HB1017permit the board of a school district to require that certain students receive instruction in alternative settings.Do PassYea
HB1017permit the board of a school district to require that certain students receive instruction in alternative settings.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1313require education in prenatal human growth and development.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB190codify the rights of a parent.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB190codify the rights of a parent.ReconsideredNay
SB190codify the rights of a parent.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB198restrict the use of a cell phone by a student during the school day.Do PassNay
SB198restrict the use of a cell phone by a student during the school day.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB198restrict the use of a cell phone by a student during the school day.Report out of committee without recommendation as amendedNay
SB198restrict the use of a cell phone by a student during the school day.Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6Nay
SB198restrict the use of a cell phone by a student during the school day.Do Pass AmendedNay
2025 Regular Session12 votes
HB1002Require that all certified educators take a course in South Dakota Indian Studies.Do PassYea
HB1002Require that all certified educators take a course in South Dakota Indian Studies.Do PassYea
HB1068Allow a student to wear certain military decorations at a school graduation ceremony and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1068Allow a student to wear certain military decorations at a school graduation ceremony and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1239Revise certain provisions related to the restriction of access to obscene materials in a public library or public school library.Do Pass AmendedYea
HCR6005Encouraging the board of each school district in this state to develop and implement a policy that limits the use of cellular telephones and other electronic communication devices during instructional time.Concurred in ResolutionYea
SB51Require the display and curricular inclusion of the Ten Commandments and other documents.Do PassNay
SB51Require the display and curricular inclusion of the Ten Commandments and other documents.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB113Provide protections for parental rights.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB113Provide protections for parental rights.Conference Committee Report adoptedYea
SB196Incorporate the Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings in public school curriculum.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB196Incorporate the Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings in public school curriculum.Do Pass AmendedNay
2024 Regular Session9 votes
HB1003update a reference to the Internal Revenue Code for purposes of higher education savings plans.Do PassYea
HB1178prohibit the Board of Regents or any institution under its control from using state resources for obscene live conduct.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1197require the publication of measures taken to restrict the access of obscene materials by minors.Do PassYea
HB1197require the publication of measures taken to restrict the access of obscene materials by minors.Do PassYea
SB5reduce the amount of time required before the removal of a city manager is effective.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB43establish procedures for the imposition of fines and probation against medical cannabis establishments, increase the allowable fee for a medical cannabis establishment registration certificate, and direct the Department of Health to promulgate rules to increase the fee for a registration certificate.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB43establish procedures for the imposition of fines and probation against medical cannabis establishments, increase the allowable fee for a medical cannabis establishment registration certificate, and direct the Department of Health to promulgate rules to increase the fee for a registration certificate.Concurred in amendmentsNay
SB52revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2024.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB184expand provisions regarding the protection of minors from certain exhibitions.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
2023 Regular Session5 votes
HB1006increase the funding for construction of an addition to the Kinsman Building in Pierre, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
HB1116prohibit the use of state resources in hosting lewd or lascivious content.Do PassNay
HB1116prohibit the use of state resources in hosting lewd or lascivious content.Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6Nay
SB187require schools to provide instruction on South Dakota's tribal history, culture, and government.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
SB193establish provisions related to the review and selection of instructional materials in school districts.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
2022 Regular Session6 votes
HB1012protect students and employees at institutions of higher education from divisive concepts.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1012protect students and employees at institutions of higher education from divisive concepts.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1185permit the wearing of a beaded graduation cap at a school honoring or graduation ceremony.Do PassYea
HB1185permit the wearing of a beaded graduation cap at a school honoring or graduation ceremony.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1198require display of the state motto or the state seal in public schools.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
HB1337to protect elementary and secondary students from political indoctrination.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
2021 Regular Session1 vote
SB170prohibit the conduct of certain physical examinations or screenings on students in a school district without parental consent.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
2020 Regular Session5 votes
HCR6012Supporting the right to pray in public schools.Concurred in Resolution as AmendedYea
HCR6012Supporting the right to pray in public schools.Conference Committee Report adoptedYea
SB59to protect the teaching of certain scientific information.TabledYeatabling motion
SB88require parental notification of self-injurious behavior expressed during counseling sessions.TabledYeatabling motion
SB189provide exemptions from certain requirements for the 2019-2020 school year and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
2019 Regular Session8 votes
HB1051establish the South Dakota state seal of civics literacy program.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1066require students to take a civics test before graduating from high school.Do PassNay
HB1087promote free speech and intellectual diversity at certain institutions of higher education.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1087promote free speech and intellectual diversity at certain institutions of higher education.Concurred in amendmentsYea
HB1108prohibit certain gender dysphoria instruction in public schools.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1225establish a determinant in identifying a student's sexual identity for the purpose of participation in high school athletics.Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6Nay
HB1270protect the teaching of certain scientific information.Do PassNay
SB55require the national motto of the United States to be displayed in public schools.Do Pass AmendedNay
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).