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
HB1013clarify the purposes permitted for certain offenders to operate a motor vehicle.Do PassYea
HB1013clarify the purposes permitted for certain offenders to operate a motor vehicle.Do PassYea
HB1126revise a provision related to driving under the influence.Do PassYea
HB1140permit a court to impose as a condition of probation, or parole in certain circumstances, treatment at a nonprofit entity awarded an alternative care program grant.Do PassYea
HB1140permit a court to impose as a condition of probation, or parole in certain circumstances, treatment at a nonprofit entity awarded an alternative care program grant.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1176clarify bond or pre-trial release upon sobriety program participation.Referred toNay
HB1176clarify bond or pre-trial release upon sobriety program participation.Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6Nay
2025 Regular Session7 votes
HB1135Provide opportunities for treatment courts for South Dakotans, create a workgroup to study rehabilitation programs, and declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB64Revise provisions related to the establishment of an initial parole date.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB64Revise provisions related to the establishment of an initial parole date.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB119Repeal capital punishment.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayNaytabling motion
SB124Establish the Incarceration Task Force.Do Pass AmendedNay
2024 Regular Session3 votes
SB47revise the incentive program for juvenile diversion opportunities.Do PassYea
SB128improve public safety in South Dakota.Do PassYea
SB173provide a landowner-on-own-land license for antlerless elk.Do Pass AmendedNay
2023 Regular Session16 votes
HB1160limit probation for offenders with four or more felony convictions.TabledYeatabling motion
HB1174provide for appropriate civil commitment of certain persons.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB4modify a court's authority to commit a habitual juvenile offender to the Department of Corrections.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB4modify a court's authority to commit a habitual juvenile offender to the Department of Corrections.Concurred in amendmentsYea
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
SB47revise exceptions to the imposition of a Class 2 misdemeanor when no other penalty is provided by statute.Do PassYea
SB47revise exceptions to the imposition of a Class 2 misdemeanor when no other penalty is provided by statute.Do PassYea
SB51revise certain provisions regarding the reimbursement of county expenses in detaining parole violators.Do PassYea
SB89increase the daily maximum award for the alternative care program administered by the Unified Judicial System.Referred toYea
SB89increase the daily maximum award for the alternative care program administered by the Unified Judicial System.Do PassYea
SB146limit parole for violent offenders.Do PassYea
SB146limit parole for violent offenders.Do PassYea
SB146limit parole for violent offenders.Concurred in amendmentsYea
SB176modify certain requirements for removal from the sex offender registry.Do PassYea
SB176modify certain requirements for removal from the sex offender registry.Do PassYea
SB201provide treatment for the ingestion of controlled substances.Do Pass AmendedNay
2022 Regular Session24 votes
HB1026prohibit eligibility for a suspended imposition of sentence for the crime of rape.Do PassYea
HB1108revise provisions related to driving under the influence.Do PassYea
HB1160clarify bond or pre-trial release upon sobriety program participation.Do PassNay
HB1160clarify bond or pre-trial release upon sobriety program participation.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1232establish mandatory sentences for certain driving while under the influence violations.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
HB1233establish a parole hearing requirement for certain inmates.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
HB1272revise provisions related to counseling for domestic abuse defendants.Do PassYea
SB32authorize the Department of Corrections to purchase certain real property, construct a community work center for offenders committed to the Department of Corrections, to make an appropriation therefor, transfer funds from the budget reserve fund, and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB103make an appropriation to support the teen court grant program and to declare an emergency.Referred toYea
SB103make an appropriation to support the teen court grant program and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
SB103make an appropriation to support the teen court grant program and to declare an emergency.Conference Committee Report adoptedYea
SB111revise provisions on aiding, abetting, or advising.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
SB151revise the automatic removal of certain convictions from a background check record.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB151revise the automatic removal of certain convictions from a background check record.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB151revise the automatic removal of certain convictions from a background check record.Veto overrideNay
SB159exempt any person suffering from a severe mental illness from capital punishment.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB159exempt any person suffering from a severe mental illness from capital punishment.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB169establish a means for certain Department of Corrections inmates to earn credit against fines or costs ordered by the sentencing court.Do PassYea
SB172revise provisions regarding eligibility for parole for certain persons sentenced to life imprisonment.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB172revise provisions regarding eligibility for parole for certain persons sentenced to life imprisonment.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB172revise provisions regarding eligibility for parole for certain persons sentenced to life imprisonment.ReconsideredYea
SB198establish an interim committee regarding alternative programming for juvenile offenders.Do PassYea
SB198establish an interim committee regarding alternative programming for juvenile offenders.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB198establish an interim committee regarding alternative programming for juvenile offenders.Conference Committee report not adopted, no committee appointedYea
2021 Regular Session12 votes
SB15revise the voting requirements necessary for the board to grant or deny parole or recommend clemency.Do PassYea
SB15revise the voting requirements necessary for the board to grant or deny parole or recommend clemency.Do PassYea
SB16revise the requirements of setting discretionary parole dates by the board.Do PassYea
SB16revise the requirements of setting discretionary parole dates by the board.Do PassYea
SB98limit the application of the death penalty.Do PassYea
SB141revise the automatic removal of certain convictions from a background check record.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB141revise the automatic removal of certain convictions from a background check record.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB143revise the penalty for the ingestion of certain controlled substances.Do PassNay
SB143revise the penalty for the ingestion of certain controlled substances.Do PassNay
SB146revise certain provisions regarding eligibility for parole for certain persons sentenced to life imprisonment.Do PassYea
SB146revise certain provisions regarding eligibility for parole for certain persons sentenced to life imprisonment.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB169revise the time requirement for the automatic removal of speeding violations from a background check record.TabledYeatabling motion
2020 Regular Session5 votes
HB1195provide for the dismissal of charges against pregnant women for certain controlled substance offenses under certain circumstances.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1206revise certain provisions regarding the commitment of a delinquent child to the Department of Corrections.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB6revise certain conditions under which presumptive probation may be applied.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB69revise the penalty for the misuse of emblem specialty plates on motor vehicles.Do PassYea
SB95modify certain provisions regarding the repayment of restitution.Do PassNay
▶No vote recorded (excused / absent)3 bills
SB98limit the application of the death penalty.Excused
SB163revise the eligibility requirements for compassionate parole under certain circumstances.Excused
SB74establish reentry initiatives and programs in the Department of Corrections.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).