South Dakota 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted 13 R cosponsors

SB 9 — further limit applications for clemency for violent crime offenders sentenced to life imprisonment.

Last action — Signed by the Governor on 2024-03-05 S.J. 482

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2024. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 20 sponsors

    20 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (13 R).

  • 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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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor on 2024-03-05 S.J. 482

  2. Delivered to the Governor on 2024-02-27 S.J. 422

  3. Signed by the Speaker H.J. 407

  4. Signed by the President S.J. 405

  5. House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 63, NAYS 6 H.J. 380

  6. Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0

  7. Scheduled for hearing

  8. First read in House and referred to H.J. 188

  9. Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 19, NAYS 13 S.J. 183

  10. Senate Motion to amend , Passed, YEAS 17, NAYS 15 S.J. 183 Amendment 9E

  11. Judiciary Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0

  12. Judiciary Motion to amend , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 2 Amendment 9B

  13. Judiciary Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 9A

  14. Scheduled for hearing

  15. First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 20

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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20 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 85 not signed on · 11 voted No

Sponsors (20)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (85)

85 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

Do Pass Amended

Passed 63 Yea · 6 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 40201
Unaffiliated 22200
Democratic 1200
Total 63601
% of votes cast 90%9%0%1%
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 — Nay
Gross — Yea
Koth — Yea
Krohmer — Yea
Krull — Yea
Lesmeister — Yea
Mills — Nay
Pinnow — Yea
Schneider — Yea
Teunissen — Yea
Tordsen — Yea
Venhuizen — Yea
Wangsness — Yea
St. John — Yea
Eric Emery Democratic Yea
Erin Healy Democratic Nay
Kadyn Wittman Democratic Nay
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 Nay
Liz May Republican Yea
Marty Overweg Republican Yea
Mary Fitzgerald Republican Yea
Mellissa Heermann Republican Yea
Mike Derby Republican Nay
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

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Do Pass

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 10000
Unaffiliated 3000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
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

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Motion to amend

Passed 17 Yea · 15 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 9401
Unaffiliated 8901
Democratic 0200
Total 171502
% of votes cast 50%44%0%6%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
Bolin — Nay
Bordeaux — Nay
Breitling — Nay
Diedrich — Not Voting
Frye-Mueller — Yea
Hoffman — Yea
Hunhoff — Nay
Klumb — Yea
Maher — Yea
Nesiba — Nay
Otten (Herman) — Yea
Schoenbeck — Yea
Stalzer — Nay
Tobin — Yea
Wheeler — Nay
Wiik — Yea
Wink — Nay
Johnson (Chris) — Nay
Liz Larson Democratic Nay
Red Dawn Foster Democratic Nay
Al Novstrup Republican Nay
Arch Beal Republican Yea
Casey Crabtree Republican Yea
Helene Duhamel Republican Nay
Jack Kolbeck Republican Yea
Jim Mehlhaff Republican Nay
Kyle Schoenfish Republican Yea
Larry Zikmund Republican Yea
Michael Rohl Republican Yea
Randy Deibert Republican Yea
Steve Kolbeck Republican Nay
Sydney Davis Republican Not Voting
Tim Reed Republican Yea
Tom Pischke Republican Yea

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Do Pass Amended

Passed 19 Yea · 13 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 10301
Unaffiliated 9801
Democratic 0200
Total 191302
% of votes cast 56%38%0%6%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
Bolin — Nay
Bordeaux — Nay
Breitling — Nay
Diedrich — Not Voting
Frye-Mueller — Yea
Hoffman — Yea
Hunhoff — Nay
Klumb — Yea
Maher — Yea
Nesiba — Nay
Otten (Herman) — Yea
Schoenbeck — Yea
Stalzer — Yea
Tobin — Yea
Wheeler — Nay
Wiik — Yea
Wink — Nay
Johnson (Chris) — Nay
Liz Larson Democratic Nay
Red Dawn Foster Democratic Nay
Al Novstrup Republican Nay
Arch Beal Republican Yea
Casey Crabtree Republican Yea
Helene Duhamel Republican Nay
Jack Kolbeck Republican Yea
Jim Mehlhaff Republican Nay
Kyle Schoenfish Republican Yea
Larry Zikmund Republican Yea
Michael Rohl Republican Yea
Randy Deibert Republican Yea
Steve Kolbeck Republican Yea
Sydney Davis Republican Not Voting
Tim Reed Republican Yea
Tom Pischke Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 9?
SB 9 is sponsored by Larry Zikmund (Republican), Wiik, Schoenbeck, Michael Rohl (Republican), Rebecca Reimer (Republican), Tim Reed (Republican), Carl Perry (Republican), Tina Mulally (Republican), Scott Moore (Republican), David Kull (Republican), Phil Jensen (Republican), Kevin Jensen (Republican), Hoffman, Mary Fitzgerald (Republican), Diedrich, Deutsch, Randy Deibert (Republican), Casey Crabtree (Republican), Tobin, and Blare.
What is the current status of SB 9?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2024. Enacted.
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