SB 175 is sponsored by Matt Roby (Republican) and Wheeler.

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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

SB 175 — create provisions governing litigation financing.

Last action March 05, 2025 — House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 30, NAYS 40 H.J. 463

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Introduced
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In Committee
3
Passed Senate
4
Passed House
5
To Executive
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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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

March 05, 2025
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 30, NAYS 40 H.J. 463
March 03, 2025
Judiciary Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 4
March 03, 2025
Judiciary Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 175D
March 03, 2025
Scheduled for hearing
February 21, 2025
First read in House and referred to H.J. 360
February 20, 2025
Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 35, NAYS 0 S.J. 324
February 20, 2025
Senate Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 323 Amendment 175C
February 19, 2025
Senate Deferred to another day , Passed, S.J. 296
February 12, 2025
Judiciary Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0
February 12, 2025
Judiciary Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 175B
February 12, 2025
Scheduled for hearing
February 11, 2025
Scheduled for hearing
February 03, 2025
Referred to S.J. 152
January 30, 2025
First Reading Senate S.J. 137

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 103 not signed on · 39 voted No

Sponsors (2)

Matt Roby Republican
Wheeler

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (103)

103 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Do Pass Amended

March 05, 2025

Failed 30 Yea · 40 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	25	37	0	0
Democratic	5	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	0	3	0	0
Total	30	40	0	0
% of votes cast	43%	57%	0%	0%

How each member voted (70)

Member	Party	Vote
Reder	—	Nay
Vasgaard	—	Nay
Van Diepen	—	Nay
Eric Emery	Democratic	Yea
Erik Muckey	Democratic	Yea
Erin Healy	Democratic	Yea
Kadyn Wittman	Democratic	Yea
Nicole Uhre-Balk	Democratic	Yea
Aaron Aylward	Republican	Nay
Al Novstrup	Republican	Nay
Amber Arlint	Republican	Yea
Bethany Soye	Republican	Nay
Bobbi Andera	Republican	Nay
Brandei Schaefbauer	Republican	Nay
Brian Mulder	Republican	Yea
Chris Kassin	Republican	Yea
Curt Massie	Republican	Yea
David Kull	Republican	Yea
Drew Peterson	Republican	Yea
Dylan Jordan	Republican	Nay
Greg Jamison	Republican	Yea
Heather Baxter	Republican	Nay
Jack Kolbeck	Republican	Yea
Jana Hunt	Republican	Nay
Jeff Bathke	Republican	Nay
Jessica Bahmuller	Republican	Nay
Jim Halverson	Republican	Nay
John Hughes	Republican	Nay
John Sjaarda	Republican	Nay
Jon Hansen	Republican	Nay
Josephine Garcia	Republican	Nay
Julie Auch	Republican	Nay
Kaley Nolz	Republican	Nay
Karla Lems	Republican	Nay
Kathy Rice	Republican	Nay
Kent Roe	Republican	Yea
Keri Weems	Republican	Yea
Lana Greenfield	Republican	Nay
Leslie Heinemann	Republican	Yea
Liz May	Republican	Nay
Logan Manhart	Republican	Nay
Marty Overweg	Republican	Nay
Mary Fitzgerald	Republican	Yea
Matt Roby	Republican	Yea
Mellissa Heermann	Republican	Nay
Mike Derby	Republican	Nay
Mike Stevens	Republican	Yea
Mike Weisgram	Republican	Yea
Peri Pourier	Republican	Nay
Phil Jensen	Republican	Nay
Rebecca Reimer	Republican	Nay
Roger DeGroot	Republican	Yea
Scott Moore	Republican	Yea
Scott Odenbach	Republican	Nay
Spencer Gosch	Republican	Yea
Steve Duffy	Republican	Yea
Taylor Rehfeldt	Republican	Yea
Terri Jorgenson	Republican	Nay
Tesa Schwans	Republican	Nay
Tim Czmowski	Republican	Nay
Tim Goodwin	Republican	Nay
Tim Reisch	Republican	Yea
Tim Walburg	Republican	Nay
Tina Mulally	Republican	Yea
Tony Kayser	Republican	Yea
Tony Randolph	Republican	Nay
Travis Ismay	Republican	Nay
Trish Ladner	Republican	Yea
Will Mortenson	Republican	Nay
William Shorma	Republican	Yea

