135 recorded votes on bills tagged with this issue
2026 Regular Session27 votes
HB1012revise and repeal provisions allowing probation for contempt of a custody or visitation decree.Do PassYea
HB1062revise a provision related to aggravated assault.Do PassYea
HB1062revise a provision related to aggravated assault.Concurred in amendmentsYea
HB1066revise a provision related to theft by a contractor, subcontractor, or supplier.Do PassYea
HB1124establish the crime of trespass upon a place of worship, provide a penalty therefor, and declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1126revise a provision related to driving under the influence.Do PassYea
HB1138require the licensure of non-medical home care agencies, and to provide a penalty therefor.Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6Yea
HB1138require the licensure of non-medical home care agencies, and to provide a penalty therefor.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1138require the licensure of non-medical home care agencies, and to provide a penalty therefor.Veto overrideYea
HB1151ban kratom and kratom products and to provide a penalty therefor.Do PassNay
HB1162add certain substances to Schedule I of the controlled substances schedule.Do PassYea
HB1164establish the crime of fraudulent assisted reproduction and provide a penalty and civil liability therefor.Do PassYea
HB1183revise qualifications for immunity from prosecution following a drug-related overdose.Do PassYea
HB1187add coaches to the list of mandatory reporters of child abuse or neglect.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1210prohibit COVID-19 vaccination requirements and to provide a penalty therefor.Do PassNay
HB1221establish a post-employment restriction for employees of the Governor's Office of Economic Development and create a penalty therefor.TabledYeatabling motion
HB1274prohibit the dispensing, distribution, sale, or advertisement of certain articles or things for purposes of an unlawful abortion and provide a criminal and civil penalty therefor.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1274prohibit the dispensing, distribution, sale, or advertisement of certain articles or things for purposes of an unlawful abortion and provide a criminal and civil penalty therefor.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1274prohibit the dispensing, distribution, sale, or advertisement of certain articles or things for purposes of an unlawful abortion and provide a criminal and civil penalty therefor.Concurred in amendmentsNay
HB1280increase penalties for the operation of drones over certain facilities and to provide for mitigation techniques and countermeasures.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1298prohibit the electronic publication of certain information about a judicial officer or law enforcement officer and provide a penalty therefor.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB41revise a provision related to criminal invasions of privacy, prohibit the creation and distribution of digitally fabricated material of an identifiable individual, and provide penalties therefor.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB42enhance the penalties for ingestion, possession with intent to deliver, and delivery of a controlled substance in a state correctional facility.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB81clarify the prohibition on injuring or harassing a service animal.Do PassYea
SB82prohibit the misrepresentation of an animal as a service animal and to provide a penalty therefor.Do PassYea
SB113increase the penalty for preventing practice of religion.Do PassNay
SB179permit a court to commit a juvenile adjudicated delinquent for certain weapons offenses to the Department of Corrections.Do PassNay
2025 Regular Session20 votes
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.Referred toYea
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.Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6Yea
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.Do Pass AmendedYea
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.ReconsideredYea
HB1096Prohibit eligibility for a suspended imposition of sentence for certain rape offenses.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1096Prohibit eligibility for a suspended imposition of sentence for certain rape offenses.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1115Establish the crime of aggravated criminal entry of a motor vehicle with the intent to steal a firearm or firearm silencer, to make offenders ineligible for presumptive probation, and to provide a penalty therefor.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1230Revise a provision related to unauthorized distribution of fentanyl and provide a penalty therefor.Do PassYea
HB1230Revise a provision related to unauthorized distribution of fentanyl and provide a penalty therefor.Concurred in amendmentsNay
HB1252Revise provisions related to human trafficking.TabledYeatabling motion
HB1259Prohibit unauthorized access to certain multi-occupancy rooms.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1259Prohibit unauthorized access to certain multi-occupancy rooms.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1259Prohibit unauthorized access to certain multi-occupancy rooms.Concurred in amendmentsNay
SB2Increase civil penalties for commercial driver violations.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB8Establish certain criminal offenses for boat operators and to provide penalties therefor.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB35Modify substances listed on the controlled substances schedule and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
SB58Revise provisions related to human trafficking, to prohibit the obstruction of human trafficking enforcement, and to provide a penalty therefor.Do PassYea
SB59Revise provisions relating to the delivery, possession with intent to deliver, and possession of unauthorized articles in a state correctional facility, and to provide a penalty therefor.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB115Revise a provision related to sexual contact with a child under eighteen.Do PassYea
