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South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1007: amend the definition of law enforcement officer to include tribal law enforcement officers.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1007 is a bill introduced in the South Dakota House on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: amend the definition of law enforcement officer to include tribal law enforcement officers. Primary sponsor: Eric Emery (Democratic), Tamara Grove (Republican), Heather Baxter (Republican), Red Dawn Foster (Democratic), Will Mortenson (Republican), Scott Odenbach (Republican), Peri Pourier (Republican), Michael Rohl (Republican), Jamie Smith (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 9, 2026): Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-09 H.J. 534.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Eric EmeryPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse26A
Tamara GrovePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate26
Heather BaxterPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse34
Red Dawn FosterPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Will MortensonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Scott OdenbachPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse31
Peri PourierPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Michael RohlPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Jamie SmithPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-09 H.J. 534
  2. Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-03 H.J. 480
  3. Signed by the President S.J. 434
  4. Signed by the Speaker H.J. 462
  5. Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 33, NAYS 0 S.J. 399
  6. Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 29
  7. Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0 S.J. 29
  8. Scheduled for hearing
  9. First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 143
  10. House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 67, NAYS 0 H.J. 167
  11. House of Representatives Motion to amend , Passed, H.J. 167 Amendment 1007A
  12. Remove from Consent Calendar H.J. 151

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source