South Dakota · Current officeholder
Tamara Grove
Republican South Dakota Senate, District 26
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Sponsored legislation
111 bills in the current data (111 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 159 | revise requirements pertaining to the minimum age for marriage. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1313 | require education in prenatal human growth and development. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1257 | amend the definition of an abortion. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| 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 |
| HB 1140 | permit a court to impose as a condition of probation, or parole in certain circumstances, treatment at a nonprofit entity awarded an alternative care program grant. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1077 | consider a cultivated-protein food product to be adulterated food. | Primary sponsor | Vetoed | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1006 | create a taskforce to study the creation of Indian medicaid managed care entities in the state. | 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 |
| SB 124 | temporarily prohibit the manufacture, sale, and distribution of any product containing cell-cultured protein, and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 12, 2026 |
| HB 1106 | revise the terms of county extension board members. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 10, 2026 |
| SB 81 | clarify the prohibition on injuring or harassing a service animal. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 9, 2026 |
| SB 153 | prohibit certain restrictions in employment contracts for community services providers. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 9, 2026 |
| HB 1219 | require the provision of interpreter or translator services for parties to an administrative contested case. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 9, 2026 |
| HB 1176 | clarify bond or pre-trial release upon sobriety program participation. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 9, 2026 |
| HB 1169 | classify medetomidine as a Schedule III controlled substance and establish permissible uses. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 9, 2026 |
| HB 1007 | amend the definition of law enforcement officer to include tribal law enforcement officers. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 9, 2026 |
| SJR 508 | proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election, amendments to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, removing the lieutenant governor as presiding officer of the Senate. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | March 4, 2026 |
| SB 190 | codify the rights of a parent. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2026 |
| HJR 5001 | proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, requiring a declaration of necessity and clarifying public use of private property taken or damaged by eminent domain. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 2, 2026 |
| HB 1275 | create requirements for age verification and parental consent for application stores and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 2, 2026 |
| SB 206 | make an appropriation to contract for a study on the length of service award programs for volunteers. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2026 |
| SCR 605 | recognizing the significance of the monarch butterfly and encouraging cooperative, voluntary conservation efforts in South Dakota. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| SB 218 | provide for the establishment of charter schools. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 20, 2026 |
| SB 241 | require that the Department of Revenue provide an annual report to Indian tribes regarding certain tax collections. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| SB 127 | limit nuisances caused by data centers. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| HB 1171 | establish provisions related to the disclosure of COVID-19 and mRNA vaccination status and blood donations. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | February 17, 2026 |
| HB 1064 | provide for the sale of producer-raised meat and meat food products directly to consumers pending legalization under federal law. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 17, 2026 |
| SB 242 | make an appropriation to the Department of Education for the provision of grants to sparse school districts. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2026 |
| SB 189 | provide for an automatic refund of an assessment on crops, livestock, and milk. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 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 2 | provide that a firearm silencer is not a controlled weapon. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 1192 | allow the parole of certain inmates sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. | 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 |
| HCR 6009 | urging Congress to repeal the estate tax. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2026 |
| HB 1024 | modify requirements for ambulance operators. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 9, 2026 |
| HB 1023 | establish requirements and liability protection for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses serving on ambulance crews. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 9, 2026 |
| HB 1127 | revise provisions related to birth centers and the practice of certified professional midwives at birth centers. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 1068 | authorize the dispensing of ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine under a written protocol developed by a health care provider, and to provide liability protection therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| SB 85 | require an election for an excess tax levy of a school district. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2026 |
| HB 1124 | establish the crime of trespass upon a place of worship, provide a penalty therefor, and declare an emergency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2026 |
| SB 123 | prohibit the manufacture, sale, and distribution of any product containing cell-cultured protein, and provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| HB 1004 | authorize the recall of county commissioners. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 27, 2026 |
| HCR 6002 | honoring the life and achievements of the late Charlie Kirk. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 26, 2026 |
| SB 83 | require that any holder of a commercial driver license in this state must be proficient in the English language, and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 23, 2026 |
| SR 701 | recognizing the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 15, 2026 |
| SB 70 | modify the maximum sparsity benefit a sparse school district is eligible to receive. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| SB 68 | require an individual be a citizen of the United States before being eligible to vote and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| SB 6 | authorize a loan from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund to a school district adjoining a federal military installation for the construction or expansion of a school building. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| SB 115 | revise a provision related to sexual contact with a child under eighteen. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| SB 106 | require an individual be registered as a voter of this state before being eligible to be a petition sponsor for a ballot measure. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| SB 100 | limit the imposition of restrictions on the carrying of a concealed pistol and other items of self-defense while on the campus of a public institution of higher education. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 1239 | revise certain provisions related to the restriction of access to obscene materials in a public library or public school library. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 1222 | expand the authorized carrying, possession, and storage of a concealed pistol. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 1130 | provide permissible dates for municipal and school district elections. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 1106 | require a report regarding refugee resettlement services. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 1083 | modify the requirements for obtaining an agricultural processor's lien. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 1071 | modify practice criteria for physician assistants. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 1061 | prohibit a health care provider from restricting or denying a parent or guardian's access to certain medical records and other health information of a minor. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| SB 99 | make an appropriation for purchasing, storing, and distributing sexual assault kits. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| SB 83 | revise the penalty and provide treatment for the ingestion of certain controlled substances. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| SB 79 | permit the operation of a Class I electric bicycle on the Mickelson Trail. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| SB 78 | authorize a change in bullet diameter for use in taking certain animals. | 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 |
