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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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March 6, 2024 | SD | HB 1186 | Prohibits Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Easement Agreements from Exceeding 50 Years | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 10) |
March 6, 2024 | SD | HB 1186 | Prohibits Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Easement Agreements from Exceeding 50 Years | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 10) |
March 6, 2024 | SD | HB 1186 | Prohibits Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Easement Agreements from Exceeding 50 Years | Conference Report Adopted - House (41 - 29) |
March 6, 2024 | SD | HB 1186 | Prohibits Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Easement Agreements from Exceeding 50 Years | Conference Report Adopted - House (41 - 29) |
March 4, 2024 | SD | SB 134 | Establishes Forest Protection as a State Imperative | Bill Passed - House (41 - 29) |
March 4, 2024 | SD | HB 1186 | Prohibits Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Easement Agreements from Exceeding 50 Years | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 9) |
March 4, 2024 | SD | HB 1186 | Prohibits Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Easement Agreements from Exceeding 50 Years | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 9) |
Feb. 13, 2024 | SD | HB 1231 | Prohibits Foreign Governments from Owning Agricultural Land in the State | Bill Passed - House (61 - 6) |
Feb. 12, 2024 | SD | HB 1043 | Establishes a Lithium Mining Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6) |
Feb. 8, 2024 | SD | HB 1186 | Prohibits Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Easement Agreements from Exceeding 50 Years | Bill Passed - House (40 - 24) |
Feb. 8, 2024 | SD | HB 1186 | Prohibits Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Easement Agreements from Exceeding 50 Years | Bill Passed - House (40 - 24) |
Feb. 8, 2024 | SD | HB 1043 | Establishes a Lithium Mining Tax | Bill Passed - House (57 - 9) |
Jan. 29, 2024 | SD | SB 54 | Increases Criteria to Qualify for Resident Hunting and Fishing Licenses | Bill Passed - House (37 - 29) |
March 7, 2023 | SD | HB 1239 | Prohibits a Ban of Fuel Gas Appliances for Consumer Use | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 3) |
March 6, 2023 | SD | SB 174 | Prohibits Implementation Policies that Prohibit the Use of Any Energy Utility Service | Bill Passed - House (64 - 5) |
March 6, 2023 | SD | SB 174 | Prohibits Implementation Policies that Prohibit the Use of Any Energy Utility Service | Bill Passed - House (64 - 5) |
Feb. 28, 2023 | SD | HB 1090 | Authorizes Protections for Farmers and Agricultural Operations from Frivolous Lawsuits | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 7) |
Feb. 24, 2023 | SD | HB 1090 | Authorizes Protections for Farmers and Agricultural Operations from Frivolous Lawsuits | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8) |
March 8, 2022 | SD | SB 117 | Repeals Sales Tax on Food | Nonconcurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 9) |
March 7, 2022 | SD | SB 117 | Repeals Sales Tax on Food | Bill Passed - House (47 - 22) |
March 12, 2019 | SD | HB 1191 | Authorizes the Cultivation of Industrial Hemp | Veto Override Failed - Senate (20 - 13) |
Feb. 23, 2016 | SD | HB 1206 | Authorizes the Use of Handguns to Hunt Game Birds | Bill Failed - House (23 - 44) |
Jan. 27, 2016 | SD | HB 1075 | Expands Nonresident Waterfowl Hunting Areas | Bill Passed - House (36 - 32) |
Feb. 19, 2014 | SD | HB 1097 | Amends Criteria for Classifying Property as Agricultural Land | Bill Passed - House (37 - 33) |
Feb. 6, 2014 | SD | HB 1185 | Authorizes Certain Nonresidents to Obtain Waterfowl Hunting Licenses | Bill Passed - House (36 - 32) |
Feb. 4, 2014 | SD | SB 75 | Prohibits a Local Government From Establishing a Dog Breed-Specific Regulation | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16) |
Jan. 29, 2014 | SD | SB 76 | Amends Self Defense Against a Mountain Lion | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13) |
March 25, 2013 | SD | SB 115 | Increases Commercial Fertilizer Inspection Fee | Veto Override Failed - Senate (22 - 13) |
Feb. 19, 2013 | SD | SB 195 | Establishes Incentives for Wind Energy Facilities | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 7) |
March 19, 2012 | SD | HB 1228 | Tax Credits for Alternative Energy Projects | Veto Override Failed - House (44 - 23) |
March 1, 2012 | SD | HB 1228 | Tax Credits for Alternative Energy Projects | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 16) |
Feb. 28, 2012 | SD | HB 1228 | Tax Credits for Alternative Energy Projects | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15) |
March 29, 2010 | SD | HB 1060 | Wind Energy Facility Tax Refunds | Veto Override Passed - House (49 - 19) |
March 4, 2010 | SD | Cooper Nomination | John L. Cooper, Game, Fish and Parks Commission | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (22 - 12) |
March 4, 2010 | SD | Cooper Nomination | John L. Cooper, Game, Fish and Parks Commission | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (22 - 12) |
March 1, 2010 | SD | HCR 1009 | Urges Changes to the Public School Environmental Curriculum | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (37 - 33) |
Feb. 24, 2010 | SD | HCR 1009 | Urges Changes to the Public School Environmental Curriculum | Resolution Passed - Senate (18 - 17) |
Feb. 17, 2010 | SD | HCR 1009 | Urges Changes to the Public School Environmental Curriculum | Resolution Passed - House (36 - 30) |
Feb. 10, 2010 | SD | HB 1060 | Agriculture and Business Facility Tax Refund Reductions | Bill Passed - House (48 - 19) |
Feb. 2, 2009 | SD | HB 1004 | Legalizing the Killing of Threatening Mountain Lions | Bill Passed - House (37 - 32) |
Feb. 25, 2008 | SD | SB 173 | Eliminating Restrictions on Corporate Dairy Farms | Bill Passed - House (63 - 6) |
Feb. 11, 2008 | SD | HB 1171 | Hunting Mountain Lions | Bill Failed - House (26 - 42) |
Jan. 31, 2008 | SD | SB 173 | Eliminating Restrictions on Corporate Dairy Farms | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 8) |
Jan. 24, 2006 | SD | SB 27 | State Fair Appropriation | Bill Passed - House (61 - 7) |
Jan. 17, 2006 | SD | SB 27 | State Fair Appropriation | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 4) |