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Votes at a glance: key floor actions and recorded outcomes from the South Dakota Senate session
Summary
Summary list of final roll‑call outcomes on the major measures decided on the Senate floor during the session, with recorded vote tallies and brief notes about each item's subject matter.
This "Votes at a glance" summary lists bills and resolutions that received a final recorded disposition on the Senate floor during the session and provides vote totals and short notes for each item. It is not a substitute for the official journal; readers should consult the Senate Journal for full text and roll‑call detail.
- Senate Resolution 702 (SR 702) — Adopted, 32 yeas, 3 nays. Request that U.S. Congress repeal the 1863 statutes commonly called the Sioux Dakota Removal Act; symbolic request to Congress.
- Consent Calendar (House Bills) — Passed as a group on consent, 35 yeas, 0 nays. Items on consent included House Bill 10-99 (community paramedic endorsement modification) and House Bill 11-44 (dietician licensure compact).
- Senate Bill 73 — Final passage, 32 yeas, 3 nays. Amends principal residence definition for driver license/voter registration conformity (as amended on floor).
- Senate Bill 124 — Final passage failed, 15 yeas, 20 nays. Proposed incarceration task force (see fuller coverage); amendments considered (124A then 124C) clarified membership.
- Senate Bill 147 — Final passage failed, 15 yeas, 20 nays. Vehicle bill (floor debate over number of vehicle bills and scope); bill did not advance.
- Senate Bill 152 — Final passage, 34 yeas, 1 nay. (Title read and passed on final reading.)
- Senate Bill 164 — Final passage, 32 yeas, 3 nays. Disclosure requirements and remedies for election‑related deepfakes (definitions and labeling).
- Senate Bill 169 — Final passage, 35 yeas, 0 nays. Requires a public hearing before a locality may vote to impose an excess tax levy.
- Senate Bill 188 — Final passage failed, 14 yeas, 21 nays. Would have amended absentee ballot eligibility and in‑person absentee timelines; produced extended debate on turnout and access.
- Senate Bill 191 — Final passage, 35 yeas, 0 nays. Limits annual valuation growth for owner‑occupied property (see fuller coverage).
- Senate Bill 193 — Final passage, 33 yeas, 2 nays. Allows applicants to have an interpreter for the driving portion of the driver license exam; interpreter must be approved and is paid by the applicant.
- Senate Bill 216 — Final passage, 30 yeas, 5 nays. Governor's property tax relief package (amended on floor with 216C clarifying school capital outlay opt‑outs); includes owner‑occupied caps and expanded assessment freeze eligibility.
- House Bill 10-93 — Final passage, 19 yeas, 16 nays. Requires school district bond elections to be held on specified uniform dates (amended on the floor; multiple date options adopted by amendment E).
- House Bill 11-89 — Final passage, 24 yeas, 11 nays. Extends two‑year reversion dates for prior appropriations to the Governor's Office of Economic Development for route restoration/marketing; funds for Rapid City and Sioux Falls remain unspent and extension allows continued use.
These are the measures with recorded final votes during the session; other committee reports and appointments were read and filed without recorded roll‑call final passage in the excerpted transcript. For full roll‑call lists with individual senator votes, consult the official Senate Journal and the secretary's roll‑call record.
