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SD HB 1271

died on adjournment

prohibit weather and climate modification activities and provide a penalty therefor.

South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did SD HB 1271 pass?

No. SD HB 1271 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 (2026-02-10): Agriculture and Natural Resources Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 3 H.J. 17

What is SD HB 1271 about?

SD HB 1271 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “prohibit weather and climate modification activities and provide a penalty therefor.”.

Who sponsors SD HB 1271?

Sjaarda, Rice, Jordan and 3 others are the primary sponsors of SD HB 1271.

Introduced
2026-02-04
Latest action
2026-02-10 — Agriculture and Natural Resources Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 3 H.J. 17
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Sjaardaprimary
  • Riceprimary
  • Jordanprimary
  • Jensen (Phil)primary
  • Baxterprimary
  • Anderaprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-04

    First read in House and referred to House Agriculture and Natural Resources H.J. 217

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

  2. 2026-02-10

    Scheduled for hearing

  3. 2026-02-10

    Agriculture and Natural Resources Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 3 H.J. 17

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Deferred to the 41st legislative day

    2026-02-10 · pass · 7-3

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Goodwin: excused
    • Hunt: no
    • Ismay: no
    • Ladner: excused
    • May: yes
    • Nolz: yes
    • Peterson (Drew): excused
    • Rice: no
    • Van Diepen: yes
    • Wittman: yes
    • Shubeck: yes
    • Gosch: yes
    • Overweg: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Bills/27286

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:32:38.286047Z

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