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- Senate Concurrent Resolution 602 (SCR 602), celebrating the sister-state relationship with Taiwan, was adopted by voice and roll call; the secretary reported 35 yeas, 0 nays.

- Senate Concurrent Resolution 603 (SCR 603), supporting standardized academic credit or certification recognition for military service, was adopted by roll call, 35 yeas, 0 nays.

- Senate Concurrent Resolution 604 (SCR 604), supporting expansion of transportation services for veterans receiving medical care, was adopted by roll call; the secretary reported 34 yeas, 1 nay.

- House Concurrent Resolution 6001 (HCR 6001), honoring health care workers who died or risked their lives during the COVID‑19 pandemic, was concurred in by the Senate (35 yeas, 0 nays).

- The Senate passed consent-calendar bills (Senate Bills 84, 88, 89 and 90) in a single roll-call vote; the secretary recorded 35 yeas, 0 nays and the consent calendar was declared passed.

- House Bill 1033, an appropriation for costs related to emergencies and disasters, and House Bill 1034, an appropriation for wildfire suppression costs, each passed final reading with the two‑thirds majority required for appropriations and emergency clauses; both recorded 35 yeas, 0 nays on final passage.

Other procedural actions recorded on the floor included: Senator Melhoff moved to defer Senate Bill 60 to the fifteenth legislative day (motion adopted) and Senator Carr moved that Senate Bill 26 be referred from the Committee on Commerce and Energy to the Committee on Senate Appropriations (motion adopted). The Committee on Legislative Procedure reported the delivery of several enrolled bills to the governor and multiple bills were signed in open session (floor list of signed bills is part of the transcript record).","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","South Dakota Senate - Day 14","oneSentenceSummary","The South Dakota Senate adopted several concurrent resolutions supporting Taiwan relations, military credit for service, and veterans’ transportation, concurred in a House resolution honoring health care workers, and approved two emergency appropriation house bills on Feb. 4, 2025.","taxTitle","2025 Legislative SD, South Dakota","taxId",77845,"location","South Dakota","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6352356,"Senate approves bill shifting certain autopsy costs to county where crime occurred",202,2491000,2693000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2224816-5966746049ece17b4722b0933c046347&start=2491&end=2693","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2224816-5966746049ece17b4722b0933c046347/thumbnail_2491000.jpg","/articles/6352356/South-Dakota/Senate-approves-bill-shifting-certain-autopsy-costs-to-county-where-crime-occurred","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6352356-303d9750a7d60e1a94e620e5a764fa9c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771104198&Signature=B8aNHUon1q3I-5d97N6GOa9MLyeUEA04sqhK5uVXgpjIoD9vosL4Q12OYpxhp0bJXReOaY6LB9-URWw-3Qh3xEQylyHLGAdlI~g1-GmHraWa~xKm-tsQYQ9nX2qxsKLy~ChiAlrhKRDC~VA4el6KFfbMbszqCBC-FR3E76IOCvzFtFFYIDg25Ru4MZmob7mEBZDJu~E5XszgDYhiad16IUYNGnP~v2GbcwOMwAaoqjgrOamT2z353z9RBa2010BUEPpRWYf87tQvxyPIghg863gXlMbsD6jZzX6Inuz5XR5IoY6R47BRXV5wnkUCwF~D0m9BaJF6AAadDUx0L4NV8g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senate Bill 72, an act to revise the payer of autopsy costs in certain circumstances, passed the South Dakota Senate on a unanimous voice and roll-call vote after the Senate adopted amendment 72C.

Senator Hulse, who moved the amendment and spoke for the bill, said the measure was brought by county coroners concerned that local governments are bearing autopsy and morgue fees for deaths tied to crimes, overdoses or suicides. “No crime is a victimless crime and those costs shouldn't fall on our counties that are already strapped,” Senator Hulse said.

Amendment 72C altered the bill to make the county where the crime occurred responsible for the autopsy costs, rather than another locality, a change supporters called straightforward and clarifying. The amendment was adopted on a voice vote and the amended bill was put up for final passage.

