South Dakota legislation · 101st Legislature (2026)
South Dakota SC828: honoring the legacy of Joseph M. Marshall III.
Status: Introduced, March 4, 2026
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 11, 2026:
2026 Senate Commemoration 828 - SD Legislature honoring the legacy of Joseph M. Marshall III. South Dakota Legislature Senate Commemoration 828 Introduced by: Senators Foster, Duhamel, and Perry and Representatives Pourier, Emery, Moore, and Muckey A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION honoring the legacy of Joseph M. Marshall III. WHEREAS, born on April 8, 1945, on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota, Joseph M. Marshall III was an enrolled member of the Sicangu Oyate, and was raised by his maternal grandparents in a traditional Lakota household, in which he learned the Lakota oral tradition, storytelling, and the lifeways of his people--gifts he would later share with the world as a teacher, historian, author, craftsman, and public speaker; and WHEREAS, Joseph received the Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation Educator of the Year Award in 2022 for his lifelong leadership in education, first teaching English at Todd County High School in Mission, South Dakota, and later teaching Native American studies, Lakota language, and history at various colleges and universities, including Sinte Gleska University, of which he was a founding board member in 1971; and WHEREAS, in addition to contributing to the arts as a cultural and historical consultant, technical advisor, actor, and craftsman, Joseph became a prolific and internationally recognized author, publishing more than twenty books that have informed and inspired readers across cultures and, …
Sponsors
- Red Foster (D, SD-027) · primary sponsor
- Peri Pourier (R, HD-027) · primary sponsor
- Helene Duhamel (R, SD-032)
- Eric Emery (D, HD-026)
- Scott Moore (R, HD-023)
- Erik Muckey (D, HD-015)
- Carl Perry (R, 03)
Latest actions
- : Commemorations
Subjects: Fees, Executive/Judiciary Request, Promulgation of Rules, Animals and Livestock, Emergency Clause
Common questions
- What is SC828?
- SC828 is a bill in the South Dakota Legislature (101st Legislature (2026)): honoring the legacy of Joseph M. Marshall III.
- What is the status of SC828?
- Introduced as of March 4, 2026. Latest action: Commemorations (March 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored SC828?
- Red Foster (D, SD-027), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SC828?
- On the South Dakota Legislature website: https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/27351
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