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SD HB 1038

enacted

allow the Public Utilities Commission to assess actual costs to data centers that are customers of public utilities.

South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did SD HB 1038 pass?

Yes. SD HB 1038 has been enacted into law as of 2026-03-30. Latest recorded action (2026-03-30): Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 H.J. 579

What is SD HB 1038 about?

SD HB 1038 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “allow the Public Utilities Commission to assess actual costs to data centers that are customers of public utilities.”.

Who sponsors SD HB 1038?

Commerce and Energy is the primary sponsor of SD HB 1038.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-03-30 — Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 H.J. 579
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Commerce and Energyprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-13

    First read in House and referred to House Commerce and Energy H.J. 11

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-28

    Scheduled for hearing

  3. 2026-01-28

    Commerce and Energy Motion to amend , Passed, H.J. 11 Amendment 1038A

    amendment-introduction,amendment-passage

  4. 2026-01-28

    Commerce and Energy Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0 H.J. 11

  5. 2026-02-02

    House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 60, NAYS 5 H.J. 196

  6. 2026-02-03

    First read in Senate and referred to Senate Commerce and Energy S.J. 170

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

  7. 2026-02-26

    Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1

  8. 2026-03-05

    Scheduled for hearing

  9. 2026-03-05

    Commerce and Energy Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1038C

    amendment-introduction,amendment-passage

  10. 2026-03-05

    Commerce and Energy Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 2

  11. 2026-03-09

    Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 2 S.J. 494

  12. 2026-03-10

    House of Representatives Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 67, NAYS 0 H.J. 548

  13. 2026-03-11

    Signed by the Speaker H.J. 560

    passage

  14. 2026-03-12

    Signed by the President S.J. 528

    passage

  15. 2026-03-12

    Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-12 H.J. 574

    executive-receipt

  16. 2026-03-30

    Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 H.J. 579

    executive-signature,executive-signature

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do Pass Amended

    2026-01-28 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Aylward: yes
    • Duffy: yes
    • Greenfield: yes
    • Kayser: yes
    • Mulally: yes
    • Nolz: yes
    • Peterson (Drew): yes
    • Schwans: yes
    • Shorma: excused
    • Uhre-Balk: yes
    • Weisgram: yes
    • Bahmuller: yes
    • Lems: yes
  • Do Pass Amended

    2026-02-02 · pass · 60-5

    Member-level votes (70)
    • Andera: yes
    • Arlint: yes
    • Auch: yes
    • Aylward: yes
    • Bahmuller: yes
    • Bathke: excused
    • Baxter: yes
    • Czmowski: yes
    • DeGroot: yes
    • Derby: yes
    • Duffy: yes
    • Emery: yes
    • Fitzgerald: yes
    • Fosness: yes
    • Garcia: no
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Gosch: yes
    • Greenfield: yes
    • Halverson: yes
    • Healy: yes
    • Heermann: yes
    • Heinemann: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Ismay: yes
    • Jamison: yes
    • Jensen (Phil): no
    • Jordan: no
    • Jorgenson: yes
    • Kassin: yes
    • Kayser: yes
    • Kolbeck (Jack): yes
    • Kull: yes
    • Ladner: excused
    • Lems: yes
    • Manhart: no
    • Massie: yes
    • May: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Mortenson: excused
    • Muckey: yes
    • Mulally: no
    • Mulder: yes
    • Nolz: yes
    • Novstrup: yes
    • Odenbach: yes
    • Overweg: yes
    • Peterson (Drew): yes
    • Pourier: yes
    • Randolph: excused
    • Rehfeldt: yes
    • Reimer: yes
    • Reisch: yes
    • Rice: yes
    • Roby: yes
    • Roe: yes
    • Schaefbauer: yes
    • Schwans: yes
    • Shorma: yes
    • Shubeck: yes
    • Sjaarda: yes
    • Soye: excused
    • Stevens: yes
    • Uhre-Balk: yes
    • Van Diepen: yes
    • Walburg: yes
    • Weems: yes
    • Weisgram: yes
    • Wittman: yes
    • Hansen: yes
  • Do Pass Amended

    2026-03-05 · pass · 7-2

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Mehlhaff: no
    • Deibert: yes
    • Hohn: yes
    • Karr: yes
    • Kolbeck (Steve): no
    • Larson: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Peterson (Sue): yes
    • Crabtree: yes
  • Do Pass Amended

    2026-03-09 · pass · 32-2

    Member-level votes (35)
    • Beal: excused
    • Blanc: yes
    • Carley: yes
    • Crabtree: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Deibert: yes
    • Duhamel: yes
    • Foster: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Hohn: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hulse: yes
    • Jensen (Kevin): yes
    • Karr: yes
    • Kolbeck (Steve): no
    • Lapka: yes
    • Larson: yes
    • Marty: yes
    • Mehlhaff: no
    • Miskimins: yes
    • Nelson: yes
    • Otten: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Peterson (Sue): yes
    • Pischke: yes
    • Reed: yes
    • Rohl: yes
    • Sauder: yes
    • Schoenfish: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Vilhauer: yes
    • Voight: yes
    • Voita: yes
    • Wipf: yes
    • Zikmund: yes
  • Concurred in amendments

    2026-03-10 · pass · 67-0

    Member-level votes (70)
    • Andera: yes
    • Arlint: yes
    • Auch: yes
    • Aylward: yes
    • Bahmuller: yes
    • Bathke: excused
    • Baxter: yes
    • Czmowski: yes
    • DeGroot: yes
    • Derby: yes
    • Duffy: yes
    • Emery: yes
    • Fitzgerald: yes
    • Fosness: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Gosch: yes
    • Greenfield: yes
    • Halverson: yes
    • Healy: yes
    • Heermann: yes
    • Heinemann: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Ismay: yes
    • Jamison: yes
    • Jensen (Phil): yes
    • Jordan: yes
    • Jorgenson: yes
    • Kassin: yes
    • Kayser: yes
    • Kolbeck (Jack): yes
    • Kull: yes
    • Ladner: yes
    • Lems: yes
    • Manhart: yes
    • Massie: yes
    • May: excused
    • Moore: yes
    • Mortenson: yes
    • Muckey: yes
    • Mulally: yes
    • Mulder: yes
    • Nolz: yes
    • Novstrup: yes
    • Odenbach: yes
    • Overweg: yes
    • Peterson (Drew): yes
    • Pourier: yes
    • Randolph: yes
    • Rehfeldt: yes
    • Reimer: yes
    • Reisch: yes
    • Rice: yes
    • Roby: yes
    • Roe: yes
    • Schaefbauer: yes
    • Schwans: yes
    • Shorma: yes
    • Shubeck: yes
    • Sjaarda: yes
    • Soye: excused
    • Stevens: yes
    • Uhre-Balk: yes
    • Van Diepen: yes
    • Walburg: yes
    • Weems: yes
    • Weisgram: yes
    • Wittman: yes
    • Hansen: yes

Related bills

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