revise provisions related to the South Dakota Science and Technology Authority.
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SB 179 — revise provisions related to the South Dakota Science and Technology Authority.
Last action — Signed by the Governor on 2023-03-07 S.J. 442
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 31, 2023. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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Read SB 179 on the official South Dakota source →Action History
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Signed by the Governor on 2023-03-07 S.J. 442
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Delivered to the Governor on 2023-03-01 S.J. 387
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Signed by the Speaker H.J. 395
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Signed by the President S.J. 340
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House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 66, NAYS 2 H.J. 361
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Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
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Education Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0
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Scheduled for hearing
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First read in House and referred to H.J. 292
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Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 247
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Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 20
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Commerce and Energy Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 0 S.J. 20
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Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
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First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 148
Sponsors
- Scott Odenbach · Primary
- Maher · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 103 not signed on
Sponsors (2)
- Scott Odenbach Republican
- Maher
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 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 0% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Callies | — | Yea |
| Tordsen | — | Yea |
| Deutsch | — | Not Voting |
| Eric Emery | Democratic | Yea |
| Amber Arlint | Republican | Yea |
| Bethany Soye | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Mulder | Republican | Yea |
| Mellissa Heermann | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Stevens | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Jensen | Republican | Yea |
| Roger DeGroot | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Odenbach | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Sauder | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Reisch | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bolin | — | Yea |
| Bordeaux | — | Yea |
| Breitling | — | Yea |
| Castleberry | — | Yea |
| Diedrich | — | Yea |
| Frye-Mueller | — | Yea |
| Hoffman | — | Yea |
| Hunhoff | — | Yea |
| Klumb | — | Yea |
| Kolbeck (Jack) | — | Yea |
| Kolbeck (Steve) | — | Yea |
| Maher | — | Yea |
| Nesiba | — | Yea |
| Otten (Herman) | — | Yea |
| Schoenbeck | — | Yea |
| Stalzer | — | Yea |
| Tobin | — | Yea |
| Wheeler | — | Yea |
| Wiik | — | Yea |
| Wink | — | Yea |
| Johnson (Chris) | — | Yea |
| Liz Larson | Democratic | Yea |
| Red Dawn Foster | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Al Novstrup | Republican | Yea |
| Arch Beal | Republican | Yea |
| Casey Crabtree | Republican | Yea |
| Helene Duhamel | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Mehlhaff | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Schoenfish | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Zikmund | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Rohl | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Deibert | Republican | Yea |
| Sydney Davis | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Reed | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Pischke | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 0% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Hoffman | — | Yea |
| Kolbeck (Steve) | — | Yea |
| Nesiba | — | Not Voting |
| Schoenbeck | — | Yea |
| Stalzer | — | Yea |
| Wheeler | — | Yea |
| Arch Beal | Republican | Yea |
| Casey Crabtree | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Zikmund | Republican | Yea |
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- Who sponsors SB 179?
- SB 179 is sponsored by Scott Odenbach (Republican) and Maher.
- What is the current status of SB 179?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 31, 2023. Enacted.
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