Bethany Soye

Motion: Veto override

A yes vote was to override the governor's veto of HB 1077, which would classify cultivated-protein food products as adulterated food. (AI-written)

Adds cultivated-protein food products, defined as foods resembling animal tissue made by growing animal cells in vitro, to the foods deemed adulterated under South Dakota food law.

Motion: Conference Committee Report adopted

A yes vote adopted the conference committee report on SB 121, setting the transfer and appropriation for replacing the Richmond Lake dam and spillway at $8,212,497. (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.

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.

Motion: Do Pass Amended

Sets school district general fund property tax levy caps for taxes payable in 2027 and later, including $4.867 per thousand dollars of valuation generally, and revises state aid for general and special education.

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.

Motion: Conference Committee Report adopted

A yes vote adopted the conference committee report on HB 1200, setting the appropriation for victim-services grants at $5,500,000. (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.

Motion: Concurred in amendments

A yes vote accepted the Senate's amendment to HB 1274, which revises SDCL 22-17-5.1, the Class 6 felony for administering or procuring an abortion, to cover "any person" instead of "any pregnant female". (AI-written)

Makes it a Class 6 felony to knowingly dispense, distribute, sell or advertise items for an unlawful abortion, and lets the attorney general seek civil penalties up to $10,000 per violation, plus injunctions.

Motion: Failed to concur, no committee appointed

A yes vote rejected the Senate's amendments to HB 1323, which shorten the petition filing period to 20 days and cap required signatures at 2,500 registered voters, without appointing a conference committee. (AI-written)

As amended, changes how voters refer county, municipal and school district decisions to a public vote: petitions need signatures of 5 percent of registered voters or 2,500, whichever is fewer, and certain county and municipal decisions cannot be referred.

Motion: Concurred in amendments

A yes vote accepted the Senate's amendment to the cigar-bar licensing bill, which drops the limits on the number of licenses and the cigar ring-gauge and filter definition, and replaces annual reporting to Revenue with keeping three years of records. (AI-written)

Lets counties and municipalities license cigar bars on the premises of certain alcohol-licensed establishments that have a humidor, enclosed ventilated space, and at least 10 percent of income from cigars, and allows only cigars to be smoked there.

Motion: Concurred in amendments

A yes vote accepted the Senate's amendments to HB 1220, which set conditions for shipping alternative nicotine products to consumers (age-21 signature, labeled packages, buyer records, tax remittance, audits) and make resale of shipped products a Class 1 misdemeanor. (AI-written)

Requires nicotine product distributors to hold a Department of Revenue license ($1,000 fee), limits retailers to buying from licensed distributors, sets age-21 verification for direct shipments to consumers, and makes unlicensed sales a Class 1 misdemeanor.