SB 211 — protect an individual's conscience from entities requiring the COVID-19 vaccine.
Last action — House of Representatives Conference Committee Report adopted , Passed, YEAS 57, NAYS 12 H.J. 644
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
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Read SB 211 on the official South Dakota source →Action History
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House of Representatives Conference Committee Report adopted , Passed, YEAS 57, NAYS 12 H.J. 644
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Senate Conference Committee Report adopted , Passed, YEAS 28, NAYS 7 S.J. 499
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Failed to concur, no committee appointed , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0
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Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 3, NAYS 3
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House of Representatives Conference Committee appointments H.J. 634
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Senate Failed to concur, appoint Conference Committee , Passed, S.J. 488
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House of Representatives Title amended , Passed, H.J. 606
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House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 37, NAYS 32 H.J. 605
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House of Representatives Motion to amend , Passed, YEAS 39, NAYS 30 H.J. 604 Amendment 211H
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State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 5
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Scheduled for hearing
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Referred to H.J. 488
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First Reading House H.J. 324
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Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 31, NAYS 4 S.J. 245
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Senate Deferred to another day , Passed, S.J. 232
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Commerce and Energy Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 1 S.J. 1
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Commerce and Energy Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 1 Amendment 211A
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Scheduled for hearing
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First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 159
Sponsors
- State Affairs · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 104 not signed on · 21 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- State Affairs
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (104)
104 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 104 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 80% | 20% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bolin | — | Nay |
| Breitling | — | Yea |
| Cammack | — | Yea |
| Castleberry | — | Yea |
| Curd | — | Yea |
| Diedrich | — | Yea |
| Duvall | — | Yea |
| Frye-Mueller | — | Nay |
| Greenfield (Brock) | — | Nay |
| Heinert | — | Yea |
| Hunhoff | — | Yea |
| Johns | — | Yea |
| Klumb | — | Yea |
| Kolbeck (Jack) | — | Yea |
| Maher | — | Yea |
| Nesiba | — | Yea |
| Otten (Herman) | — | Yea |
| Rusch | — | Yea |
| Schoenbeck | — | Yea |
| Smith (V. J.) | — | Yea |
| Stalzer | — | Nay |
| Steinhauer | — | Yea |
| Sutton | — | Nay |
| Symens | — | Nay |
| Tobin | — | Yea |
| Wheeler | — | Yea |
| Wiik | — | Yea |
| Johnson (Chris) | — | Yea |
| Red Dawn Foster | Democratic | Yea |
| Al Novstrup | Republican | Nay |
| Casey Crabtree | Republican | Yea |
| Helene Duhamel | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Schoenfish | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Zikmund | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Rohl | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 15 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 22 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 37 | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 53% | 46% | 0% | 1% |
How each member voted (70)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson | — | Nay |
| Bartels | — | Nay |
| Barthel | — | Nay |
| Blare | — | Nay |
| Bordeaux | — | Nay |
| Chaffee | — | Yea |
| Chase | — | Nay |
| Cwach | — | Nay |
| Dennert | — | Nay |
| Deutsch | — | Yea |
| Drury | — | Nay |
| Duba | — | Nay |
| Finck | — | Yea |
| Gross | — | Yea |
| Haugaard | — | Yea |
| Hoffman (Charlie) | — | Yea |
| Keintz | — | Nay |
| Koth | — | Nay |
| Lesmeister | — | Nay |
| Mills | — | Yea |
| Milstead | — | Yea |
| Olson | — | Nay |
| Peterson (Kent) | — | Nay |
| Schneider | — | Yea |
| Thomason | — | Nay |
| Tidemann | — | Nay |
| Vasgaard | — | Yea |
| Weis | — | Yea |
| Wiese | — | Yea |
| Willadsen | — | Nay |
| Wink | — | Yea |
| York | — | Yea |
| Johnson (Chris) | — | Yea |
| St. John | — | Nay |
| Erin Healy | Democratic | Nay |
| Jamie Smith | Democratic | Nay |
| Aaron Aylward | Republican | Yea |
| Arch Beal | Republican | Yea |
| Bethany Soye | Republican | Yea |
| Carl Perry | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Karr | Republican | Yea |
| Ernie Otten | Republican | Nay |
| Greg Jamison | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jon Hansen | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Jensen | Republican | Yea |
| Lana Greenfield | Republican | Yea |
| Liz May | Republican | Yea |
| Marty Overweg | Republican | Yea |