SB116Revise and repeal provisions related to street racing prohibitions and to provide a penalty therefor.Do Pass AmendedYea
2024 Regular Session18 votes
HB1015adopt the social work licensure compact.Do PassYea
HB1015adopt the social work licensure compact.Do PassYea
HB1023provide immunity from liability for certain actions of the State Bar and its agents.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1031update the development and implementation of conservation district standards.Do PassYea
HB1125prohibit the chemical modification or conversion of industrial hemp and the sale or distribution of chemically modified or converted industrial hemp and to provide a penalty therefor.Do PassNay
HB1125prohibit the chemical modification or conversion of industrial hemp and the sale or distribution of chemically modified or converted industrial hemp and to provide a penalty therefor.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1125prohibit the chemical modification or conversion of industrial hemp and the sale or distribution of chemically modified or converted industrial hemp and to provide a penalty therefor.Concurred in amendmentsYea
HB1154establish the minimum age for marriage.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayNaytabling motion
HB1172prohibit the act of collusion during the procurement process and provide a penalty therefor.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
HB1192enhance the penalty for rape of a child twelve years of age or under.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB20establish the crime of threatening or intimidating an election official or election worker.Do PassYea
SB20establish the crime of threatening or intimidating an election official or election worker.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB27modify the criteria for removal from the sex offender registry.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB72increase the annual limit of tax credits that an insurance company may claim through the partners in education tax credit program.Do PassNay
SB124revise the eligibility of roads for the rural access infrastructure fund.Do PassYea
SB128improve public safety in South Dakota.Do PassNay
SB191restrict the use of medical cannabis for individuals on probation or conditional release.Do Pass AmendedNay
2023 Regular Session13 votes
HB1036increase civil penalties for commercial driver's license holders and motor carriers.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1067provide for a rebuttable presumption of intent to distribute methamphetamine when in possession of more than five grams.Do PassNay
HB1160limit probation for offenders with four or more felony convictions.Do PassNay
HB1170establish mandatory sentences for certain driving while under the influence violations.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1186require restitution for landowners following an unauthorized entry to hunt, fish, or trap.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB13authorize the construction of an addition to the BG Dean Mann Readiness Center in Sioux Falls, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
SB46enhance the penalty for petition circulation perjury.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB50revise the crime of witness tampering.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB61revise driver's license suspensions for restricted permit holders over the age of sixteen.Do PassYea
SB91revise certain provisions regarding the crime of rape and provide a penalty therefor.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB139revise residency requirements for the purposes of voter registration.Do PassYea
SB139revise residency requirements for the purposes of voter registration.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB146limit parole for violent offenders.Do Pass AmendedNay
2022 Regular Session21 votes
HB1026prohibit eligibility for a suspended imposition of sentence for the crime of rape.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1027place certain substances on the controlled substances schedule and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
HB1027place certain substances on the controlled substances schedule and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
HB1037revise the penalty for certain willful violations by grain buyers and grain warehouse operators.Do PassYea
HB1054prohibit the isomerization and acetylation of cannabinoids and the sale and possession of products created by the isomerization and acetylation of cannabinoids and to provide a penalty therefor.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
HB1069include out-of-state convictions as a basis of an enhanced penalty for certain drug crimes.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1113prohibit threats made with the intent to coerce an abortion and to provide a penalty therefor.Do PassYea
HB1131provide for a revocation of hunting, trapping, or fishing privileges.Do PassYea
HB1214prohibit forms of caller identification manipulation and to impose a penalty therefor.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1232establish mandatory sentences for certain driving while under the influence violations.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1287revise certain provisions regarding the crime of rape and provide a penalty therefor.Do PassYea
HB1292regulate delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol, THC-O acetate, and hexahydrocannabinol for those under the age of twenty-one.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1292regulate delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol, THC-O acetate, and hexahydrocannabinol for those under the age of twenty-one.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1318prohibit medical abortion by telemedicine and to increase the penalty for the unlicensed practice of medicine when performing a medical abortion.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB35increase penalties for actions related to grain transactions.Do PassYea
