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HB1175 • 2026

revise provisions related to Division of Criminal Investigation cooperation with Indian tribes.

revise provisions related to Division of Criminal Investigation cooperation with Indian tribes.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Pourier
Last action
2026-03-30
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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revise provisions related to Division of Criminal Investigation cooperation with Indian tribes.

revise provisions related to Division of Criminal Investigation cooperation with Indian tribes.

What This Bill Does

  • revise provisions related to Division of Criminal Investigation cooperation with Indian tribes.
  • Official keyword topics: Criminal Background Investigation Indian Tribes Law Enforcement Official sponsor note: Representatives <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4804/Detail">Pourier</a> (prime), <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4749/Detail">Emery</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4755/Detail">Greenfield</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4770/Detail">Jensen (Phil)</a>, and <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4796/Detail">Novstrup</a> and Senators <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4751/Detail">Foster</a> and <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4756/Detail">Grove</a>

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-30 House of Representatives

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-03-11 House of Representatives

    Delivered to the Governor

  3. 2026-03-10 Senate

    Signed by the President

  4. 2026-03-09 House of Representatives

    Signed by the Speaker

  5. 2026-03-05 Senate

    Do Pass

  6. 2026-03-03 Senate Judiciary

    Certified uncontested, placed on consent

  7. 2026-03-03 Senate Judiciary

    Do Pass

  8. 2026-03-03 Senate Judiciary

    Scheduled for hearing

  9. 2026-02-11 Senate

    First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary

  10. 2026-02-10 House of Representatives

    Do Pass

  11. 2026-02-09 House Judiciary

    Certified uncontested, placed on consent

  12. 2026-02-09 House Judiciary

    Do Pass

  13. 2026-02-09 House Judiciary

    Scheduled for hearing

  14. 2026-01-28 House of Representatives

    First read in House and referred to House Judiciary

Official Summary Text

revise provisions related to Division of Criminal Investigation cooperation with Indian tribes.
Official keyword topics:
Criminal Background Investigation
Indian Tribes
Law Enforcement
Official sponsor note: Representatives <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4804/Detail">Pourier</a> (prime), <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4749/Detail">Emery</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4755/Detail">Greenfield</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4770/Detail">Jensen (Phil)</a>, and <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4796/Detail">Novstrup</a> and Senators <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4751/Detail">Foster</a> and <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4756/Detail">Grove</a>

Current Bill Text

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26.830.16 101st Legislative Session 1175

2026 South Dakota Legislature
House Bill 1175
ENROLLED

AN ACT

ENTITLED An Act to revise provisions related to Division of Criminal Investigation
cooperation with Indian tribes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 23-3-15.1 be AMENDED:
23-3-15.1. The Division of Criminal Investigation may, upon the request of any
Indian tribe, obtain national criminal history record information on any individual seeking
to be or currently serving:
(1) As a member of the tribal council or a district council;
(2) As judge of the tribal court;
(3) On a tribal board or commission;
(4) As a tribal conservation officer;
(5) As an executive officer of a tribal commercial enterprise;
(6) As a faculty member or administrator of any tribal educational institution or
program;
(7) With tribal child protection and youth program responsibilities, to the extent that
the criminal history record information is not available through the Bureau of Indian
Affairs by means of the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Act;
(8) In a position working with tribal juvenile delinquents and offenders;
(9) As a tribal gaming licensee for whom criminal history background screening is not
available through the National Indian Gaming Commission; and
(10) As a tribal foster parent or prospective adoptive parent.
Section 2. That § 23-3-15.2 be AMENDED:
23-3-15.2. In order to determine the suitability of any applicant for or holder of a
position listed in § 23-3-15.1, the requesting Indian tribe shall submit the completed
fingerprint cards of the applicant or position holder to the Division of Criminal Investigation
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for a national criminal history record check. The tribe, or, if required by the tribe, the
applicant or position holder, must pay all processing fees required either by the Division
of Criminal Investigation or the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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An Act to revise provisions related to Division of Criminal Investigation cooperation with Indian
tribes.

I certify that the attached Act originated in
the:

House as Bill No. 1175

Chief Clerk of the House

Speaker of the House

Attest:

Chief Clerk of the House

President of the Senate

Attest:

Secretary of the Senate

House Bill No. 1175
File No. ____
Chapter No. ______

Received at this Executive Office
this _____ day of _____________,

2026 at ____________M.

By
for the Governor

The attached Act is hereby
approved this ________ day of
______________, A.D., 2026

Governor

STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
ss.
Office of the Secretary of State

Filed ____________, 2026
at _________ o'clock __M.

Secretary of State

By
Asst. Secretary of State