105 recorded votes on bills tagged with this issue
2026 Regular Session16 votes
HB1006create a taskforce to study the creation of Indian medicaid managed care entities in the state.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1007amend the definition of law enforcement officer to include tribal law enforcement officers.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1146adopt the physician assistant licensure compact.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1233modify provisions for a tax collection agreement with an Indian tribe.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1249amend provisions pertaining to the School Finance Accountability Board, and the process by which a recommendation of the board is approved.Do PassYea
HB1249amend provisions pertaining to the School Finance Accountability Board, and the process by which a recommendation of the board is approved.Do Pass AmendedYea
HCR6001urging the United States Department of Homeland Security to establish a tribal law enforcement training academy in South Dakota.Concurred in Resolution as AmendedYea
SB25update provisions related to the permit application process for proposed energy and transmission facilities.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB25update provisions related to the permit application process for proposed energy and transmission facilities.Do PassYea
SB25update provisions related to the permit application process for proposed energy and transmission facilities.ReconsideredYea
SB25update provisions related to the permit application process for proposed energy and transmission facilities.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB60restrict ownership of real property interests by certain prohibited entities and to provide for enforcement.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB71authorize the assumption of certain responsibilities and the waiver of sovereign immunity in connection with certain actions under federal environmental law.Do PassYea
SB71authorize the assumption of certain responsibilities and the waiver of sovereign immunity in connection with certain actions under federal environmental law.Do PassYea
SB132modify provisions related to the South Dakota Veterans Council.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB132modify provisions related to the South Dakota Veterans Council.Concurred in amendmentsYea
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
HB1188Allow nonresident military members to purchase three-day temporary nonresident waterfowl licenses.Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6Yea
HB1188Allow nonresident military members to purchase three-day temporary nonresident waterfowl licenses.Do Pass AmendedYea
HCR6011Urging the Trump-Vance administration and Office of Management and Budget to uphold the Reagan administration policy of government-to-government relations with tribal nations.Concurred in ResolutionYea
SB6Authorize a loan from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund to a school district adjoining a federal military installation for the construction or expansion of a school building.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB6Authorize a loan from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund to a school district adjoining a federal military installation for the construction or expansion of a school building.Concurred in amendmentsNay
SB82Require an official declaration of war or other Congressional action before the South Dakota National Guard may be deployed by the federal government.Do PassNay
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
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
SR702Supporting the repeal of the Sioux-Dakota Removal Act.Adopt ResolutionYea
2024 Regular Session19 votes
HB1049authorize the Board of Regents to accept and use easement proceeds for the purposes authorized by the 2022 Session Laws, chapter 198.Do PassYea
HB1050update references to certain federal motor carrier regulations.Do PassYea
HB1050update references to certain federal motor carrier regulations.Do PassYea
HB1051make technical changes to provisions regarding the compensation of agents.Do PassYea
HB1071revise a provision providing authority to the Governor to enter into agreements with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.Do PassYea
HB1161regulate the acceptance of a central bank digital currency.Do PassYea
HB1232create the Indian Child Welfare Advisory Council.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1257require the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council to establish an interim study committee on minors' access to pornographic material.Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6Yea
HB1257require the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council to establish an interim study committee on minors' access to pornographic material.Conference Committee report not adopted, no committee appointedYea
HB1259appropriate money for the ordinary expenses of the legislative, judicial, and executive departments of the state, the current expenses of state institutions, interest on the public debt, and for common schools.Do PassYea
HCR6001Supporting the Electoral College.Concurred in ResolutionYea
SB13revise the process for nominating candidates for the offices of lieutenant governor, attorney general, and secretary of state.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB35provide that certain personal information of a lottery prize winner may only be used for advertising or promotion with the winner's consent.Do PassYea
SB35provide that certain personal information of a lottery prize winner may only be used for advertising or promotion with the winner's consent.Concurred in amendmentsYea
SB54update hunting and fishing residency requirements.Do PassYea
SB70make an appropriation for the replacement of the Richmond Lake dam and spillway, for the general maintenance and repair of other state-owned dams, and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
SB201provide new statutory requirements for regulating linear transmission facilities, to allow counties to impose a surcharge on certain pipeline companies, and to establish a landowner bill of rights.Do PassYea
SB201provide new statutory requirements for regulating linear transmission facilities, to allow counties to impose a surcharge on certain pipeline companies, and to establish a landowner bill of rights.Failed to concur, appoint Conference CommitteeYea
SB201provide new statutory requirements for regulating linear transmission facilities, to allow counties to impose a surcharge on certain pipeline companies, and to establish a landowner bill of rights.Conference Committee Report adoptedYea
2023 Regular Session13 votes
HB1063require the Unified Judicial System to assemble a task force to address barriers to services for emerging adults involved in the justice system in South Dakota.Do PassYea
HB1079make an appropriation to the Department of Health to provide grants to support mental health and suicide prevention programs, and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1101ensure the proper labeling of American Indian arts and crafts.Do PassYea
