South Dakota 2019 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 5 R · 1 D cosponsors

SJR 2 — Proposing and submitting to the voters an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, providing for wagering on sporting events.

Last action — Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6, Failed, YEAS 33, NAYS 32. H.J. 663

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6, Failed, YEAS 33, NAYS 32. H.J. 663

  2. State Affairs Report out of committee without recommendation, Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 1.

  3. State Affairs Reconsidered, Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 2.

  4. State Affairs Reconsidered, Failed, YEAS 6, NAYS 5.

  5. Recalled from committee (Rule 7-7), Passed H.J. 602

  6. State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 3. H.J. 597

  7. State Affairs Do Pass, Failed, YEAS 5, NAYS 5.

  8. Scheduled for hearing

  9. First read in House and referred to House State Affairs H.J. 416

  10. Senate Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 18, NAYS 14. S.J. 369

  11. Senate Deferred to another day, Passed S.J. 356

  12. Senate Deferred to another day, Passed S.J. 331

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

  14. State Affairs Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 4. S.J. 274

  15. State Affairs Motion to amend, Passed Amendment j2ca

  16. State Affairs Motion to amend, Passed Amendment j2wa

  17. Scheduled for hearing

  18. First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 168

Sponsors

  • Kevin Jensen · Primary
  • Lesmeister · Primary
  • Diedrich · Primary
  • Johns · Primary
  • Tom Pischke · Primary
  • Tim Goodwin · Primary
  • Partridge · Primary
  • Livermont · Primary
  • Rounds · Primary
  • Cronin · Primary
  • Ewing · Primary
  • Youngberg · Primary
  • Heinert · Primary
  • Maher · Primary
  • Hansen · Primary
  • Curd · Primary
  • DiSanto · Primary
  • Langer · Primary
  • Jamie Smith · Primary
  • Ernie Otten · Primary
  • Kevin Jensen · Primary
  • Solano · Primary
  • Chaffee · Primary
  • Hammock · Primary
  • Pourier · Primary
  • Willadsen · Primary
  • Johnson (Chris) · Primary

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27 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 78 not signed on · 10 voted No

Sponsors (27)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (78)

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Votes

Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6 - 2019

Passed 33 Yea · 32 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 232405
Republican 9800
Democratic 1000
Total 333205
% of votes cast 47%46%0%7%
How each member voted (70)
Member Party Vote
Bartels — Nay
Brunner — Nay
Duvall — Nay
Glanzer — Nay
Johns — Yea
Latterell — Nay
Lesmeister — Yea
Livermont — Not Voting
Hunhoff — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Bordeaux — Yea
Chaffee — Yea
Cwach — Nay
Dennert — Nay
Duba — Yea
Finck — Yea
Greenfield (Lana) — Yea
Gross — Nay
Hammock — Yea
Haugaard — Nay
Barthel — Yea
Borglum — Yea
Chase — Not Voting
Deutsch — Nay
Diedrich — Yea
Frye-Mueller — Yea
Jensen (Kevin) — Nay
Koth — Nay
Milstead — Nay
Olson — Yea
Otten (Herman) — Yea
Peterson (Kent) — Not Voting
Peterson (Sue) — Nay
Post — Nay
Saba — Not Voting
Smith (Jamie) — Yea
Steele — Not Voting
Sullivan — Yea
Weis — Nay
Willadsen — Yea
Lake — Nay
McCleerey — Yea
Mills — Nay
Qualm — Nay
Rasmussen — Nay
Ring — Nay
Rounds — Yea
Wiese — Nay
York — Yea
Johnson (Chris) — Yea
Johnson (Chris) — Yea
St. John — Yea
Erin Healy Democratic Yea
Arch Beal Republican Nay
Carl Perry Republican Yea
Chris Karr Republican Yea
Jon Hansen Republican Nay
Kyle Schoenfish Republican Yea
Larry Zikmund Republican Nay
Paul Miskimins Republican Nay
Peri Pourier Republican Yea
Rebecca Reimer Republican Nay
Sam Marty Republican Yea
Spencer Gosch Republican Yea
Taffy Howard Republican Yea
Tim Goodwin Republican Nay
Tim Reed Republican Yea
Tina Mulally Republican Nay
Tom Pischke Republican Yea
Tony Randolph Republican Nay

