HB1002revise the daily meal allowance for wildland fire employees and fire suppression forces in certain circumstances.Do PassYea
HB1200make an appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit organizations.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1200make an appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit organizations.Conference Committee Report adoptedYea
HCR6001urging the United States Department of Homeland Security to establish a tribal law enforcement training academy in South Dakota.Concurred in Resolution as AmendedYea
SB44establish investigative subpoena authority to gather business records in certain investigations.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB69make an appropriation for the purchase of a new Division of Highway Patrol airplane and mission equipment and to declare an emergency.Do PassNay
SB89create a task force to study the provision of emergency medical services as an essential service and the funding thereof.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB89create a task force to study the provision of emergency medical services as an essential service and the funding thereof.Concurred in amendmentsYea
SB136make an appropriation for grants to support the purchase of personal protective equipment by volunteer fire departments and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
2025 Regular Session5 votes
HB1014Modify provisions related to emergency medical services personnel and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
HB1025Authorize the Department of Corrections to construct a prison facility for offenders committed to the Department of Corrections in Lincoln County, to make an appropriation therefor, to transfer moneys to the incarceration construction fund, and to declare an emergency.Report out of committee without recommendationYea
HCR6007Recognizing emergency medical services personnel and supporting efforts to acknowledge emergency medical service as an essential public service.Concurred in ResolutionYea
SB99Make an appropriation for purchasing, storing, and distributing sexual assault kits.Do PassYea
SB170Authorize the South Dakota State Brand Board to enter a memorandum of understanding with any Indian tribe for the investigation of cattle theft.Do PassYea
2024 Regular Session5 votes
SB15require a convicted defendant to reimburse the cost of digital forensic examination fees.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB83make an appropriation for the revised construction costs of maintenance shops for the Wildland Fire Suppression Division and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB83make an appropriation for the revised construction costs of maintenance shops for the Wildland Fire Suppression Division and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB151revise and repeal provisions related to the licensure of athletic trainers.Concurred in amendmentsYea
SR701In support of investigating and opening an official inquiry into the Medals of Honor given to the United States soldiers who participated in the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890.Adopt Resolution as amendedYea
2023 Regular Session6 votes
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.Do PassYea
HB1127make an appropriation to support volunteer fire departments and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB52update certain provisions regarding the Department of Corrections and the authority of the Secretary of Corrections.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB54require a convicted defendant to reimburse for the cost of digital forensic examination fees.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB114establish and modify provisions related to public safety.TabledYeatabling motion
SB141clarify and modernize cremation requirements and procedures.Do Pass AmendedYea
2022 Regular Session9 votes
HB1068clarify the processing of sexual assault kits performed on individuals ages sixteen and seventeen.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1068clarify the processing of sexual assault kits performed on individuals ages sixteen and seventeen.Conference Committee Report adoptedYea
HB1286permit municipalities to contribute more to the cost of insurance provided to certain officers or retired employees.Do PassYea
HB1286permit municipalities to contribute more to the cost of insurance provided to certain officers or retired employees.Do PassYea
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
SB50make an appropriation for water, wastewater and storm water projects throughout state government, and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
SB50make an appropriation for water, wastewater and storm water projects throughout state government, and to declare an emergency.Concurred in amendmentsYea
SB144create the incarceration construction fund for the capital construction of such facilities.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB144create the incarceration construction fund for the capital construction of such facilities.Concurred in amendmentsYea
2021 Regular Session7 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
HB1265make an appropriation for the improvement of the radio system in South Dakota and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
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
SB17authorize the South Dakota Department of Corrections to purchase certain real property, to make an appropriation, and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
SB67correct a cross-reference relating to sheriff's compensation.Do PassYea
SB135reform training requirements for law enforcement officers.Do PassYea
SB149revise an appropriation regarding the fire insurance premium tax.Do Pass AmendedYea
2020 Regular Session11 votes
HB1014place certain substances on the controlled substances schedule and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
HB1074revise certain provisions regarding the required time that sexual assault kits be preserved.Do PassYea
HB1112authorize the hiring of law enforcement officers by the South Dakota State Brand Board and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
HB1112authorize the hiring of law enforcement officers by the South Dakota State Brand Board and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1277prevent trafficking, coercion, and exploitation that occurs under the guise of obscene content.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB26increase the assessment of liquidated court costs and to revise the disposition of the funds collected.Do PassNay
SB26increase the assessment of liquidated court costs and to revise the disposition of the funds collected.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB26increase the assessment of liquidated court costs and to revise the disposition of the funds collected.Concurred in amendmentsNay
SB27establish a missing persons clearinghouse.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB80revise certain sheriff's fees and costs.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB164revise the penalties and provisions regarding approaching stopped vehicles.Do Pass AmendedNay
2019 Regular Session8 votes
HB1002provide for criminal background checks for certain applicants and employees of the Department of Public Safety.Do PassYea
HB1013require criminal background investigations for certain vital records employees.Do PassYea
HB1180revise certain provisions regarding the collection and storage of sexual assault kit evidence.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1198define activities that constitute human trafficking.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1216increase certain civil penalties for fleeing from police.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB65provide for the construction, renovation, improvement, remodeling, alteration, addition to and repairing of courthouses, jails, incarceration reduction facilities, and other necessary buildings.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB65provide for the construction, renovation, improvement, remodeling, alteration, addition to and repairing of courthouses, jails, incarceration reduction facilities, and other necessary buildings.ReconsideredNay
SB174make an appropriation for the construction of a health services building and renovation at the Jameson Prison Annex on the grounds of the state penitentiary and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
▶No vote recorded (excused / absent)23 bills
HB1035Make an appropriation for school security enhancement grants.Excused
SB5Permit a sheriff to charge a fee for service of process, whether service is completed or not.Excused
SB99Make an appropriation for purchasing, storing, and distributing sexual assault kits.Excused
HB1086make an appropriation for providing a grant to a nonprofit that delivers programming to support offenders and correctional staff.Excused
HB1200make an appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit organizations.Excused
SB69make an appropriation for the purchase of a new Division of Highway Patrol airplane and mission equipment and to declare an emergency.Excused
SB136make an appropriation for grants to support the purchase of personal protective equipment by volunteer fire departments and to declare an emergency.Excused
SB217make an appropriation for a fire management officer position within the Department of Public Safety.Excused
HB1180revise certain provisions regarding the collection and storage of sexual assault kit evidence.Excused
SB164establish procedures for the investigation of certain missing and murdered indigenous persons.Excused
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.Excused
SB26increase the assessment of liquidated court costs and to revise the disposition of the funds collected.Excused
HB1043provide enhanced permit criteria for current and former law enforcement officers.Excused
SB67correct a cross-reference relating to sheriff's compensation.Excused
HB1174revise requirements for sales of catalytic converters to scrap metal businesses.Excused
SB27place certain substances on the controlled substances schedule and to declare an emergency.Excused
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.Excused
HB1127make an appropriation to support volunteer fire departments and to declare an emergency.Excused
SB77revise a provision related to threatening law enforcement officers.Excused
HB1031update the development and implementation of conservation district standards.Excused
SB15require a convicted defendant to reimburse the cost of digital forensic examination fees.Absent
SB103standardize certain school safety practices.Excused
HB1141improve public safety 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).