South Dakota 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee 17 R cosponsors

SB 50 — prohibit the use of drones for purposes of assessing real property for taxation, and to provide a penalty therefor.

Last action — Senate Reconsidered , Passed, YEAS 17, NAYS 18 S.J. 192

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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. Senate Reconsidered , Passed, YEAS 17, NAYS 18 S.J. 192

  2. Intent to reconsider , Passed, S.J. 182

  3. Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 17, NAYS 16 S.J. 182

  4. Commerce and Energy Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 2

  5. Scheduled for hearing

  6. Referred to S.J. 63

  7. First Reading Senate S.J. 14

Sponsors

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17 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 88 not signed on · 17 voted No

Sponsors (17)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (88)

88 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

Reconsidered

Failed 17 Yea · 18 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 161500
Democratic 1200
Unaffiliated 0100
Total 171800
% of votes cast 49%51%0%0%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Wheeler — Nay
Jamie Smith Democratic Nay
Liz Larson Democratic Nay
Red Dawn Foster Democratic Yea
Amber Hulse Republican Yea
Arch Beal Republican Yea
Carl Perry Republican Nay
Casey Crabtree Republican Nay
Chris Karr Republican Yea
Curt Voight Republican Yea
Ernie Otten Republican Nay
Glen Vilhauer Republican Nay
Greg Blanc Republican Yea
Helene Duhamel Republican Nay
Jim Mehlhaff Republican Nay
John Carley Republican Yea
Joy Hohn Republican Yea
Kevin Jensen Republican Yea
Kyle Schoenfish Republican Nay
Larry Zikmund Republican Nay
Lauren Nelson Republican Yea
Mark Lapka Republican Yea
Michael Rohl Republican Nay
Mykala Voita Republican Yea
Paul Miskimins Republican Nay
Randy Deibert Republican Nay
Sam Marty Republican Yea
Stephanie Sauder Republican Nay
Steve Kolbeck Republican Nay
Sue Peterson Republican Yea
Sydney Davis Republican Nay
Taffy Howard Republican Yea
Tamara Grove Republican Yea
Tim Reed Republican Nay
Tom Pischke Republican Yea

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Do Pass

Passed 17 Yea · 16 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 161401
Democratic 1101
Unaffiliated 0100
Total 171602
% of votes cast 49%46%0%6%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Wheeler — Nay
Jamie Smith Democratic Not Voting
Liz Larson Democratic Nay
Red Dawn Foster Democratic Yea
Amber Hulse Republican Yea
Arch Beal Republican Yea
Carl Perry Republican Nay
Casey Crabtree Republican Nay
Chris Karr Republican Yea
Curt Voight Republican Yea
Ernie Otten Republican Nay
Glen Vilhauer Republican Nay
Greg Blanc Republican Yea
Helene Duhamel Republican Nay
Jim Mehlhaff Republican Nay
John Carley Republican Yea
Joy Hohn Republican Yea
Kevin Jensen Republican Yea
Kyle Schoenfish Republican Nay
Larry Zikmund Republican Not Voting
Lauren Nelson Republican Yea
Mark Lapka Republican Yea
Michael Rohl Republican Nay
Mykala Voita Republican Yea
Paul Miskimins Republican Nay
Randy Deibert Republican Nay
Sam Marty Republican Yea
Stephanie Sauder Republican Nay
Steve Kolbeck Republican Nay
Sue Peterson Republican Yea
Sydney Davis Republican Nay
Taffy Howard Republican Yea
Tamara Grove Republican Yea
Tim Reed Republican Nay
Tom Pischke Republican Yea

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Subjects

taxation
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 50?
SB 50 is sponsored by Mykala Voita (Republican), Curt Voight (Republican), John Sjaarda (Republican), Kathy Rice (Republican), Tom Pischke (Republican), Sue Peterson (Republican), Tina Mulally (Republican), Dylan Jordan (Republican), Phil Jensen (Republican), Travis Ismay (Republican), Jana Hunt (Republican), Tamara Grove (Republican), Josephine Garcia (Republican), Heather Baxter (Republican), Aaron Aylward (Republican), Lana Greenfield (Republican), and John Carley (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 50?
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 50?
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