2025 Regular Session • South Dakota Legislature
SB51
Legislative Summary
Require the display and curricular inclusion of the Ten Commandments and other documents.
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Bill History
1/14/2025
First Reading Senate S.J. 14
Senate
1/17/2025
Referred to Senate Education S.J. 58
Senate
1/23/2025
Scheduled for hearing
Senate
1/23/2025
Education Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 3. S.J. 2
Senate
1/24/2025
Senate Deferred to another day, Passed S.J. 88
Senate
1/27/2025
Senate Deferred to another day, Passed S.J. 99
Senate
1/28/2025
Senate Motion to amend, Passed S.J. 115 Amendment 51D
Senate
1/28/2025
Senate Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 18, NAYS 17. S.J. 116
Senate
1/29/2025
First Reading House H.J. 145
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
Referred to House Education H.J. 172
House of Representatives
2/7/2025
Scheduled for hearing
House of Representatives
2/7/2025
Education Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 7. H.J. 1
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
House of Representatives Motion to amend, Passed, YEAS 42, NAYS 26. H.J. 244 Amendment 51M
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended, Failed, YEAS 31, NAYS 37. H.J. 245
House of Representatives
Amendments
House of Representatives Amendment 51M
House of Representatives Amendment 51M
2/10/2025Adopted
Senate Amendment 51D
Senate Amendment 51D
1/28/2025Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Motion to amend
2/10/2025
42
Yea
26
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do Pass Amended
2/10/2025
31
Yea
37
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: FAILED
Do Pass
2/7/2025
8
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do Pass Amended
1/28/2025
18
Yea
17
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do Pass
1/23/2025
4
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(1/28/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 19
Primary Sponsor
Heather Baxter
Republican
Co-Sponsors (18)
John Carley
Republican
Bobbi Andera
Republican
Aaron Aylward
Republican
Greg Blanc
Republican
Tamara Grove
Republican
Jana Hunt
Republican
Travis Ismay
Republican
Phil Jensen
Republican
Dylan Jordan
Republican
Logan Manhart
Republican
Tina Mulally
Republican
Carl Perry
Republican
Sue Lucas-Peterson
Republican
Kathy Rice
Republican
Tesa Schwans
Republican
John Sjaarda
Republican
Curt Voight
Republican
Mykala Voita
Republican