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Votes at a glance: South Dakota Senate floor actions on March 3, 2025
Summary
The South Dakota Senate considered a mix of appropriations, policy bills and a resolution on March 3. This roundup lists each item taken up on the floor and the roll-call outcomes recorded in the transcript.
The South Dakota Senate on March 3 held roll-call votes on a range of measures including appropriations tied to Ellsworth Air Force Base, technology and infrastructure fees, and several House bills. Below are the motions and final outcomes recorded on the floor (tallies are those read into the record).
• HCR 6008 (concurrence in a House concurrent resolution supporting efforts to bring Amtrak passenger rail service via Rapid City, Pierre and Sioux Falls): Motion to concur failed, 17 yeas, 18 nays.
• House Bill 11-88 (three-day temporary nonresident waterfowl license for active-duty military, as amended with a 100-license cap): Final passage, 35 yeas, 0 nays.
• Committee reports adopted (joint appropriations and other committee reports including Senate Bill 45, 56, 95, 132 and House Bill 1069/1233 and HB1188 calendaring): Motion carries (committee adoption vote recorded as carried in session).
• Conference committee report on Senate Bill 25 adopted: 34 yeas, 1 nay.
• Senate Bill 6 (appropriation/transfer to support capital/infrastructure related to Ellsworth Air Force Base), as amended: Final passage, 29 yeas, 6 nays.
• Senate Bill 16 (set-aside of certain contractors' excise tax collections for Ellsworth-related grants), as amended requiring a two-thirds vote: Final motion failed to obtain two-thirds; roll call recorded 14 yeas, 21 nays (bill lost).
• Senate Bill 45 (motor vehicle technology fee): Final passage, 22 yeas, 13 nays.
• Senate Bill 56 (one-time appropriation and strategic bond payoff approximated at $53 million): Final passage (two-thirds required), 35 yeas, 0 nays.
• Senate Bill 95 (appropriation for distribution to county rural access infrastructure funds): Final passage (two-thirds required), recorded 24 yeas, 11 nays.
• Senate Bill 132 (airport terminal improvement and expansion appropriation; two-thirds required): Final motion failed (recorded as 16 yeas, 19 nays).
• House Bill 10-94 (school bus stop-arm enforcement and evidence rules for external bus cameras): Final passage, 27 yeas, 8 nays.
• House Bill 11-14 (appropriation for equipment to support the South Dakota Board of Technical Education, amended from $100 to $4,000,000): Final passage (two-thirds required), 28 yeas, 6 nays.
• House Bill 11-31 (appropriation for restoration, maintenance and repair of the State Capitol, amended to $3,000,000): Final passage (two-thirds required), 32 yeas, 2 nays.
• House Bill 11-92 (removing maximum fee for notary services): Final passage, 21 yeas, 13 nays.
• House Bill 11-96 (update to Unclaimed Property Act to include virtual/crypto assets): Final passage, 32 yeas, 2 nays.
• House Joint Resolution 5,001 (proposing a constitutional amendment to condition Medicaid expansion on the level of federal medical assistance): Final passage (to go to voters), 31 yeas, 3 nays.
Notes: vote tallies and outcomes above reflect the roll-call numbers read into the public record during the March 3 Senate session. Several other routine procedural motions, committee reports, and consent-calendar items were adopted by voice or roll call as recorded in the transcript; the consent calendar was approved 35 yeas, 0 nays.
