Substantive votes concern legislation or nominations; procedural votes concern how the chamber considers them. A Yes vote applies to the motion shown, which may not be final passage.
SB 121 · SD SENATE
transfer moneys and make an appropriation for the replacement of the Richmond Lake dam and spillway and to declare an emergency.
Not votingNO VOTE
Motion: Conference Committee Report adopted
A yes vote adopted the conference committee report on SB 121, which sets the unclaimed-property transfer and the Richmond Lake dam appropriation at $8,212,497 instead of the House's $101 placeholder. (AI-written)
Transfers $8.2 million from the unclaimed property trust fund to the general fund and appropriates the same amount to replace the Richmond Lake dam and spillway.
revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026.
Not votingNO VOTE
Motion: Do Pass Amended
On the version voted Mar 11, 2026: Changes dollar amounts in the fiscal year 2026 General Appropriations Act for operating budgets of numerous state agencies and funds.
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.
Not votingNO VOTE
Motion: Do Pass
On the version voted Mar 11, 2026: Appropriates money for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, for the ordinary expenses of state government's legislative, judicial and executive departments, state institutions, interest on the public debt, and common schools, with amounts set by budget unit.
require employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide a penalty therefor.
Not votingNO VOTE
Motion: Reconsidered
A yes vote would reconsider the Senate's earlier vote not to adopt the conference committee report on HB 1209 (E-Verify), so the report could be voted on again. (AI-written)
On the version voted Mar 9, 2026: Requires employers with more than 50 employees to verify new hires through E-Verify within 20 days, and lets the attorney general seek a $2,000 civil penalty per violation when federal agencies confirm knowing employment of an unauthorized worker.
make an appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit organizations.
Not votingNO VOTE
Motion: Conference Committee Report adopted
A yes vote adopted the conference committee report on HB 1200, which sets the appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit organizations at $5,500,000, replacing the Senate version's $102 placeholder. (AI-written)
On the version voted Feb 26, 2026: Appropriates general fund money to the Department of Public Safety for grants to nonprofits assisting abused or neglected children and victims of domestic violence, sexual assault or trafficking, for services such as emergency lodging, licensed counseling, crisis lines and child advocacy centers.
require employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide a penalty therefor.
Not votingNO VOTE
Motion: Conference Committee report not adopted, no committee appointed
On the version voted Mar 9, 2026: Requires employers with more than 50 employees to verify new hires through E-Verify within 20 days, and lets the attorney general seek a $2,000 civil penalty per violation when federal agencies confirm knowing employment of an unauthorized worker.
regulate the retail sale of nicotine products, and to provide a penalty therefor.
Not votingNO VOTE
Motion: Concurred in amendments
A yes vote accepted the House's amendments to SB 221, which revise the retail nicotine licensing bill's fees, license transfers, and the felony convictions that bar a license, among other changes. (AI-written)
On the version voted Mar 9, 2026: Requires retail sellers of nicotine products to hold Department of Revenue licenses, with $200 or $300 application fees, and denies licenses to applicants under age 21 or with certain convictions.
protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers.
Not votingNO VOTE
Motion: Concurred in amendments
A yes vote accepted the House's amendment to SB 135, which narrows the data center definition to facilities with a peak demand of ten megawatts or greater and removes the sentence requiring operators to pay electricity costs. (AI-written)
On the version voted Mar 5, 2026: Requires electric providers to set separate service terms making data centers of 10 megawatts or more reimburse their attributable costs, requires water-use notices before operating, and preserves local authority to regulate data centers.
A yes vote accepted the House's amendment to SB 39, which removes the bill's definitions of "greenhouse" and "lot" and revises how the bill refers to licensed hemp producers. (AI-written)
On the version voted Mar 5, 2026: Repeals state licensing of hemp growers, researchers and processors, so that only producers licensed by the USDA or a tribal program may grow hemp in South Dakota, effective January 1, 2027.
