Proposed South Dakota Firearm Legislation HB1007
Legislation Overview
Title: Amend the definition of law enforcement officer to include tribal law enforcement officers.
Subject: Crimes: Indian Tribes: Interim Legislative Committee Bill: Law Enforcement
Description: Amend the definition of law enforcement officer to include tribal law enforcement officers.
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: House of Representatives Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 67, NAYS 0. H.J. 167
Last Action Date: January 28, 2026
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
9 sponsors: Eric Emery (D); Tamara Grove (R); Heather Baxter (R); Red Foster (D); Will Mortenson (R); Scott Odenbach (R); Peri Pourier (R); Michael Rohl (R); Jamie Smith (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 13% (9 of 70)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 28, 2026 | House of Representatives Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 67, NAYS 0. H.J. 167 |
| House | Jan 28, 2026 | House of Representatives Motion to amend, Passed H.J. 167 Amendment 1007A |
| House | Jan 27, 2026 | Remove from Consent Calendar H.J. 151 |
| House | Jan 26, 2026 | Certified uncontested, placed on consent |
| House | Jan 26, 2026 | Scheduled for hearing |
| House | Jan 26, 2026 | Judiciary Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0. |
| House | Jan 13, 2026 | First read in House and referred to House Judiciary H.J. 13 |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 28, 2026 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Dec 26, 2025 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| House of Representatives Amendment 1007A | House of Representatives Amendment 1007A | Jan 28, 2026 | State Link | amendment text | Yes |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Do Pass | 01/26/2026 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Do Pass Amended | 01/28/2026 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