SB38prohibit a grain broker from engaging in certain transactions or activities and to provide a penalty therefor.Do PassYea
SB77enhance the penalty on registered sex offenders who commit sexual contact without consent from a person capable of consenting.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB81revise the definition of sexual contact for purposes of sexual contact with a child under eighteen by a person in a position of authority.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB81revise the definition of sexual contact for purposes of sexual contact with a child under eighteen by a person in a position of authority.Conference Committee Report adoptedYea
SB119prohibit sexual contact between prison employees and prisoners.Do PassYea
SB120include intentionally manipulated images or recordings in the crime of invasion of privacy by recording.Do Pass AmendedYea
2021 Regular Session9 votes
HB1080increase the enhanced penalty for the crime of simple assault.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1081increase the penalty for protection order violations.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1096provide a penalty for sexual contact with a minor by a person holding a position of authority.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1150provide definitions regarding the crime of rape.Do PassYea
HB1204revise criminal provisions regarding certain visual recordings or photographic devices.Do PassYea
SB20place certain substances on the controlled substances schedule and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
SB20place certain substances on the controlled substances schedule and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
SB79make certain uses of laser pointers unlawful.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB150clarify the penalty for using fireworks in violation of a county resolution, and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
2020 Regular Session15 votes
HB1047revise certain provisions regarding human trafficking.Do PassYea
HB1057prohibit certain acts against children and provide a penalty therefor.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1068include out-of-state convictions for the basis of an enhanced penalty for the crime of stalking.Do PassYea
HB1068include out-of-state convictions for the basis of an enhanced penalty for the crime of stalking.Concurred in amendmentsYea
HB1072place certain substances on the controlled substances schedule.Do PassNay
HB1088create a penalty for violation of a vulnerable adult protection order and to revise certain provisions regarding protection orders.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1088create a penalty for violation of a vulnerable adult protection order and to revise certain provisions regarding protection orders.Concurred in amendmentsYea
HB1117repeal and revise certain provisions regarding riot, to establish the crime of incitement to riot, and to revise provisions regarding civil liability for riot and riot boosting.Do PassNay
HB1212add certain persons to the list of mandatory reporters of suspected child abuse or neglect.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1257revise certain provisions regarding hunting, fishing, or trapping on private property without permission.Do PassYea
HB1277prevent trafficking, coercion, and exploitation that occurs under the guise of obscene content.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB26increase the assessment of liquidated court costs and to revise the disposition of the funds collected.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB47revise certain provisions regarding sex offender registration statutes.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB151define critical infrastructure and revise certain crimes for the trespass or damage to critical infrastructure.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB164revise the penalties and provisions regarding approaching stopped vehicles.Do Pass AmendedYea
2019 Regular Session12 votes
HB1049revise certain provisions regarding driving after consuming certain drugs or substances.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1050revise certain provisions regarding the use and possession of scanning devices and reencoders.Do PassYea
HB1063revise provisions regarding engaging in sexual activity for a fee or other compensation.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1110establish a penalty for certain persons who fail to file a birth certificate or who fail to provide the notice required for the filing of a death certificate.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1110establish a penalty for certain persons who fail to file a birth certificate or who fail to provide the notice required for the filing of a death certificate.Concurred in amendmentsYea
HB1130revise provisions regarding certain Class 2 misdemeanors.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1193provide a criminal penalty for causing an abortion against a pregnant mother's will.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1198define activities that constitute human trafficking.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1216increase certain civil penalties for fleeing from police.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1217prohibit the endangerment of any child by means of driving under the influence and to provide a penalty therefor.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB63increase the penalty for a subsequent conviction for trespass to hunt, fish, or trap.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB74revise provisions regarding multiple convictions for certain offenses.Do PassYea
▶No vote recorded (excused / absent)2 bills
SB128improve public safety in South Dakota.Excused
SB146revise and repeal provisions related to threatening persons holding statewide office, judicial officers, and elected officers and to provide a penalty therefor.Excused
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