South Dakota 2025 First Special Session Status: Enacted

SB 2 — authorize the Department of Corrections to purchase and exchange certain real property, to contract for the design of a prison facility, to construct a prison facility in Minnehaha County for offenders committed to the Department of Corrections, to make an appropriation therefor, to transfer moneys to the incarceration construction fund, and to declare an emergency.

Last action — Signed by the Governor on 2025-09-23

  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 September 23, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Larry Rhoden (Republican) on September 23, 2025.

Prognosis

Advancing 50% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor on 2025-09-23

  2. Delivered to the Governor on 2025-09-23 S.J. 14

  3. Signed by the Speaker H.J. 12

  4. Signed by the President S.J. 14

  5. House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 51, NAYS 18 H.J. 11

  6. First Reading House H.J. 11

  7. Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 24, NAYS 11 S.J. 13

  8. Select Committee on Prison Legislation Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 2 J.J. 2

  9. First read in Senate and referred to Joint Select Committee on Prison Legislation S.J. 12

Sponsors

  • Joint Select Committee on Prison Legislation · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 104 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Joint Select Committee on Prison Legislation

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (104)

104 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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Subjects

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Who sponsors SB 2?
SB 2 is sponsored by Joint Select Committee on Prison Legislation.
What is the current status of SB 2?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced September 23, 2025. Enacted.
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