South Dakota 2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 7 R · 3 D cosponsors

SB 64 — prohibit capital punishment for any person suffering from a severe mental illness.

Last action — Judiciary Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 3.

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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 2020 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. Judiciary Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 3.

  2. Judiciary Do Pass Amended, Failed, YEAS 3, NAYS 4.

  3. Judiciary Motion to amend, Passed Amendment 64C

  4. Scheduled for hearing

  5. Judiciary Hoghoused, Passed Amendment 64B

  6. Scheduled for hearing

  7. First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 62

Sponsors

  • Willadsen · Primary
  • Wiese · Primary
  • Sullivan · Primary
  • Ring · Primary
  • Tim Reed · Primary
  • Pourier · Primary
  • Tom Pischke · Primary
  • Olson · Primary
  • Lesmeister · Primary
  • Healy · Primary
  • Glanzer · Primary
  • Duba · Primary
  • Deutsch · Primary
  • Cwach · Primary
  • Brunner · Primary
  • Borglum · Primary
  • Bordeaux · Primary
  • Barthel · Primary
  • Johns · Primary
  • Wismer · Primary
  • White · Primary
  • Steinhauer · Primary
  • Soholt · Primary
  • Schoenbeck · Primary
  • Nesiba · Primary
  • Kennedy · Primary
  • Heinert · Primary
  • Ewing · Primary
  • Rusch · Primary
  • Helene Duhamel · Primary
  • Red Dawn Foster · Primary
  • Kyle Schoenfish · Primary
  • Jamie Smith · Primary
  • Paul Miskimins · Primary
  • Sue Peterson · Primary
  • Jamie Smith · Primary
  • Ernie Otten · Primary
  • Johnson (Chris) · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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38 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 67 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (38)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (67)

67 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 Amended - 2020

Failed 3 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3300
Republican 0100
Total 3400
% of votes cast 43%57%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Blare — Nay
Kennedy — Yea
Rusch — Yea
Russell — Nay
Schoenbeck — Yea
Stalzer — Nay
Al Novstrup Republican Nay

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Subjects

public-safety civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 64?
SB 64 is sponsored by Willadsen, Wiese, Sullivan, Ring, Tim Reed (Republican), Pourier, Tom Pischke (Republican), Olson, Lesmeister, Healy, Glanzer, Duba, Deutsch, Cwach, Brunner, Borglum, Bordeaux, Barthel, Johns, Wismer, White, Steinhauer, Soholt, Schoenbeck, Nesiba, Kennedy, Heinert, Ewing, Rusch, Helene Duhamel (Republican), Red Dawn Foster (Democratic), Kyle Schoenfish (Republican), Jamie Smith (Democratic), Paul Miskimins (Republican), Sue Peterson (Republican), Ernie Otten (Republican), and Johnson (Chris).
What is the current status of SB 64?
This bill died with 2020 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 64?
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