House State Affairs & 10:00 AM/CT Senate State Affairs | 2026-02-20

South Dakota Legislature — House and Senate State Affairs Committees · February 20, 2026

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Call to order, procedural opening and page introductions

Presentation

6:02 → 8:14(2m 12s)

Chair opened the House State Affairs hearing, reviewed testimony logistics (emailed contact housestateaffairs@sdlegislature.gov), called roll (quorum present) and pages Rania DeCamm (Chamberlain High School) and Belle Niederbaumer (James Valley Christian) introduced themselves and future plans.

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House and Senate State Affairs committees heard and advanced several bills, including amendments to HB 1161 (sleeping quarters for first responders), HB 1184 (definitions of man/woman), HB 1274 (restrictions on delivery of abortion-inducing drugs) and multiple Senate measures on rulemaking and taxation; committee votes advanced the bills with differing margins and SJR505 (property tax constitutional amendment) was deferred for further consideration.

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