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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Feb. 19, 2020 | SD | HB 1169 | Prohibits Use of Certain Electronic Devices While Driving | Bill Passed - House (42 - 26) |
Feb. 4, 2009 | SD | HB 1171 | Exemptions from School District Minimum Size Requirements | Bill Passed - House (36 - 34) |
Feb. 18, 2009 | SD | HB 1171 | Exemptions from School District Minimum Size Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 12) |
Feb. 11, 2008 | SD | HB 1171 | Hunting Mountain Lions | Bill Failed - House (26 - 42) |
Feb. 17, 2011 | SD | HB 1171 | Fetus Protection Bill | Bill Tabled - House (61 - 4) |
March 8, 2022 | SD | HB 1174 | Expands Regulations on Certain Car Parts | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 3) |
March 7, 2022 | SD | HB 1174 | Expands Regulations on Certain Car Parts | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 1) |
Feb. 6, 2007 | SD | HB 1175 | Lethal Injection Reform | Bill Passed - House (51 - 19) |
Feb. 14, 2007 | SD | HB 1175 | Lethal Injection Reform | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 7) |
Feb. 24, 2020 | SD | HB 1175 | Defines Dyslexia for Special Education and Other Related Services | Bill Passed - House (58 - 10) |
March 13, 2014 | SD | HB 1177 | Prohibits Texting While Driving on a Highway | Conference Report Adopted - House (52 - 18) |
March 13, 2014 | SD | HB 1177 | Prohibits Texting While Driving on a Highway | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (28 - 7) |
Feb. 17, 2010 | SD | HB 1178 | Prohibiting Text Messaging While Driving | Bill Failed - House (32 - 37) |
March 1, 2016 | SD | HB 1182 | Increases Sales Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10) |
Feb. 22, 2016 | SD | HB 1182 | Increases Sales Tax | Bill Passed - House (47 - 21) |
Feb. 6, 2006 | SD | HB 1184 | Medical Treatments that Violate Medical Workers Principles | Bill Failed - House (34 - 35) |
March 7, 2024 | SD | HB 1185 | Requires Individuals Pay $500 for Land Surveys | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 5) |
Feb. 8, 2024 | SD | HB 1185 | Requires Individuals Pay $500 for Land Surveys | Bill Passed - House (47 - 17) |
Feb. 6, 2014 | SD | HB 1185 | Authorizes Certain Nonresidents to Obtain Waterfowl Hunting Licenses | Bill Passed - House (36 - 32) |
March 6, 2024 | SD | HB 1186 | Prohibits Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Easement Agreements from Exceeding 50 Years | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 10) |
March 6, 2024 | SD | HB 1186 | Prohibits Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Easement Agreements from Exceeding 50 Years | Conference Report Adopted - House (41 - 29) |
March 4, 2024 | SD | HB 1186 | Prohibits Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Easement Agreements from Exceeding 50 Years | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 9) |
Feb. 8, 2024 | SD | HB 1186 | Prohibits Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Easement Agreements from Exceeding 50 Years | Bill Passed - House (40 - 24) |
March 4, 2020 | SD | HB 1189 | Appropriates Funds to Expand Rural Access to Broadband Services | Bill Passed - House (54 - 14) |
March 12, 2019 | SD | HB 1191 | Authorizes the Cultivation of Industrial Hemp | Veto Override Failed - Senate (20 - 13) |