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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 4, 2024 | SD | SB 1200 | Increases Minimum Fee Required for an Application to Build New Power Transmission Facilities | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 2) |
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. 12, 2024 | SD | HB 1043 | Establishes a Lithium Mining Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6) |
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 12, 2019 | SD | HB 1191 | Authorizes the Cultivation of Industrial Hemp | Veto Override Failed - Senate (20 - 13) |
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) |
Feb. 28, 2012 | SD | HB 1228 | Tax Credits for Alternative Energy Projects | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15) |
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) |
Feb. 24, 2010 | SD | HCR 1009 | Urges Changes to the Public School Environmental Curriculum | Resolution Passed - Senate (18 - 17) |
Jan. 31, 2008 | SD | SB 173 | Eliminating Restrictions on Corporate Dairy Farms | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 8) |
Jan. 17, 2006 | SD | SB 27 | State Fair Appropriation | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 4) |