Tom Pischke on Sentencing alternatives

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2026 Regular Session×1.0057 bills

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.proYea✓
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.proYea✓
HB1003revise eligibility for a deferred imposition of sentence.proYea✓
HB1195provide for the dismissal of charges against pregnant women for certain controlled substance offenses under certain circumstances.proYea✓
HB1195provide for the dismissal of charges against pregnant women for certain controlled substance offenses under certain circumstances.proYea✓
SB159exempt any person suffering from a severe mental illness from capital punishment.proYea✓
SB159exempt any person suffering from a severe mental illness from capital punishment.proYea✓
HB1185reduce the penalty for manslaughter.proNay✓tabled
HB1026prohibit eligibility for a suspended imposition of sentence for the crime of rape.antiNay✓
HB1026prohibit eligibility for a suspended imposition of sentence for the crime of rape.antiYea✗
HB1160clarify bond or pre-trial release upon sobriety program participation.proYea✓
HB1160clarify bond or pre-trial release upon sobriety program participation.proYea✓
SB96prohibit the denial of benefits based solely on a controlled substance felony.proYea✓
SB96prohibit the denial of benefits based solely on a controlled substance felony.proYea✓
HB1222limit the liability of permit and certificate-issuing entities and certified use of force instructors.antiYea✗
SB146revise and repeal provisions related to threatening persons holding statewide office, judicial officers, and elected officers and to provide a penalty therefor.proNay✗
SB146revise and repeal provisions related to threatening persons holding statewide office, judicial officers, and elected officers and to provide a penalty therefor.proNay✗
SB59make an appropriation to the Department of Education for grants to support career and technical education programs, and to declare an emergency.antiYea✗
SB59make an appropriation to the Department of Education for grants to support career and technical education programs, and to declare an emergency.antiNay✓
SB59make an appropriation to the Department of Education for grants to support career and technical education programs, and to declare an emergency.antiNay✓
HB1013clarify the purposes permitted for certain offenders to operate a motor vehicle.proYea✓
HB1013clarify the purposes permitted for certain offenders to operate a motor vehicle.proYea✓
SB198establish an interim committee regarding alternative programming for juvenile offenders.proYea✓
SB198establish an interim committee regarding alternative programming for juvenile offenders.proYea✓
SB6revise certain conditions under which presumptive probation may be applied.proNay✗
SB16revise the requirements of setting discretionary parole dates by the board.proYea✓
SB146revise certain provisions regarding eligibility for parole for certain persons sentenced to life imprisonment.proYea✗tabled
SB169establish a means for certain Department of Corrections inmates to earn credit against fines or costs ordered by the sentencing court.proYea✓
HB1047revise certain provisions regarding recommendations for treatment as a condition for probation.proYea✓
HB1047revise certain provisions regarding recommendations for treatment as a condition for probation.proYea✓
SB173provide a landowner-on-own-land license for antlerless elk.proNay✗
HB1004revise parole date calculation provisions.proYea✓
HB1004revise parole date calculation provisions.proYea✓
HB1006revise the time requirements for parole reports and plans.proYea✓
HB1006revise the time requirements for parole reports and plans.proYea✓
HB1089provide for the discharge of certain persons who received a suspended imposition of sentence for a misdemeanor.proYea✓
HB1089provide for the discharge of certain persons who received a suspended imposition of sentence for a misdemeanor.proYea✓
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.proNay✗
HB1157revise the penalty for the ingestion of certain controlled substances.proYea✓
HB1272revise provisions related to counseling for domestic abuse defendants.proYea✓
HB1272revise provisions related to counseling for domestic abuse defendants.proYea✓
HB1233establish a parole hearing requirement for certain inmates.proYea✓
HB1233establish a parole hearing requirement for certain inmates.proYea✓
HB1060modify provisions related to procurement for the state and other purchasing agencies.antiNay✓
HB1060modify provisions related to procurement for the state and other purchasing agencies.antiNay✓
HB1206revise certain provisions regarding the commitment of a delinquent child to the Department of Corrections.proYea✓
HB1206revise certain provisions regarding the commitment of a delinquent child to the Department of Corrections.proYea✓
HB1176clarify bond or pre-trial release upon sobriety program participation.proYea✓
HB1176clarify bond or pre-trial release upon sobriety program participation.proYea✓
HB1005authorize a hearing panel of the Board of Pardons and Paroles to make clemency recommendations.proYea✓
HB1005authorize a hearing panel of the Board of Pardons and Paroles to make clemency recommendations.proYea✓
SB15revise the voting requirements necessary for the board to grant or deny parole or recommend clemency.proYea✓
SB174revise provisions related to the automatic removal of certain charges or convictions from a defendant's public record.proYea✓
SB174revise provisions related to the automatic removal of certain charges or convictions from a defendant's public record.proYea✓
HB1093make an appropriation to enhance the economic health of South Dakota and to declare an emergency.proYea✗tabled
HB1186revise certain provisions regarding sentencing.antiYea✓tabled
HB1130revise provisions regarding certain Class 2 misdemeanors.antiYea✗

2025 Regular Session×0.708 bills

SB119Repeal capital punishment.proYea✗tabled
HB1135Provide opportunities for treatment courts for South Dakotans, create a workgroup to study rehabilitation programs, and declare an emergency.proYea✓
SB57Revise presumptive probation.proYea✓
SB57Revise presumptive probation.proYea✓
SB64Revise provisions related to the establishment of an initial parole date.proYea✓
SB64Revise provisions related to the establishment of an initial parole date.proYea✓
SB124Establish the Incarceration Task Force.proYea✓
SB124Establish the Incarceration Task Force.proYea✓

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