SB 15 — require a convicted defendant to reimburse the cost of digital forensic examination fees.
Last action — Signed by the Governor on 2024-03-05 S.J. 482
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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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 09, 2024. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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31 sponsors
31 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (17 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 6 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Bill Text
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Read SB 15 on the official South Dakota source →Action History
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Signed by the Governor on 2024-03-05 S.J. 482
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Delivered to the Governor on 2024-02-27 S.J. 422
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Signed by the Speaker H.J. 407
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Signed by the President S.J. 405
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House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 69, NAYS 0 H.J. 375
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Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
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Judiciary 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. 94
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Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 29, NAYS 4 S.J. 106
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Senate Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 106 Amendment 15C
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Senate Reconsidered , Passed, YEAS 29, NAYS 3 S.J. 105
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Intent to reconsider , Passed, S.J. 98
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Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 17, NAYS 16 S.J. 98
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Senate Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 98 Amendment 15B
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Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 1
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Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
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First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 20
Sponsors
- Larry Zikmund · Primary
- Venhuizen · Primary
- Tordsen · Primary
- Tobin · Primary
- Schoenbeck · Primary
- Tim Reisch · Primary
- Rebecca Reimer · Primary
- Taylor Rehfeldt · Primary
- Tim Reed · Primary
- Pinnow · Primary
- Carl Perry · Primary
- Ernie Otten · Primary
- Al Novstrup · Primary
- Scott Moore · Primary
- Jim Mehlhaff · Primary
- Curt Massie · Primary
- Koth · Primary
- Steve Kolbeck · Primary
- Phil Jensen · Primary
- Hoffman · Primary
- Mary Fitzgerald · Primary
- Steve Duffy · Primary
- Drury · Primary
- Diedrich · Primary
- Deutsch · Primary
- Chaffee · Primary
- Blare · Primary
- Bartels · Primary
- David Kull · Primary
- Helene Duhamel · Primary
- Johnson (Chris) · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →31 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 74 not signed on · 6 voted No
Sponsors (31)
- Larry Zikmund Republican
- Venhuizen
- Tordsen
- Tobin
- Schoenbeck
- Tim Reisch Republican
- Rebecca Reimer Republican
- Taylor Rehfeldt Republican
- Tim Reed Republican
- Pinnow
- Carl Perry Republican
- Ernie Otten Republican
- Al Novstrup Republican
- Scott Moore Republican
- Jim Mehlhaff Republican
- Curt Massie Republican
- Koth
- Steve Kolbeck Republican
- Phil Jensen Republican
- Hoffman
- Mary Fitzgerald Republican
- Steve Duffy Republican
- Drury
- Diedrich
- Deutsch
- Chaffee
- Blare
- Bartels
- David Kull Republican
- Helene Duhamel Republican
- Johnson (Chris)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (74)
74 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 74 →"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 |
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| Republican | 42 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 69 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 99% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
How each member voted (70)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Bartels | — | Yea |
| Blare | — | Yea |
| Callies | — | Yea |
| Cammack | — | Yea |
| Chaffee | — | Yea |
| Chase | — | Yea |
| Conzet | — | Yea |
| Deutsch | — | Yea |
| Donnell | — | Yea |
| Drury | — | Yea |
| Duba | — | Yea |
| Gross | — | Yea |
| Koth | — | Yea |
| Krohmer | — | Yea |
| Krull | — | Yea |
| Lesmeister | — | Yea |
| Mills | — | Yea |
| Pinnow | — | Yea |
| Schneider | — | Yea |
| Teunissen | — | Yea |
| Tordsen | — | Yea |
| Venhuizen | — | Yea |
| Wangsness | — | Yea |
| St. John | — | Yea |
| Eric Emery | Democratic | Yea |
| Erin Healy | Democratic | Yea |
| Kadyn Wittman | Democratic | Yea |
| Aaron Aylward | Republican | Yea |
| Amber Arlint | Republican | Yea |
| Bethany Soye | Republican | Yea |
| Brandei Schaefbauer | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Mulder | Republican | Yea |
| Carl Perry | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Karr | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Kassin | Republican | Yea |
| Curt Massie | Republican | Yea |
| David Kull | Republican | Yea |
| Drew Peterson | Republican | Yea |
| Ernie Otten | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Jamison | Republican | Yea |
| Jessica Bahmuller | Republican | Yea |
| John Sjaarda | Republican | Yea |
| Jon Hansen | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Auch | Republican | Yea |
| Karla Lems | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Jensen | Republican | Yea |
| Lauren Nelson | Republican | Yea |
| Liz May | Republican | Yea |
| Marty Overweg | Republican | Yea |
| Mary Fitzgerald | Republican | Yea |
| Mellissa Heermann | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Derby | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Stevens | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Weisgram | Republican | Yea |
