South Dakota 2019 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 5 R · 3 D cosponsors

SB 117 — authorize Spanish to be used in the process of issuing certain driver licenses and permits.

Last action — State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 4. H.J. 563

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 4. H.J. 563

  2. State Affairs Do Pass, Failed, YEAS 5, NAYS 8.

  3. Scheduled for hearing

  4. First read in House and referred to House State Affairs H.J. 484

  5. Senate Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 19, NAYS 15. S.J. 460

  6. Fiscal Note Requested, Passed S.J. 334

  7. Senate Deferred to another day, Passed S.J. 334

  8. Senate Deferred to another day, Passed S.J. 320

  9. Transportation Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 1.

  10. Transportation Title amended, Passed S.J. 275 Amendment 117jta

  11. Transportation Motion to amend, Passed Amendment 117kb

  12. Scheduled for hearing

  13. First read in Senate and referred to Senate Transportation S.J. 185

Sponsors

  • Nesiba · Primary
  • McCleerey · Primary
  • Lesmeister · Primary
  • Diedrich · Primary
  • Tim Reed · Primary
  • Wismer · Primary
  • Ring · Primary
  • Duvall · Primary
  • Jack Kolbeck · Primary
  • Partridge · Primary
  • Soholt · Primary
  • Kennedy · Primary
  • Heinert · Primary
  • Borglum · Primary
  • Curd · Primary
  • Solano · Primary
  • Steinhauer · Primary
  • Duba · Primary
  • Bordeaux · Primary
  • Cwach · Primary
  • Healy · Primary
  • Pourier · Primary
  • Saba · Primary
  • Sullivan · Primary
  • Willadsen · Primary
  • Jamie Smith · Primary
  • Sue Peterson · Primary
  • Jamie Smith · Primary
  • Red Dawn Foster · Primary
  • Kyle Schoenfish · Primary
  • Larry Zikmund · Primary

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31 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 74 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (31)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (74)

74 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

Do Pass - 2019

Failed 5 Yea · 8 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 0400
Unaffiliated 5400
Total 5800
% of votes cast 38%62%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Dennert — Nay
Haugaard — Nay
Jensen (Kevin) — Nay
Peterson (Kent) — Yea
Smith (Jamie) — Yea
Diedrich — Yea
McCleerey — Yea
Qualm — Nay
Arch Beal Republican Nay
Jon Hansen Republican Nay
Spencer Gosch Republican Nay
Tim Goodwin Republican Nay

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Deferred to the 41st legislative day - 2019

Passed 9 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5400
Republican 4000
Total 9400
% of votes cast 69%31%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Diedrich — Yea
Qualm — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Dennert — Yea
Haugaard — Yea
Jensen (Kevin) — Yea
Peterson (Kent) — Nay
Smith (Jamie) — Nay
McCleerey — Nay
Arch Beal Republican Yea
Jon Hansen Republican Yea
Spencer Gosch Republican Yea
Tim Goodwin Republican Yea

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Do Pass Amended - 2019

Passed 19 Yea · 15 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 161401
Democratic 1000
Republican 2100
Total 191501
% of votes cast 54%43%0%3%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Bolin — Yea
Maher — Nay
Rusch — Not Voting
Stalzer — Nay
Blare — Yea
Cammack — Nay
Curd — Yea
DiSanto — Nay
Greenfield (Brock) — Yea
Jensen (Phil) — Nay
Klumb — Nay
Langer — Yea
Otten (Ernie) — Nay
Russell — Nay
Schoenbeck — Nay
Smith (VJ) — Yea
Solano — Yea
Steinhauer — Yea
Sutton — Nay
Wiik — Nay
Cronin — Yea
Ewing — Nay
Heinert — Yea
Kennedy — Yea
Monroe — Nay
Nesiba — Yea
Partridge — Nay
Soholt — Yea
White — Yea
Wismer — Yea
Youngberg — Yea
Red Dawn Foster Democratic Yea
Al Novstrup Republican Yea
Jack Kolbeck Republican Yea
Lauren Nelson Republican Nay

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Do Pass Amended - 2019

Passed 5 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4101
Democratic 1000
Total 5101
% of votes cast 71%14%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Monroe — Nay
Russell — Yea
Solano — Yea
Blare — Yea
Otten (Ernie) — Not Voting
Soholt — Yea
Red Dawn Foster Democratic Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 117?
SB 117 is sponsored by Nesiba, McCleerey, Lesmeister, Diedrich, Tim Reed (Republican), Wismer, Ring, Duvall, Jack Kolbeck (Republican), Partridge, Soholt, Kennedy, Heinert, Borglum, Curd, Solano, Steinhauer, Duba, Bordeaux, Cwach, Healy, Pourier, Saba, Sullivan, Willadsen, Jamie Smith (Democratic), Sue Peterson (Republican), Red Dawn Foster (Democratic), Kyle Schoenfish (Republican), and Larry Zikmund (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 117?
This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 117?
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