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Senate clears consent calendar — multiple bills passed in a single vote
Summary
The South Dakota Senate approved the consent calendar by voice and roll call, passing a package of bills (including measures on parolee detention reimbursement and municipal government revisions) by a single vote, 35–0.
PIERRE, S.D. — The South Dakota Senate approved its consent calendar in a single roll-call vote, 35–0, advancing multiple bills without individual debate.
Senators voted on a group of bills certified as uncontested by committees. Items on the consent calendar included Senate Bill 140 (revising a provision related to county reimbursement for detention of a parolee), Senate Bill 167 (revising certain provisions related to municipal government), House Bill 1074 (modifying individuals eligible to sign an affidavit of homelessness for a free birth certificate), and House Bill 1075 (modifying persons eligible to sign an affidavit of homelessness for waiving the fee for a non‑driver identification card), among others. The Senate clerk called the roll during the combined vote and the secretary reported “35 yeas, 0 nays.”
Senator Reed requested Senate Bill 123 be removed from consent; Senator Foster requested SCR 605 be removed. Remaining consent items were certified by committee with no dissent and therefore were not debated on the floor. The group vote sends the consent calendar bills to the next step in the legislative process.
