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SB 59 — revise certain provisions regarding public records.
Last action — Signed by the Governor on March 21, 2019 S.J. 733
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2019. Enacted.
Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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16 sponsors
16 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (4 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 5 recorded votes so far.
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Bill Text
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Read SB 59 on the official South Dakota source →Action History
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Signed by the Governor on March 21, 2019 S.J. 733
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Delivered to the Governor on March 11, 2019 S.J. 672
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Signed by the Speaker H.J. 701
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Signed by the President S.J. 647
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Senate Concurred in amendments, Passed, YEAS 33, NAYS 1. S.J. 630
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House of Representatives Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 54, NAYS 9. H.J. 608
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House of Representatives Motion to amend, Passed H.J. 607 Amendment 59wc
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House of Representatives Deferred to another day, Passed H.J. 590
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House of Representatives Deferred to another day, Passed H.J. 571
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House of Representatives Deferred to another day, Passed H.J. 557
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State Affairs Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 4. H.J. 514
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Scheduled for hearing
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First read in House and referred to House State Affairs H.J. 292
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Senate Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 23, NAYS 10. S.J. 252
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Senate Motion to amend, Passed S.J. 252 Amendment 59jb
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Judiciary Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 0. S.J. 208
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Judiciary Motion to amend, Passed Amendment 59ja
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Scheduled for hearing
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First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 138
Sponsors
- Johnson (Chris) · Primary
- Jamie Smith · Primary
- Lauren Nelson · Primary
- Kevin Jensen · Primary
- Larry Zikmund · Primary
- McCleerey · Primary
- Rusch · Primary
- Tim Reed · Primary
- Wismer · Primary
- Stalzer · Primary
- Ring · Primary
- Rasmussen · Primary
- Latterell · Primary
- Steinhauer · Primary
- Sutton · Primary
- Willadsen · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →16 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 89 not signed on · 4 voted No
Sponsors (16)
- Johnson (Chris)
- Jamie Smith Democratic
- Lauren Nelson Republican
- Kevin Jensen Republican
- Larry Zikmund Republican Voted No
- McCleerey
- Rusch
- Tim Reed Republican
- Wismer
- Stalzer
- Ring
- Rasmussen
- Latterell
- Steinhauer
- Sutton
- Willadsen
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (89)
89 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 89 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 3% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bolin | — | Yea |
| Ewing | — | Yea |
| Maher | — | Yea |
| Stalzer | — | Yea |
| Youngberg | — | Yea |
| Blare | — | Yea |
| Cammack | — | Yea |
| Curd | — | Yea |
| DiSanto | — | Yea |
| Greenfield (Brock) | — | Yea |
| Jensen (Phil) | — | Yea |
| Klumb | — | Yea |
| Langer | — | Yea |
| Otten (Ernie) | — | Yea |
| Cronin | — | Yea |
| Heinert | — | Yea |
| Kennedy | — | Yea |
| Monroe | — | Yea |
| Nesiba | — | Yea |
| Partridge | — | Yea |
| Russell | — | Yea |
| Schoenbeck | — | Yea |
| Smith (VJ) | — | Yea |
| Solano | — | Nay |
| Steinhauer | — | Yea |
| Sutton | — | Yea |
| Wiik | — | Yea |
| Rusch | — | Yea |
| Soholt | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| Wismer | — | Yea |
| Red Dawn Foster | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Al Novstrup | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Kolbeck | Republican | Yea |
