2025 Regular Session • South Dakota Legislature
HB1068
Legislative Summary
Allow a student to wear certain military decorations at a school graduation ceremony and to declare an emergency.
Demographic Impact
Overall analysis of equity impact
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Bill History
1/17/2025
First read in House and referred to House Military and Veterans Affairs H.J. 38
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
Scheduled for hearing
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
Military and Veterans Affairs Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0.
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
House of Representatives Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 65, NAYS 2. H.J. 205
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
First Reading Senate S.J. 196
Senate
2/10/2025
Referred to Senate Education S.J. 219
Senate
2/20/2025
Scheduled for hearing
Senate
2/20/2025
Education Motion to amend, Passed Amendment 1068A
Senate
2/20/2025
Education Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0.
Senate
2/24/2025
Senate Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 35, NAYS 0. S.J. 362
Senate
2/26/2025
House of Representatives Concurred in amendments, Passed, YEAS 70, NAYS 0. H.J. 409
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 429
House of Representatives
3/3/2025
Signed by the President S.J. 425
Senate
3/5/2025
Delivered to the Governor on March 05, 2025 H.J. 458
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Signed by the Governor on March 13, 2025 H.J. 542
House of Representatives
Amendments
Senate Education Amendment 1068A
Senate Education Amendment 1068A
2/20/2025Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Concurred in amendments
2/26/2025
70
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do Pass Amended
2/24/2025
35
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do Pass Amended
2/20/2025
7
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do Pass
2/5/2025
65
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do Pass
2/3/2025
12
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(3/13/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 25
Democrat: 4
Primary Sponsor

Jim Halverson
Republican
Co-Sponsors (28)
Mykala Voita
Republican
Aaron Aylward
Republican
Jeff Bathke
Republican
Casey Crabtree
Republican
Randy Deibert
Republican
Eric Emery
Democrat
Mary Fitzgerald
Republican
Taffy Howard
Republican
Amber Hulse
Republican
Kevin Jensen
Republican
Phil Jensen
Republican
Dylan Jordan
Republican
David Kull
Republican
Erik Muckey
Democrat
Tina Mulally
Republican
Lauren Nelson
Republican
Marty Overweg
Republican
Peri Pourier
Democrat
Christopher Reder
Republican
Tim Reed
Republican
Tim Reisch
Republican
Kent Roe
Republican
Michael Rohl
Republican
Nicole Uhre-Balk
Democrat
Kevin Van Diepen
Republican
Tony Venhuizen
Republican
Tim Walburg
Republican
Larry Zikmund
Republican