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Government Budget and Spending Issue Summary

Key Votes

Date	State	Bill No.	Title	Outcome
March 30, 2020	South Dakota	SB 192	Establishes the Small Business Economic Disaster Relief Subfund	Bill Passed - House (61 - 6)
March 30, 2020	South Dakota	SB 192	Establishes the Small Business Economic Disaster Relief Subfund	Bill Passed - House (61 - 6)
March 11, 2016	South Dakota	SB 172	2016-2017 Budget	Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
March 11, 2016	South Dakota	SB 172	2016-2017 Budget	Bill Passed - House (53 - 12)
Feb. 24, 2015	South Dakota	SB 189	Establishes Tax Credit Scholarship Program	Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)

Date	No.	Title	Outcome
3/30	SB 192	Establishes the Small Business Economic Disaster Relief Subfund	Bill Passed - House (61 - 6)
3/30	SB 192	Establishes the Small Business Economic Disaster Relief Subfund	Bill Passed - House (61 - 6)
3/11	SB 172	2016-2017 Budget	Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
3/11	SB 172	2016-2017 Budget	Bill Passed - House (53 - 12)
2/24	SB 189	Establishes Tax Credit Scholarship Program	Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)

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Public Statements

Date	Title	Politician
Dec. 8, 2020	U.S. Sens. Tina Smith & John Thune's Bipartisan Bill to Maintain Funding for Federally Impacted Schools During COVID-19 is Now Law	Sen. John Thune
Nov. 18, 2020	Tweet - "We should be sitting down & working on a reasonable, targeted, fiscally responsible #COVID relief bill. Republicans have been more than willing to do that. But the Democrats continue to insist upon a multi-trillion dollar bill consisting of a bunch of liberal wish list items."	Sen. John Thune
Oct. 21, 2020	Johnson, Spanberger Introduce SAVE for Seniors Act to Guarantee Access to Free COVID-19 Vaccine for Medicare Beneficiaries	Rep. Dusty Johnson
Oct. 20, 2020	Tweet - "Democrats have presented two options at the negotiating table: $2.4 trillion in government spending or zero-point-zero dollars in relief. If you refuse to look for a middle ground, you aren't negotiating. I hope Democrats think of their constituents and change course."	Sen. John Thune
Oct. 9, 2020	Letter to Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Loeffler Urges HHS to Avoid Creating New Financial Hardships for Rural Hospitals	Sen. John Thune

Date	Title	Politician
Dec. 8, 2020	U.S. Sens. Tina Smith & John Thune's Bipartisan Bill to Maintain Funding for Federally Impacted Schools During COVID-19 is Now Law	Sen. John Thune
Nov. 18, 2020	Tweet - "We should be sitting down & working on a reasonable, targeted, fiscally responsible #COVID relief bill. Republicans have been more than willing to do that. But the Democrats continue to insist upon a multi-trillion dollar bill consisting of a bunch of liberal wish list items."	Sen. John Thune
Oct. 21, 2020	Johnson, Spanberger Introduce SAVE for Seniors Act to Guarantee Access to Free COVID-19 Vaccine for Medicare Beneficiaries	Rep. Dusty Johnson
Oct. 20, 2020	Tweet - "Democrats have presented two options at the negotiating table: $2.4 trillion in government spending or zero-point-zero dollars in relief. If you refuse to look for a middle ground, you aren't negotiating. I hope Democrats think of their constituents and change course."	Sen. John Thune
Oct. 9, 2020	Letter to Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Loeffler Urges HHS to Avoid Creating New Financial Hardships for Rural Hospitals	Sen. John Thune

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Interest Group Ratings

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Ballot Measures

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 6, 2018	South Dakota	Initiated Measure 25: An initiated measure increasing the State tobacco tax and creating a postsecondary technical institute fund for the purposes of lowering student tuition and providing financial support to the State postsecondary technical institutes.	Failed
Nov. 6, 2012	South Dakota	Constitutional Amendment O: An Amendment to the South Dakota Constitution Changing the Method for Distributions from the Cement Plant Trust Fund	Passed
Nov. 6, 2012	South Dakota	Initiative Measure 15: An Initiated Measure to Increase State General Sales and Use Taxes for Additional K-12 Public Education and Medicaid Funding	Failed
Nov. 6, 2012	South Dakota	Constitutional Amendment P: An Amendment to the South Dakota Constitution Adding Balanced Budget Requirements	Passed
Nov. 6, 2012	South Dakota	Referred Law 14: An Act to Establish the Large Project Development Fund	Failed

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