2025 Regular Session • South Dakota Legislature
SB74
Legislative Summary
Require the publication and review of an explanation of the open meeting laws of this state.
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Bill History
1/16/2025
First Reading Senate S.J. 49
Senate
1/17/2025
Referred to Senate Local Government S.J. 59
Senate
1/22/2025
Scheduled for hearing
Senate
1/22/2025
Local Government Motion to amend, Passed Amendment 74A
Senate
1/22/2025
Local Government Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0.
Senate
1/22/2025
Certified uncontested, placed on consent
Senate
1/24/2025
Senate Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 35, NAYS 0. S.J. 90
Senate
1/27/2025
First read in House and referred to House Local Government H.J. 120
House of Representatives
1/30/2025
Scheduled for hearing
House of Representatives
1/30/2025
Local Government Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0.
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 68, NAYS 0. H.J. 175
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
Signed by the President S.J. 168
Senate
2/5/2025
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 207
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
Delivered to the Governor on February 06, 2025 S.J. 192
Senate
2/13/2025
Signed by the Governor on February 13, 2025 S.J. 262
Senate
Amendments
Senate Local Government Amendment 74A
Senate Local Government Amendment 74A
1/22/2025Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Do Pass Amended
2/3/2025
68
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do Pass
1/30/2025
13
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do Pass Amended
1/24/2025
35
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do Pass Amended
1/22/2025
6
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(2/13/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 21
Democrat: 5
Primary Sponsor

Mary Fitzgerald
Republican
Co-Sponsors (25)
Tim Reed
Republican
Jeff Bathke
Republican
Heather Baxter
Republican
Casey Crabtree
Republican
Eric Emery
Democrat
Timothy Goodwin
Republican
Mellissa Heermann
Republican
Travis Ismay
Republican
David Kull
Republican
Trish Ladner
Republican
Liz Larson
Democrat
Curt Massie
Republican
Jim Mehlhaff
Republican
Paul Miskimins
Republican
Erik Muckey
Democrat
Lauren Nelson
Republican
Carl Perry
Republican
Tim Reisch
Republican
Matt Roby
Republican
Michael Rohl
Republican
Jamie Smith
Democrat
Nicole Uhre-Balk
Democrat
Glen Vilhauer
Republican
Curt Voight
Republican
Mykala Voita
Republican