HCR6011Celebrating the sister-state relationship with Taiwan.Concurred in ResolutionYea
SB5extend the termination date of the Juvenile Justice Oversight Council and modify its membership requirements.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB67revise provisions related to emergency and involuntary commitment for alcohol and drug abuse.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB67revise provisions related to emergency and involuntary commitment for alcohol and drug abuse.Concurred in amendmentsYea
SB69modify the composition of the State-Tribal Relations Committee.Do PassNay
SB119authorize enrolled tribal members to attend certain institutions of higher education without payment of tuition and mandatory fees.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
SB185establish the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States – South Dakota and revise provisions related to the foreign ownership or control of agricultural land.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB187require schools to provide instruction on South Dakota's tribal history, culture, and government.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
SB190designate a portion of U.S. Highway 83 as Sicangu Lakota Code Talker Highway.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
SB191establish the task force to address the welfare of Indian children in South Dakota.Do Pass AmendedYea
2022 Regular Session14 votes
HB1025update legal holidays in South Dakota.Do PassYea
HB1025update legal holidays in South Dakota.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1035allow the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources to collect receipts from timber sales on federal lands and disburse those receipts according to federal law.Do PassYea
HB1195direct the Indian Education Advisory Council to make an annual report to the Governor and the State-Tribal Relations Committee.Do PassYea
HB1281clarify the contents of the general appropriations act for fiscal year 2023, pertaining to certain federal moneys and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1281clarify the contents of the general appropriations act for fiscal year 2023, pertaining to certain federal moneys and to declare an emergency.Conference Committee Report adoptedYea
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
SB112transfer the Office of Indian Education to the Department of Education.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayNaytabling motion
SB139provide for the creation and funding of Oceti Sakowin community-based schools.Do PassNay
SB139provide for the creation and funding of Oceti Sakowin community-based schools.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB147authorize the construction and operation of a nursing facility in Lyman County and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
SB161make an appropriation for matching funds to enhance research in manufacturing processes having lunar application and planetary use in tribal housing development and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB161make an appropriation for matching funds to enhance research in manufacturing processes having lunar application and planetary use in tribal housing development and to declare an emergency.Conference Committee Report adoptedYea
SCR606urging the highest levels of safety and oversight in the operation of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
2021 Regular Session13 votes
HB1065adopt the emergency medical personnel licensure interstate compact.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1189establish a tribal flag display in the rotunda of the capitol building.Do PassYea
HB1189establish a tribal flag display in the rotunda of the capitol building.Do Pass AmendedYea
HCR6014To acknowledge and honor the Native American children who were survivors of the boarding schools in this state.Concurred in Resolution as AmendedYea
SB60revise the membership of the Law Enforcement Officers Standards Commission.Concurred in amendmentsYea
SB68provide for the creation and funding of Oceti Sakowin community-based schools.Do PassNay
SB68provide for the creation and funding of Oceti Sakowin community-based schools.Do PassNay
SB68provide for the creation and funding of Oceti Sakowin community-based schools.ReconsideredYea
SB68provide for the creation and funding of Oceti Sakowin community-based schools.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB97modify provisions regarding the State-Tribal Relations Committee.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB106eliminate the exemption from the perpetual care funds provisions for certain cemeteries.Do PassNay
SB166revise provisions regarding hate crimes.Do Pass AmendedYea
SR701In support of investigating and opening an official inquiry into the Medals of Honor given to United States soldiers for the involvement and participation of the soldiers in the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890.Adopt Resolution as amendedYea
2020 Regular Session6 votes
SB25establish certain requirements to maintain state compliance with the Master Settlement Agreement.Do PassYea
SB66provide for the creation and funding of Oceti Sakowin community-based schools.Deferred to another dayYeatabling motion
SB66provide for the creation and funding of Oceti Sakowin community-based schools.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB66provide for the creation and funding of Oceti Sakowin community-based schools.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB146revise provisions related to tribal identification cards.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB146revise provisions related to tribal identification cards.Concurred in amendmentsYea
2019 Regular Session12 votes
HB1172provide for cooperation with federal officials in matters of immigration.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
HB1172provide for cooperation with federal officials in matters of immigration.ReconsideredYea
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
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
HB1246provide for increase in participation of entrepreneurship and state economic development initiatives by the nine federally recognized tribes in South Dakota.TabledYeatabling motion
SB16establish certain provisions regarding financial security for the decommissioning of wind turbines.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB126revise certain provisions regarding the common language of the state and to recognize the official indigenous language of the state.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB140provide for the increase of higher education enrolled members of the nine federally recognized tribes in South Dakota at regental institutions.Do PassYea
SB164establish procedures for the investigation of certain missing and murdered indigenous persons.Do Pass AmendedYea
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