Politics

How Your Legislators Are Voting On Headline Legislation

By Joshua Haiar

Published February 12, 2021 at 7:18 PM CST

Below you will find the names of the legislation, the Legislative Research Council's short summary, and links to our coverage.

Below that, you will find a searchable database that allows you to see how your legislators voted.

HB 1076	SDLRC Summary: Require that birth certificates reflect biological sex. SDPB Coverage: Senate Committee Unanimously Rejects Bill That Prevents Amending Birth Certificate Sex Designation (sdpb.org)
HB 1126	SDLRC Summary: Revise certain provisions regarding absentee ballots.
HCR 6005	SDLRC Summary: Celebrating Black History Month.
HB 1028	SDLRC Summary: Revise petition requirements and the criteria for issuance of a water right permit. SDPB Coverage: State House Approves Curtailing Citizen Input At Water Hearings (sdpb.org)
SB 98	SDLRC Summary: Limit the application of the death penalty. SDPB Coverage: State Senator Seeks To Restrict Death Penalty \| SDPB Radio
HB 1079	SDLRC Summary: Limit certain actions that may be taken by the executive branch relative to nonprofit corporations or charitable trusts. SDPB Coverage: Nonprofit Privacy Legislation Could Hide Political Donors, Watchdog Group Says (sdpb.org)
SB 68	SDLRC Summary: Provide for the creation and funding of Oceti Sakowin community-based schools. SDPB Coverage: Senate to Reconsider Oceti Sakowin Community-Based Schools (sdpb.org) Senate Again Rejects Oceti Sakowin Community-Based Schools (sdpb.org)