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Do Pass Amended

March 03, 2025

Passed 8 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	8	4	0	1
Total	8	4	0	1
% of votes cast	62%	31%	0%	8%

How each member voted (13)

Member	Party	Vote
Bethany Soye	Republican	Nay
Curt Massie	Republican	Yea
David Kull	Republican	Yea
Jana Hunt	Republican	Nay
John Hughes	Republican	Yea
Mary Fitzgerald	Republican	Yea
Matt Roby	Republican	Yea
Mike Stevens	Republican	Yea
Peri Pourier	Republican	Not Voting
Rebecca Reimer	Republican	Nay
Tim Reisch	Republican	Yea
Tim Walburg	Republican	Yea
Will Mortenson	Republican	Nay

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Do Pass Amended

February 20, 2025

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	31	0	0	0
Democratic	3	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	1	0	0	0
Total	35	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	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	Yea
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	Yea

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Do Pass Amended

February 12, 2025

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	6	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	1	0	0	0
Total	7	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (7)

Member	Party	Vote
Wheeler	—	Yea
Amber Hulse	Republican	Yea
Greg Blanc	Republican	Yea
Helene Duhamel	Republican	Yea
Jim Mehlhaff	Republican	Yea
Tamara Grove	Republican	Yea
Tom Pischke	Republican	Yea

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Tabled - 2018

February 22, 2018

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	5	0	0	0
Republican	2	0	0	0
Total	7	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (7)

Member	Party	Vote
Kennedy	—	Yea
Rusch	—	Yea
Langer	—	Yea
Netherton	—	Yea
Russell	—	Yea
Lana Greenfield	Republican	Yea
Lauren Nelson	Republican	Yea

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Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6 - 2018

February 21, 2018

Passed 31 Yea · 3 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	27	1	0	1
Republican	3	2	0	0
Total	30	3	0	1
% of votes cast	88%	9%	0%	3%

How each member voted (34)

Member	Party	Vote
Cronin	—	Not Voting
Maher	—	Yea
Nesiba	—	Yea
Partridge	—	Yea
Tapio	—	Nay
Youngberg	—	Yea
Cammack	—	Yea
Curd	—	Yea
Frerichs	—	Yea
Haverly	—	Yea
Jensen (Phil)	—	Yea
Killer	—	Yea
Klumb	—	Yea
Langer	—	Yea
Russell	—	Yea
Solano	—	Yea
Sutton (Billie)	—	Yea
Wiik	—	Yea
Bolin	—	Yea
Ewing	—	Yea
Heinert	—	Yea
Kennedy	—	Yea
Monroe	—	Yea
Peters	—	Yea
Rusch	—	Yea
Soholt	—	Yea
Stalzer	—	Yea
Tidemann	—	Yea
White	—	Yea
Al Novstrup	Republican	Nay
Ernie Otten	Republican	Yea
Jack Kolbeck	Republican	Yea
Lana Greenfield	Republican	Yea
Lauren Nelson	Republican	Nay

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Do Not Pass - 2018

February 20, 2018

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	5	0	0	0
Republican	2	0	0	0
Total	7	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (7)

Member	Party	Vote
Kennedy	—	Yea
Rusch	—	Yea
Langer	—	Yea
Netherton	—	Yea
Russell	—	Yea
Lana Greenfield	Republican	Yea
Lauren Nelson	Republican	Yea

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Deferred to the 41st legislative day - 2018

February 15, 2018

Passed 6 Yea · 1 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	4	1	0	0
Republican	2	0	0	0
Total	6	1	0	0
% of votes cast	86%	14%	0%	0%

How each member voted (7)

Member	Party	Vote
Kennedy	—	Yea
Langer	—	Nay
Netherton	—	Yea
Russell	—	Yea
Rusch	—	Yea
Lana Greenfield	Republican	Yea
Lauren Nelson	Republican	Yea

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Subjects

finance

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 175?: SB 175 is sponsored by Matt Roby (Republican) and Wheeler.
What is the current status of SB 175?: 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 175?: Track SB 175 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

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At a glance

Identifier: SB 175
Jurisdiction: South Dakota
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: January 30, 2025
Status: In Committee
Prime sponsor: Matt Roby

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