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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Feb. 24, 2016 | SD | SB 159 | Authorizes Education Tax Credit for Insurance Companies | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11) |
March 11, 2016 | SD | SB 172 | 2016-2017 Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6) |
Feb. 27, 2024 | SD | SB 49 | Appropriates $10 Million from Remaining American Rescue Plan Act Funding for Water and Sewer Infrastructure | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6) |
Feb. 27, 2023 | SD | HB 1017 | Authorizes Construction of New Prison Facilities | Bill Passed - House (53 - 16) |
Jan. 18, 2024 | SD | HB 1001 | Reduces the State Sales Tax Rate to 4.2% | Bill Passed - House (54 - 12) |
Feb. 8, 2024 | SD | HB 1043 | Establishes a Lithium Mining Tax | Bill Passed - House (57 - 9) |
Feb. 8, 2024 | SD | HB 1185 | Requires Individuals Pay $500 for Land Surveys | Bill Passed - House (47 - 17) |
March 30, 2010 | SD | SB 196 | 2010-2011 Budget | Bill Passed - House (44 - 25) |
Feb. 27, 2024 | SD | SB 168 | Appropriates $5 Million to the Office of the Attorney General to Organizations Assisting Children Who Have Been Abused or Neglected | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 3) |
Feb. 19, 2013 | SD | SB 195 | Establishes Incentives for Wind Energy Facilities | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 7) |
March 30, 2010 | SD | SB 196 | 2010-2011 Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 14) |
Feb. 10, 2010 | SD | HB 1060 | Agriculture and Business Facility Tax Refund Reductions | Bill Passed - House (48 - 19) |
March 17, 2008 | SD | HB 1233 | Government Spending Database | Veto Override Failed - Senate (22 - 12) |
March 12, 2014 | SD | SB 98 | Authorizes Certain Municipalities to Increase Occupancy Tax | Veto Override Failed - Senate (16 - 19) |
March 19, 2012 | SD | HB 1228 | Tax Credits for Alternative Energy Projects | Veto Override Failed - House (44 - 23) |
Feb. 23, 2010 | SD | HB 1083 | Appropriations for the Sanford Lab at Homestake | Bill Failed - House (45 - 23) |
Feb. 11, 2010 | SD | Jerstad Amdt | Per Student Funding Increase | Amendment Rejected - Senate (17 - 18) |
Feb. 19, 2010 | SD | HB 1107 | Driver's License Renewal by Mail | Bill Failed - House (33 - 30) |