2025 Regular Session • South Dakota Legislature
HB1259
Legislative Summary
Prohibit unauthorized access to certain multi-occupancy rooms.
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Bill History
2/5/2025
First Reading House H.J. 199
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
Referred to House State Affairs H.J. 213
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Scheduled for hearing
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
State Affairs Motion to amend, Passed Amendment 1259A
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
State Affairs Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 2.
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 49, NAYS 21. H.J. 328
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 321
Senate
3/3/2025
Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
Senate
3/3/2025
State Affairs Motion to amend, Passed Amendment 1259B
Senate
3/3/2025
State Affairs Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 2.
Senate
3/6/2025
Senate Deferred to another day, Passed S.J. 468
Senate
3/10/2025
Senate Motion to amend, Passed S.J. 495 Amendment 1259K
Senate
3/10/2025
Senate Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 27, NAYS 6. S.J. 496
Senate
3/11/2025
House of Representatives Concurred in amendments, Passed, YEAS 58, NAYS 9. H.J. 521
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
Signed by the Governor on March 31, 2025 H.J. 552
House of Representatives
Amendments
Senate Amendment 1259K
Senate Amendment 1259K
3/10/2025Adopted
Senate State Affairs Amendment 1259B
Senate State Affairs Amendment 1259B
3/3/2025Adopted
House State Affairs Amendment 1259A
House State Affairs Amendment 1259A
2/12/2025Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Concurred in amendments
3/11/2025
58
Yea
9
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do Pass Amended
3/10/2025
27
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do Pass Amended
3/3/2025
7
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do Pass Amended
2/19/2025
49
Yea
21
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do Pass Amended
2/12/2025
11
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(3/31/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 17
Primary Sponsor

Brandei Schaefbauer
Republican
Co-Sponsors (16)
Mykala Voita
Republican
Bobbi Andera
Republican
Julie Auch
Republican
Heather Baxter
Republican
Josephine Garcia
Republican
John Hughes
Republican
Travis Ismay
Republican
Phil Jensen
Republican
Dylan Jordan
Republican
Logan Manhart
Republican
Al Novstrup
Republican
Carl Perry
Republican
Tony Randolph
Republican
Kathy Rice
Republican
Tesa Schwans
Republican
John Sjaarda
Republican