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South Dakota HouseSB 135

protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers.

Passed 60–7Bipartisan

What it does: 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. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)

Question before the chamber: Do Pass Amended

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The tally

Yes 60 · No 7 · Not voting 3

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
PartyYesNoNot voting
Democrats500
Republicans5573

Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted yes. 7 members voted against their party’s majority.

Voted against their party’s majority

The full roll (70)

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.