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South Dakota · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 159: establish informational and membership requirements for a labor union, organization, or association and provide a penalty therefor.

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 159 is a bill introduced in the South Dakota Senate on January 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: establish informational and membership requirements for a labor union, organization, or association and provide a penalty therefor. Primary sponsor: Terri Jorgenson (Republican), Sue Peterson (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 11, 2025): Commerce and Energy Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 2.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Terri JorgensonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse29
Sue PetersonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate13

“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. Commerce and Energy Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 2
  2. Commerce and Energy Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 159A
  3. Scheduled for hearing
  4. Referred to S.J. 152
  5. First Reading Senate S.J. 137

Sources

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