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SD HB 1217

died on adjournment

limit the use of taxpayer funds and resources by a public education employer to support a labor organization or affiliate and to provide a penalty therefor.

South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did SD HB 1217 pass?

No. SD HB 1217 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 27, NAYS 40 H.J. 361

What is SD HB 1217 about?

SD HB 1217 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “limit the use of taxpayer funds and resources by a public education employer to support a labor organization or affiliate and to provide a penalty therefor.”.

Who sponsors SD HB 1217?

Sjaarda, Schwans, Rice and 6 others are the primary sponsors of SD HB 1217.

Introduced
2026-02-11
Latest action
2026-02-18 — House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 27, NAYS 40 H.J. 361
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Sjaardaprimary
  • Schwansprimary
  • Riceprimary
  • Novstrupprimary
  • Jordanprimary
  • Hulseprimary
  • Heinemannprimary
  • Garciaprimary
  • Hughesprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-29

    First Reading House H.J. 181

  2. 2026-02-02

    Referred to House Education H.J. 194

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-09

    Scheduled for hearing

  4. 2026-02-11

    Scheduled for hearing H.J. 1

  5. 2026-02-11

    Education Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1217C

    amendment-introduction,amendment-passage

  6. 2026-02-11

    Education Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 7

  7. 2026-02-18

    House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 27, NAYS 40 H.J. 361

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do Pass Amended

    2026-02-11 · pass · 8-7

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Stevens: no
    • Greenfield: no
    • Garcia: yes
    • DeGroot: no
    • Halverson: no
    • Rice: yes
    • Schwans: yes
    • Baxter: yes
    • Heermann: no
    • Ismay: yes
    • Arlint: no
    • Jordan: yes
    • Uhre-Balk: no
    • May: yes
    • Manhart: yes
  • Do Pass Amended

    2026-02-18 · fail · 27-40

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

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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