HB1012revise and repeal provisions allowing probation for contempt of a custody or visitation decree.Do PassYea
HB1012revise and repeal provisions allowing probation for contempt of a custody or visitation decree.Do PassYea
HB1013clarify the purposes permitted for certain offenders to operate a motor vehicle.Do PassYea
HB1013clarify the purposes permitted for certain offenders to operate a motor vehicle.Do PassYea
HB1015create a pilot program in the Unified Judicial System to develop a pretrial release program.Do PassYea
HB1015create a pilot program in the Unified Judicial System to develop a pretrial release program.Do PassYea
HB1126revise a provision related to driving under the influence.Do PassYea
HB1126revise a provision related to driving under the influence.Do PassYea
HB1140permit a court to impose as a condition of probation, or parole in certain circumstances, treatment at a nonprofit entity awarded an alternative care program grant.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1176clarify bond or pre-trial release upon sobriety program participation.Do PassYea
HB1176clarify bond or pre-trial release upon sobriety program participation.Do PassYea
HB1192allow the parole of certain inmates sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.TabledYeatabling motion
HB1214require that courts consider as a mitigating factor during sentencing an individual's history as a victim of abuse and provide for a reduced sentence in certain circumstances.TabledYeatabling motion
HB1322revise a provision related to the transportation of an inmate upon discharge from a correctional facility.TabledYeatabling motion
2025 Regular Session3 votes
HB1135Provide opportunities for treatment courts for South Dakotans, create a workgroup to study rehabilitation programs, and declare an emergency.Do PassNay
SB64Revise provisions related to the establishment of an initial parole date.Do PassNay
SB64Revise provisions related to the establishment of an initial parole date.Do Pass AmendedNay
2024 Regular Session6 votes
HB1145modify brand registration and use laws.Do PassYea
HB1210permit a child adjudicated delinquent for theft of a firearm to be committed to the Department of Corrections.TabledYeatabling motion
SB47revise the incentive program for juvenile diversion opportunities.Do PassYea
SB47revise the incentive program for juvenile diversion opportunities.Do PassYea
SB128improve public safety in South Dakota.TabledYeatabling motion
SB173provide a landowner-on-own-land license for antlerless elk.Do Pass AmendedNay
2023 Regular Session15 votes
HB1061repeal provisions regarding criminal jury trials effective upon the adoption of Supreme Court rules.Do PassNay
HB1077prohibit eligibility for a suspended imposition of sentence for certain rape offenses.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
HB1160limit probation for offenders with four or more felony convictions.Do PassYea
HB1160limit probation for offenders with four or more felony convictions.Do PassYea
HB1160limit probation for offenders with four or more felony convictions.Do PassYea
HB1171establish a parole hearing requirement for certain inmates.TabledYeatabling motion
HB1174provide for appropriate civil commitment of certain persons.Do PassYea
HB1174provide for appropriate civil commitment of certain persons.Do PassYea
SB4modify a court's authority to commit a habitual juvenile offender to the Department of Corrections.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB4modify a court's authority to commit a habitual juvenile offender to the Department of Corrections.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB6authorize community response teams to recommend alternative community-based resources for children alleged to be delinquent and children alleged to be in need of supervision prior to adjudication.Do PassYea
SB146limit parole for violent offenders.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB146limit parole for violent offenders.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB176modify certain requirements for removal from the sex offender registry.Do PassNay
SB176modify certain requirements for removal from the sex offender registry.Do PassNay
2022 Regular Session19 votes
HB1026prohibit eligibility for a suspended imposition of sentence for the crime of rape.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1108revise provisions related to driving under the influence.Do PassYea
HB1160clarify bond or pre-trial release upon sobriety program participation.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1160clarify bond or pre-trial release upon sobriety program participation.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1232establish mandatory sentences for certain driving while under the influence violations.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1232establish mandatory sentences for certain driving while under the influence violations.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1233establish a parole hearing requirement for certain inmates.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1233establish a parole hearing requirement for certain inmates.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1272revise provisions related to counseling for domestic abuse defendants.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB32authorize the Department of Corrections to purchase certain real property, construct a community work center for offenders committed to the Department of Corrections, to make an appropriation therefor, transfer funds from the budget reserve fund, and to declare an emergency.Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6Yea
