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SD SB 36

enacted

authorize certain utilities to establish wildfire mitigation plans and associated liability limitations for wildfire damages.

South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did SD SB 36 pass?

Yes. SD SB 36 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-12): Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-12 S.J. 541

What is SD SB 36 about?

SD SB 36 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “authorize certain utilities to establish wildfire mitigation plans and associated liability limitations for wildfire damages.”.

Who sponsors SD SB 36?

Zikmund, Wipf, Weisgram and 43 others are the primary sponsors of SD SB 36.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-03-12 — Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-12 S.J. 541
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Zikmundprimary
  • Wipfprimary
  • Weisgramprimary
  • Weemsprimary
  • Walburgprimary
  • Vilhauerprimary
  • Van Diepenprimary
  • Sjaardaprimary
  • Shormaprimary
  • Schoenfishprimary
  • Sauderprimary
  • Rohlprimary
  • Roeprimary
  • Reimerprimary
  • Rehfeldtprimary
  • Reedprimary
  • Peterson (Drew)primary
  • Perryprimary
  • Novstrupprimary
  • Muckeyprimary
  • Mortensonprimary
  • Mooreprimary
  • Miskiminsprimary
  • Mehlhaffprimary
  • Massieprimary
  • Larsonprimary
  • Ladnerprimary
  • Kullprimary
  • Kassinprimary
  • Jensen (Kevin)primary
  • Heinemannprimary
  • Heermannprimary
  • Healyprimary
  • Halversonprimary
  • Greenfieldprimary
  • Emeryprimary
  • Duhamelprimary
  • Duffyprimary
  • Deibertprimary
  • DeGrootprimary
  • Davisprimary
  • Czmowskiprimary
  • Crabtreeprimary
  • Baxterprimary
  • Kolbeck (Steve)primary
  • Goodwinprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-12

    Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-12 S.J. 541

    executive-signature,executive-signature

  2. 2026-03-10

    Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-10 S.J. 510

    executive-receipt

  3. 2026-03-09

    Signed by the Speaker H.J. 543

    passage

  4. 2026-03-05

    Signed by the President S.J. 485

    passage

  5. 2026-03-04

    Senate Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 31, NAYS 3 S.J. 456

  6. 2026-03-02

    House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 63, NAYS 2 H.J. 473

  7. 2026-02-25

    Commerce and Energy Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 0

  8. 2026-02-25

    Commerce and Energy Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 36E

    amendment-introduction,amendment-passage

  9. 2026-02-25

    Scheduled for hearing

  10. 2026-02-02

    First read in House and referred to House Commerce and Energy H.J. 194

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

  11. 2026-01-29

    Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 29, NAYS 4 S.J. 146

  12. 2026-01-29

    Senate Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 145 Amendment 36B

    amendment-introduction,amendment-passage

  13. 2026-01-27

    Commerce and Energy Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 3 S.J. 2

  14. 2026-01-27

    Commerce and Energy Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 1 Amendment 36A

    amendment-introduction,amendment-passage

  15. 2026-01-27

    Scheduled for hearing

  16. 2026-01-13

    First read in Senate and referred to Senate Commerce and Energy S.J. 10

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do Pass Amended

    2026-01-27 · pass · 6-3

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Mehlhaff: yes
    • Deibert: yes
    • Hohn: no
    • Karr: no
    • Kolbeck (Steve): yes
    • Larson: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Peterson (Sue): no
    • Crabtree: yes

  • Do Pass Amended

    2026-01-29 · pass · 29-4

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

    2026-02-25 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Aylward: excused
    • Duffy: yes
    • Greenfield: yes
    • Kayser: yes
    • Mulally: yes
    • Nolz: yes
    • Peterson (Drew): excused
    • Schwans: yes
    • Shorma: yes
    • Uhre-Balk: yes
    • Weisgram: yes
    • Bahmuller: yes
    • Lems: yes

  • Do Pass Amended

    2026-03-02 · pass · 63-2

    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: excused
    • 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): 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: yes
    • Randolph: no
    • Rehfeldt: yes
    • Reimer: yes
    • Reisch: excused
    • 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

  • Concurred in amendments

    2026-03-04 · pass · 31-3

    Member-level votes (35)
    • Beal: excused
    • Blanc: yes
    • Carley: yes
    • Crabtree: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Deibert: yes
    • Duhamel: yes
    • Foster: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Hohn: no
    • Howard: yes
    • Hulse: no
    • 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): no
    • 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/26857

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