of conservation district standards.proYea✓
HCR6011Urging the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) law enforcement to establish a law enforcement training academy in South Dakota.proYea✓
SB83make an appropriation for the revised construction costs of maintenance shops for the Wildland Fire Suppression Division and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
HB1141improve public safety in South Dakota.proYea✓
SB151revise and repeal provisions related to the licensure of athletic trainers.proYea✓
SB128improve public safety in South Dakota.proYea✗tabled
HB1153impose a reporting requirement regarding a lost or stolen firearm and to provide a penalty therefor.proYea✗tabled

2023 Regular Session×0.347 bills

HB1127make an appropriation to support volunteer fire departments and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
HB1017authorize the Department of Corrections to purchase certain real property, to contract for the design of a prison facility for offenders committed to the Department of Corrections, to make an appropriation therefor, to transfer funds to the incarceration construction fund, and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
SB51revise certain provisions regarding the reimbursement of county expenses in detaining parole violators.proYea✓
SB141clarify and modernize cremation requirements and procedures.proYea✓
SB27place certain substances on the controlled substances schedule and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
SB52update certain provisions regarding the Department of Corrections and the authority of the Secretary of Corrections.proYea✓
SB52update certain provisions regarding the Department of Corrections and the authority of the Secretary of Corrections.proYea✓

2022 Regular Session×0.2412 bills

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.proYea✓
SB144create the incarceration construction fund for the capital construction of such facilities.proYea✓
HB1288make an appropriation for the planning, renovation, and equipping of the North East Regional Jail Facility in Brown County and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
HB1264make an appropriation for the Liaison for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Office, and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
HB1238create a task force on jail planning, to make an appropriation of general contingency funds therefor, and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
HB1286permit municipalities to contribute more to the cost of insurance provided to certain officers or retired employees.proYea✓
SB50make an appropriation for water, wastewater and storm water projects throughout state government, and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
HB1068clarify the processing of sexual assault kits performed on individuals ages sixteen and seventeen.proYea✓
HB1068clarify the processing of sexual assault kits performed on individuals ages sixteen and seventeen.proYea✓
HB1068clarify the processing of sexual assault kits performed on individuals ages sixteen and seventeen.proYea✓
HB1174revise requirements for sales of catalytic converters to scrap metal businesses.proYea✓
HB1174revise requirements for sales of catalytic converters to scrap metal businesses.proYea✓

2021 Regular Session×0.1718 bills

SB17authorize the South Dakota Department of Corrections to purchase certain real property, to make an appropriation, and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
HB1268make an appropriation for the reconstruction of the emergency vehicle operations course and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
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.proYea✓
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.proYea✓
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.proYea✓
HB1265make an appropriation for the improvement of the radio system in South Dakota and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
HB1265make an appropriation for the improvement of the radio system in South Dakota and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
HB1269make an appropriation for the creation of a missing persons clearinghouse website and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
SB135reform training requirements for law enforcement officers.proYea✓
SB149revise an appropriation regarding the fire insurance premium tax.proYea✓
HB1063make an appropriation to contract for mental health insurance for certain first responder organizations and to declare an emergency.proYea✗tabled
HB1199establish the Office of Liaison for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons.proYea✓
HCR6012To encourage the Executive Board of the Legislature to reauthorize the Mental Health of First Responders Task Force interim legislative study.proYea✓
HCR6012To encourage the Executive Board of the Legislature to reauthorize the Mental Health of First Responders Task Force interim legislative study.proYea✓
HCR6012To encourage the Executive Board of the Legislature to reauthorize the Mental Health of First Responders Task Force interim legislative study.proYea✓
HB1043provide enhanced permit criteria for current and former law enforcement officers.proYea✓
HB1043provide enhanced permit criteria for current and former law enforcement officers.proYea✓
SB67correct a cross-reference relating to sheriff's compensation.proYea✓

2020 Regular Session×0.129 bills

SB80revise certain sheriff's fees and costs.proYea✓
SB26increase the assessment of liquidated court costs and to revise the disposition of the funds collected.proYea✓
SB44authorize the use of crime victims' compensation funds to reimburse law enforcement for certain emergency expenses incurred for victims.proYea✓
HB1112authorize the hiring of law enforcement officers by the South Dakota State Brand Board and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
HB1074revise certain provisions regarding the required time that sexual assault kits be preserved.proYea✓
HB1277prevent trafficking, coercion, and exploitation that occurs under the guise of obscene content.proYea✓
SB27establish a missing persons clearinghouse.proYea✓
SB164revise the penalties and provisions regarding approaching stopped vehicles.proYea✓
HB1014place certain substances on the controlled substances schedule and to declare an emergency.proYea✓

2019 Regular Session×0.0817 bills

SCR4Commending and thanking the men and women of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), urging Congress and the President to fund construction of steel barriers and border control impediments along with the strengthening of current border control infrastructure, and urging Congress and the President to ensure compliance with and enforcement of federal immigration laws.proNay✗
SB189establish a fund to receive civil recoveries to offset costs incurred by riot boosting, to make a continuous appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.proNay✗
HB1238revise provisions regarding training on missing and murdered indigenous persons.proYea✗tabled
SB164establish procedures for the investigation of certain missing and murdered indigenous persons.proYea✓
HB1198define activities that constitute human trafficking.proYea✓
HB1198define activities that constitute human trafficking.proYea✓
HB1237establish the duty to collect data and share information on missing and murdered indigenous persons.proYea✗tabled
HB1172provide for cooperation with federal officials in matters of immigration.proYea✓
HB1172provide for cooperation with federal officials in matters of immigration.proNay✗
HB1172provide for cooperation with federal officials in matters of immigration.proYea✓
HB1172provide for cooperation with federal officials in matters of immigration.proYea✓
HB1180revise certain provisions regarding the collection and storage of sexual assault kit evidence.proYea✓
HB1180revise certain provisions regarding the collection and storage of sexual assault kit evidence.proYea✓
HB1013require criminal background investigations for certain vital records employees.proYea✓
HB1002provide for criminal background checks for certain applicants and employees of the Department of Public Safety.proYea✓
HB1216increase certain civil penalties for fleeing from police.proYea✓
HB1216increase certain civil penalties for fleeing from police.proYea✓

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