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SD HB 1279

died on adjournment

permit technical college employees to join the state health plan.

South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did SD HB 1279 pass?

No. SD HB 1279 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 (2026-03-05): Education Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 3 S.J. 17

What is SD HB 1279 about?

SD HB 1279 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “permit technical college employees to join the state health plan.”.

Who sponsors SD HB 1279?

Zikmund, Vilhauer, Roby and 2 others are the primary sponsors of SD HB 1279.

Introduced
2026-02-04
Latest action
2026-03-05 — Education Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 3 S.J. 17
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Zikmundprimary
  • Vilhauerprimary
  • Robyprimary
  • Mortensonprimary
  • Miskiminsprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-05

    Education Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 3 S.J. 17

  2. 2026-03-05

    Scheduled for hearing

  3. 2026-02-25

    First read in Senate and referred to Senate Education S.J. 398

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-24

    House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 63, NAYS 3 H.J. 430

  5. 2026-02-23

    Committee on Appropriations Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 0

    committee-passage

  6. 2026-02-23

    Scheduled for hearing H.J. 1

  7. 2026-02-20

    Education Referred as Amended to , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 6

  8. 2026-02-20

    Education Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1279B

    amendment-introduction,amendment-passage

  9. 2026-02-20

    Scheduled for hearing

  10. 2026-02-04

    First read in House and referred to House Education H.J. 218

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Referred as Amended to

    2026-02-20 · pass · 9-6

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

    2026-02-23 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Auch: yes
    • Kassin: yes
    • Kolbeck (Jack): yes
    • Muckey: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Sjaarda: yes
    • Jorgenson: yes
    • Novstrup: yes
    • Derby: yes
  • Do Pass Amended

    2026-02-24 · pass · 63-3

    Member-level votes (70)
    • Andera: yes
    • Arlint: yes
    • Auch: yes
    • Aylward: excused
    • 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: no
    • 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: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Mortenson: yes
    • Muckey: yes
    • Mulally: no
    • Mulder: yes
    • Nolz: yes
    • Novstrup: yes
    • Odenbach: yes
    • Overweg: yes
    • Peterson (Drew): yes
    • Pourier: excused
    • Randolph: no
    • 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
  • Deferred to the 41st legislative day

    2026-03-05 · pass · 4-3

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Marty: no
    • Nelson: yes
    • Peterson (Sue): yes
    • Sauder: no
    • Smith: yes
    • Voight: yes
    • Schoenfish: no

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