HB1063require the Unified Judicial System to assemble a task force to address barriers to services for emerging adults involved in the justice system in South Dakota.Do PassNay
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
HCR6011Celebrating the sister-state relationship with Taiwan.Concurred in 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 PassYea
SB185establish the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States – South Dakota and revise provisions related to the foreign ownership or control of agricultural land.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB187require schools to provide instruction on South Dakota's tribal history, culture, and government.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
SB190designate a portion of U.S. Highway 83 as Sicangu Lakota Code Talker Highway.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
SB191establish the task force to address the welfare of Indian children in South Dakota.Do Pass AmendedYea
2022 Regular Session9 votes
HB1025update legal holidays in South Dakota.Do Pass AmendedNay
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
HB1281clarify the contents of the general appropriations act for fiscal year 2023, pertaining to certain federal moneys and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1281clarify the contents of the general appropriations act for fiscal year 2023, pertaining to certain federal moneys and to declare an emergency.Conference Committee Report adoptedYea
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 ResolutionYea
SB139provide for the creation and funding of Oceti Sakowin community-based schools.Do Pass AmendedYea
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
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.Conference Committee Report adoptedYea
2021 Regular Session11 votes
HB1065adopt the emergency medical personnel licensure interstate compact.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1189establish a tribal flag display in the rotunda of the capitol building.Do Pass AmendedYea
HCR6014To acknowledge and honor the Native American children who were survivors of the boarding schools in this state.Concurred in Resolution as AmendedNay
SB60revise the membership of the Law Enforcement Officers Standards Commission.Concurred in amendmentsYea
SB68provide for the creation and funding of Oceti Sakowin community-based schools.Do PassYea
SB68provide for the creation and funding of Oceti Sakowin community-based schools.ReconsideredYea
SB68provide for the creation and funding of Oceti Sakowin community-based schools.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB97modify provisions regarding the State-Tribal Relations Committee.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB106eliminate the exemption from the perpetual care funds provisions for certain cemeteries.Do PassNay
SB166revise provisions regarding hate crimes.Do Pass AmendedNay
SR701In 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.Adopt Resolution as amendedYea
2020 Regular Session4 votes
SB25establish certain requirements to maintain state compliance with the Master Settlement Agreement.Do PassYea
SB66provide for the creation and funding of Oceti Sakowin community-based schools.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB146revise provisions related to tribal identification cards.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB146revise provisions related to tribal identification cards.Concurred in amendmentsYea
▶No vote recorded (excused / absent)2 bills
SB67revise provisions related to emergency and involuntary commitment for alcohol and drug abuse.Excused
SB119authorize enrolled tribal members to attend certain institutions of higher education without payment of tuition and mandatory fees.Excused
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