South Dakota 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 11 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 115 — revise a provision related to sexual contact with a child under eighteen.

Last action — Signed by the Governor on 2025-03-31 S.J. 538

  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 29, 2025. Enacted.

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

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% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 13 sponsors

    13 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (11 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    3 passed, 2 failed in 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 2025-03-31 S.J. 538

  2. Delivered to the Governor on 2025-03-12 S.J. 517

  3. Signed by the Speaker H.J. 524

  4. Signed by the President S.J. 502

  5. House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 69, NAYS 0 H.J. 478

  6. Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, H.J. 11

  7. Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0 H.J. 11

  8. Scheduled for hearing

  9. First read in House and referred to H.J. 239

  10. Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 35, NAYS 0 S.J. 210

  11. Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,

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

  13. Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1

  14. First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 126

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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13 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 92 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (13)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (92)

92 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

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 12001
Total 12001
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Bethany Soye Republican Yea
Curt Massie Republican Yea
David Kull Republican Yea
Jana Hunt Republican Yea
John Hughes Republican Yea
Mary Fitzgerald Republican Yea
Matt Roby Republican Not Voting
Mike Stevens Republican Yea
Peri Pourier Republican Yea
Rebecca Reimer Republican Yea
Tim Reisch Republican Yea
Tim Walburg Republican Yea
Will Mortenson Republican Yea

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Reconsidered - 2018

Failed 16 Yea · 18 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 111701
Republican 4100
Total 151801
% of votes cast 44%53%0%3%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
Bolin — Nay
Cronin — Not Voting
Heinert — Nay
Monroe — Yea
Nesiba — Nay
Partridge — Nay
Kennedy — Nay
Rusch — Nay
Youngberg — Yea
Cammack — Nay
Curd — Yea
Frerichs — Nay
Haverly — Nay
Jensen (Phil) — Yea
Killer — Yea
Klumb — Yea
Langer — Nay
Ewing — Nay
Maher — Yea
Peters — Nay
Russell — Yea
Solano — Nay
Sutton (Billie) — Nay
Wiik — Yea
Soholt — Nay
Stalzer — Yea
Tapio — Yea
Tidemann — Nay
White — Nay
Al Novstrup Republican Nay
Ernie Otten Republican Yea
Jack Kolbeck Republican Yea
Lana Greenfield Republican Yea
Lauren Nelson Republican Yea

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Do Pass Amended - 2018

Failed 16 Yea · 17 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 111602
Republican 4100
Total 151702
% of votes cast 44%50%0%6%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
Bolin — Nay
Cronin — Nay
Maher — Yea
Partridge — Nay
Rusch — Nay
Tidemann — Nay
Youngberg — Yea
Cammack — Nay
Curd — Yea
Frerichs — Nay
Haverly — Nay
Jensen (Phil) — Yea
Killer — Not Voting
Klumb — Yea
Langer — Nay
Russell — Yea
Solano — Nay
Sutton (Billie) — Yea
Wiik — Yea
Ewing — Nay
Heinert — Nay
Kennedy — Nay
Monroe — Yea
Nesiba — Nay
Peters — Nay
Soholt — Not Voting
Stalzer — Yea
Tapio — Yea
White — Nay
Al Novstrup Republican Nay
Ernie Otten Republican Yea
Jack Kolbeck Republican Yea
Lana Greenfield Republican Yea
Lauren Nelson Republican Yea

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Do Pass Amended - 2018

Passed 6 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5100
Republican 1000
Total 6100
% of votes cast 86%14%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Russell — Yea
Solano — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
Stalzer — Yea
Bolin — Nay
Curd — Yea
Ernie Otten Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 115?
SB 115 is sponsored by Wheeler, Peri Pourier (Republican), Tom Pischke (Republican), Sue Peterson (Republican), Carl Perry (Republican), Curt Massie (Republican), Amber Hulse (Republican), Tamara Grove (Republican), Eric Emery (Democratic), Helene Duhamel (Republican), Heather Baxter (Republican), Jana Hunt (Republican), and Joy Hohn (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 115?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 29, 2025. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 115?
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