| SB 116 | revise and repeal provisions related to street racing prohibitions and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| HB 1141 | provide an exception for employers to acquire and distribute opioid antagonists that are available over the counter. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| HB 1093 | modify the permissible dates for a school district bond election. | 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 |
| SJR 503 | Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, clarifying that an individual must be a citizen of the United States to be eligible to vote. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 12, 2025 |
| SB 113 | provide protections for parental rights. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 12, 2025 |
| HJR 5003 | Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, requiring that a constitutional amendment receive an affirmative vote of sixty percent of the votes cast before the measure is enacted. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 12, 2025 |
| HJR 5002 | Applying to the United States Congress under Article V of the United States Constitution to call for a convention for proposing an amendment to the constitution establishing congressional term limits. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 10, 2025 |
| HB 1249 | protect landowners from the use of deception, fraud, harassment, intimidation, misrepresentation, or threat, in acquiring easements or easement options. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 10, 2025 |
| HB 1099 | modify the community paramedic endorsement. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | 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 |
| HB 1063 | revise the provisions for preparing a fiscal note for ballot questions. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 5, 2025 |
| HB 1069 | regulate vapor products and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 4, 2025 |
| SB 16 | set aside certain contractor's excise tax collections relating to the Ellsworth Air Force Base, to create a fund for the collections, and to provide an appropriation therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2025 |
| SB 157 | require proof of workers' compensation insurance for contractors of public improvements. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2025 |
| HB 1073 | designate contact information provided on a voter registration form as not for public inspection. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 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 |
| SR 702 | Supporting the repeal of the Sioux-Dakota Removal Act. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 25, 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 |
| HB 1228 | require an environmental impact statement from applicants seeking a carbon dioxide transmission facility permit from the Public Utilities Commission of the State of South Dakota. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | February 25, 2025 |
| HB 1056 | prohibit the preparation, sale, and distribution of certain kratom products and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 25, 2025 |
| HB 1043 | require counties and municipalities to provide emergency medical services within their jurisdictions, increase liquidated court costs, and create the emergency medical services fund and make an appropriation therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 21, 2025 |
| SCR 606 | Expressing the Legislature's concern about the potential for a carbon oxide pipeline to become a weapon of mass destruction to be used by terrorists or unfriendly governments and urging the Public Utilities Commission to conduct risk assessments and establish stronger regulatory and security measures for carbon oxide pipelines to ensure adequate state, county, business, and family emergency response planning. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 20, 2025 |
| SCR 604 | Supporting the expansion of transportation services for veterans receiving medical care in this state. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 18, 2025 |
| SB 196 | incorporate the Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings in public school curriculum. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2025 |
| SB 182 | require every permanent or emergency administrative rule proposal to receive the approval of an elected official before submission to the Legislative Research Council. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2025 |
| HB 1152 | prohibit the enforcement and implementation of directives from intergovernmental organizations, and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2025 |
| SCR 603 | Supporting the establishment of a standardized system to recognize and award academic credit or certification for military service. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 13, 2025 |
| HB 1151 | require that manufacturers of agricultural equipment allow an independent repair provider or an owner to make certain repairs to agricultural equipment. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 13, 2025 |
| HB 1058 | prohibit the reporting of medical debt to a consumer reporting agency and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 13, 2025 |
| SB 122 | restrict the deference given by courts to a state agency's interpretation of a state statute, administrative rule, or policy. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |
| SB 5 | permit a sheriff to charge a fee for service of process, whether service is completed or not. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 11, 2025 |
| SB 7 | prohibit the adoption or implementation of certain policies related to immigration enforcement. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 10, 2025 |
| SB 51 | require the display and curricular inclusion of the Ten Commandments and other documents. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2025 |
| HB 1240 | require an affidavit of succession for purposes of succeeding to the ownership of an abandoned mineral interest. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2025 |
| HB 1148 | provide immunity for off-duty law enforcement officers who perform a citizen's arrest or assist with a lawful arrest. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2025 |
| SB 50 | prohibit the use of drones for purposes of assessing real property for taxation, and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 6, 2025 |
| HB 1054 | allow public schools to authorize an individual to volunteer or be employed as a school chaplain. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| SJR 502 | Applying to the United States Congress for a convention of the states to propose amendments to the United States Constitution regarding the imposition of fiscal restraints on the federal government, further limiting the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limiting the terms of office for members of Congress and other federal officials. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | February 4, 2025 |
| SB 112 | provide a process by which a parental concern may be submitted to and resolved by a public school. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| SB 82 | require an official declaration of war or other Congressional action before the South Dakota National Guard may be deployed by the federal government. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | February 3, 2025 |
| HB 1078 | establish provisions related to the disclosure of COVID-19 vaccination status and blood donations. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 30, 2025 |
| HB 1055 | modify medical cannabis certification requirements. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2025 |
| HB 1060 | revise a provision related to civil commitment following a determination of mental incompetency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 24, 2025 |
| HB 1045 | create a share the road specialty license plate. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 23, 2025 |
| HB 1018 | require the Department of Revenue provide an annual report to tribal governments regarding certain tax collections. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 23, 2025 |