Josephine Garcia
State Representative · South Dakota House District 5
Bills introduced (11)
Expand the information required to be sent to the prescription drug monitoring program for each registry identification card holder.
Signed by the Governor on March 30, 2026 S.J. 549 · March 30, 2026
Require employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide a penalty therefor.
Senate Reconsidered, Failed, YEAS 15, NAYS 19. S.J. 524 · March 11, 2026
Classify medetomidine as a Schedule III controlled substance and establish permissible uses.
Signed by the Governor on March 09, 2026 H.J. 534 · March 9, 2026
Prohibit COVID-19 vaccination requirements and to provide a penalty therefor.
House of Representatives Do Pass, Failed, YEAS 32, NAYS 35. H.J. 393 · February 20, 2026
Encouraging the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council to form an interim Neurohealth Safety Committee to study and assess the regulatory framework under which vapor product retail establishments operate.
Senate Concurred in Resolution, Failed, YEAS 5, NAYS 29. S.J. 310 · February 19, 2026
Establish provisions related to the disclosure of COVID-19 and mRNA vaccination status and blood donations.
House of Representatives Do Pass, Failed, YEAS 23, NAYS 42. H.J. 340 · February 17, 2026
Create a digital registry identification card for medical cannabis patients.
Health and Human Services Tabled, Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0. · February 17, 2026
Allow online access to verify registry status for organ donation.
Health and Human Services Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 4. · February 10, 2026
Revise licensure provisions for electricians.
House of Representatives Do Pass, Failed, YEAS 30, NAYS 34. H.J. 250 · February 6, 2026
Clarify that consent for the donation of ovum or sperm must be explicit.
House of Representatives Reconsidered, Failed, YEAS 33, NAYS 35. H.J. 206 · February 3, 2026
Require that a medical cannabis cardholder provide a card or card number upon request of a law enforcement officer.
Withdrawn at the Request of the Prime Sponsor S.J. 129 · January 28, 2026
No recorded vote yet.
See Bill & VotesRecent votes
| Bill | Vote on | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| SB121 Transfer moneys and make an appropriation for the replacement of the Richmond Lake dam and spillway and to declare an emergency. | House · Conference Committee Report adopted March 30, 2026 | Yes |
| HB1077 Consider a cultivated-protein food product to be adulterated food. | House · Veto override March 30, 2026 | Yes |
| HB1138 Require the licensure of non-medical home care agencies, and to provide a penalty therefor. | House · Veto override March 30, 2026 | No |
| HB1051 Revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas. | House · Do Pass Amended March 12, 2026 | Yes |
| HB1326 Appropriate money for the ordinary expenses of the legislative, judicial, and executive departments of the state, the current expenses of state institutions, interest on the public debt, and common schools. | House · Do Pass March 12, 2026 | No |
| SB78 Revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026. | House · Do Pass Amended March 12, 2026 | No |
| SB74 Transfer moneys to the general fund from the budget reserve fund and the general revenue replacement fund, and to declare an emergency. | House · Conference Committee Report adopted March 11, 2026 | Yes |
| HB1200 Make an appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit organizations. | House · Conference Committee Report adopted March 11, 2026 | Yes |
| HB1209 Require employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide a penalty therefor. | Chamber not recorded · Conference Committee Report adopted March 11, 2026 | Yes |
| HB1209 Require employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide a penalty therefor. | Chamber not recorded · Motion to amend March 11, 2026 | Yes |
| HB1220 Regulate the sale of nicotine products, and to provide a penalty therefor. | House · Concurred in amendments March 10, 2026 | Yes |
| HB1323 Modify the requirements to refer an ordinance or resolution to the voters of a political subdivision. | House · Failed to concur, no committee appointed March 10, 2026 | No |
| HB1274 Prohibit the dispensing, distribution, sale, or advertisement of certain articles or things for purposes of an unlawful abortion and provide a criminal and civil penalty therefor. | House · Concurred in amendments March 10, 2026 | Yes |
| HB1215 Authorize counties and municipalities to issue a license for a cigar bar. | House · Concurred in amendments March 10, 2026 | Yes |
| HB1320 Revise a provision related to service of process for boards of county commissioners. | House · Concurred in amendments March 10, 2026 | Yes |
| HB1038 Allow the Public Utilities Commission to assess actual costs to data centers that are customers of public utilities. | House · Concurred in amendments March 10, 2026 | Yes |
| SB245 Create the homeowner property tax reduction fund, and to transfer moneys to the homeowner property tax reduction fund. | House · Do Pass Amended March 9, 2026 | Yes |
| SB106 Modify the amount required to be set aside for extraordinary expenses incurred in providing special education programs. | House · Do Pass Amended March 9, 2026 | Yes |
| SB219 Require that a state agency consult with the Aeronautics Commission prior to purchasing, transferring, or disposing of a state owned and operated aircraft. | House · Do Pass Amended March 9, 2026 | Yes |
| SB121 Transfer moneys and make an appropriation for the replacement of the Richmond Lake dam and spillway and to declare an emergency. | House · Do Pass Amended March 9, 2026 | Yes |
| SB119 Create the capitol restoration fund and to transfer moneys thereto. | House · Do Pass Amended March 9, 2026 | No |
| HB1200 Make an appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit organizations. | House · Failed to concur, appoint Conference Committee March 9, 2026 | No |
