SB 40 — establish a criminal background check requirement for licensure as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant.
Last action — Signed by the Governor on 2024-02-21 S.J. 370
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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.
Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 recorded votes so far.
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Bill Text
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Read SB 40 on the official South Dakota source →Action History
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Signed by the Governor on 2024-02-21 S.J. 370
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Delivered to the Governor on 2024-02-15 S.J. 341
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Signed by the Speaker H.J. 337
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Signed by the President S.J. 315
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House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 70, NAYS 0 H.J. 305
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Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, H.J. 5
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Health and Human Services Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 0 H.J. 5
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Scheduled for hearing
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First read in House and referred to H.J. 165
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Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 33, NAYS 0 S.J. 149
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Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
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Health and Human Services Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0
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Scheduled for hearing
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Scheduled for hearing
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First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 19
Sponsors
- Health and Human Services · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 104 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Health and Human Services
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 |
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| Republican | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (70)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 85% | 0% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (13)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Cammack | — | Yea |
| Deutsch | — | Yea |
| Donnell | — | Yea |
| Erin Healy | Democratic | Yea |
| Brandei Schaefbauer | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Mulder | Republican | Yea |
| David Kull | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kevin Jensen | Republican | Yea |
| Lauren Nelson | Republican | Yea |
| Mellissa Heermann | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Weisgram | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Taylor Rehfeldt | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (34)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Bolin | — | Yea |
| Bordeaux | — | Yea |
| Breitling | — | Yea |
| Diedrich | — | Not Voting |
| Frye-Mueller | — | Yea |
| Hoffman | — | Yea |
| Hunhoff | — | Yea |
| Klumb | — | 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 | Yea |
| 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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| Unaffiliated | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 86% | 0% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (7)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Bordeaux | — | Not Voting |
| Hoffman | — | Yea |
| Tobin | — | Yea |
| Al Novstrup | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Rohl | Republican | Yea |
| Sydney Davis | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Reed | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 40?
- SB 40 is sponsored by Health and Human Services.
- What is the current status of SB 40?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2024. Enacted.
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