South Dakota 2019 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 8 R · 3 D cosponsors

SB 71 — prohibit capital punishment of any person with severe mental illness.

Last action — Senate Do Pass, Failed, YEAS 12, NAYS 21. S.J. 372

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 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 “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. Senate Do Pass, Failed, YEAS 12, NAYS 21. S.J. 372

  2. Judiciary Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 2. S.J. 363

  3. Judiciary Reconsidered, Passed

  4. Recalled from committee (Rule 7-7), Passed S.J. 330

  5. Judiciary Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 3. S.J. 299

  6. Scheduled for hearing

  7. First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 155

Sponsors

  • Nesiba · Primary
  • McCleerey · Primary
  • Lesmeister · Primary
  • Rusch · Primary
  • Tim Reed · Primary
  • Wismer · Primary
  • Mills · Primary
  • Johns · Primary
  • Tom Pischke · Primary
  • Ring · Primary
  • York · Primary
  • Brunner · Primary
  • Barthel · Primary
  • Duvall · Primary
  • Glanzer · Primary
  • Lake · Primary
  • Partridge · Primary
  • Cronin · Primary
  • Ewing · Primary
  • Chase · Primary
  • Soholt · Primary
  • Kennedy · Primary
  • Wiese · Primary
  • Deutsch · Primary
  • Heinert · Primary
  • Arch Beal · Primary
  • Hansen · Primary
  • Blare · Primary
  • Schoenbeck · Primary
  • Solano · Primary
  • Steinhauer · Primary
  • Bordeaux · Primary
  • Cwach · Primary
  • Duba · Primary
  • Healy · Primary
  • Mulally · Primary
  • Pourier · Primary
  • Randolph · Primary
  • Saba · Primary
  • Sullivan · Primary
  • Willadsen · Primary
  • Jamie Smith · Primary
  • Sue Peterson · Primary
  • Ernie Otten · Primary
  • Sam Marty · Primary
  • Red Dawn Foster · Primary
  • Kyle Schoenfish · Primary
  • Larry Zikmund · Primary
  • Jamie Smith · Primary
  • Johnson (Chris) · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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50 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 55 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (50)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (55)

55 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 12 Yea · 21 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 111802
Democratic 1000
Republican 0300
Total 122102
% of votes cast 34%60%0%6%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Ewing — Nay
Maher — Nay
Nesiba — Yea
Partridge — Nay
White — Yea
Youngberg — Nay
Blare — Nay
Cammack — Nay
Curd — Not Voting
DiSanto — Nay
Greenfield (Brock) — Nay
Jensen (Phil) — Nay
Klumb — Nay
Langer — Nay
Otten (Ernie) — Nay
Russell — Not Voting
Schoenbeck — Yea
Smith (VJ) — Yea
Solano — Yea
Steinhauer — Yea
Sutton — Nay
Wiik — Nay
Bolin — Nay
Cronin — Nay
Heinert — Yea
Kennedy — Yea
Monroe — Nay
Rusch — Yea
Soholt — Yea
Stalzer — Nay
Wismer — Yea
Red Dawn Foster Democratic Yea
Al Novstrup Republican Nay
Jack Kolbeck Republican Nay
Lauren Nelson Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do Pass - 2019

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5100
Republican 0100
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Kennedy — Yea
DiSanto — Yea
Klumb — Yea
Schoenbeck — Yea
Rusch — Yea
Stalzer — Nay
Lauren Nelson Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 71?
SB 71 is sponsored by Nesiba, McCleerey, Lesmeister, Rusch, Tim Reed (Republican), Wismer, Mills, Johns, Tom Pischke (Republican), Ring, York, Brunner, Barthel, Duvall, Glanzer, Lake, Partridge, Cronin, Ewing, Chase, Soholt, Kennedy, Wiese, Deutsch, Heinert, Arch Beal (Republican), Hansen, Blare, Schoenbeck, Solano, Steinhauer, Bordeaux, Cwach, Duba, Healy, Mulally, Pourier, Randolph, Saba, Sullivan, Willadsen, Jamie Smith (Democratic), Sue Peterson (Republican), Ernie Otten (Republican), Sam Marty (Republican), Red Dawn Foster (Democratic), Kyle Schoenfish (Republican), Larry Zikmund (Republican), and Johnson (Chris).
What is the current status of SB 71?
This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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 71?
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