| Lauren Nelson | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 40 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Republican | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 54 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 77% | 13% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (70)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bartels | — | Yea |
| Brunner | — | Yea |
| Duvall | — | Yea |
| Glanzer | — | Yea |
| Lake | — | Not Voting |
| Latterell | — | Yea |
| Lesmeister | — | Not Voting |
| Livermont | — | Yea |
| Anderson | — | Nay |
| Bordeaux | — | Yea |
| Chaffee | — | Yea |
| Cwach | — | Yea |
| Dennert | — | Yea |
| Duba | — | Yea |
| Finck | — | Nay |
| Greenfield (Lana) | — | Yea |
| Gross | — | Yea |
| Hammock | — | Yea |
| Haugaard | — | Yea |
| Hunhoff | — | Yea |
| Jensen (Kevin) | — | Yea |
| Koth | — | Yea |
| Milstead | — | Yea |
| Olson | — | Nay |
| Otten (Herman) | — | Yea |
| Peterson (Kent) | — | Not Voting |
| Peterson (Sue) | — | Yea |
| Post | — | Yea |
| Saba | — | Yea |
| Smith (Jamie) | — | Yea |
| Steele | — | Not Voting |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Weis | — | Yea |
| Willadsen | — | Nay |
| Barthel | — | Yea |
| Borglum | — | Yea |
| Chase | — | Yea |
| Deutsch | — | Yea |
| Diedrich | — | Nay |
| Frye-Mueller | — | Yea |
| Johns | — | Yea |
| McCleerey | — | Not Voting |
| Mills | — | Yea |
| Qualm | — | Yea |
| Rasmussen | — | Yea |
| Ring | — | Yea |
| Rounds | — | Not Voting |
| Wiese | — | Yea |
| York | — | Yea |
| Johnson (Chris) | — | Yea |
| Johnson (Chris) | — | Yea |
| St. John | — | Not Voting |
| Erin Healy | Democratic | Yea |
| Arch Beal | Republican | Yea |
| Carl Perry | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Karr | Republican | Yea |
| Jon Hansen | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Schoenfish | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Zikmund | Republican | Nay |
| Paul Miskimins | Republican | Yea |
| Peri Pourier | Republican | Yea |
| Rebecca Reimer | Republican | Nay |
| Sam Marty | Republican | Yea |
| Spencer Gosch | Republican | Nay |
| Taffy Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Goodwin | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Reed | Republican | Yea |
| Tina Mulally | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Pischke | Republican | Nay |
| Tony Randolph | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 54% | 31% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (13)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson | — | Nay |
| Dennert | — | Yea |
| Haugaard | — | Yea |
| Jensen (Kevin) | — | Not Voting |
| Peterson (Kent) | — | Nay |
| Smith (Jamie) | — | Yea |
| Diedrich | — | Nay |
| McCleerey | — | Not Voting |
| Qualm | — | Yea |
| Arch Beal | Republican | Yea |
| Jon Hansen | Republican | Yea |
| Spencer Gosch | Republican | Nay |
| Tim Goodwin | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 20 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 23 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 66% | 29% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bolin | — | Yea |
| Cronin | — | Nay |
| Maher | — | Yea |
| Youngberg | — | Nay |
| Ewing | — | Yea |
| Heinert | — | Nay |
| Blare | — | Nay |
| Cammack | — | Yea |
| Curd | — | Yea |
| DiSanto | — | Yea |
| Greenfield (Brock) | — | Yea |
| Jensen (Phil) | — | Yea |
| Klumb | — | Nay |
| Langer | — | Nay |
| Otten (Ernie) | — | Yea |
| Russell | — | Yea |
| Schoenbeck | — | Not Voting |
| Smith (VJ) | — | Yea |
| Kennedy | — | Yea |
| Monroe | — | Yea |
| Nesiba | — | Yea |
| Partridge | — | Nay |
| Rusch | — | Yea |
| Solano | — | Nay |
| Steinhauer | — | Yea |
| Sutton | — | Not Voting |
| Wiik | — | Yea |
| Soholt | — | Nay |
| Stalzer | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| Wismer | — | Yea |
| Red Dawn Foster | Democratic | Yea |
| Al Novstrup | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Kolbeck | Republican | Nay |
| Lauren Nelson | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 71% | 0% | 0% | 29% |
How each member voted (7)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Kennedy | — | Yea |
| DiSanto | — | Not Voting |
| Schoenbeck | — | Not Voting |
| Russell | — | Yea |
| Rusch | — | Yea |
| Stalzer | — | Yea |
| Lauren Nelson | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 59?
- SB 59 is sponsored by Johnson (Chris), Jamie Smith (Democratic), Lauren Nelson (Republican), Kevin Jensen (Republican), Larry Zikmund (Republican), McCleerey, Rusch, Tim Reed (Republican), Wismer, Stalzer, Ring, Rasmussen, Latterell, Steinhauer, Sutton, and Willadsen.
- What is the current status of SB 59?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2019. Enacted.
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