provide for conscience exemptions from certain vaccinations.
This bill seeks to allow individuals to opt-out of specific vaccinations based on personal conscience. The full details of the requirements and provisions are not available as the bill text is not provided.
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HB 1223 — provide for conscience exemptions from certain vaccinations.
Last action — House of Representatives Reconsidered , Passed, YEAS 35, NAYS 35 H.J. 342
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This bill died with 2025 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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In plain language
The bill provides for conscience exemptions from certain vaccinations.
This bill seeks to allow individuals to opt-out of specific vaccinations based on personal conscience. The full details of the requirements and provisions are not available as the bill text is not provided.
Bill Text
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Read HB 1223 on the official South Dakota source →Action History
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House of Representatives Reconsidered , Passed, YEAS 35, NAYS 35 H.J. 342
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Intent to reconsider , Passed, H.J. 327
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House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 36 H.J. 327
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House of Representatives Motion to amend , Passed, H.J. 325 Amendment 1223D
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Health and Human Services Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 6
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Health and Human Services Motion to amend , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 5 Amendment 1223C
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Health and Human Services Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1223B
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Scheduled for hearing
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First read in House and referred to H.J. 197
Sponsors
- Tesa Schwans · Primary
- Brandei Schaefbauer · Primary
- Tony Randolph · Primary
- Heather Baxter · Primary
- Aaron Aylward · Primary
- Julie Auch · Primary
- Bobbi Andera · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →7 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 98 not signed on · 42 voted No
Sponsors (7)
- Tesa Schwans Republican
- Brandei Schaefbauer Republican
- Tony Randolph Republican
- Heather Baxter Republican
- Aaron Aylward Republican
- Julie Auch Republican
- Bobbi Andera Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (98)
98 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 98 →"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 | 34 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 50% | 50% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (70)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Reder | — | Yea |
| Vasgaard | — | Nay |
| Van Diepen | — | Nay |
| Eric Emery | Democratic | Nay |
| Erik Muckey | Democratic | Nay |
| Erin Healy | Democratic | Nay |
| Kadyn Wittman | Democratic | Nay |
| Nicole Uhre-Balk | Democratic | Nay |
| Aaron Aylward | Republican | Yea |
| Al Novstrup | Republican | Yea |
| Amber Arlint | Republican | Nay |
| Bethany Soye | Republican | Yea |
| Bobbi Andera | Republican | Yea |
| Brandei Schaefbauer | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Mulder | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Kassin | Republican | Nay |
| Curt Massie | Republican | Nay |
| David Kull | Republican | Nay |
| Drew Peterson | Republican | Nay |
| Dylan Jordan | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Jamison | Republican | Nay |
| Heather Baxter | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Kolbeck | Republican | Nay |
| Jana Hunt | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Bathke | Republican | Nay |
| Jessica Bahmuller | Republican | Nay |
| Jim Halverson | Republican | Nay |
| John Hughes | Republican | Yea |
| John Sjaarda | Republican | Yea |
| Jon Hansen | Republican | Yea |
| Josephine Garcia | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Auch | Republican | Yea |
| Kaley Nolz | Republican | Yea |
| Karla Lems | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy Rice | Republican | Yea |
| Kent Roe | Republican | Nay |
| Keri Weems | Republican | Nay |
| Lana Greenfield | Republican | Nay |
| Leslie Heinemann | Republican | Yea |
| Liz May | Republican | Yea |
| Logan Manhart | Republican | Yea |
| Marty Overweg | Republican | Yea |
| Mary Fitzgerald | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Roby | Republican | Nay |
| Mellissa Heermann | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Derby | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Stevens | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Weisgram | Republican | Nay |
| Peri Pourier | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Jensen | Republican | Yea |
| Rebecca Reimer | Republican | Nay |
| Roger DeGroot | Republican | Nay |
| Scott Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Odenbach | Republican | Yea |
| Spencer Gosch | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Duffy | Republican | Nay |
| Taylor Rehfeldt | Republican | Nay |
| Terri Jorgenson | Republican | Yea |
| Tesa Schwans | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Czmowski | Republican | Nay |
| Tim Goodwin | Republican | Nay |
| Tim Reisch | Republican | Nay |
| Tim Walburg | Republican | Nay |
| Tina Mulally | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Kayser | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Randolph | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Ismay | Republican | Yea |
| Trish Ladner | Republican | Yea |
| Will Mortenson | Republican | Nay |
| William Shorma | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 33 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 34 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 49% | 51% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (70)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Reder | — | Yea |