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Report out of committee without recommendation - 2019

Passed 10 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 4000
Unaffiliated 6102
Total 10102
% of votes cast 77%8%0%15%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Dennert — Yea
Haugaard — Nay
Jensen (Kevin) — Yea
Peterson (Kent) — Not Voting
Smith (Jamie) — Yea
Diedrich — Yea
McCleerey — Not Voting
Qualm — Yea
Arch Beal Republican Yea
Jon Hansen Republican Yea
Spencer Gosch Republican Yea
Tim Goodwin Republican Yea

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Reconsidered - 2019

Passed 9 Yea · 2 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 3100
Unaffiliated 6102
Total 9202
% of votes cast 69%15%0%15%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Dennert — Yea
Haugaard — Nay
Jensen (Kevin) — Yea
Peterson (Kent) — Not Voting
Smith (Jamie) — Yea
Diedrich — Yea
McCleerey — Not Voting
Qualm — Yea
Arch Beal Republican Yea
Jon Hansen Republican Yea
Spencer Gosch Republican Yea
Tim Goodwin Republican Nay

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Do Pass - 2019

Failed 5 Yea · 5 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 3100
Unaffiliated 2403
Total 5503
% of votes cast 38%38%0%23%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Dennert — Not Voting
Diedrich — Yea
Haugaard — Nay
Jensen (Kevin) — Nay
Peterson (Kent) — Not Voting
Smith (Jamie) — Yea
McCleerey — Not Voting
Qualm — Nay
Arch Beal Republican Yea
Jon Hansen Republican Yea
Spencer Gosch Republican Yea
Tim Goodwin Republican Nay

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Deferred to the 41st legislative day - 2019

Passed 7 Yea · 3 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 3100
Unaffiliated 4203
Total 7303
% of votes cast 54%23%0%23%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Dennert — Not Voting
Haugaard — Yea
Jensen (Kevin) — Yea
Peterson (Kent) — Not Voting
Smith (Jamie) — Nay
Diedrich — Nay
McCleerey — Not Voting
Qualm — Yea
Arch Beal Republican Nay
Jon Hansen Republican Yea
Spencer Gosch Republican Yea
Tim Goodwin Republican Yea

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Do Pass Amended - 2019

Passed 18 Yea · 14 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 171103
Democratic 1000
Republican 0300
Total 181403
% of votes cast 51%40%0%9%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Ewing — Yea
Maher — Yea
Nesiba — Yea
Rusch — Nay
Partridge — Yea
Blare — Nay
Cammack — Nay
Curd — Not Voting
DiSanto — Yea
Greenfield (Brock) — Nay
Jensen (Phil) — Yea
Klumb — Nay
Langer — Yea
Otten (Ernie) — Nay
Russell — Not Voting
Schoenbeck — Yea
Smith (VJ) — Yea
Solano — Yea
Steinhauer — Nay
Sutton — Nay
Wiik — Nay
Bolin — Nay
Cronin — Yea
Heinert — Yea
Kennedy — Yea
Monroe — Nay
Soholt — Yea
Stalzer — Yea
White — Not Voting
Wismer — Yea
Youngberg — Yea
Red Dawn Foster Democratic Yea
Al Novstrup Republican Nay
Jack Kolbeck Republican Nay
Lauren Nelson Republican Nay

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Do Pass Amended - 2019

Passed 5 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5300
Republican 0100
Total 5400
% of votes cast 56%44%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Bolin — Nay
Heinert — Yea
Youngberg — Yea
Greenfield (Brock) — Nay
Langer — Yea
Klumb — Nay
Ewing — Yea
Kennedy — Yea
Al Novstrup Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SJR 2?
SJR 2 is sponsored by Kevin Jensen (Republican), Lesmeister, Diedrich, Johns, Tom Pischke (Republican), Tim Goodwin (Republican), Partridge, Livermont, Rounds, Cronin, Ewing, Youngberg, Heinert, Maher, Hansen, Curd, DiSanto, Langer, Jamie Smith (Democratic), Ernie Otten (Republican), Solano, Chaffee, Hammock, Pourier, Willadsen, and Johnson (Chris).
What is the current status of SJR 2?
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.
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