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Child Protection
Protecting our children from harm, whether inside the home or outside of it, has always been important to the Family Heritage Alliance and her friends. There is much to be done when it comes to safe-guarding our children from child abuse, sexual abuse and child predators.
FHA Action | Bill Number | Description |
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HB 1008 | The Student Physical Privacy Act will protect the privacy of every public school student, while being sensitive to the student who has confusion about their gender. Governor Daugaard vetoed this bill. |
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HB1247 | An act to require that school districts and child welfare agencies adopt a policy and provide access to training on sexual abuse.
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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SB168 | Revising certain provisions regarding Human Trafficking. |
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SB169 | Revise certain provisions regarding Child Pornography. |
Criminal Justice
We are a nation under the rule of law. Our Pledge of Allegiance promises “justice for all”. Such is the challenge for the Family Heritage Alliance. We endeavor in our work at the capitol to ensure that the bills passed by the legislature provide justice for all.
FHA Action | Bill Number | Description |
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HB1225 | An act to allow the forfeiture of assets related to a conviction of terrorism. |
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SB 26 | Require a sex offender to report changes in residence and occupation to the Chief of Police or Sheriff in addition to their parole officer. Also to require them to notify of foreign travel. |
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SB 97 | Allow class 2 misdemeanors to be automatically erased from public record after 10 years. (Law enforcement records would continue show the offense) |
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.
FHA Action | Bill Number | Description |
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HB 1013 | Remove the requirement for alternative educators to administer a nationally standardized achievement test at 2nd grade.
If you would like to ask your legislators to support this bill, find their contact info here. |
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HB 1112 | HB1112 seeks to void and replace the transgender policy that the SDHSAA passed last year which allows a student to play on the sports team they feel they belong on, rather than the team their birth-sex dictates. |
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HB1096 | An act to allow parents to opt their student out of certain achievement tests. |
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HB1168 | An act to require a parent to give written permission before their student may attend sexual education courses. |
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HB1209 | An act to require that a state agency cannot ignore the sex of a student that is listed on their birth certificate.
Withdrawn by the Sponsor |
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HB1215 | An act to give access to special ed. services for homeschool families. |
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SB 83 | Protect the teaching of scientific information in our schools, whether it be from an evolutionary standpoint or a creationist standpoint. |
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SB102 | An act to allow the sale of alcohol on the campuses of state universities. |
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SB129 | “Jason’s Law” would require that Teachers be given a 1-hour suicide prevention training as a part of their periodic re-certification. |
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SB159 | To provide financial assistance for low-income families to send their kids to a private school. |
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
FHA Action | Bill Number | Description |
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HB1110 | An Act to provide prenatal care for non-citizen mothers. |
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SB 54 | Adopt the Elder Abuse Task Force’s recommendations to ensure the protection of South Dakota seniors. |
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SCR 1 | A resolution to show support for family caregivers. |
Gambling – Halt Expansion Of
It is often repeated in government circles: “There is no free lunch”. So what does the gambling money really cost South Dakotans in devastated families, fraud, addiction, and suicides? It is the belief of FHA Action that allowing the gambling industry to keep expanding is a bet we just can’t take.
FHA Action | Bill Number | Description |
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HB 1048 | Would allow the SD Lottery Commission to increase the Video Lottery machine limit, the bet limit, and the win limit. |
Health Care
FHA Action seeks to safeguard the health care system in South Dakota. Health care is a massive family issue.
FHA Action | Bill Number | Description |
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HB1067 | An act to “promote quality, competition, and freedom of choice in the health insurance market place.” This bill would essentially reverse Initiated Measure 17, passed by the voters in 2014. |
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SB171 | An act to allow the medical use of Cannabidiol. (A Marijuana by-product.)
If you would like to ask your legislators to oppose this bill, click here. |
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.
FHA Action | Bill Number | Description |
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HCR1014 | Calling for the United States to save Christians, Yazidis and people of other faiths from persecution and genocide |
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HCR1017 | Commending the nation of Israel for its cordial and mutually beneficial relationship with the United States and with the State of South Dakota |
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.
FHA Action | Bill Number | Description |
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HB 1123 | Require inspection results of abortion clinics to be available to the public. |
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HB1157 | An act to require that a mother be given information about reversal procedures after taking the first step in a chemical abortion. |
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HB1212 | Revising certain requirements relating to pregnancy help centers. |
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SB 24 | Prohibit the sale of fetal body parts. |
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SB 72 | prohibit the abortion of an unborn child who is capable of experiencing pain and to provide a penalty therefor. |
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.
FHA Action | Bill Number | Description |
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HB 1107 | ensure government nondiscrimination in matters of religious beliefs and moral convictions.
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
Second Amendment
The 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides for the right of the citizens to keep and bear arms. With the ever present attempts by many to undermine this vital right, the FHA supports legislation that protects
FHA Action | Bill Number | Description |
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SJR1 | Proposing an amendment to the state constitution strengthening the verbiage that protects our 2nd Amendment rights. |
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. |