On the final roll call the Senate recorded 35 yeas and 0 nays, and the President declared Senate Bill 72 passed.

Senators did not record additional fiscal or implementation instructions on the floor during final passage beyond the statutory language and the amendment’s clarification; county coroners and auditors were cited as the source of the concern that prompted the bill.","Senate Bill 72, amended by 72C, passed unanimously after senators agreed to change which county pays autopsy and morgue costs in certain cases; the measure passed 35-0 on final passage.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6352361,"Senate defeats bill that would ban county vote centers after lengthy debate",2231,2713000,4944000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2224816-5966746049ece17b4722b0933c046347&start=2713&end=4944","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2224816-5966746049ece17b4722b0933c046347/thumbnail_2713000.jpg","/articles/6352361/South-Dakota/Senate-defeats-bill-that-would-ban-county-vote-centers-after-lengthy-debate","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6352361-b41d60e5a0b38a1e8bb056aeb00c1aec/orig.mp4?Expires=1771104198&Signature=NGilLU-nTZO1ocMj7kYXP4LZugqkIO77BnMBANlNlaaoZWyIKaIWXnTCmyg0xYEYeTDJIM0-wn7KFwYiXJpTPiZ3IkrqkVCpdJAQ3oIycWo8dJuWvi911ScJhjZiN43CQNQZiCJCr4y2ECOzlN3BQFM6~r1HHriVtZte9pUovg4EVsW2WSwTN9O74fLQTJ9YTdLUQZt5KHef7hp3VL12bSjFy3ypPCXo6Anl8-NUvLjpWGrS7ZLjQKigFkQxPo9fOOAQ7oNku07~6BD1zF1bBQ0eqIHv~ZI7qga~AAggM7eYZrc428VN-2SIFRPjccEhlNRoE151lt1qbna6nXvJVQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senator Pischke introduced Senate Bill 103, an act to prohibit the use of voter centers in a county, and the Senate rejected the measure on a roll call of 13 yeas and 22 nays.

Supporters of the bill argued vote centers and the electronic poll books that often accompany them create a cybersecurity risk and can undermine precinct-based voting. “They are vulnerable to hacking,” Senator Pyschke said during debate. She described scenarios in which an attacker could alter electronic poll-book records and allow people to vote multiple times.

Opponents framed the issue as one of local control and voter access, particularly for rural and reservation communities that use consolidated vote centers to reduce travel barriers. “We are not California. We are not Arizona. We are South Dakota,” Senator Divert said, urging colleagues to preserve options counties have adopted. Senator Melhoff told the Senate, “It seems a little heavy handed for this state legislature to pass a bill to tell counties that they have to abandon a method of running their elections that is working just great for them.”

Other senators said the electronic poll books used with vote centers do not record how someone votes and that paper ballots and post-election audits protect ballot integrity. “The electronic poll book does not capture how someone votes, only that they did vote, period,” Senator Duhamel said. Senator Wheeler argued decentralization — separate elections run by each county auditor — is itself an integrity feature and that counties should retain the option to use vote centers for convenience and ADA access.

Questions from colleagues focused on technical details and mitigation: Senator Hulse asked if dual-tracking (a paper ledger alongside e‑poll books) could address security concerns; Senator Pyschke said she did not believe that would fully resolve the risks she described. Senators representing counties and tribal areas described local experience with vote centers, with several auditors and county officials having told lawmakers they favor retaining the option.

After final debate, the secretary called the roll; the Senate recorded 13 yays and 22 nays, and President declared the bill lost.

The vote leaves in place the existing statutory framework that allows counties to choose whether to operate vote centers; senators who opposed SB103 said counties should continue deciding whether the practice suits local conditions.","The South Dakota Senate rejected Senate Bill 103, which would have prohibited counties from using vote centers, on a 13-22 roll call after a multi-hour debate that split senators over local control, election security and access for rural and reservation voters.","actionData","errors"]

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