HB1002revise the daily meal allowance for wildland fire employees and fire suppression forces in certain circumstances.Do PassYea
HB1086make an appropriation for providing a grant to a nonprofit that delivers programming to support offenders and correctional staff.Do PassYea
HB1175revise provisions related to Division of Criminal Investigation cooperation with Indian tribes.Do PassYea
HB1175revise provisions related to Division of Criminal Investigation cooperation with Indian tribes.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.Failed to concur, appoint Conference CommitteeYea
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.Do Pass AmendedYea
HCR6001urging the United States Department of Homeland Security to establish a tribal law enforcement training academy in South Dakota.Adopt Resolution as amendedYea
HCR6001urging the United States Department of Homeland Security to establish a tribal law enforcement training academy in South Dakota.Concurred in amendmentsYea
SB44establish investigative subpoena authority to gather business records in certain investigations.Do PassYea
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 PassYea
SB89create a task force to study the provision of emergency medical services as an essential service and the funding thereof.Do Pass AmendedYea
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 Session9 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.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 AmendedNay
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.ReconsideredNay
HCR6007Recognizing emergency medical services personnel and supporting efforts to acknowledge emergency medical service as an essential public service.Adopt ResolutionYea
SB5Permit a sheriff to charge a fee for service of process, whether service is completed or not.Do PassYea
SB5Permit a sheriff to charge a fee for service of process, whether service is completed or not.Do Pass AmendedYea
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 Session9 votes
HB1031update the development and implementation of conservation district standards.Do PassYea
HB1141improve public safety in South Dakota.Do PassNay
HB1153impose a reporting requirement regarding a lost or stolen firearm and to provide a penalty therefor.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayNaytabling motion
HB1191require an official declaration of war or other Congressional action before the South Dakota National Guard may be deployed by the federal government.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
HB1215require a study of radio communication services in the Piedmont Valley region and make an appropriation to perform the study and purchase digital vehicular repeater systems.TabledYeatabling motion
HCR6011Urging the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) law enforcement to establish a law enforcement training academy in South Dakota.Adopt ResolutionYea
SB15require a convicted defendant to reimburse the cost of digital forensic examination fees.Do PassYea
SB128improve public safety in South Dakota.TabledYeatabling motion
SB151revise and repeal provisions related to the licensure of athletic trainers.Do Pass AmendedYea
2023 Regular Session6 votes
HB1050authorize counties to issue bonds for certain expenditures funded by a gross receipts tax.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1127make an appropriation to support volunteer fire departments and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1127make an appropriation to support volunteer fire departments and to declare an emergency.Concurred in amendmentsYea
SB27place certain substances on the controlled substances schedule and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
SB52update certain provisions regarding the Department of Corrections and the authority of the Secretary of Corrections.Do PassYea
SB52update certain provisions regarding the Department of Corrections and the authority of the Secretary of Corrections.Do Pass AmendedYea
2022 Regular Session13 votes
HB1068clarify the processing of sexual assault kits performed on individuals ages sixteen and seventeen.Do PassYea
HB1068clarify the processing of sexual assault kits performed on individuals ages sixteen and seventeen.Do PassYea
HB1068clarify the processing of sexual assault kits performed on individuals ages sixteen and seventeen.Failed to concur, appoint Conference CommitteeYea
HB1068clarify the processing of sexual assault kits performed on individuals ages sixteen and seventeen.Conference Committee Report adoptedYea
HB1101make an appropriation for the construction of a new public safety regional jail near Deadwood and to declare an emergency.Referred toYea
HB1174revise requirements for sales of catalytic converters to scrap metal businesses.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1174revise requirements for sales of catalytic converters to scrap metal businesses.Concurred in amendmentsYea
HB1238create a task force on jail planning, to make an appropriation of general contingency funds therefor, and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1264make an appropriation for the Liaison for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Office, and to declare an emergency.Referred toYea
HB1286permit municipalities to contribute more to the cost of insurance provided to certain officers or retired employees.Do PassYea
HB1288make an appropriation for the planning, renovation, and equipping of the North East Regional Jail Facility in Brown County and to declare an emergency.Referred toYea