SB103make an appropriation to support the teen court grant program and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB103make an appropriation to support the teen court grant program and to declare an emergency.Conference Committee Report adoptedYea
SB151revise the automatic removal of certain convictions from a background check record.Do PassYea
SB151revise the automatic removal of certain convictions from a background check record.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB159exempt any person suffering from a severe mental illness from capital punishment.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB159exempt any person suffering from a severe mental illness from capital punishment.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB169establish a means for certain Department of Corrections inmates to earn credit against fines or costs ordered by the sentencing court.Do PassYea
SB198establish an interim committee regarding alternative programming for juvenile offenders.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB198establish an interim committee regarding alternative programming for juvenile offenders.Conference Committee Report adoptedYea
2021 Regular Session7 votes
HB1184revise provisions on aiding, abetting, or advising.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
HB1185reduce the penalty for manslaughter.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
SB15revise the voting requirements necessary for the board to grant or deny parole or recommend clemency.Do PassYea
SB16revise the requirements of setting discretionary parole dates by the board.Do PassYea
SB141revise the automatic removal of certain convictions from a background check record.Do PassYea
SB141revise the automatic removal of certain convictions from a background check record.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB146revise certain provisions regarding eligibility for parole for certain persons sentenced to life imprisonment.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
2020 Regular Session2 votes
HB1195provide for the dismissal of charges against pregnant women for certain controlled substance offenses under certain circumstances.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB6revise certain conditions under which presumptive probation may be applied.Do PassNay
2019 Regular Session6 votes
HB1003revise eligibility for a deferred imposition of sentence.Do PassYea
HB1047revise certain provisions regarding recommendations for treatment as a condition for probation.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1047revise certain provisions regarding recommendations for treatment as a condition for probation.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1130revise provisions regarding certain Class 2 misdemeanors.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1130revise provisions regarding certain Class 2 misdemeanors.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1228provide for certain inmates to petition for concurrent sentences.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
HB1135Provide opportunities for treatment courts for South Dakotans, create a workgroup to study rehabilitation programs, and declare an emergency.Excused
HB1140permit a court to impose as a condition of probation, or parole in certain circumstances, treatment at a nonprofit entity awarded an alternative care program grant.Excused
HB1004revise parole date calculation provisions.Excused
HB1004revise parole date calculation provisions.Excused
HB1005authorize a hearing panel of the Board of Pardons and Paroles to make clemency recommendations.Excused
HB1005authorize a hearing panel of the Board of Pardons and Paroles to make clemency recommendations.Excused
HB1006revise the time requirements for parole reports and plans.Excused
HB1006revise the time requirements for parole reports and plans.Excused
HB1195provide for the dismissal of charges against pregnant women for certain controlled substance offenses under certain circumstances.Excused
HB1089provide for the discharge of certain persons who received a suspended imposition of sentence for a misdemeanor.Excused
HB1089provide for the discharge of certain persons who received a suspended imposition of sentence for a misdemeanor.Excused
HB1206revise certain provisions regarding the commitment of a delinquent child to the Department of Corrections.Excused
HB1206revise certain provisions regarding the commitment of a delinquent child to the Department of Corrections.Excused
HB1186revise certain provisions regarding sentencing.Excused
HB1157revise the penalty for the ingestion of certain controlled substances.Excused
HB1272revise provisions related to counseling for domestic abuse defendants.Excused
HB1174provide for appropriate civil commitment of certain persons.Excused
HB1061repeal provisions regarding criminal jury trials effective upon the adoption of Supreme Court rules.Excused
SB51revise certain provisions regarding the reimbursement of county expenses in detaining parole violators.Excused
SB89increase the daily maximum award for the alternative care program administered by the Unified Judicial System.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).