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
HB1028establish a criminal background check requirement for multistate licensure under the social work licensure compact.Do PassYea
HB1089modify the distributions of revenues collected from severance taxation on new permits.Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6Nay
HB1089modify the distributions of revenues collected from severance taxation on new permits.Do PassNay
HB1146adopt the physician assistant licensure compact.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1148adopt the respiratory care interstate compact.Do PassYea
HB1233modify provisions for a tax collection agreement with an Indian tribe.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 AmendedNay
SB25update provisions related to the permit application process for proposed energy and transmission facilities.Do PassNay
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
SB40revise the compliance requirements for limitations on foreign ownership of agricultural land.Do PassYea
SB40revise the compliance requirements for limitations on foreign ownership of agricultural land.Do PassYea
SB60restrict ownership of real property interests by certain prohibited entities and to provide for enforcement.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB132modify provisions related to the South Dakota Veterans Council.Do Pass AmendedYea
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 Session17 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.Do PassYea
HB1188Allow nonresident military members to purchase three-day temporary nonresident waterfowl licenses.Report out of committee without recommendationYea
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
HCR6010Encouraging the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council to establish an interim legislative committee on preserving and protecting the Black Hills of South Dakota.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayNaytabling motion
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 amendmentsYea
SB82Require an official declaration of war or other Congressional action before the South Dakota National Guard may be deployed by the federal government.Do PassYea
SB82Require an official declaration of war or other Congressional action before the South Dakota National Guard may be deployed by the federal government.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
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
2022 Regular Session21 votes
HB1025update legal holidays in South Dakota.Do PassNay
HB1025update legal holidays in South Dakota.Concurred in amendmentsNay
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
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
HB1052place limitations on the enforcement of federal laws and orders related to firearms, accessories, and ammunition.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1170incorporate the Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings in the social studies curriculum.Do Pass AmendedNay
HB1183prohibit school districts from using certain mascots and team names that are derogatory toward Native American peoples or culture.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
HB1184require the playing of an honor song or Lakota Flag Song at certain graduation ceremonies upon student request.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
HB1188establish the nonbeneficiary student scholarship program and make an appropriation therefor.TabledYeatabling motion
HB1189make an appropriation to the Department of Tribal Relations to fund the Native American achievement schools grant program.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
HB1191make an appropriation to the Department of Tribal Relations to support certain children first learning centers that promote the teaching of the Lakota language and to declare an emergency.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
HB1193make an appropriation to the Department of Tribal Relations to support Indian horse racing relays and to declare an emergency.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayNaytabling motion
HB1195direct the Indian Education Advisory Council to make an annual report to the Governor and the State-Tribal Relations Committee.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.Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6Nay
HB1281clarify the contents of the general appropriations act for fiscal year 2023, pertaining to certain federal moneys and to declare an emergency.Veto overrideYea
HB1298reallocate federal payments from national forests.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
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 Resolution as amendedYea
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 PassNay
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 AmendedNay
2021 Regular Session10 votes
HB1044transfer the Office of Indian Education to the Department of Education.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
HB1065adopt the emergency medical personnel licensure interstate compact.Concurred in amendmentsYea
HB1108permit the playing of an honor song or Lakota Flag Song at certain graduation ceremonies.Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6Nay
HB1138revise provisions regarding the issuance of state park camping permits.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1189establish a tribal flag display in the rotunda of the capitol building.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1199establish the Office of Liaison for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons.Do PassYea
HB1219join the Interstate Cooperative Meatpacking Compact.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1219join the Interstate Cooperative Meatpacking Compact.Do Pass AmendedYea
HCR6014To acknowledge and honor the Native American children who were survivors of the boarding schools in this state.Adopt Resolution as amendedYea
SB97modify provisions regarding the State-Tribal Relations Committee.Do Pass AmendedYea
2020 Regular Session9 votes
HB1111revise provisions regarding the qualifications to serve on the Game, Fish and Parks Commission.TabledYeatabling motion
HB1134permit certain acts at a school honoring or graduation ceremony.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1134permit certain acts at a school honoring or graduation ceremony.Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6Nay
HB1145authorize certain tribal members to attend certain institutions of higher education or postsecondary technical institutes without payment of tuition.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
HB1243require schools to provide instruction on South Dakota's tribal history, culture, and government.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
HCR6011Supporting the Recovering America's Wildlife Act.Adopt ResolutionNay
HCR6011Supporting the Recovering America's Wildlife Act.Adopt ResolutionNay
SB66provide for the creation and funding of Oceti Sakowin community-based schools.Do PassNay
SB146revise provisions related to tribal identification cards.Do Pass AmendedNay
2019 Regular Session13 votes
HB1149provide an appropriation for the Native American achievement schools grant program.Do PassNay
HB1150establish a nonbeneficiary student scholarship program for certain students attending tribally controlled colleges and to make an appropriation therefor.Do PassNay
HB1172provide for cooperation with federal officials in matters of immigration.Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6Yea
HB1172provide for cooperation with federal officials in matters of immigration.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1172provide for cooperation with federal officials in matters of immigration.ReconsideredYea
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 AmendedYea
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
SB140provide for the increase of higher education enrolled members of the nine federally recognized tribes in South Dakota at regental institutions.Do PassNay
SB164establish procedures for the investigation of certain missing and murdered indigenous persons.Do Pass AmendedYea
▶No vote recorded (excused / absent)1 bill
HB1219join the Interstate Cooperative Meatpacking Compact.Excused
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