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 Resolution as amendedYea
SB144create the incarceration construction fund for the capital construction of such facilities.Do Pass AmendedYea
2021 Regular Session7 votes
HB1043provide enhanced permit criteria for current and former law enforcement officers.Do PassYea
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.Concurred in amendmentsYea
HB1199establish the Office of Liaison for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons.Do PassYea
HB1265make an appropriation for the improvement of the radio system in South Dakota and to declare an emergency.Concurred in amendmentsYea
HCR6012To encourage the Executive Board of the Legislature to reauthorize the Mental Health of First Responders Task Force interim legislative study.Adopt ResolutionYea
HCR6012To encourage the Executive Board of the Legislature to reauthorize the Mental Health of First Responders Task Force interim legislative study.Concurred in amendmentsYea
SB67correct a cross-reference relating to sheriff's compensation.Do PassYea
2020 Regular Session7 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 Pass AmendedYea
HB1277prevent trafficking, coercion, and exploitation that occurs under the guise of obscene content.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB27establish a missing persons clearinghouse.Do PassYea
SB44authorize the use of crime victims' compensation funds to reimburse law enforcement for certain emergency expenses incurred for victims.Do PassYea
SB80revise certain sheriff's fees and costs.Do Pass AmendedYea
2019 Regular Session13 votes
HB1172provide for cooperation with federal officials in matters of immigration.Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6Nay
HB1172provide for cooperation with federal officials in matters of immigration.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1172provide for cooperation with federal officials in matters of immigration.ReconsideredNay
HB1180revise certain provisions regarding the collection and storage of sexual assault kit evidence.Do Pass AmendedYea
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 PassYea
HB1216increase certain civil penalties for fleeing from police.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1237establish the duty to collect data and share information on missing and murdered indigenous persons.TabledYeatabling motion
HB1238revise provisions regarding training on missing and murdered indigenous persons.TabledYeatabling motion
SB164establish procedures for the investigation of certain missing and murdered indigenous persons.Do Pass AmendedYea
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
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.Do PassNay
▶No vote recorded (excused / absent)23 bills
HB1002provide for criminal background checks for certain applicants and employees of the Department of Public Safety.Excused
SCR4Commending and thanking the men and women of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), urging Congress and the President to fund construction of steel barriers and border control impediments along with the strengthening of current border control infrastructure, and urging Congress and the President to ensure compliance with and enforcement of federal immigration laws.Excused
HB1198define activities that constitute human trafficking.Excused
HB1074revise certain provisions regarding the required time that sexual assault kits be preserved.Excused
SB80revise certain sheriff's fees and costs.Excused
SB26increase the assessment of liquidated court costs and to revise the disposition of the funds collected.Excused
SB164revise the penalties and provisions regarding approaching stopped vehicles.Excused
HB1112authorize the hiring of law enforcement officers by the South Dakota State Brand Board and to declare an emergency.Excused
HB1043provide enhanced permit criteria for current and former law enforcement officers.Excused
HB1063make an appropriation to contract for mental health insurance for certain first responder organizations and to declare an emergency.Excused
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.Excused
SB17authorize the South Dakota Department of Corrections to purchase certain real property, to make an appropriation, and to declare an emergency.Excused
SB135reform training requirements for law enforcement officers.Excused
SB149revise an appropriation regarding the fire insurance premium tax.Excused
HB1265make an appropriation for the improvement of the radio system in South Dakota and to declare an emergency.Excused
HB1268make an appropriation for the reconstruction of the emergency vehicle operations course and to declare an emergency.Excused
HB1269make an appropriation for the creation of a missing persons clearinghouse website and to declare an emergency.Excused
SB50make an appropriation for water, wastewater and storm water projects throughout state government, and to declare an emergency.Excused
SB141clarify and modernize cremation requirements and procedures.Excused
HB1219appoint an advisory committee for use of force and qualifying handgun course development.Excused
SB51revise certain provisions regarding the reimbursement of county expenses in detaining parole violators.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
SB83make an appropriation for the revised construction costs of maintenance shops for the Wildland Fire Suppression Division and to declare an emergency.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).