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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

Quick answers

Did SD SB 135 pass?

Yes. SD SB 135 has been enacted into law as of 2026-03-30. 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

  1. 2026-01-27

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

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

  2. 2026-02-18

    Scheduled for hearing

  3. 2026-02-18

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

    committee-passage

  4. 2026-02-19

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

  5. 2026-02-20

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

    amendment-introduction,amendment-passage

  6. 2026-02-20

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

  7. 2026-02-23

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

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

  8. 2026-03-02

    Scheduled for hearing

  9. 2026-03-02

    State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 135G

    amendment-introduction,amendment-passage

  10. 2026-03-02

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

  11. 2026-03-02

    Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,

  12. 2026-03-04

    Remove from Consent Calendar H.J. 509

  13. 2026-03-05

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

  14. 2026-03-10

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

  15. 2026-03-11

    Signed by the President S.J. 525

    passage

  16. 2026-03-11

    Signed by the Speaker H.J. 560

    passage

  17. 2026-03-12

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

    executive-receipt

  18. 2026-03-30

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

    executive-signature,executive-signature

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

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

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

Attribution

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

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