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SD SB 235

died on adjournment

protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers, to clarify authority to regulate data centers, and to modify provisions pertaining to the purchasing of goods and services by a data center.

South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did SD SB 235 pass?

No. SD SB 235 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): State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 4 S.J. 27

What is SD SB 235 about?

SD SB 235 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers, to clarify authority to regulate data centers, and to modify provisions pertaining to the purchasing of goods and services by a data center.”.

Who sponsors SD SB 235?

Crabtree is the primary sponsor of SD SB 235.

Introduced
2026-02-18
Latest action
2026-02-18 — State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 4 S.J. 27
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Crabtreeprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-04

    First Reading Senate S.J. 180

  2. 2026-02-05

    Referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 199

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-18

    Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1

  4. 2026-02-18

    State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 27 Amendment 235A

    amendment-introduction,amendment-passage

  5. 2026-02-18

    State Affairs Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 5 S.J. 27

  6. 2026-02-18

    State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 4 S.J. 27

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do Pass Amended

    2026-02-18 · fail · 4-5

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

  • Deferred to the 41st legislative day

    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

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Bills/27290

Attribution

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

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