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What passed and who confirmed: floor votes and confirmations from the March 2 Senate session
Summary
On March 2 the South Dakota Senate passed multiple appropriations and confirmations — including the water omnibus (SB37), highway patrol aircraft (SB69), technical college funding (SB79), PPE grants for volunteer fire departments (SB136), and confirmed several executive appointments — with vote tallies recorded on the floor.
Key final‑passage roll calls and confirmations from the March 2 Senate floor session:
- SB37 (water and environment omnibus): Passed (32 yays, 1 nay, 2 excused). Funding includes feasibility studies, grants and revolving‑fund expenditure authority for water and environmental projects (SEG 451–499).
- SB69 (highway patrol aircraft and equipment): Passed (29 yays, 4 nays, 2 excused). Appropriates $5 million one‑time for a replacement aircraft and mission equipment for the Division of Highway Patrol (SEG 500–535).
- SB79 (advanced manufacturing lab at Southeast Technical College): Passed (29 yays, 4 nays, 2 excused). Appropriates $6 million toward a $24 million workforce training project (SEG 537–596).
- SB136 (grants for PPE for volunteer fire departments): Passed (33 yays, 0 nays, 2 excused). Sponsors noted volunteer departments protect nearly all rural land area and reported equipment and cancer‑risk concerns (SEG 598–675).
- Confirmation votes: Lynn Evans to the South Dakota Science and Technology Authority (confirmed; unanimous voice/roll call), William Even to the Governor's Office of Economic Development (confirmed; unanimous) and Roy Lindseay Jr. to the South Dakota Lottery Commission (confirmed) (SEG 319–411, 344–392, 393–411).
- Consent calendar and additional House bills: Multiple House bills and appointments were approved on the consent calendar and were signed by the president in open session later in the day (SEG 420–449; SEG 1296–1340).
Procedural note: Several bills required two‑thirds votes because of appropriations and emergency clauses; tallies above reflect the floor‑announced roll calls.
