South Dakota 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 15 — define solar energy facilities, establish certain provisions regarding solar energy permits, and revise the procedures by which the Public Utilities Commission processes facility permits.

Last action — Signed by the Governor on March, 19, 2019 S.J. 732

  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 January 08, 2019. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor on March, 19, 2019 S.J. 732

  2. Delivered to the Governor on March 12, 2019

  3. Signed by the Speaker H.J. 747

  4. Signed by the President S.J. 685

  5. Senate Concurred in amendments, Passed, YEAS 22, NAYS 9. S.J. 680

  6. House of Representatives Title amended, Passed H.J. 694 Amendment 15yta

  7. House of Representatives Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 47, NAYS 17. H.J. 693

  8. Commerce and Energy Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 2. H.J. 657

  9. Commerce and Energy Motion to amend, Passed Amendment 15cc

  10. Scheduled for hearing

  11. Commerce and Energy Deferred to another day, Passed

  12. Commerce and Energy Do Pass, Failed, YEAS 6, NAYS 5.

  13. Scheduled for hearing

  14. First read in House and referred to House Commerce and Energy H.J. 551

  15. Senate Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 21, NAYS 14. S.J. 506

  16. Senate Motion to amend, Passed S.J. 505 Amendment 15cb

  17. Commerce and Energy Title amended, Passed S.J. 446 Amendment 15cta

  18. Commerce and Energy Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 2.

  19. Commerce and Energy Hoghoused, Passed Amendment 15ca

  20. Scheduled for hearing

  21. Scheduled for hearing

  22. Scheduled for hearing

  23. Scheduled for hearing

  24. Commerce and Energy Deferred to another day, Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 1.

  25. Scheduled for hearing

  26. Scheduled for hearing

  27. First read in Senate and referred to Senate Commerce and Energy S.J. 24

Sponsors

  • Commerce and Energy · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 104 not signed on · 11 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Commerce and Energy

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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Votes

Concurred in amendments - 2019

Passed 22 Yea · 9 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 21703
Democratic 0001
Republican 1200
Total 22904
% of votes cast 63%26%0%11%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Bolin — Nay
Ewing — Yea
Maher — Yea
Wismer — Yea
Youngberg — Yea
Blare — Nay
Cammack — Yea
Curd — Not Voting
DiSanto — Yea
Greenfield (Brock) — Yea
Jensen (Phil) — Yea
Klumb — Yea
Langer — Yea
Otten (Ernie) — Nay
Russell — Yea
Schoenbeck — Not Voting
Smith (VJ) — Nay
Solano — Yea
Steinhauer — Yea
Sutton — Yea
Wiik — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Heinert — Not Voting
Kennedy — Nay
Monroe — Yea
Nesiba — Nay
Partridge — Yea
Rusch — Yea
Soholt — Nay
Stalzer — Yea
White — Yea
Red Dawn Foster Democratic Not Voting
Al Novstrup Republican Yea
Jack Kolbeck Republican Nay
Lauren Nelson Republican Nay

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Do Pass Amended - 2019

Passed 47 Yea · 17 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 331306
Republican 13400
Democratic 1000
Total 471706
% of votes cast 67%24%0%9%
How each member voted (70)
Member Party Vote
Bartels — Yea
Brunner — Yea
Diedrich — Yea
Glanzer — Yea
Johns — Yea
Livermont — Not Voting
Rasmussen — Nay
Lesmeister — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Bordeaux — Nay
Chaffee — Yea
Cwach — Yea
Dennert — Yea
Duba — Yea
Finck — Yea
Greenfield (Lana) — Nay
Gross — Yea
Hammock — Yea
Haugaard — Yea
Hunhoff — Yea
Jensen (Kevin) — Nay
Koth — Yea
Milstead — Yea
Olson — Not Voting
Otten (Herman) — Yea
Peterson (Kent) — Not Voting
Peterson (Sue) — Nay
Barthel — Yea
Borglum — Yea
Chase — Yea
Deutsch — Nay
Duvall — Yea
Frye-Mueller — Not Voting
Lake — Yea
Latterell — Yea
McCleerey — Yea
Mills — Nay
Post — Yea
Saba — Not Voting
Smith (Jamie) — Yea
Steele — Not Voting
Sullivan — Nay
Weis — Nay
Willadsen — Yea
Qualm — Nay
Ring — Yea
Rounds — Yea
Wiese — Yea
York — Nay
Johnson (Chris) — Yea
Johnson (Chris) — Yea
St. John — Nay
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 Yea
Paul Miskimins Republican Yea
Peri Pourier Republican Nay
Rebecca Reimer Republican Yea
Sam Marty Republican Yea
Spencer Gosch Republican Yea
Taffy Howard Republican Nay
Tim Goodwin Republican Yea
Tim Reed Republican Yea
Tina Mulally Republican Yea
Tom Pischke Republican Nay
Tony Randolph Republican Nay

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Do Pass Amended - 2019

Passed 11 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 5000
Unaffiliated 6200
Total 11200
% of votes cast 85%15%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Lake — Yea
Milstead — Yea
Sullivan — Nay
Weis — Nay
Willadsen — Yea
McCleerey — Yea
Rounds — Yea
Johnson (Chris) — Yea
Arch Beal Republican Yea
Carl Perry Republican Yea
Larry Zikmund Republican Yea
Paul Miskimins Republican Yea
Spencer Gosch Republican Yea

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Do Pass - 2019

Passed 6 Yea · 5 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 3200
Unaffiliated 3302
Total 6502
% of votes cast 46%38%0%15%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Lake — Not Voting
Rounds — Yea
Milstead — Yea
Sullivan — Nay
Weis — Nay
Willadsen — Yea
McCleerey — Not Voting
Johnson (Chris) — Nay
Arch Beal Republican Yea
Carl Perry Republican Yea
Larry Zikmund Republican Nay
Paul Miskimins Republican Yea
Spencer Gosch Republican Nay

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Do Pass Amended - 2019

Passed 21 Yea · 14 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 201100
Republican 1200
Democratic 0100
Total 211400
% of votes cast 60%40%0%0%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Bolin — Nay
Ewing — Nay
Monroe — Yea
Nesiba — Nay
Partridge — Yea
Wismer — Nay
Blare — Nay
Cammack — Yea
Curd — Yea
DiSanto — Yea
Greenfield (Brock) — Nay
Jensen (Phil) — Yea
Klumb — Yea
Langer — Yea
Otten (Ernie) — Nay
Russell — Yea
Schoenbeck — Yea
Smith (VJ) — Nay
Solano — Yea
Steinhauer — Yea
Sutton — Yea
Wiik — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Heinert — Nay
Kennedy — Nay
Maher — Yea
Rusch — Yea
Soholt — Nay
Stalzer — Yea
White — Yea
Youngberg — Yea
Red Dawn Foster Democratic Nay
Al Novstrup Republican Yea
Jack Kolbeck Republican Nay
Lauren Nelson Republican Nay

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Do Pass Amended - 2019

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4100
Republican 1100
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Monroe — Yea
Stalzer — Yea
Curd — Yea
Schoenbeck — Yea
Kennedy — Nay
Al Novstrup Republican Yea
Lauren Nelson Republican Nay

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Subjects

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