South Dakota 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 2 D · 2 R cosponsors

SB 118 — direct the Department of Social Services to amend administrative rules allowing graduate students to be eligible for child care assistance.

Last action — Health and Human Services Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 3

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

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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. Health and Human Services Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 3

  2. Scheduled for hearing

  3. Health and Human Services Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 2, NAYS 3

  4. Scheduled for hearing

  5. Referred to S.J. 142

  6. First Reading Senate S.J. 127

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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4 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 101 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (101)

101 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

Tabled - 2018

Passed 13 Yea · 3 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11302
Republican 2000
Total 13302
% of votes cast 72%17%0%11%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Bartels — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Nesiba — Nay
Partridge — Yea
Sutton (Billie) — Nay
Haverly — Yea
Ahlers — Nay
Peterson (Sue) — Yea
Wiik — Not Voting
Hunhoff — Yea
Anderson — Not Voting
Carson — Yea
Lake — Yea
Peters — Yea
Tidemann — Yea
White — Yea
Chris Karr Republican Yea
Taffy Howard Republican Yea

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Referred to - 2018

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
Total 5000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (5)
Member Party Vote
Partridge — Yea
Stalzer — Yea
Killer — Yea
Haverly — Yea
Tidemann — Yea

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Subjects

public-safety education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 118?
SB 118 is sponsored by Jamie Smith (Democratic), Tim Reed (Republican), Liz Larson (Democratic), and Sydney Davis (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 118?
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 SB 118?
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