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SD SB 135

enacted

protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers.

South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did SD SB 135 pass?

Yes. SD SB 135 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-30): Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 549

What is SD SB 135 about?

SD SB 135 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers.”.

Who sponsors SD SB 135?

Voita, Peterson (Sue), Odenbach and 15 others are the primary sponsors of SD SB 135.

Introduced
2026-01-27
Latest action
2026-03-30 — Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 549
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Voitaprimary
  • Peterson (Sue)primary
  • Odenbachprimary
  • Novstrupprimary
  • Nolzprimary
  • Nelsonprimary
  • Mayprimary
  • Lemsprimary
  • Lapkaprimary
  • Howardprimary
  • Hohnprimary
  • Heinemannprimary
  • Greenfieldprimary
  • Baxterprimary
  • Aylwardprimary
  • Anderaprimary
  • Karrprimary
  • Hansenprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-30

    Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 549

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  2. 2026-03-12

    Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-12 S.J. 539

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  3. 2026-03-11

    Signed by the Speaker H.J. 560

    passage

  4. 2026-03-11

    Signed by the President S.J. 525

    passage

  5. 2026-03-10

    Senate Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 33, NAYS 1 S.J. 511

  6. 2026-03-05

    House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 60, NAYS 7 H.J. 523

  7. 2026-03-04

    Remove from Consent Calendar H.J. 509

  8. 2026-03-02

    Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,

  9. 2026-03-02

    State Affairs Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 0

  10. 2026-03-02

    State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 135G

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  11. 2026-03-02

    Scheduled for hearing

  12. 2026-02-23

    First read in House and referred to House State Affairs H.J. 416

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  13. 2026-02-20

    Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 343

  14. 2026-02-20

    Senate Motion to amend , Passed, YEAS 30, NAYS 4 S.J. 343 Amendment 135F

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  15. 2026-02-19

    Senate Deferred to another day , Passed, S.J. 309

  16. 2026-02-18

    State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 4 S.J. 25

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  17. 2026-02-18

    Scheduled for hearing

  18. 2026-01-27

    First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 120

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do Pass

    2026-02-18 · pass · 5-4

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Deibert: no
    • Jensen (Kevin): yes
    • Karr: yes
    • Kolbeck (Steve): no
    • Larson: no
    • Pischke: yes
    • Voight: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Mehlhaff: no

  • Motion to amend

    2026-02-20 · pass · 30-4

    Member-level votes (35)
    • Beal: excused
    • Blanc: yes
    • Carley: no
    • Crabtree: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Deibert: yes
    • Duhamel: yes
    • Foster: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Hohn: yes
    • Howard: no
    • Hulse: yes
    • Jensen (Kevin): no
    • Karr: yes
    • Kolbeck (Steve): yes
    • Lapka: yes
    • Larson: yes
    • Marty: yes
    • Mehlhaff: yes
    • 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: no
    • Wipf: yes
    • Zikmund: yes

  • Do Pass Amended

    2026-02-20 · pass · 34-0

    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): yes
    • Lapka: yes
    • Larson: yes
    • Marty: yes
    • Mehlhaff: yes
    • 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

  • Do Pass Amended

    2026-03-02 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Bahmuller: yes
    • Emery: excused
    • Gosch: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Healy: yes
    • Heinemann: yes
    • Jamison: yes
    • Lems: yes
    • May: yes
    • Reisch: excused
    • Schaefbauer: yes
    • Overweg: yes
    • Odenbach: yes

  • Do Pass Amended

    2026-03-05 · pass · 60-7

    Member-level votes (70)
    • Andera: yes
    • Arlint: yes
    • Auch: yes
    • Aylward: yes
    • Bahmuller: yes
    • Bathke: excused
    • Baxter: yes
    • Czmowski: excused
    • 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): no
    • Kull: yes
    • Ladner: yes
    • Lems: yes
    • Manhart: no
    • Massie: yes
    • May: yes
    • Moore: no
    • Mortenson: no
    • 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: no
    • Rice: yes
    • Roby: yes
    • Roe: no
    • Schaefbauer: yes
    • Schwans: yes
    • Shorma: no
    • Shubeck: yes
    • Sjaarda: yes
    • Soye: excused
    • Stevens: yes
    • Uhre-Balk: yes
    • Van Diepen: yes
    • Walburg: yes
    • Weems: yes
    • Weisgram: yes
    • Wittman: yes
    • Hansen: yes

  • Concurred in amendments

    2026-03-10 · pass · 33-1

    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): yes
    • 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

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https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Bills/27028

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