HB1012revise and repeal provisions allowing probation for contempt of a custody or visitation decree.Do PassYea
HB1045revise certain provisions related to child support.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1116prohibit a video streaming service from transmitting certain advertising during children's programming and provide a penalty therefor.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1123establish a pilot program to provide benefits for menstrual hygiene products and diapers for individuals who receive temporary assistance for needy families, and to make an appropriation therefor.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
HB1143authorize the possession and self-administration of diabetes medications by a student on school property and at school-related events and activities.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1187add coaches to the list of mandatory reporters of child abuse or neglect.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1238protect financial institutions taking action to prevent the financial exploitation of consenting, senior, or vulnerable adults.Do PassYea
HB1275create requirements for age verification and parental consent for application stores and to provide a penalty therefor.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1293make an appropriation for increasing the benefit amounts of the temporary assistance for needy families program, and to declare an emergency.TabledYeatabling motion
SB15create the Developmental Disability Service Delivery Committee.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB159revise requirements pertaining to the minimum age for marriage.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB190codify the rights of a parent.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB190codify the rights of a parent.ReconsideredNay
SB220authorize a comprehensive study of juvenile correctional and residential facilities, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
SB220authorize a comprehensive study of juvenile correctional and residential facilities, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
2025 Regular Session11 votes
HB1005Modify the requirement for payment of a private home study by the Department of Social Services.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1005Modify the requirement for payment of a private home study by the Department of Social Services.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1098Make an appropriation to the Department of Human Services for reimbursing the cost of respite care services for caregivers of individuals with dementia and to declare an emergency.TabledYeatabling motion
HB1174Revise certain provisions related to the rights and obligations of a father of a child born to an unmarried mother.Do PassYea
HB1195Revise a provision related to the termination of parental rights of a child adjudicated abused or neglected.Do Pass AmendedYea
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 AmendedNay
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 PassNay
SB111Permit a court to order family therapy or reunification therapy in a custody or visitation dispute.Do PassYea
SB113Provide protections for parental rights.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB113Provide protections for parental rights.Conference Committee report not adopted, no committee appointedYea
SB115Revise a provision related to sexual contact with a child under eighteen.Do PassYea
2024 Regular Session10 votes
HB1041modify the definition of public infrastructure to allow a federally recognized Indian tribe to be eligible for housing infrastructure grants and loans and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
HB1055raise the appraisal value of surplus property that may be sold by a political subdivision without notice.Do PassYea
HB1093make an appropriation to provide a grant for the construction of a facility to provide certain health facilities and services.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1093make an appropriation to provide a grant for the construction of a facility to provide certain health facilities and services.Do Pass AmendedYea
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.Do PassNay
HB1202establish procedures for the termination of services by a provider through the CHOICES waiver program.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1232create the Indian Child Welfare Advisory Council.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB79revise provisions related to the possession, distribution, and manufacture of child pornography.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB214provide a rebuttable presumption in favor of joint physical custody of a minor child.Do Pass AmendedNay
SJR510To refer to the voters the question of whether this state should lower the state sales and use tax rate on food to zero percent, and to increase certain gross receipts tax rates, excise tax rates, and use tax rates.Do PassNay
2023 Regular Session7 votes
HB1094lower the state sales tax rate and the state use tax rate on food to zero percent, and to repeal a conditional reduction of certain gross receipts tax rates.Do PassYea
HCR6011Celebrating the sister-state relationship with Taiwan.Concurred in ResolutionYea
SB9modify discharge notice procedures applicable to developmentally disabled persons.Do PassYea
SB75revise provisions related to parental support for expenses related to pregnancy and childbirth.Do PassYea
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 AmendedYea
SB191establish the task force to address the welfare of Indian children in South Dakota.Do Pass AmendedYea
2022 Regular Session17 votes
HB1100revise provisions related to the video recording of certain victim testimony at a preliminary hearing or deposition.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1110revise a provision related to the appointment of a guardian ad litem or a special advocate to represent an abused or neglected child.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1133provide that the cost of a home study required for an adoption is the responsibility of the Department of Social Services.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1134revise provisions related to medical cannabis for the protection of youth.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1278revise the child support obligation schedule.Do PassYea
HCR6004urging the creation of safe and supportive environments for students with epilepsy.Concurred in ResolutionYea
SB7revise provisions related to custody and visitation rights by medical cannabis cardholders.Do PassYea
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 PassYea
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
SB109make an appropriation to pay increased costs incurred in the construction of an appropriate regional facility and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB109make an appropriation to pay increased costs incurred in the construction of an appropriate regional facility and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB109make an appropriation to pay increased costs incurred in the construction of an appropriate regional facility and to declare an emergency.Conference Committee Report adoptedYea
SB155make an appropriation for programs that assist victims of domestic violence, abuse, and neglect and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB155make an appropriation for programs that assist victims of domestic violence, abuse, and neglect and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB196make an appropriation to provide grants for certain residential alternative care programs and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB196make an appropriation to provide grants for certain residential alternative care programs and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB196make an appropriation to provide grants for certain residential alternative care programs and to declare an emergency.Conference Committee Report adoptedYea
2021 Regular Session5 votes
HB1102revise certain definitions for sex offender registry.Do PassYea
SB5include a child's legal parents and guardians in the list of parties who may receive information related to reports of the child's abuse or neglect.Concurred in amendmentsYea
SB14limit the time children in need of supervision are held in detention under certain circumstances.Do PassYea
SB31provide for the release of adult abuse case information to certain parties to assist in the provision of adult protective services.Do PassYea
SB126establish the crime of possession, manufacturing, or distribution of obscene dolls.Do Pass AmendedYea
2020 Regular Session6 votes
HB1047revise certain provisions regarding human trafficking.Do PassYea
HB1103authorize the forensic medical examination of certain minor victims without parental or guardian consent.Do PassYea
HB1232provide an appropriation for adoption assistance grants.TabledYeatabling motion
HB1244authorize forensic medical examinations for certain persons.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB20create a monitor to review and respond to complaints related to the care provided to youth in the custody or care of certain care facilities, treatment centers, and programs.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB193revise Senate Bill 38, An Act to revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2020, as previously enacted by the Ninety-fifth Session of the South Dakota Legislature.Do PassYea
2019 Regular Session4 votes
HB1029revise certain provisions regarding criminal background checks for adults working in child care institutions.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1055require parental notification and agreement before the institution of an order to withhold resuscitation from certain patients.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB11revise certain provisions regarding the granting of work permits to minors who refuse to submit to chemical analyses.Do PassYea
SB143revise visitation rights of a person causing conception by rape or incest.Do Pass AmendedYea
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).