HB1033update the reference to the Internal Revenue Code to reflect current federal law for the administration of higher education savings plans.Do PassYea
HB1082establish parameters for the reimbursement of school districts that provide free or reduced-price meals to students.Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6Nay
HB1082establish parameters for the reimbursement of school districts that provide free or reduced-price meals to students.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1286amend the process by which moneys are distributed from the employer's investment in South Dakota's future fund.Do PassYea
HB1286amend the process by which moneys are distributed from the employer's investment in South Dakota's future fund.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB84increase thresholds for the value of and eligibility for the partners in education scholarship.Do Pass AmendedYea
2025 Regular Session4 votes
HB1001Update a reference to the Internal Revenue Code for purposes of higher education savings plans.Do PassYea
HB1001Update a reference to the Internal Revenue Code for purposes of higher education savings plans.Do PassYea
SB109Permit a school district to implement a new or revised section 504 plan, individualized family service plan, or individualized education program for a student who is the child of an active-duty member of the United States armed forces.Do Pass AmendedYea
SCR603Supporting the establishment of a standardized system to recognize and award academic credit or certification for military service.Adopt ResolutionYea
2024 Regular Session3 votes
HB1236recognize students as Rushmore State Athletes upon demonstrating prescribed levels of physical fitness.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1259appropriate money for the ordinary expenses of the legislative, judicial, and executive departments of the state, the current expenses of state institutions, interest on the public debt, and for common schools.Do PassYea
SB10require that a notification of medical cannabis certification be provided to a patient's primary or referring practitioner.Do Pass AmendedNay
2023 Regular Session10 votes
HB1012repeal the annual grievance reporting requirements for health carriers.Do PassNay
HB1032make an appropriation for the demolition and reconstruction of agricultural-use structures at South Dakota State University, and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
HB1032make an appropriation for the demolition and reconstruction of agricultural-use structures at South Dakota State University, and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1055increase the dollar amount of South Dakota opportunity scholarships.Do PassYea
HB1055increase the dollar amount of South Dakota opportunity scholarships.Do PassYea
HB1142improve education outcomes and college affordability.Do PassYea
HCR6001To recommend the Executive Board establish a task force to study a potential optional educational path.Adopt ResolutionYea
HCR6001To recommend the Executive Board establish a task force to study a potential optional educational path.Concurred in amendmentsYea
SB172make an appropriation for design costs related to the health services center at Black Hills State University–Rapid City, and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB172make an appropriation for design costs related to the health services center at Black Hills State University–Rapid City, and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedNay
2022 Regular Session3 votes
HB1190establish the paraprofessional tuition assistance program, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.TabledYeatabling motion
SB48make an appropriation for the redesign and renovation of the Wagner Readiness Center and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
SB84make an appropriation for the design, renovation, and construction of a multi-purpose facility at the Cottonwood Field Station and to declare an emergency.Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6Nay
2021 Regular Session5 votes
HB1055authorize certain children who are subject to a military relocation to be eligible for registration with a state-approved distance learning provider.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1196provide free tuition and fees to visually impaired residents for courses not subsidized by the state general fund.Do PassYea
SB171provide for the South Dakota Freedom Scholarship, make an appropriation therefor, and declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB171provide for the South Dakota Freedom Scholarship, make an appropriation therefor, and declare an emergency.Do PassNay
SCR605Supporting the value of public higher education in South Dakota and encouraging continued efforts to ensure that higher education remains affordable for all South Dakotans.Concurred in Resolution as AmendedNay
2020 Regular Session10 votes
HB1030revise certain provisions regarding the Board of Technical Education.Do PassYea
HB1062increase the financial empowerment of state residents.TabledYeatabling motion
HB1217establish a nonbeneficiary student scholarship program for certain students attending tribally controlled colleges and to make an appropriation therefor.TabledYeatabling motion
HB1228include children with a hearing loss in the reporting criteria required for deaf and hard-of-hearing children.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1228include children with a hearing loss in the reporting criteria required for deaf and hard-of-hearing children.Concurred in amendmentsYea
HB1266establish the Dakota's promise scholarship program and the Dakota's promise fund.Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6Yea
HB1266establish the Dakota's promise scholarship program and the Dakota's promise fund.Conference Committee report not adopted, no committee appointedYea
HB1272revise the conditions for dual credit and to provide an appropriation.TabledYeatabling motion
SB72establish the Dakota's promise scholarship program, to establish the Dakota's promise fund, to make an appropriation, and to declare an emergency.TabledYeatabling motion
SB166provide a transfer of funds for the postsecondary scholarship grant fund and to declare an emergency.TabledYeatabling motion
2019 Regular Session8 votes
HB1007revise certain provisions regarding the exemptions from the twelve-month residency requirement for university students.Do PassYea
HB1040establish certain provisions regarding the opportunity scholarship program.Do PassYea
HB1040establish certain provisions regarding the opportunity scholarship program.Concurred in amendmentsYea
HB1044authorize certain children who are subject to a pending military relocation to apply for enrollment in a school district.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB43redirect funding to a collaborative program in rural veterinary medical education and to provide tax revenue for the support of veterinary students.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB96expand application of the tax credit for contributions to a scholarship granting organization.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB116create the Dakota promise fund, provide Dakota promise grants, and to make an appropriation.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB140provide for the increase of higher education enrolled members of the nine federally recognized tribes in South Dakota at regental institutions.Do PassNay
▶No vote recorded (excused / absent)5 bills
HB1057establish resident tuition requirements for veterans and armed forces personnel and family members.Excused
SB48make an appropriation for the redesign and renovation of the Wagner Readiness Center and to declare an emergency.Excused
SB154revise criteria for the South Dakota freedom scholarship.Excused
HB1238reimburse school districts for costs incurred in providing reduced price meals to students.Excused
HB1184require the Department of Social Services and the Department of Education to apply for and administer the summer electronic benefit transfer for children program and to make an appropriation therefor.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).