HB1002revise the daily meal allowance for wildland fire employees and fire suppression forces in certain circumstances.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.Conference Committee Report adoptedYea
HCR6001urging the United States Department of Homeland Security to establish a tribal law enforcement training academy in South Dakota.Concurred in Resolution as AmendedYea
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
SB89create a task force to study the provision of emergency medical services as an essential service and the funding thereof.Concurred in amendmentsYea
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 Session6 votes
HB1014Modify provisions related to emergency medical services personnel and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
HCR6007Recognizing emergency medical services personnel and supporting efforts to acknowledge emergency medical service as an essential public service.Concurred in ResolutionYea
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
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 Session14 votes
HB1031update the development and implementation of conservation district standards.Do PassYea
HB1141improve public safety in South Dakota.Do PassYea
HB1141improve public safety in South Dakota.TabledYeatabling motion
HCR6011Urging the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) law enforcement to establish a law enforcement training academy in South Dakota.Do PassYea
SB15require a convicted defendant to reimburse the cost of digital forensic examination fees.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB15require a convicted defendant to reimburse the cost of digital forensic examination fees.ReconsideredYea
SB77revise a provision related to threatening law enforcement officers.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB83make an appropriation for the revised construction costs of maintenance shops for the Wildland Fire Suppression Division and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB101prohibit the conduct of certain physical examinations or screenings on students in a school district without parental consent.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
SB103standardize certain school safety practices.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB128improve public safety in South Dakota.Do PassYea
SB151revise and repeal provisions related to the licensure of athletic trainers.Concurred in amendmentsYea
SB176establish criteria for determining certain shared parenting plan provisions.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayNaytabling motion
SR701In support of investigating and opening an official inquiry into the Medals of Honor given to the United States soldiers who participated in the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890.Adopt Resolution as amendedYea
2023 Regular Session14 votes
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.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1127make an appropriation to support volunteer fire departments and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB27place certain substances on the controlled substances schedule and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
SB27place certain substances on the controlled substances schedule and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
SB51revise certain provisions regarding the reimbursement of county expenses in detaining parole violators.Do PassYea
SB52update certain provisions regarding the Department of Corrections and the authority of the Secretary of Corrections.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB52update certain provisions regarding the Department of Corrections and the authority of the Secretary of Corrections.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB54require a convicted defendant to reimburse for the cost of digital forensic examination fees.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB54require a convicted defendant to reimburse for the cost of digital forensic examination fees.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB114establish and modify provisions related to public safety.Do PassYea
SB114establish and modify provisions related to public safety.TabledYeatabling motion
SB141clarify and modernize cremation requirements and procedures.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB141clarify and modernize cremation requirements and procedures.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB164create the Commission on Indian Affairs.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
2022 Regular Session10 votes
HB1068clarify the processing of sexual assault kits performed on individuals ages sixteen and seventeen.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1068clarify the processing of sexual assault kits performed on individuals ages sixteen and seventeen.Conference Committee Report adoptedYea
HB1174revise requirements for sales of catalytic converters to scrap metal businesses.Do Pass AmendedYea
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 ResolutionYea
SB50make an appropriation for water, wastewater and storm water projects throughout state government, and to declare an emergency.Referred toYea
SB50make an appropriation for water, wastewater and storm water projects throughout state government, and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
SB50make an appropriation for water, wastewater and storm water projects throughout state government, and to declare an emergency.Concurred in amendmentsYea
SB144create the incarceration construction fund for the capital construction of such facilities.Do PassYea
SB144create the incarceration construction fund for the capital construction of such facilities.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB144create the incarceration construction fund for the capital construction of such facilities.Concurred in amendmentsYea
2021 Regular Session11 votes
HB1043provide enhanced permit criteria for current and former law enforcement officers.Do PassYea
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.Do Pass AmendedYea
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.Do Pass AmendedYea
HCR6012To encourage the Executive Board of the Legislature to reauthorize the Mental Health of First Responders Task Force interim legislative study.Concurred in Resolution as AmendedYea
SB17authorize the South Dakota Department of Corrections to purchase certain real property, to make an appropriation, and to declare an emergency.Recommend Referral toYea
SB67correct a cross-reference relating to sheriff's compensation.Do PassYea
SB135reform training requirements for law enforcement officers.Do PassYea
SB135reform training requirements for law enforcement officers.Do PassYea
SB149revise an appropriation regarding the fire insurance premium tax.Do Pass AmendedYea
▶No vote recorded (excused / absent)4 bills
SB17authorize the South Dakota Department of Corrections to purchase certain real property, to make an appropriation, and to declare an emergency.Excused
HB1286permit municipalities to contribute more to the cost of insurance provided to certain officers or retired employees.Excused
SB15require a convicted defendant to reimburse the cost of digital forensic examination fees.Excused
SB200make an appropriation for a grant to the city of Mobridge for purchasing modular holding cells.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).