| Peri Pourier | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Jensen | Republican | Yea |
| Rebecca Reimer | Republican | Yea |
| Roger DeGroot | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Odenbach | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Sauder | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Duffy | Republican | Yea |
| Sue Peterson | Republican | Yea |
| Taylor Rehfeldt | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tim Reisch | Republican | Yea |
| Tina Mulally | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Randolph | Republican | Yea |
| Trish Ladner | Republican | Yea |
| Will Mortenson | Republican | Yea |
| William Shorma | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (13)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Teunissen | — | Yea |
| Tordsen | — | Yea |
| St. John | — | Yea |
| Bethany Soye | Republican | Yea |
| Curt Massie | Republican | Yea |
| David Kull | Republican | Yea |
| Jon Hansen | Republican | Yea |
| Mary Fitzgerald | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Stevens | Republican | Yea |
| Peri Pourier | Republican | Yea |
| Rebecca Reimer | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Odenbach | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Reisch | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 85% | 12% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (34)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Bolin | — | Yea |
| Bordeaux | — | Nay |
| Breitling | — | Yea |
| Diedrich | — | Not Voting |
| Frye-Mueller | — | Yea |
| Hoffman | — | Yea |
| Hunhoff | — | Yea |
| Klumb | — | Yea |
| Maher | — | Yea |
| Nesiba | — | Nay |
| Otten (Herman) | — | Yea |
| Schoenbeck | — | Yea |
| Stalzer | — | Yea |
| Tobin | — | Yea |
| Wheeler | — | Nay |
| Wiik | — | Yea |
| Wink | — | Yea |
| Johnson (Chris) | — | Yea |
| Liz Larson | Democratic | Yea |
| Red Dawn Foster | Democratic | Nay |
| Al Novstrup | Republican | Yea |
| Arch Beal | Republican | Yea |
| Casey Crabtree | Republican | Yea |
| Helene Duhamel | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Kolbeck | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Mehlhaff | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Schoenfish | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Zikmund | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Rohl | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Deibert | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Kolbeck | Republican | Yea |
| Sydney Davis | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Reed | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Pischke | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 29 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 85% | 9% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (34)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Bolin | — | Yea |
| Bordeaux | — | Nay |
| Breitling | — | Yea |
| Diedrich | — | Not Voting |
| Frye-Mueller | — | Yea |
| Hoffman | — | Yea |
| Hunhoff | — | Yea |
| Klumb | — | Yea |
| Maher | — | Yea |
| Nesiba | — | Nay |
| Otten (Herman) | — | Yea |
| Schoenbeck | — | Yea |
| Stalzer | — | Yea |
| Tobin | — | Yea |
| Wheeler | — | Nay |
| 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 |
| Jack Kolbeck | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Mehlhaff | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Schoenfish | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Zikmund | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Rohl | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Deibert | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Kolbeck | Republican | Yea |
| Sydney Davis | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Reed | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Pischke | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 50% | 47% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (34)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Bolin | — | Nay |
| Bordeaux | — | Nay |
| Breitling | — | Nay |
| Diedrich | — | Not Voting |
| Frye-Mueller | — | Nay |
| Hoffman | — | Yea |
| Hunhoff | — | Nay |
| Klumb | — | Nay |
| Maher | — | Nay |
| Nesiba | — | Nay |
| Otten (Herman) | — | Yea |
| Schoenbeck | — | Yea |
| Stalzer | — | Yea |
| Tobin | — | Yea |
| Wheeler | — | Nay |
| Wiik | — | Yea |
| Wink | — | Nay |
| Johnson (Chris) | — | Yea |
| Liz Larson | Democratic | Yea |
| Red Dawn Foster | Democratic | Nay |
| Al Novstrup | Republican | Yea |
| Arch Beal | Republican | Yea |
| Casey Crabtree | Republican | Yea |
| Helene Duhamel | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Kolbeck | Republican | Nay |
| Jim Mehlhaff | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Schoenfish | Republican | Nay |
| Larry Zikmund | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Rohl | Republican | Nay |
| Randy Deibert | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Kolbeck | Republican | Yea |
| Sydney Davis | Republican | Nay |
| Tim Reed | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Pischke | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 57% | 14% | 0% | 29% |
How each member voted (7)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Diedrich | — | Not Voting |
| Hoffman | — | Yea |
| Wheeler | — | Nay |
| Stalzer | — | Yea |
| Helene Duhamel | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Mehlhaff | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Rohl | Republican | Not Voting |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 15?
- SB 15 is sponsored by Larry Zikmund (Republican), Venhuizen, Tordsen, Tobin, Schoenbeck, Tim Reisch (Republican), Rebecca Reimer (Republican), Taylor Rehfeldt (Republican), Tim Reed (Republican), Pinnow, Carl Perry (Republican), Ernie Otten (Republican), Al Novstrup (Republican), Scott Moore (Republican), Jim Mehlhaff (Republican), Curt Massie (Republican), Koth, Steve Kolbeck (Republican), Phil Jensen (Republican), Hoffman, Mary Fitzgerald (Republican), Steve Duffy (Republican), Drury, Diedrich, Deutsch, Chaffee, Blare, Bartels, David Kull (Republican), Helene Duhamel (Republican), and Johnson (Chris).
- What is the current status of SB 15?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2024. Enacted.
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