103 recorded votes on bills tagged with this issue
2026 Regular Session18 votes
HB1041authorize the expansion and renovation of the Sturgis Readiness Center, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
HB1041authorize the expansion and renovation of the Sturgis Readiness Center, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
HB1042authorize the construction of a National Guard vehicle maintenance shop in Sturgis, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
HB1042authorize the construction of a National Guard vehicle maintenance shop in Sturgis, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
HB1080allow a business owner who is a veteran to display military specialty plates on a noncommercial vehicle registered to the veteran's business and to limit personal liability to the business owner and veteran.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1080allow a business owner who is a veteran to display military specialty plates on a noncommercial vehicle registered to the veteran's business and to limit personal liability to the business owner and veteran.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1193modify the provisions for a refund of taxes to disabled veterans and surviving spouses under certain property tax relief programs.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB12provide for a refund of property taxes in previous years for qualifying veterans and surviving spouses.Do PassYea
SB35revise the process for requesting a veteran's certificate of discharge from a county register of deeds.Do PassYea
SB35revise the process for requesting a veteran's certificate of discharge from a county register of deeds.Do PassYea
SB126increase the amount of value exempt from property taxes under a tax relief program for disabled veterans and surviving spouses.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB131revise the season in which a nonprofit organization may host a special pheasant hunt for disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients.Do PassYea
SB131revise the season in which a nonprofit organization may host a special pheasant hunt for disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients.Do PassYea
SB131revise the season in which a nonprofit organization may host a special pheasant hunt for disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients.Concurred in amendmentsYea
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
SB173extend the motor vehicle and motorcycle licensing fee available to a veteran with a disability to the spouse of a veteran with a disability.TabledYeatabling motion
2025 Regular Session17 votes
HB1029Update provisions of the South Dakota Retirement System.Do PassYea
HB1068Allow a student to wear certain military decorations at a school graduation ceremony and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1160Waive the driver license renewal period for members of the military and their families, and employees of the state department.Do PassYea
HB1161Allow additional forms to verify military service for a veteran designation on a commercial driver license or commercial learner's permit.Do PassYea
HB1161Allow additional forms to verify military service for a veteran designation on a commercial driver license or commercial learner's permit.Do PassYea
HB1163Make an appropriation for a grant to assist in the construction and equipping of a veteran’s skilled trade center.TabledNaytabling motion
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
HB1238Establish protections for a veteran seeking assistance in a veterans' benefit matter.Do PassNay
HB1238Establish protections for a veteran seeking assistance in a veterans' benefit matter.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB16Set aside certain contractor's excise tax collections relating to the Ellsworth Air Force Base, to create a fund for the collections, and to provide an appropriation therefor.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB16Set aside certain contractor's excise tax collections relating to the Ellsworth Air Force Base, to create a fund for the collections, and to provide an appropriation therefor.Do Pass AmendedNay
SB52Authorize the expansion of the South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
SB52Authorize the expansion of the South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
SB109Permit a school district to implement a new or revised section 504 plan, individualized family service plan, or individualized education program for a student who is the child of an active-duty member of the United States armed forces.Do Pass AmendedYea
SCR603Supporting the establishment of a standardized system to recognize and award academic credit or certification for military service.Adopt ResolutionYea
SCR604Supporting the expansion of transportation services for veterans receiving medical care in this state.Adopt ResolutionYea
2024 Regular Session6 votes
HB1011revise the membership of the South Dakota Capitol Complex Restoration and Beautification Commission.Do PassYea
HB1028classify xylazine as a Schedule III controlled substance, establish permissible uses, and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
HB1068allow disabled veterans to obtain a standard issue county motor vehicle or motorcycle license plate.Do PassYea
HB1082change the eligibility requirements, and the exempt value, of a property tax relief program for disabled veterans and surviving spouses.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1101provide a special motor vehicle license plate for recipients of the Legion of Merit award.Do PassYea
SB13revise the process for nominating candidates for the offices of lieutenant governor, attorney general, and secretary of state.Do Pass AmendedNay
2023 Regular Session15 votes
HB1038revise certain provisions pertaining to the Department of Veterans Affairs and residency in the State Veterans Home.Do PassYea
HB1039revise certain provisions regarding the payment of tuition for members of the South Dakota National Guard.Do PassYea
HB1039revise certain provisions regarding the payment of tuition for members of the South Dakota National Guard.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1045increase the basic salary schedule for county veterans' service officers.Do PassYea
HB1045increase the basic salary schedule for county veterans' service officers.Do PassYea
HB1047revise certain provisions regarding military affairs.Do PassYea
HB1047revise certain provisions regarding military affairs.Do PassYea
HB1054provide a stipend for the erection of a private headstone for a deceased veteran.Do PassYea
HB1065increase the maximum amount of dollars payable by the state to erect the headstone of a deceased veteran.Referred toYea
HB1065increase the maximum amount of dollars payable by the state to erect the headstone of a deceased veteran.Do PassYea
HB1226regulate industrial hemp-derived delta-8 and delta-10 tetrahydrocannabinol products, and other hemp-derived psychoactive compounds, and to declare an emergency.TabledYeatabling motion
SB15accept Uniformed Services ID as proof of veteran status to have veteran designation added to a state license or ID card.Do PassYea
SB86require candidates for party precinct committeeman or committeewoman to include an email address and phone number in the written statement submitted to the county auditor.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB186provide free tuition for a resident whose parent died while on active duty in the United States armed forces.TabledYeatabling motion
SB190designate a portion of U.S. Highway 83 as Sicangu Lakota Code Talker Highway.Deferred to the 41st legislative dayYeatabling motion
2022 Regular Session6 votes
