South Dakota 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 7 D · 2 R cosponsors

SB 126 — establish the manner of determining payments for the child care assistance program.

Last action — Committee on Appropriations Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 3 S.J. 10

  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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. Committee on Appropriations Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 3 S.J. 10

  2. Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1

  3. Referred to , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0

  4. Scheduled for hearing

  5. First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 136

Sponsors

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9 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 96 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (9)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (96)

96 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

Deferred to the 41st legislative day

Passed 5 Yea · 3 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 5300
Democratic 0001
Total 5301
% of votes cast 56%33%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Red Dawn Foster Democratic Not Voting
Ernie Otten Republican Yea
Glen Vilhauer Republican Nay
John Carley Republican Yea
Larry Zikmund Republican Nay
Mark Lapka Republican Yea
Mykala Voita Republican Yea
Paul Miskimins Republican Nay
Taffy Howard Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 126?
SB 126 is sponsored by Kadyn Wittman (Democratic), Nicole Uhre-Balk (Democratic), Jamie Smith (Democratic), Erik Muckey (Democratic), Liz Larson (Democratic), Erin Healy (Democratic), Eric Emery (Democratic), Keri Weems (Republican), and Tim Reed (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 126?
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 126?
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