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South Dakota · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 59: revise provisions relating to the delivery, possession with intent to deliver, and possession of unauthorized articles in a state correctional facility, and to provide a penalty therefor.

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

SB 59 is a bill introduced in the South Dakota Senate on January 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: revise provisions relating to the delivery, possession with intent to deliver, and possession of unauthorized articles in a state correctional facility, and to provide a penalty therefor. Primary sponsor: Judiciary. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2025): Signed by the Governor on 2025-03-13 S.J. 529.

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Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
JudiciaryPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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 2025-03-13 S.J. 529
  2. Delivered to the Governor on 2025-03-10 S.J. 478
  3. Signed by the Speaker H.J. 488
  4. Signed by the President S.J. 455
  5. House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 47, NAYS 23 H.J. 454
  6. Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 2
  7. Scheduled for hearing
  8. First read in House and referred to H.J. 254
  9. Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 221
  10. Judiciary Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0
  11. Amend the amendment , Passed,
  12. Judiciary Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 59B

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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