| Vasgaard | — | Nay |
| Van Diepen | — | Nay |
| Eric Emery | Democratic | Nay |
| Erik Muckey | Democratic | Nay |
| Erin Healy | Democratic | Nay |
| Kadyn Wittman | Democratic | Nay |
| Nicole Uhre-Balk | Democratic | Nay |
| Aaron Aylward | Republican | Yea |
| Al Novstrup | Republican | Yea |
| Amber Arlint | Republican | Nay |
| Bethany Soye | Republican | Yea |
| Bobbi Andera | Republican | Yea |
| Brandei Schaefbauer | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Mulder | Republican | Nay |
| Chris Kassin | Republican | Nay |
| Curt Massie | Republican | Nay |
| David Kull | Republican | Nay |
| Drew Peterson | Republican | Nay |
| Dylan Jordan | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Jamison | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Baxter | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Kolbeck | Republican | Nay |
| Jana Hunt | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Bathke | Republican | Nay |
| Jessica Bahmuller | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Halverson | Republican | Nay |
| John Hughes | Republican | Yea |
| John Sjaarda | Republican | Yea |
| Jon Hansen | Republican | Yea |
| Josephine Garcia | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Auch | Republican | Yea |
| Kaley Nolz | Republican | Yea |
| Karla Lems | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy Rice | Republican | Yea |
| Kent Roe | Republican | Nay |
| Keri Weems | Republican | Nay |
| Lana Greenfield | Republican | Yea |
| Leslie Heinemann | Republican | Yea |
| Liz May | Republican | Yea |
| Logan Manhart | Republican | Yea |
| Marty Overweg | Republican | Yea |
| Mary Fitzgerald | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Roby | Republican | Nay |
| Mellissa Heermann | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Derby | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Stevens | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Weisgram | Republican | Nay |
| Peri Pourier | Republican | Nay |
| Phil Jensen | Republican | Yea |
| Rebecca Reimer | Republican | Nay |
| Roger DeGroot | Republican | Nay |
| Scott Moore | Republican | Nay |
| Scott Odenbach | Republican | Yea |
| Spencer Gosch | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Duffy | Republican | Nay |
| Taylor Rehfeldt | Republican | Nay |
| Terri Jorgenson | Republican | Yea |
| Tesa Schwans | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Czmowski | Republican | Nay |
| Tim Goodwin | Republican | Nay |
| Tim Reisch | Republican | Nay |
| Tim Walburg | Republican | Nay |
| Tina Mulally | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Kayser | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Randolph | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Ismay | Republican | Yea |
| Trish Ladner | Republican | Nay |
| Will Mortenson | Republican | Nay |
| William Shorma | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 54% | 46% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (13)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Emery | Democratic | Nay |
| Bobbi Andera | Republican | Yea |
| Brandei Schaefbauer | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Mulder | Republican | Nay |
| Dylan Jordan | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Baxter | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Halverson | Republican | Nay |
| Josephine Garcia | Republican | Yea |
| Leslie Heinemann | Republican | Nay |
| Logan Manhart | Republican | Yea |
| Rebecca Reimer | Republican | Nay |
| Taylor Rehfeldt | Republican | Nay |
| Tony Kayser | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 62% | 38% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (13)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Emery | Democratic | Nay |
| Bobbi Andera | Republican | Yea |
| Brandei Schaefbauer | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Mulder | Republican | Nay |
| Dylan Jordan | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Baxter | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Halverson | Republican | Nay |
| Josephine Garcia | Republican | Yea |
| Leslie Heinemann | Republican | Yea |
| Logan Manhart | Republican | Yea |
| Rebecca Reimer | Republican | Nay |
| Taylor Rehfeldt | Republican | Nay |
| Tony Kayser | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 69% | 31% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (13)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson | — | Yea |
| Dennert | — | Yea |
| Diedrich | — | Yea |
| Haugaard | — | Yea |
| Jensen (Kevin) | — | Nay |
| McCleerey | — | Nay |
| Peterson (Kent) | — | Yea |
| Qualm | — | Yea |
| Jamie Smith | Democratic | Nay |
| Arch Beal | Republican | Yea |
| Jon Hansen | Republican | Yea |
| Spencer Gosch | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Goodwin | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 62% | 31% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (13)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson | — | Not Voting |
| McCleerey | — | Nay |
| Steinhauer | — | Yea |
| Willadsen | — | Yea |
| Hawley | — | Nay |
| Mills | — | Yea |
| Rounds | — | Yea |
| Arch Beal | Republican | Yea |
| Lana Greenfield | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Zikmund | Republican | Yea |
| Liz May | Republican | Nay |
| Spencer Gosch | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Pischke | Republican | Nay |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 1223?
- HB 1223 is sponsored by Tesa Schwans (Republican), Brandei Schaefbauer (Republican), Tony Randolph (Republican), Heather Baxter (Republican), Aaron Aylward (Republican), Julie Auch (Republican), and Bobbi Andera (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 1223?
- This bill died with 2025 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.
- Where can I track HB 1223?
- Track HB 1223 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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