| Mary Fitzgerald | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Derby | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Stevens | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Weisgram | Republican | Nay |
| Paul Miskimins | Republican | Nay |
| Peri Pourier | Republican | Nay |
| Phil Jensen | Republican | Yea |
| Rebecca Reimer | Republican | Nay |
| Sam Marty | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Odenbach | Republican | Yea |
| Spencer Gosch | Republican | Yea |
| Sue Peterson | Republican | Yea |
| Sydney Davis | Republican | Nay |
| Taffy Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Taylor Rehfeldt | Republican | Nay |
| Tim Goodwin | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Reed | Republican | Nay |
| Tina Mulally | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Pischke | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Randolph | Republican | Yea |
| Trish Ladner | Republican | Yea |
| Will Mortenson | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 20 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 39 | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 56% | 43% | 0% | 1% |
How each member voted (70)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Finck | — | Yea |
| Gross | — | Yea |
| Haugaard | — | Yea |
| Hoffman (Charlie) | — | Yea |
| Keintz | — | Yea |
| Koth | — | Nay |
| Lesmeister | — | Yea |
| Mills | — | Yea |
| Milstead | — | Yea |
| Olson | — | Nay |
| Peterson (Kent) | — | Nay |
| Schneider | — | Nay |
| Thomason | — | Nay |
| Tidemann | — | Nay |
| Vasgaard | — | Nay |
| Weis | — | Yea |
| Wiese | — | Yea |
| Willadsen | — | Nay |
| Wink | — | Yea |
| York | — | Yea |
| Anderson | — | Nay |
| Bartels | — | Nay |
| Barthel | — | Nay |
| Blare | — | Nay |
| Bordeaux | — | Yea |
| Chaffee | — | Nay |
| Chase | — | Nay |
| Cwach | — | Yea |
| Dennert | — | Yea |
| Deutsch | — | Nay |
| Drury | — | Nay |
| Duba | — | Yea |
| Johnson (Chris) | — | Yea |
| St. John | — | Nay |
| Erin Healy | Democratic | Yea |
| Jamie Smith | Democratic | Yea |
| Aaron Aylward | Republican | Yea |
| Arch Beal | Republican | Nay |
| Bethany Soye | Republican | Yea |
| Carl Perry | Republican | Nay |
| Chris Karr | Republican | Yea |
| Ernie Otten | Republican | Nay |
| Greg Jamison | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jon Hansen | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Jensen | Republican | Yea |
| Lana Greenfield | Republican | Yea |
| Liz May | Republican | Yea |
| Marty Overweg | Republican | Yea |
| Mary Fitzgerald | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Derby | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Stevens | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Weisgram | Republican | Nay |
| Paul Miskimins | Republican | Nay |
| Peri Pourier | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Jensen | Republican | Yea |
| Rebecca Reimer | Republican | Nay |
| Sam Marty | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Odenbach | Republican | Yea |
| Spencer Gosch | Republican | Yea |
| Sue Peterson | Republican | Yea |
| Sydney Davis | Republican | Nay |
| Taffy Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Taylor Rehfeldt | Republican | Nay |
| Tim Goodwin | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Reed | Republican | Nay |
| Tina Mulally | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Pischke | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Randolph | Republican | Yea |
| Trish Ladner | Republican | Yea |
| Will Mortenson | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 54% | 38% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (13)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson | — | Yea |
| Chaffee | — | Yea |
| Lesmeister | — | Nay |
| Wiese | — | Nay |
| Peterson (Kent) | — | Yea |
| Johnson (Chris) | — | Yea |
| Jamie Smith | Democratic | Nay |
| Arch Beal | Republican | Yea |
| Jon Hansen | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kevin Jensen | Republican | Nay |
| Rebecca Reimer | Republican | Yea |
| Spencer Gosch | Republican | Nay |
| Tim Goodwin | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 11% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bolin | — | Yea |
| Breitling | — | Yea |
| Cammack | — | Yea |
| Castleberry | — | Yea |
| Curd | — | Yea |
| Diedrich | — | Yea |
| Duvall | — | Yea |
| Frye-Mueller | — | Yea |
| Greenfield (Brock) | — | Yea |
| Heinert | — | Nay |
| Hunhoff | — | Yea |
| Johns | — | Yea |
| Klumb | — | Yea |
| Kolbeck (Jack) | — | Yea |
| Maher | — | Yea |
| Nesiba | — | Nay |
| Otten (Herman) | — | Yea |
| Rusch | — | Nay |
| Schoenbeck | — | Yea |
| Smith (V. J.) | — | Yea |
| Stalzer | — | Yea |
| Steinhauer | — | Yea |
| Sutton | — | Yea |
| Symens | — | Yea |
| Tobin | — | Yea |
| Wheeler | — | Yea |
| Wiik | — | Yea |
| Johnson (Chris) | — | Yea |
| Red Dawn Foster | Democratic | Nay |
| Al Novstrup | Republican | Yea |
| Casey Crabtree | Republican | Yea |
| Helene Duhamel | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Schoenfish | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Zikmund | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Rohl | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 11% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Schoenbeck | — | Yea |
| Stalzer | — | Yea |
| Steinhauer | — | Yea |
| Tobin | — | Yea |
| Wheeler | — | Yea |
| Red Dawn Foster | Democratic | Nay |
| Al Novstrup | Republican | Yea |
| Casey Crabtree | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Zikmund | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 211?
- SB 211 is sponsored by State Affairs.
- What is the current status of SB 211?
- This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 211?
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