HCR6006To urge the United States Congress and the President of the United States to take no action to employ military forces of the United States in active-duty combat unless the United States Congress has passed an official declaration of war and to bring troops home who are engaged in unconstitutional foreign conflicts.TabledYeatabling motion
SB50make an appropriation for water, wastewater and storm water projects throughout state government, and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
SB50make an appropriation for water, wastewater and storm water projects throughout state government, and to declare an emergency.Concurred in amendmentsYea
SB63revise the appropriation for road improvements to the State Veterans Cemetery, to provide for ordinary operations of the cemetery, and to declare an emergency.Referred toYea
SB63revise the appropriation for road improvements to the State Veterans Cemetery, to provide for ordinary operations of the cemetery, and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
SB197require the POW/MIA flag be displayed in the Senate and House of Representative chambers.Do PassYea
2021 Regular Session14 votes
HB1018authorize the construction of a National Guard Readiness Center in Sioux Falls, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.Referred toYea
HB1018authorize the construction of a National Guard Readiness Center in Sioux Falls, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1020make an appropriation to continue the veteran's bonus program and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
HB1032revise the minimum cost of living adjustment and revise terminology of the South Dakota Retirement System.Do PassYea
SB33make an appropriation for certain costs related to the commissioning of the USS Pierre and to declare an emergency.Referred toYea
SB33make an appropriation for certain costs related to the commissioning of the USS Pierre and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
SB65create an exception to the dual compensation prohibition for state employees for military service.Do PassYea
SB84appropriate funds to support Veterans Memorial Centers in South Dakota and to declare an emergency.Recommend Referral toYea
SB180revise certain provisions regarding revenues generated by and donations to the South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery, and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB180revise certain provisions regarding revenues generated by and donations to the South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery, and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB180revise certain provisions regarding revenues generated by and donations to the South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery, and to declare an emergency.Conference Committee Report adoptedYea
SB181make an appropriation for road improvements leading to the State Veterans Cemetery and to declare an emergency.Referred toYea
SB181make an appropriation for road improvements leading to the State Veterans Cemetery and to declare an emergency.Do Pass AmendedYea
SB188make an appropriation to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery and to declare an emergency.Referred as Amended toYea
2020 Regular Session11 votes
HB1036revise provisions regarding the issuance of certain military specialty plates.Do PassYea
HB1062increase the financial empowerment of state residents.TabledYeatabling motion
HB1069authorize certain veterans to attend courses offered at postsecondary technical institutes without payment of tuition.Do PassYea
HB1069authorize certain veterans to attend courses offered at postsecondary technical institutes without payment of tuition.Do PassYea
HCR6016Supporting the efforts of William "Bill" Casper as the South Dakota state chairman of the State Funeral for World War II Veterans in his efforts to petition President Donald J. Trump to hold a state funeral for World War II veterans.Adopt ResolutionYea
HCR6019Urging greater awareness and understanding of post-traumatic stress injury.Adopt ResolutionYea
HCR6019Urging greater awareness and understanding of post-traumatic stress injury.Concurred in amendmentsYea
SB35revise the appropriation for the State Veterans' Cemetery and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
SB124to revise provisions regarding group pheasant hunts for disabled veterans.Do PassYea
SB156repeal provisions regarding the South Dakota Veterans Commission.Do PassYea
SB156repeal provisions regarding the South Dakota Veterans Commission.Do PassYea
2019 Regular Session16 votes
HB1043require the Department of Social Services to collect and report certain information regarding the military affiliation of a parent whose child is subject to a report of abuse or neglect.Do PassYea
HB1043require the Department of Social Services to collect and report certain information regarding the military affiliation of a parent whose child is subject to a report of abuse or neglect.Do PassYea
HB1044authorize certain children who are subject to a pending military relocation to apply for enrollment in a school district.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1080increase the property tax exemption allowed for certain veterans with a disability and the surviving spouses of certain veterans with a disability.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1080increase the property tax exemption allowed for certain veterans with a disability and the surviving spouses of certain veterans with a disability.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1081authorize certain paraplegic or amputee veterans or their surviving spouses to retain a property tax exemption without having to reapply each year.Do PassYea
HB1081authorize certain paraplegic or amputee veterans or their surviving spouses to retain a property tax exemption without having to reapply each year.Do PassYea
HB1111provide for professional or occupational licensure for certain active duty military personnel and spouses.Do Pass AmendedYea
HB1171allow certain veterans to attend courses offered at postsecondary technical institutes without payment of tuition.Do PassYea
HB1171allow certain veterans to attend courses offered at postsecondary technical institutes without payment of tuition.Do PassYea
HB1171allow certain veterans to attend courses offered at postsecondary technical institutes without payment of tuition.Concurred in amendmentsYea
HB1171allow certain veterans to attend courses offered at postsecondary technical institutes without payment of tuition.Conference Committee Report adoptedYea
HB1201revise provisions regarding group pheasant hunts for disabled veterans.Do PassYea
HB1260make an appropriation to continue the veteran's bonus program and to declare an emergency.Do PassYea
SB155authorize additional nursing facility beds for the Michael J. Fitzmaurice Veterans Home.Do PassYea
SCR11requesting that the President of the United States designate a single state funeral be held upon the death of the last living identifiable veteran from World War II.Concurred in ResolutionYea
▶No vote recorded (excused / absent)5 bills
SB52Authorize the expansion of the South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.Excused
HB1044authorize certain children who are subject to a pending military relocation to apply for enrollment in a school district.Excused
HB1032revise the minimum cost of living adjustment and revise terminology of the South Dakota Retirement System.Excused
HB1054provide a stipend for the erection of a private headstone for a deceased veteran.Excused
HB1145revise the order of precedence for the right to control the disposition of the remains of a deceased person.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).