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
HB1045revise certain provisions related to child support.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1045revise certain provisions related to child support.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1067provide a rebuttable presumption in favor of joint physical custody of a minor child.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
HB1116prohibit a video streaming service from transmitting certain advertising during children's programming and provide a penalty therefor.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1116prohibit a video streaming service from transmitting certain advertising during children's programming and provide a penalty therefor.Do Pass AmendedYea
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
HB1187add coaches to the list of mandatory reporters of child abuse or neglect.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1216revise the list of mandatory reporters of suspected child abuse or neglect.Do PassNay
HB1216revise the list of mandatory reporters of suspected child abuse or neglect.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
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
HB1275create requirements for age verification and parental consent for application stores and to provide a penalty therefor.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1276establish policies and procedures for the use of solitary confinement in a juvenile facility.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
SB15create the Developmental Disability Service Delivery Committee.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB107add licensed and registered child care programs to the definition of community safety zone.Do PassYea
SB159revise requirements pertaining to the minimum age for marriage.Do Pass AmendedNay
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 Pass AmendedNay
SB224provide a rebuttable presumption in favor of joint physical custody of a minor child.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
2025 Regular Session18 votes
HB1004Provide tuition for a student who is placed in a residential treatment center that provides educational programming.Do PassYea
HB1005Modify the requirement for payment of a private home study by the Department of Social Services.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1044Authorize the use of a newborn safety device for the voluntary surrender of a newborn and to make clarifying changes.Do PassYea
HB1053Require age verification by websites containing material that is harmful to minors, and to provide a penalty therefor.Do PassYea
HB1053Require age verification by websites containing material that is harmful to minors, and to provide a penalty therefor.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1128Revise certain provisions related to sexual contact with a child under sixteen.TabledYeatabling motion
HB1174Revise certain provisions related to the rights and obligations of a father of a child born to an unmarried mother.Do PassYea
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 PassYea
SB111Permit a court to order family therapy or reunification therapy in a custody or visitation dispute.Do PassYea
SB111Permit a court to order family therapy or reunification therapy in a custody or visitation dispute.Do PassYea
SB113Provide protections for parental rights.Do PassNay
SB113Provide protections for parental rights.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB113Provide protections for parental rights.Conference Committee report not adopted, no committee appointedYea
SB113Provide protections for parental rights.Conference Committee Report adoptedNay
SB115Revise a provision related to sexual contact with a child under eighteen.Do PassYea
SB115Revise a provision related to sexual contact with a child under eighteen.Do PassYea
2024 Regular Session14 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.Concurred in amendmentsYea
HB1151define and require active efforts for purposes of preserving and reuniting families following instances of abuse or neglect.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
HB1165institute procedures for addressing the bullying of a student.TabledYeatabling motion
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.Referred as Amended toYea
HB1202establish procedures for the termination of services by a provider through the CHOICES waiver program.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1230amend provisions regarding reports to be done for a guardianship or conservatorship and to provide a penalty therefor.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayNaytabling motion
HB1232create the Indian Child Welfare Advisory Council.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1245revise provisions related to the custody of an alleged delinquent child before and after a temporary custody hearing.Do PassYea
HB1245revise provisions related to the custody of an alleged delinquent child before and after a temporary custody hearing.Concurred in amendmentsYea
SB79revise provisions related to the possession, distribution, and manufacture of child pornography.Do PassYea
SB124revise the eligibility of roads for the rural access infrastructure fund.Do PassYea
2023 Regular Session13 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
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.Failed to concur, no committee appointedYea
HB1097revise the definition of an abused or neglected child.TabledYeatabling motion
HB1231revise certain provisions related to the sealing of adoption records.Do PassYea
HB1231revise certain provisions related to the sealing of adoption records.Do PassYea
HCR6011Celebrating the sister-state relationship with Taiwan.Adopt ResolutionYea
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
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
SB191establish the task force to address the welfare of Indian children in South Dakota.Do PassYea
SB191establish the task force to address the welfare of Indian children in South Dakota.Do Pass AmendedYea
▶No vote recorded (excused / absent)5 bills
HB1237require age verification before an individual may access an application from an online application store, publicly available website, electronic service, or other online platform.Excused
HB1195Revise a provision related to the termination of parental rights of a child adjudicated abused or neglected.Excused
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.Excused
SB159revise requirements pertaining to the minimum age for marriage.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).