South Dakota 2019 Regular Session Status: In Committee 9 R cosponsors

SB 79 — increase the penalty for theft of a firearm.

Last action — Senate Do Pass, Failed, YEAS 12, NAYS 21. S.J. 512

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  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Senate Do Pass, Failed, YEAS 12, NAYS 21. S.J. 512

  2. Remove from Consent Calendar S.J. 477

  3. Placed on consent, Passed

  4. Judiciary Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0. S.J. 445

  5. Scheduled for hearing

  6. First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 163

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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18 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 87 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (18)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (87)

87 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 101902
Republican 2100
Democratic 0100
Total 122102
% of votes cast 34%60%0%6%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Ewing — Yea
Nesiba — Nay
Partridge — Nay
Wismer — Nay
Blare — Yea
Cammack — Nay
Curd — Yea
DiSanto — Yea
Greenfield (Brock) — Nay
Jensen (Phil) — Yea
Klumb — Nay
Langer — Nay
Otten (Ernie) — Yea
Russell — Yea
Schoenbeck — Nay
Smith (VJ) — Nay
Solano — Nay
Steinhauer — Nay
Sutton — Yea
Wiik — Not Voting
Bolin — Nay
Cronin — Not Voting
Heinert — Nay
Kennedy — Nay
Maher — Yea
Monroe — Nay
Rusch — Nay
Soholt — Nay
Stalzer — Yea
White — Nay
Youngberg — Nay
Red Dawn Foster Democratic Nay
Al Novstrup Republican Nay
Jack Kolbeck Republican Yea
Lauren Nelson Republican Yea

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Do Pass - 2019

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5001
Republican 1000
Total 6001
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
DiSanto — Yea
Russell — Yea
Schoenbeck — Yea
Kennedy — Not Voting
Rusch — Yea
Stalzer — Yea
Lauren Nelson Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 79?
SB 79 is sponsored by Stalzer, Tom Pischke (Republican), Taffy Howard (Republican), Monroe, Tim Goodwin (Republican), Ewing, Maher, Curd, DiSanto, Russell, Mulally, Randolph, Ernie Otten (Republican), Sam Marty (Republican), Kevin Jensen (Republican), and Lauren Nelson (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 79?
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 79?
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