Health and Health Care Issue Summary
Key Votes
Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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March 30, 2020 | South Dakota | HB 1295 | Amends the List of Contagious Diseases to Include COVID-19 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 12) |
March 30, 2020 | South Dakota | SB 191 | Authorizes Emergency Powers for Counties During a Public Health Crisis in Order to Declare an Emergency | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 5) |
March 30, 2020 | South Dakota | SB 191 | Authorizes Emergency Powers for Counties During a Public Health Crisis in Order to Declare an Emergency | Bill Failed - House (37 - 29) |
Feb. 6, 2020 | South Dakota | HB 1096 | Prohibits Commercial Surrogacy and Establishes a Committee to Study the Issue | Bill Passed - House (46 - 20) |
Jan. 29, 2020 | South Dakota | HB 1057 | Prohibits Gender Reassignment Surgeries on Children Under 16 | Bill Passed - House (46 - 23) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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3/30 | HB 1295 | Amends the List of Contagious Diseases to Include COVID-19 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 12) |
3/30 | SB 191 | Authorizes Emergency Powers for Counties During a Public Health Crisis in Order to Declare an Emergency | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 5) |
3/30 | SB 191 | Authorizes Emergency Powers for Counties During a Public Health Crisis in Order to Declare an Emergency | Bill Failed - House (37 - 29) |
2/06 | HB 1096 | Prohibits Commercial Surrogacy and Establishes a Committee to Study the Issue | Bill Passed - House (46 - 20) |
1/29 | HB 1057 | Prohibits Gender Reassignment Surgeries on Children Under 16 | Bill Passed - House (46 - 23) |
Public Statements
Date | Title | Politician |
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Jan. 15, 2021 | Tweet - "Tragic to see the grass fires near Lemmon, Lake Oahe & Pine Ridge. Thousands of acres already burned. My thoughts are with South Dakotans who've had their property damaged & lives upturned. Please join me in praying for them & the brave firefighters who are battling these fires." | Sen. John Thune |
Dec. 29, 2020 | Delegation Bill to Allow Tribal Grant Schools to Devote Additional Resources to Improving Education Signed Into Law | Sen. John Thune |
Dec. 29, 2020 | Delegation Bill to Allow Tribal Grant Schools to Devote Additional Resources to Improving Education Signed Into Law | Rep. Dusty Johnson |
Dec. 29, 2020 | Delegation Bill to Allow Tribal Grant Schools to Devote Additional Resources to Improving Education Signed Into Law | Sen. Mike Rounds |
Dec. 22, 2020 | Thune Statement on Passage of Bipartisan Coronavirus Relief Package | Sen. John Thune |
Date | Title | Politician |
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Jan. 15, 2021 | Tweet - "Tragic to see the grass fires near Lemmon, Lake Oahe & Pine Ridge. Thousands of acres already burned. My thoughts are with South Dakotans who've had their property damaged & lives upturned. Please join me in praying for them & the brave firefighters who are battling these fires." | Sen. John Thune |
Dec. 29, 2020 | Delegation Bill to Allow Tribal Grant Schools to Devote Additional Resources to Improving Education Signed Into Law | Sen. John Thune |
Dec. 29, 2020 | Delegation Bill to Allow Tribal Grant Schools to Devote Additional Resources to Improving Education Signed Into Law | Rep. Dusty Johnson |
Dec. 29, 2020 | Delegation Bill to Allow Tribal Grant Schools to Devote Additional Resources to Improving Education Signed Into Law | Sen. Mike Rounds |
Dec. 22, 2020 | Thune Statement on Passage of Bipartisan Coronavirus Relief Package | Sen. John Thune |
Interest Group Ratings
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Ballot Measures
Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
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Nov. 3, 2020 | South Dakota | Initiated Measure 26: Legalize Medical Marijuana | Passed |
Nov. 2, 2010 | South Dakota | Referred Law 12: An Act to Prohibit Smoking Tobacco or Carrying Lighted Tobacco Products in Certain Places and to Require Certain Persons to Inform Violators of the Prohibition | Passed |
Nov. 2, 2010 | South Dakota | Initiated Measure 13: An Initiated Measure to Authorize the Possession, Use and Cultivation of Marijuana by and for Persons with Specified Debilitating Medical Conditions Registered with the Department of Health | Failed |
Nov. 4, 2008 | South Dakota | Initiated Measure 11: Reinstate Prohibition Against Abortion | Failed |