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Constitutiion
Child Protection
Criminal Justice
Education
Family
Gambling - Halt Expansion
Health Care
Human Rights
Judicial System
Labor
Life - Sanctity of
Marriage
Parental Rights
Second AmendmentClick here for a legend of symbols used on this page.
Constitution
FHA Action is constantly monitoring threats to the amazing document that is the U.S. Constitution.
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HB1069 | Repeal the changes made by Initiated Measure 22 |
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HB1200 | An act to make public the names, addresses, and employers of the top 100 donors of an organization if that organization spends more than $50,000 on a ballot question. |
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SB171 | An act to establish the Government Accountability Task Force to study government, campaign finance, lobbyist restrictions, and ethics. |
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SCR2 | A resolution expressing support for the continued use of the Electoral College for our Presidential elections. |
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SJR2 | SJR2 is a joint resolution that would be voted on by the people in the 2018 general election. It would change stipulations in the state Constitution regarding Constitutional amendments. Instead of a majority needed to pass in the House and Senate, it would require a two-thirds vote to go on the ballot. Then it would require a change from majority to 60% of the vote of the people to be approved. |
Education
All legislation supported by the Family Heritage Alliance, regarding the education of South Dakota children, will be analyzed through a stringent filter. The proposed legislation would fail to meet our criteria if we deem the answers to one or more of six questions to be in the affirmative.
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HB1122 | An Act to clarify certain provisions regarding the process to be excused from public school attendance |
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HB1125 | An act to make donor information relating to the “Partners in Education Tax Credit” a matter of public record. |
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SB115 | An act to ensure the privacy of students in public school locker rooms, showers, and other changing facilities. |
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SB155 | An act to establish an early childhood education pilot program and to make an appropriation therefor. (state funded pre-kindergarten) |
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SB156 | An act to establish the South Dakota Early Learning Advisory Council to oversee the implementation of the early childhood education pilot-program. (state funded pre-kindergarten) |
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SB55 | SB55 would ensure that a teacher is free to explain not only the strengths, but also the weaknesses of any scientific theory that is discussed in their classroom. |
Family
As our name implies, we are all about the family. From improving marriage relationships to raising healthy children, we want legislation to protect and defend the family
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SB149 | An act to protect faith-based adoption agencies from Government discrimination. Please thank the Governor for signing this bill. Mailing Address: |
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SB81 | An act to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or possession of powdered alcohol. |
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SCR4 | A resolution recognizing the harmful effects of pornography, and categorizing it as a public health crisis. |
Health Care
FHA Action seeks to safeguard the health care system in South Dakota. Health care is a massive family issue.
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SCR11 | A resolution opposing physician assisted suicide |
Human Rights
Our Declaration of Independence refers clearly to our human rights in stating “…That among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.” The issue of Human Rights is a multi-faceted topic including Human Trafficking, Domestic Violence, Protection of the Weak, or simply the freedom to live your life without unnecessary burdens.
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HB1118 | An act to eliminate the need to prove the use of force, fraud, or coercion in the human trafficking of minors. |
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HB1143 | An act to specify that someone 15 or under cannot be charged with prostitution. |
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SB102 | An act to require that the name and telephone number of an organization fighting to end sex trafficking be given, in writing, to any woman seeking an abortion. |
Life – Sanctity of
The phrase sanctity of life refers to the idea that human life is sacred and holy, argued mainly by the pro-life side in political and moral debates over such controversial issues as abortion, contraception, euthanasia, and embryonic stem-cell research in the United States.
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HB1101 | An act to increase the penalty for performing an abortion of an unborn child capable of feeling pain |
Marriage
FHA Action takes very seriously the task of defending marriage as God defines it, promoting legislation that strengthens it, and opposing legislation that undermines it.
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SB93 | An act to adjust the marriage license fee and to provide a discounted rate for those who complete marriage counseling. |
Legend Of Symbols
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Denotes bills and measures that FHA Action is supporting. |
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Denotes bills and measures that FHA Action is opposing. |
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Denotes bills and measures that FHA Action is watching. |
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Denotes bills that have completed the legislative process with the outcome FHA Action desired. |
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Denotes bills that have completed the legislative process with the outcome being less than FHA Action desired. |
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