South Dakota 2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted 3 R cosponsors

SB 237 — require that counties provide written notice to township supervisors of conditional use applications and appeals.

Last action — Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-12 S.J. 529

  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 February 04, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Larry Rhoden (Republican) on March 12, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

Upgrade to see the exact probability and what's driving it.

A statistical estimate from our own model of past outcomes — an insight, not a guarantee. Policymaking is volatile.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    4 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

39 added · 15 removed

39 line(s) added, 15 removed.

→
Previous
Latest
26.919.10 101st Legislative Session 237 South Dakota Legislature Senate Bill 237 SENATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENGROSSED This bill has been extensively amended (hoghoused) and may no longer be consistent with the original intention of the sponsor.
26.919.11 101st Legislative Session 237 South Dakota Legislature Senate Bill 237 ENROLLED AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to require that counties provide written notice to township supervisors of conditional use applications and appeals.
Introduced by:
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF S OUTH D AKOTA :
Senator Davis An Act to require that counties provide written notice to township supervisors of conditional use applications and appeals.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE L EGISLATURE OF THE S TATE OF SOUTH D AKOTA :
Overstrikes indicate deleted language.
26.919.11 2 237 An Act to require that counties provide written notice to township supervisors of conditional use applications and appeals.
Received at this Executive Office I certify that the attached Act originated in this _____ day of _____________, the:
at ____________M.
Senate as Bill No.
237 By Secretary of the Senate for the Governor The attached Act is hereby approved this ________ day of President of the Senate ______________, A.D., 2026 Attest:
Governor Secretary of the Senate STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, ss.
Office of the Secretary of State Speaker of the House Filed ____________, 2026 Attest:
at _________ o'clock __M.
Chief Clerk of the House Secretary of State Senate Bill No.
237 By File No.
____ Asst.
Secretary of State Chapter No.
______ SB237 ENROLLED
⬇ Download PDF
View plain text versions (4)

Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-12 S.J. 529

  2. Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-05 S.J. 477

  3. Signed by the Speaker H.J. 516

  4. Signed by the President S.J. 448

  5. House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 65, NAYS 0 H.J. 477

  6. Local Government Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 2

  7. Scheduled for hearing

  8. First read in House and referred to House Local Government H.J. 416

  9. Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 26, NAYS 8 S.J. 345

  10. Local Government Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 1

  11. Local Government Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 237B

  12. Scheduled for hearing

  13. Referred to Senate Local Government S.J. 199

  14. First Reading Senate S.J. 180

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

4 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 101 not signed on · 10 voted No

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (101)

101 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 101 →

"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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Do Pass Amended

Passed 65 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 58005
Democratic 5000
Unaffiliated 2000
Total 65005
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (70)
Member Party Vote
Kolbeck (Jack) — Yea
Van Diepen — Yea
Eric Emery Democratic Yea
Erik Muckey Democratic Yea
Erin Healy Democratic Yea
Kadyn Wittman Democratic Yea
Nicole Uhre-Balk Democratic Yea
Aaron Aylward Republican Yea
Al Novstrup Republican Yea
Amber Arlint Republican Yea
Bethany Soye Republican Not Voting
Bobbi Andera Republican Yea
Brandei Schaefbauer Republican Yea
Brian Mulder Republican Yea
Chris Kassin Republican Yea
Curt Massie Republican Yea
David Kull Republican Yea
Drew Peterson Republican Yea
Dylan Jordan Republican Yea
Greg Jamison Republican Yea
Heather Baxter Republican Yea
Jana Hunt Republican Yea
Jeff Bathke Republican Not Voting
Jessica Bahmuller Republican Yea
Jim Halverson Republican Yea
John Hughes Republican Yea
John Shubeck Republican Yea
John Sjaarda Republican Yea
Jon Hansen Republican Yea
Josephine Garcia Republican Yea
Julie Auch Republican Yea
Kaley Nolz Republican Yea
Karla Lems Republican Yea
Kathy Rice Republican Yea
Kent Roe Republican Yea
Keri Weems Republican Yea
Lana Greenfield Republican Yea
Leslie Heinemann Republican Yea
Liz May Republican Yea
Logan Manhart Republican Yea
Marty Overweg Republican Yea
Mary Fitzgerald Republican Yea
Matt Roby Republican Yea
Mellissa Heermann Republican Yea
Mike Derby Republican Yea
Mike Stevens Republican Yea
Mike Weisgram Republican Yea
Nick Fosness Republican Yea
Peri Pourier Republican Yea
Phil Jensen Republican Yea
Rebecca Reimer Republican Yea
Roger DeGroot Republican Yea
Scott Moore Republican Yea
Scott Odenbach Republican Yea
Spencer Gosch Republican Yea
Steve Duffy Republican Not Voting
Taylor Rehfeldt Republican Yea
Terri Jorgenson Republican Yea
Tesa Schwans Republican Yea
Tim Czmowski Republican Not Voting
Tim Goodwin Republican Yea
Tim Reisch Republican Not Voting
Tim Walburg Republican Yea
Tina Mulally Republican Yea
Tony Kayser Republican Yea
Tony Randolph Republican Yea
Travis Ismay Republican Yea
Trish Ladner Republican Yea
Will Mortenson Republican Yea
William Shorma Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do Pass

Passed 9 Yea · 2 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 8202
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 9202
% of votes cast 69%15%0%15%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Van Diepen — Yea
Bobbi Andera Republican Yea
David Kull Republican Yea
Greg Jamison Republican Yea
Jeff Bathke Republican Not Voting
Mary Fitzgerald Republican Not Voting
Matt Roby Republican Yea
Mellissa Heermann Republican Yea
Mike Weisgram Republican Yea
Phil Jensen Republican Nay
Roger DeGroot Republican Yea
Tina Mulally Republican Nay
Trish Ladner Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do Pass Amended

Passed 26 Yea · 8 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 23701
Democratic 2100
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 26801
% of votes cast 74%23%0%3%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Otten — Yea
Jamie Smith Democratic Yea
Liz Larson Democratic Yea
Red Dawn Foster Democratic Nay
Amber Hulse Republican Yea
Arch Beal Republican Not Voting
Brandon Wipf Republican Yea
Carl Perry Republican Yea
Casey Crabtree Republican Yea
Chris Karr Republican Yea
Curt Voight Republican Yea
Glen Vilhauer Republican Yea
Greg Blanc Republican Nay
Helene Duhamel Republican Yea
Jim Mehlhaff Republican Yea
John Carley Republican Nay
Joy Hohn Republican Nay
Kevin Jensen Republican Yea
Kyle Schoenfish Republican Yea
Larry Zikmund Republican Yea
Lauren Nelson Republican Nay
Mark Lapka Republican Nay
Michael Rohl Republican Yea
Mykala Voita Republican Yea
Paul Miskimins Republican Yea
Randy Deibert Republican Yea
Sam Marty Republican Nay
Stephanie Sauder Republican Yea
Steve Kolbeck Republican Yea
Sue Peterson Republican Nay
Sydney Davis Republican Yea
Taffy Howard Republican Yea
Tamara Grove Republican Yea
Tim Reed Republican Yea
Tom Pischke Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

housing
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 237?
SB 237 is sponsored by Van Diepen, Tim Walburg (Republican), Marty Overweg (Republican), and Sydney Davis (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 237?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2026. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 237?
Track SB 237 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on SB 237

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of SB 237

Last checked for changes 2 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →