South Dakota 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 55 — revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas.

Last action — Signed by the Governor on 2025-03-31 S.J. 539

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Larry Rhoden (Republican) on March 31, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor on 2025-03-31 S.J. 539

  2. Delivered to the Governor on 2025-03-13 S.J. 535

  3. Signed by the President S.J. 534

  4. Signed by the Speaker H.J. 549

  5. House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 58, NAYS 12 H.J. 547

  6. First read in House and referral to committee waived pursuant to JR 6D-1 H.J. 547

  7. Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 33, NAYS 2 S.J. 531

  8. Committee on Appropriations Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 16, NAYS 1 J.J. 46

  9. Committee on Appropriations Motion to amend , Passed, J.J. 46 Amendment 55A

  10. Scheduled for hearing J.J. 2

  11. Referred to , Passed, S.J. 31

  12. First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 11

Sponsors

  • Senate Committee on Appropriations · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 104 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Senate Committee on Appropriations

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (104)

104 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 33 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 29200
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 33200
% of votes cast 94%6%0%0%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Wheeler — Yea
Jamie Smith Democratic Yea
Liz Larson Democratic Yea
Red Dawn Foster Democratic Yea
Amber Hulse Republican Yea
Arch Beal Republican Yea
Carl Perry Republican Yea
Casey Crabtree Republican Yea
Chris Karr Republican Yea
Curt Voight Republican Yea
Ernie Otten Republican Yea
Glen Vilhauer Republican Yea
Greg Blanc Republican Yea
Helene Duhamel Republican Yea
Jim Mehlhaff Republican Yea
John Carley Republican Nay
Joy Hohn Republican Yea
Kevin Jensen Republican Yea
Kyle Schoenfish Republican Yea
Larry Zikmund Republican Yea
Lauren Nelson Republican Yea
Mark Lapka Republican Yea
Michael Rohl Republican Yea
Mykala Voita Republican Yea
Paul Miskimins Republican Yea
Randy Deibert Republican Yea
Sam Marty Republican Yea
Stephanie Sauder Republican Yea
Steve Kolbeck Republican Yea
Sue Peterson Republican Yea
Sydney Davis Republican Yea
Taffy Howard Republican Yea
Tamara Grove Republican Yea
Tim Reed Republican Yea
Tom Pischke Republican Nay

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Do Pass Amended

Passed 16 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 14101
Democratic 2000
Total 16101
% of votes cast 89%6%0%6%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Erik Muckey Democratic Yea
Red Dawn Foster Democratic Yea
Al Novstrup Republican Yea
Chris Kassin Republican Yea
Ernie Otten Republican Yea
Glen Vilhauer Republican Yea
Jack Kolbeck Republican Yea
John Carley Republican Nay
John Sjaarda Republican Yea
Larry Zikmund Republican Not Voting
Liz May Republican Yea
Mark Lapka Republican Yea
Mike Derby Republican Yea
Mykala Voita Republican Yea
Paul Miskimins Republican Yea
Scott Moore Republican Yea
Taffy Howard Republican Yea
Terri Jorgenson Republican Yea

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Subjects

taxation education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 55?
SB 55 is sponsored by Senate Committee on Appropriations.
What is the current status of SB 55?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2025. Enacted.
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