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South Dakota · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1218: address the imposition of firearm restrictions on certain employees, officers, volunteers, and other individuals.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1218 is a bill introduced in the South Dakota House on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: address the imposition of firearm restrictions on certain employees, officers, volunteers, and other individuals. Primary sponsor: Bethany Soye (Republican), Tony Randolph (Republican), Tom Pischke (Republican), Sue Peterson (Republican), Carl Perry (Republican), Marty Overweg (Republican), Al Novstrup (Republican), Lauren Nelson (Republican), Dylan Jordan (Republican), Travis Ismay (Republican), Taffy Howard (Republican), Josephine Garcia (Republican), Heather Baxter (Republican), MyKala Voita (Republican), Aaron Aylward (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 31, 2025): Signed by the Governor on 2025-03-31 H.J. 553.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 15

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bethany SoyePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Tony RandolphPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse35
Tom PischkePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Sue PetersonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate13
Carl PerryPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate3
Marty OverwegPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse21
Al NovstrupPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse3
Lauren NelsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Dylan JordanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Travis IsmayPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse28B
Taffy HowardPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate34
Josephine GarciaPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Heather BaxterPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse34
MyKala VoitaPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Aaron AylwardPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by the Governor on 2025-03-31 H.J. 553
  2. Delivered to the Governor on 2025-03-13 H.J. 549
  3. Signed by the President S.J. 535
  4. Signed by the Speaker H.J. 548
  5. Senate Conference Committee Report adopted , Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 3 S.J. 524
  6. House of Representatives Conference Committee Report adopted , Passed, YEAS 56, NAYS 14 H.J. 538
  7. Conference Committee Report adopted , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 0
  8. Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 0
  9. House of Representatives Conference Committee appointments H.J. 522
  10. Senate Conference Committee appointments S.J. 513
  11. House of Representatives Failed to concur, appoint Conference Committee , Passed, YEAS 35, NAYS 34 H.J. 519
  12. Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 30, NAYS 4 S.J. 489

Showing 12 most recent of 29 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source