Votes at a glance: several appropriations, rule and licensing bills pass; consent calendar approved
February 28, 2025 | 2025 Legislative SD, South Dakota
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Pierre — The South Dakota Senate took recorded votes on a number of bills on final passage and approved a consent calendar. Key roll‑call outcomes and one‑line summaries follow.
- Consent calendar: Passed (35 yays, 0 nays). Items included updates to the Internal Revenue Code reference for education savings plans, exceptions for employers to distribute opioid antagonists, county cooperation for equalization directors, and sharing with the National Marrow Donor Program.
- House Bill 10‑24 (Secretary of State fees and business‑filing platform): Passed (32 yays, 2 nays, 1 excused). Sponsors said the upgraded filing platform has a $2,250,000 initial cost and $435,000 annual maintenance; fee changes will support ongoing maintenance and one FTE.
- House Bill 10‑26 (Richmond Lake dam replacement and statewide dam maintenance): Passed (32 yays, 2 nays, 1 excused). Sponsor described a $13 million appropriation to repair a high‑hazard dam whose failure could threaten roughly 1,800 residents and heavy infrastructure downstream.
- House Bill 10‑51 (interim oversight of administrative rulemaking; housekeeping and staff reporting structure changes): Passed (24 yays, 10 nays, 1 excused). Sponsors described mostly drafting and electronic‑document updates plus a substantive staff governance clarification.
- House Bill 10‑67 (define the term "must" as equivalent to "shall"): Passed (22 yays, 11 nays, 2 excused).
- House Bill 10‑92 (student‑teacher stipend pilot): Passed (25 yays, 10 nays). The one‑time pilot would offer $5,000 grants to school districts to support student‑teacher stipends and recruitment.
- House Bill 10‑97 (temporary training for nonresident physicians): Passed (31 yays, 3 nays). The bill extends the allowable period for temporary training of an out‑of‑state physician in South Dakota to 90 days in certain circumstances, allowing supervised hands‑on experience for training purposes.
- House Bill 11‑57 (county drainage permit fee increase): Passed (28 yays, 6 nays). The bill raises the statutory maximum application fee to $500 to better reflect administrative costs; most counties set fees by ordinance.
The president also signed a set of bills in open session, including Senate Bill 170 (memorandum of understanding for cattle‑theft investigations), Senate Bill 99 (assault kit funding), Senate Bill 79 (allow class‑1 e‑bicycles on the Mickelson Trail), Senate Bill 52 (veterans cemetery expansion appropriation), and several others listed on the Senate floor.
Ending — Several of the passed measures include appropriations or changes to administrative processes; enrolled bills will proceed through the remaining executive steps per legislative procedure.
- Consent calendar: Passed (35 yays, 0 nays). Items included updates to the Internal Revenue Code reference for education savings plans, exceptions for employers to distribute opioid antagonists, county cooperation for equalization directors, and sharing with the National Marrow Donor Program.
- House Bill 10‑24 (Secretary of State fees and business‑filing platform): Passed (32 yays, 2 nays, 1 excused). Sponsors said the upgraded filing platform has a $2,250,000 initial cost and $435,000 annual maintenance; fee changes will support ongoing maintenance and one FTE.
- House Bill 10‑26 (Richmond Lake dam replacement and statewide dam maintenance): Passed (32 yays, 2 nays, 1 excused). Sponsor described a $13 million appropriation to repair a high‑hazard dam whose failure could threaten roughly 1,800 residents and heavy infrastructure downstream.
- House Bill 10‑51 (interim oversight of administrative rulemaking; housekeeping and staff reporting structure changes): Passed (24 yays, 10 nays, 1 excused). Sponsors described mostly drafting and electronic‑document updates plus a substantive staff governance clarification.
- House Bill 10‑67 (define the term "must" as equivalent to "shall"): Passed (22 yays, 11 nays, 2 excused).
- House Bill 10‑92 (student‑teacher stipend pilot): Passed (25 yays, 10 nays). The one‑time pilot would offer $5,000 grants to school districts to support student‑teacher stipends and recruitment.
- House Bill 10‑97 (temporary training for nonresident physicians): Passed (31 yays, 3 nays). The bill extends the allowable period for temporary training of an out‑of‑state physician in South Dakota to 90 days in certain circumstances, allowing supervised hands‑on experience for training purposes.
- House Bill 11‑57 (county drainage permit fee increase): Passed (28 yays, 6 nays). The bill raises the statutory maximum application fee to $500 to better reflect administrative costs; most counties set fees by ordinance.
The president also signed a set of bills in open session, including Senate Bill 170 (memorandum of understanding for cattle‑theft investigations), Senate Bill 99 (assault kit funding), Senate Bill 79 (allow class‑1 e‑bicycles on the Mickelson Trail), Senate Bill 52 (veterans cemetery expansion appropriation), and several others listed on the Senate floor.
Ending — Several of the passed measures include appropriations or changes to administrative processes; enrolled bills will proceed through the remaining executive steps per legislative procedure.
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