South Dakota · Current officeholder
Red Dawn Foster
Democratic South Dakota Senate, District 27
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Sponsored legislation
70 bills in the current data (70 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1232 | establish principles for a state agency to consider when formulating or implementing a program that has the potential of affecting tribal members on a reservation. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1175 | revise provisions related to Division of Criminal Investigation cooperation with Indian tribes. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| SB 88 | clarify the procedure for a potential condemnor to examine real property absent the property owner's permission. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 12, 2026 |
| HB 1164 | establish the crime of fraudulent assisted reproduction and provide a penalty and civil liability therefor. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 10, 2026 |
| HB 1176 | clarify bond or pre-trial release upon sobriety program participation. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 9, 2026 |
| HB 1007 | amend the definition of law enforcement officer to include tribal law enforcement officers. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 9, 2026 |
| SC 831 | recognizing the historical significance of the buffalo and celebrating their return to tribal lands in this state. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| SC 830 | honoring Dave Bonde for exemplary service to South Dakota. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| SC 829 | recognizing ten years of the Wall Economic Development Corporation. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| SC 828 | honoring the legacy of Joseph M. Marshall III. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| SC 827 | honoring Ashlan Carlow-Blount for excellence in athletics, academics, and leadership. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| SC 826 | celebrating the Wall High School Eagles as the 2025 Class 9A State Football Champions. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| HC 8028 | Honoring the accomplishments of Marvin Richard III of Pine Ridge, South Dakota. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| HC 8027 | celebrating the life and service of Barbara Dull Knife. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| HC 8026 | recognizing the nonprofit Oaye Luta Okolakiciye "Moving Forward in a Sacred Way." | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| HC 8025 | honoring the accomplishments of University of South Dakota women's basketball player Josie Hill. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| HC 8024 | honoring the life and legacy of Elizabeth Cook-Lynn. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| HC 8023 | honoring the legacy and strength of grandmothers in this state. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| HC 8022 | recognizing the achievements, leadership, and lifelong public service of Cecelia Fire Thunder. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| HC 8021 | honoring the life and service of Yvonne Jane "Tiny D" DeCory, of Pine Ridge, South Dakota. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| HB 1233 | modify provisions for a tax collection agreement with an Indian tribe. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 2026 |
| SC 816 | celebrating Generations Indigenous Ways and its impact. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 3, 2026 |
| SC 814 | celebrating the South Dakota Youth of the Year program for 2026. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 3, 2026 |
| HB 1213 | make an appropriation for a statewide educator retention initiative. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2026 |
| HB 1293 | make an appropriation for increasing the benefit amounts of the temporary assistance for needy families program, and to declare an emergency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| SB 199 | establish a new fund to provide property tax relief. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | February 23, 2026 |
| HB 1236 | establish civil liability for furnishing alcohol to an obviously intoxicated person. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 20, 2026 |
| SB 127 | limit nuisances caused by data centers. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| HB 1117 | modify provisions of a report required by the Governor's Office of Economic Development on certain awards and grants. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2026 |
| SB 141 | exempt certain sales at farmers' markets from sales tax. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 1031 | revise and repeal provisions related to rape offenses and to increase the penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 1235 | increase communication between agencies of this state and tribal governments. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 1181 | prohibit weather and climate modification activities and provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 2, 2026 |
| HB 1103 | require that annual withdrawal of groundwater from any groundwater source may not exceed the annual recharge of water to the groundwater source. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 2, 2026 |
| HB 1159 | impose a moratorium on industrial dairy operations. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| SB 1 | amend the process by which moneys are distributed from the employer's investment in South Dakota's future fund. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 26, 2026 |
| SB 70 | modify the maximum sparsity benefit a sparse school district is eligible to receive. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| SB 143 | modify the composition and staffing requirements of the South Dakota-Ireland Trade Commission. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| SB 83 | revise the penalty and provide treatment for the ingestion of certain controlled substances. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| SB 170 | authorize the South Dakota State Brand Board to enter a memorandum of understanding with any Indian tribe for the investigation of cattle theft. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| SJR 505 | Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, establishing the trust for unclaimed property fund. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 12, 2025 |
| HCR 6011 | Urging the Trump-Vance administration and Office of Management and Budget to uphold the Reagan administration policy of government-to-government relations with tribal nations. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 6, 2025 |
| HCR 6003 | To provide for an interim study regarding property tax reduction and preservation of the American dream to own a home. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 6, 2025 |
| HB 1052 | prohibit the exercise of eminent domain for a pipeline that carries carbon oxide. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 6, 2025 |
| HB 1044 | authorize the use of a newborn safety device for the voluntary surrender of a newborn and to make clarifying changes. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 6, 2025 |
| HCR 6010 | Encouraging the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council to establish an interim legislative committee on preserving and protecting the Black Hills of South Dakota. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 4, 2025 |
| HB 1200 | permit merit pay as a component of teacher compensation. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 4, 2025 |
| SC 811 | Honoring Thomas Shortbull, a trailblazer and leader dedicated to empowering Native communities through education, advocacy, and leadership. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 27, 2025 |
| HB 1053 | require age verification by websites containing material that is harmful to minors, and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 27, 2025 |
| SB 81 | prohibit the use of a firearms code for transactions involving firearms, accessories, components, and ammunition and to provide a civil penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 25, 2025 |
| SB 124 | establish the Incarceration Task Force. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2025 |
| HC 8015 | Honoring the 2025 South Dakota Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Youth of the Year finalists. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 25, 2025 |
| SB 199 | support the betterment of South Dakota. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 24, 2025 |
| HB 1229 | provide an exemption from certain property taxation for owner-occupied single-family dwellings, and to limit the taxes due on property over the previous year. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 21, 2025 |
| HB 1119 | limit annual valuation increases on owner-occupied single-family dwellings and nonagricultural property. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 21, 2025 |
| HB 1110 | make an appropriation to the South Dakota Board of Technical Education to provide a grant to Southeast Technical College for the purchase of the healthcare simulation center. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 21, 2025 |
| SCR 608 | To provide for an interim study to examine the South Dakota criminal justice system with a focus on substance abuse, mental health issues, and corrections. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 20, 2025 |
| SC 809 | Honoring Bryan Brewer, Sr., for his visionary leadership, transformative impact, and unwavering dedication to advancing athletics, academics, and community empowerment. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 20, 2025 |
| HB 1109 | prohibit the manufacture, sale, or distribution of cell-cultured meat in this state, and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 20, 2025 |
| SB 213 | exempt any food grown, raised, or otherwise produced in this state from state sales tax. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2025 |
| HB 1207 | revise and repeal provisions related to rape in the first degree and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2025 |
| SB 18 | require age verification by websites containing material that is harmful to minors, and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2025 |
| HB 1262 | terminate bounty payments for nest predators, transfer moneys to the general fund, and declare an emergency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2025 |
| HB 1258 | subject lithium mining operations to certain provisions regarding permitting, annual reporting, disturbed land limitations, and mined land reclamation. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 13, 2025 |
| HB 1181 | require a school district to provide dyslexia screening. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |
| SB 10 | shorten the time before records of a Governor or a lieutenant governor are opened to the public. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 11, 2025 |
| HC 8008 | Recognizing Scouting America Day at the Capitol and celebrating Scouting America on the occasion of its one hundred fifteenth anniversary. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 6, 2025 |
| HB 1017 | require the acceptance of a cash payment for admission to a school-affiliated event. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2025 |
| SB 9 | make public the calendars and appointment logs of statewide public officials. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 27, 2025 |
| HB 1048 | require that cash be accepted for certain transactions. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 27, 2025 |