2025 Regular Session • South Dakota Legislature
HB1169
Legislative Summary
Modify the signature requirement for a petition to initiate a constitutional amendment.
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Bill History
1/30/2025
First Reading House H.J. 154
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
Referred to House State Affairs H.J. 171
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Scheduled for hearing
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
State Affairs Motion to amend, Passed Amendment 1169A
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
State Affairs Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 1.
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
House of Representatives Deferred to another day, Passed H.J. 271
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 60, NAYS 9. H.J. 289
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 279
Senate
3/6/2025
Scheduled for hearing
Senate
3/6/2025
State Affairs Motion to amend, Passed Amendment 1169C
Senate
3/6/2025
State Affairs Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 1.
Senate
3/10/2025
Senate Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 19, NAYS 15. S.J. 485
Senate
3/11/2025
House of Representatives Concurred in amendments, Passed, YEAS 63, NAYS 6. H.J. 518
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 539
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Signed by the President S.J. 528
Senate
3/13/2025
Delivered to the Governor on March 13, 2025 H.J. 546
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
Vetoed by the Governor on March 31, 2025 H.J. 553
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
Veto override, Failed, YEAS 16, NAYS 16. S.J. 540
Senate
3/31/2025
Veto override, Passed, YEAS 50, NAYS 18. H.J. 555
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
Delivered veto sustained to the Secretary of State H.J. 556
House of Representatives
Amendments
Senate State Affairs Amendment 1169C
Senate State Affairs Amendment 1169C
3/6/2025Adopted
House State Affairs Amendment 1169A
House State Affairs Amendment 1169A
2/10/2025Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Veto override
3/31/2025
16
Yea
16
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: FAILED
Veto override
3/31/2025
50
Yea
18
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Concurred in amendments
3/11/2025
63
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do Pass Amended
3/10/2025
19
Yea
15
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do Pass Amended
3/6/2025
7
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do Pass Amended
2/13/2025
60
Yea
9
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do Pass Amended
2/10/2025
10
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Vetoed(3/31/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 15
Primary Sponsor

Tom Pischke
Republican
Co-Sponsors (14)
Rebecca Reimer
Republican
Jeff Bathke
Republican
Heather Baxter
Republican
Mary Fitzgerald
Republican
Jon Hansen
Republican
Leslie Heinemann
Republican
Chris Karr
Republican
Karla Lems
Republican
Jim Mehlhaff
Republican
Scott Moore
Republican
Will Mortenson
Republican
Marty Overweg
Republican
Carl Perry
Republican
John Sjaarda
Republican