2025 Regular Session • South Dakota Legislature
HB1249
Legislative Summary
Protect landowners from the use of deception, fraud, harassment, intimidation, misrepresentation, or threat, in acquiring easements or easement options.
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Bill History
2/5/2025
First Reading House H.J. 199
House of Representatives
2/7/2025
Referred to House Commerce and Energy H.J. 225
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Scheduled for hearing
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Commerce and Energy Motion to amend, Passed Amendment 1249A
House of Representatives
2/21/2025
Scheduled for hearing
House of Representatives
2/21/2025
Commerce and Energy Motion to amend, Passed Amendment 1249B
House of Representatives
2/21/2025
Commerce and Energy Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 4.
House of Representatives
2/25/2025
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 36, NAYS 34. H.J. 389
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 394
Senate
3/4/2025
Scheduled for hearing
Senate
3/4/2025
State Affairs Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 4.
Senate
3/6/2025
Senate Deferred to another day, Passed S.J. 468
Senate
3/10/2025
Senate Do Pass Amended, Failed, YEAS 17, NAYS 16. S.J. 494
Senate
3/10/2025
Intent to reconsider S.J. 494
Senate
3/10/2025
Senate Reconsidered, Failed, YEAS 16, NAYS 18. S.J. 502
Senate
Amendments
House Commerce and Energy Amendment 1249B
House Commerce and Energy Amendment 1249B
2/21/2025Adopted
House Commerce and Energy Amendment 1249A
House Commerce and Energy Amendment 1249A
2/12/2025Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Do Pass Amended
3/10/2025
17
Yea
16
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reconsidered
3/10/2025
16
Yea
18
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: FAILED
Do Pass
3/4/2025
5
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do Pass Amended
2/25/2025
36
Yea
34
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do Pass Amended
2/21/2025
8
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(2/25/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 15
Primary Sponsor

Joy Hohn
Republican
Co-Sponsors (14)
Kaley Nolz
Republican
Bobbi Andera
Republican
Julie Auch
Republican
Heather Baxter
Republican
Josephine Garcia
Republican
Tamara Grove
Republican
Jana Hunt
Republican
Travis Ismay
Republican
Phil Jensen
Republican
Dylan Jordan
Republican
Logan Manhart
Republican
Lauren Nelson
Republican
Tesa Schwans
Republican
John Sjaarda
Republican