We are still a week away from the 2017 legislative session in South Dakota and several different issues could be hot topics of debate in Pierre.

One of the bills to make headlines last year would have forced transgender students to use the bathroom matching their biological gender. That could be back in 2017, if one conservative policy group has their way.

Last year's HB 1008, known as the ‘transgender bathroom bill’ appeared headed for law after being overwhelming approved by the state house and senate.

But in a surprise move, Governor Dennis Daugaard vetoed the measure after meeting with several transgender students and advocates through the Center for Equality.

It was a lot of hard work on their part, but they're prepared to do again, if needed.

After a long and contentious debate during the 2016 legislative session the president of the Center for Equality was shocked to see Heritage Family Alliance working to bring the transgender bathroom bill back for round two at the capitol.

“I thought we settled this last session. South Dakota made it loud and clear that this kind of legislation was not welcome and the Governor, I think, seconded that sentiment with a veto,” Danielle Wilcox said.

Her thoughts were echoed by legislators.

“Well, I had really hoped that we would not see another bill that is related to which bathroom transgender people use,” Representative Karen Soli stated.

Republican Representatives Arch Beal of Sioux Falls and Leslie Heinemann of Flandreau say lawmakers went through this already and question the point of debating the issue again.

Last year, there were several bills presented that were considered discriminatory to the LGBT community. Wilcox says she doesn’t know what this year will look like at the capitol.

“I can’t really speculate on what the legislature is going to do this year, but we haven't heard anything,” she said.

But she does know one thing.

“What we would like to see this year is just no more anti LBGT legislation,” Wilcox said.

Representative Soli says just like last legislative session, she will continue to advocate for the LGBT community.

“Every time somebody challenges the human right of gay or lesbian, I will add transgender person, you will hear from me,” she explained.

KSFY News reached out to the Family Heritage Alliance and never heard back.

Before the bill draft can actually go through the legislature, the organization must find a lawmaker to sponsor the bill.

Both of Heinemann and Beal say they haven't heard if someone has decided to do that at this time.