South DakotaResolution would encourage lawmakers to study county mental illness boards
The proposed resolution would ask the Legislative Research Council’s Executive Board to arrange a study of county boards that oversee mental health commitment decisions.
What it does
The Legislative Research Council’s Executive Board would be encouraged to arrange a study of county mental illness boards and commitment rules, including background check reporting and training. Forming a committee would remain optional.
Argument forStudying ways to standardize board training could help lawmakers make mental health commitment decisions more consistent across counties.
Argument againstBecause the study is optional, the resolution might produce no review or practical improvements for people facing mental health commitment.
More detail
The proposed resolution would encourage the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council to form a legislative study committee. The study would examine county boards’ authority, rules for entering mental health care voluntarily or being placed in it against one’s wishes, and connections to reporting through the national criminal background check system. The Executive Board would not be required to form a committee. The study would examine available board training and ways to standardize it. The study would include views from the Attorney General’s office, courts, mental health boards, behavioral health providers, and law enforcement. Any findings and recommendations for future legislation would go to the Executive Board when the study ends.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 3Judiciary Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 3 S.J. 34Latest
- Vote recorded Deferred to the 41st legislative day. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: fail.Upper
- Mar 3Judiciary Do Pass , Failed, YEAS 3, NAYS 4 S.J. 34Minor
- Mar 3Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
- Feb 20Referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 338Minor
- Feb 19First Reading Senate S.J. 309
- Feb 18House of Representatives Adopt Resolution as amended , Passed, YEAS 46, NAYS 21 H.J. 353
- Vote recorded Adopt Resolution as amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Judiciary Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 2
- Vote recorded Do Pass Amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Amend the amendment , Passed,
- Feb 11Judiciary Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment HCR6015BMajor
- Feb 11Scheduled for hearing H.J. 1
- Feb 6Referred to House Judiciary H.J. 246Minor
- Feb 4First Reading House H.J. 216Introduced
- Mar 3Judiciary Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 3 S.J. 34Latest
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