| SB221 Regulate the retail sale of nicotine products, and to provide a penalty therefor. | House · Do Pass Amended March 9, 2026 | Yes |
| SB244 Address issues facing South Dakota. | House · Tabled March 9, 2026 | Yes |
| SB222 Make an appropriation for eligible water, wastewater, storm water, and riparian buffer initiative projects and to declare an emergency. | House · Do Pass Amended March 9, 2026 | Yes |
| HB1209 Require employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide a penalty therefor. | House · Failed to concur, appoint Conference Committee March 9, 2026 | Yes |
| SB102 Modify the distribution of gaming revenues. | House · Do Pass Amended March 9, 2026 | Yes |
| SB120 Make an appropriation for the economic development of South Dakota. | House · Tabled March 9, 2026 | Yes |
| SB74 Transfer moneys to the general fund from the budget reserve fund and the general revenue replacement fund, and to declare an emergency. | House · Do Pass Amended March 9, 2026 | No |
| SB179 Permit a court to commit a juvenile adjudicated delinquent for certain weapons offenses to the Department of Corrections. | House · Do Pass March 5, 2026 | No |
| SB107 Add licensed and registered child care programs to the definition of community safety zone. | House · Do Pass March 5, 2026 | Yes |
| SB204 Revise certain criteria for loans from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund. | House · Do Pass Amended March 5, 2026 | No |
| SB135 Protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers. | House · Do Pass Amended March 5, 2026 | Yes |
| SB159 Revise requirements pertaining to the minimum age for marriage. | House · Do Pass Amended March 5, 2026 | Yes |
| SB39 Revise provisions relating to industrial hemp. | House · Do Pass Amended March 5, 2026 | No |
| SB96 Authorize the imposition of a county option gross receipts tax to reduce owner-occupied property taxes. | House · Do Pass Amended March 5, 2026 | No |
| SB198 Restrict the use of a cell phone by a student during the school day. | House · Do Pass Amended March 5, 2026 | Yes |
| SB171 Amend provisions pertaining to the processing of absentee ballots and to declare an emergency. | House · Do Pass Amended March 5, 2026 | Yes |
| SB76 Authorize loans from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund for airport infrastructure. | House · Do Pass Amended March 5, 2026 | No |
| SB137 Establish procedures for anti-SLAPP actions to protect the exercise of a person's constitutional rights, including freedom of speech. | House · Do Pass Amended March 5, 2026 | Yes |
| SB139 Revise a provision related to the transportation of an inmate upon discharge from a correctional facility. | House · Do Pass Amended March 5, 2026 | Yes |
| SJR508 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. | House · Do Pass March 4, 2026 | Yes |
| SB125 Establish the homeowner tax reduction fund. | House · Tabled March 4, 2026 | Yes |
| SB220 Authorize a comprehensive study of juvenile correctional and residential facilities, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency. | House · Do Pass Amended March 4, 2026 | No |
| SB49 Safeguard the integrity, privacy, and security of genetic data and provide a civil penalty therefor. | House · Do Pass Amended March 4, 2026 | Yes |
| HB1102 Reschedule the date for filing certain annual reports. | House · Concurred in amendments March 4, 2026 | Yes |
| SB228 Modify provisions for a tax increment financing district. | House · Do Pass Amended March 4, 2026 | Yes |
| SB151 Require the publication of the results of an election for precinct committeeman or committeewoman and to declare an emergency. | House · Do Pass March 4, 2026 | Yes |
| HB1194 Clarify authority for the Cosmetology Commission to credit work experience for educational hours for certain out-of-state licensure applicants, and to require the commission to promulgate rules therefor. | House · Concurred in amendments March 4, 2026 | Yes |
| SB40 Revise the compliance requirements for limitations on foreign ownership of agricultural land. | House · Do Pass March 4, 2026 | Yes |
| SB79 Make an appropriation to the South Dakota Board of Technical Education to construct an advanced manufacturing laboratory space and classrooms on the campus of Southeast Technical College and to declare an emergency. | House · Do Pass March 4, 2026 | No |
| SB44 Establish investigative subpoena authority to gather business records in certain investigations. | House · Do Pass Amended March 4, 2026 | No |
| SB37 Make appropriations for water and environmental purposes and to declare an emergency. | House · Do Pass March 4, 2026 | Yes |
| SB198 Restrict the use of a cell phone by a student during the school day. | House · Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6 March 4, 2026 | Yes |
| SB69 Make an appropriation for the purchase of a new Division of Highway Patrol airplane and mission equipment and to declare an emergency. | House · Do Pass March 4, 2026 | No |
| SB3 Limit the types of residential improvements for which counties, municipalities, and townships may require a permit. | House · Conference Committee Report adopted March 4, 2026 | Yes |
| SB136 Make an appropriation for grants to support the purchase of personal protective equipment by volunteer fire departments and to declare an emergency. | House · Do Pass March 4, 2026 | Yes |
| SB175 Require that an individual provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote and to declare an emergency. | House · Do Pass Amended March 4, 2026 | Yes |
| SB124 Temporarily prohibit the manufacture, sale, and distribution of any product containing cell-cultured protein, and to provide a penalty therefor. | House · Do Pass Amended March 4, 2026 | Yes |
| SB131 Revise the season in which a nonprofit organization may host a special pheasant hunt for disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients. | House · Do Pass Amended March 3, 2026 | Yes |