provide access to abandoned cemeteries to descendants of the decedents interred therein.
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SB 144 — provide access to abandoned cemeteries to descendants of the decedents interred therein.
Last action — Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 21 S.J. 250
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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 2023 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 144 on the official South Dakota source →Action History
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Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 21 S.J. 250
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Local Government Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 1 S.J. 9
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Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
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First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 124
Sponsors
- Scott Odenbach · Primary
- Kyle Schoenfish · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 103 not signed on · 10 voted No
Sponsors (2)
- Scott Odenbach Republican
- Kyle Schoenfish Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (103)
103 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 103 →"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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 13 | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 37% | 60% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bolin | — | Nay |
| Bordeaux | — | Yea |
| Breitling | — | Nay |
| Castleberry | — | Yea |
| Diedrich | — | Nay |
| Frye-Mueller | — | Yea |
| Hoffman | — | Nay |
| Hunhoff | — | Yea |
| Klumb | — | Nay |
| Kolbeck (Jack) | — | Nay |
| Kolbeck (Steve) | — | Yea |
| Maher | — | Yea |
| Nesiba | — | Yea |
| Otten (Herman) | — | Nay |
| Schoenbeck | — | Yea |
| Stalzer | — | Nay |
| Tobin | — | Yea |
| Wheeler | — | Nay |
| Wiik | — | Nay |
| Wink | — | Nay |
| Johnson (Chris) | — | Yea |
| Liz Larson | Democratic | Yea |
| Red Dawn Foster | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Al Novstrup | Republican | Nay |
| Arch Beal | Republican | Nay |
| Casey Crabtree | Republican | Nay |
| Helene Duhamel | Republican | Nay |
| Jim Mehlhaff | Republican | Nay |
| Kyle Schoenfish | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Zikmund | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Rohl | Republican | Nay |
| Randy Deibert | Republican | Nay |
| Sydney Davis | Republican | Nay |
| Tim Reed | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Pischke | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 71% | 14% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (7)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Castleberry | — | Yea |
| Kolbeck (Steve) | — | Yea |
| Liz Larson | Democratic | Yea |
| Jim Mehlhaff | Republican | Nay |
| Randy Deibert | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tim Reed | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Pischke | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 144?
- SB 144 is sponsored by Scott Odenbach (Republican) and Kyle Schoenfish (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 144?
- This bill died with 2023 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.
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