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South Dakota · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 118: direct the Department of Social Services to amend administrative rules allowing graduate students to be eligible for child care assistance.

In committee 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

SB 118 is a bill introduced in the South Dakota Senate on January 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: direct the Department of Social Services to amend administrative rules allowing graduate students to be eligible for child care assistance. Primary sponsor: Jamie Smith (Democratic), Tim Reed (Republican), Liz Larson (Democratic), Sydney Davis (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 7, 2025): Health and Human Services Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 3.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jamie SmithPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Tim ReedPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate7
Liz LarsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Sydney DavisPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate17

“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. Health and Human Services Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 3
  2. Scheduled for hearing
  3. Health and Human Services Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 2, NAYS 3
  4. Scheduled for hearing
  5. Referred to S.J. 142
  6. First Reading Senate S.J. 127

Sources

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