South DakotaSouth Dakota law recognizes tribal officers assisting with state law enforcement
South Dakota law includes tribal officers who help enforce state laws or address crimes committed in the state in its definition of law enforcement officer.
What it does
Tribal officers who help enforce South Dakota laws or address crimes committed in the state fit the law's definition of law enforcement officer.
Argument forIncluding qualifying tribal officers in this definition could help laws that use it recognize their role in enforcing state laws.
Argument againstTribal workers who do not provide the listed help may fall outside this definition, which could make rules that use it harder to apply to them.
More detail
South Dakota law includes certain tribal officers in its definition of law enforcement officer. This covers an Indian tribe's officer, prosecutor, or employee who provides the listed help. The officer must help enforce state criminal or traffic laws, or help prevent, detect, or prosecute a crime committed in South Dakota.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 9Signed by the Governor Larry Rhoden on 2026-03-09 H.J. 534Became Law
- Mar 3Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-03 H.J. 480To Governor
- Mar 2Signed by the President S.J. 434Passed Senate
- Feb 26Signed by the Speaker H.J. 462Passed House
- Feb 25Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 33, NAYS 0 S.J. 399
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 24Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 29
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 24Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0 S.J. 29Minor
- Feb 24Scheduled for hearing
- Jan 29First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 143Minor
- Jan 28House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 67, NAYS 0 H.J. 167
- Vote recorded Do Pass Amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 28House of Representatives Motion to amend , Passed, H.J. 167 Amendment 1007AMajor
- Jan 27Remove from Consent Calendar H.J. 151
- Jan 26Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, H.J. 7
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 26Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0 H.J. 7Minor
- Jan 26Scheduled for hearing
- Jan 13First read in House and referred to House Judiciary H.J. 13Introduced
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