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Votes at a glance: additional bills passed by the Senate
Summary
A set of House and Senate measures received final passage on the floor with roll-call results; several were adopted unanimously and several required two-thirds votes.
Several additional bills received final passage on the Senate floor during the same session. The following is a concise listing of measures that were called, their stated purpose on the floor and the recorded outcome.
Senate Bill 145 — Final passage (35 yeas, 0 nays). Purpose: not specified in floor debate beyond being before the chamber for final passage. The President declared the bill passed and the title correct.
House Bill 1057 — Transfer monies from the South Dakota Breeding Racing Fund to the Special Racing Revolving Fund; final passage (35 yeas, 0 nays) and two-thirds threshold satisfied where required. Sponsor said the transfer would authorize $60,000 to be moved between funds for racing meet support.
House Bill 1063 — Revise provisions for preparing a fiscal note for ballot questions; final passage (35 yeas, 0 nays). Sponsor said it would allow legislative fiscal notes for initiated measures to be updated closer to the ballot printing to reflect best available information.
House Bill 1068 — Allow students to wear certain military decorations at graduation ceremonies; emergency clause requires two-thirds vote; final passage (35 yeas, 0 nays recorded).
Other floor actions and signatures: In open session the President signed a set of bills as required by the constitution, listing several measures (Senate Bills 72, 84, 97; House Bills 1042, 1095, 1160) as signed by the President on the floor.
Procedural notes: Where roll calls were read, the clerk’s roll and the President’s announcement of yeas and nays were used to determine final tallies; titles were deemed correct following each passage announcement.
Ending: These measures now proceed per statutory steps or have been signed on the floor as noted.
