provide for the South Dakota Freedom Scholarship, make an appropriation therefor, and declare an emergency.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Feb 2, 2021
Signed Mar 29, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2021 · House Mar 3, 2021
How they voted
31–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 34
Feb 25, 2021
D
Democratic3
100% Yea
R
Republican31
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
10
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Mar 29, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 2021-03-29 S.J. 494
executive
Mar 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 527
lower
Mar 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Signed by the President S.J. 422
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 52, NAYS 17 H.J. 485
lower
Mar 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
House of Representatives Deferred to another day , Passed, H.J. 456
lower
Mar 1, 2021
Committee
Referred to , Passed, H.J. 444
lower
Mar 1, 2021
Introduced
First read in House and referred to H.J. 438
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 1 S.J. 354
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced
Senate Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 353 Amendment 171G
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (31-1-2)
senate
Feb 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee on Appropriations Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 4
upper
Feb 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amend the amendment , Passed,
upper
Feb 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 0
upper
Feb 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amend the amendment , Passed,
upper
Feb 8, 2021
Introduced
State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 171C
upper
Feb 2, 2021
Introduced
First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 158
upper
40 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Al Novstrup
RRepublican
P
Arthur L. Rusch
RRepublican
P
Brock L. Greenfield
RRepublican
P
BB
Bryan Breitling
RRepublican
P
Carl Perry
RRepublican
P
Casey Crabtree
RRepublican
P
Charlie Hoffman
RRepublican
P
David L. Anderson
RRepublican
P
Doug J. Barthel
RRepublican
P
Fred Deutsch
RRepublican
P
Helene Duhamel
RRepublican
P
Hugh Bartels
RRepublican
P
Jack Kolbeck
RRepublican
P
Jamie Smith
DDemocratic
P
Jean Hunhoff
RRepublican
P
Jennifer Keintz
DDemocratic
P
Jess M. Olson
RRepublican
P
Jim Stalzer
RRepublican
P
John Wiik
RRepublican
P
Kent S. Peterson
RRepublican
P
Larry J. Tidemann
RRepublican
P
Larry Zikmund
RRepublican
P
Lee Schoenbeck
RRepublican
P
Linda Duba
DDemocratic
P
Lynn Schneider
RRepublican
P
Mark K. Willadsen
RRepublican
P
Michael Rohl
RRepublican
P
Mike Diedrich
RRepublican
P
Peri Pourier
RRepublican
P
Red Dawn Foster
DDemocratic
P
Reynold Nesiba
DDemocratic
P
Ryan D. Cwach
DDemocratic
P
Sydney Davis
RRepublican
P
Tamara St. John
RRepublican
P
Tim Goodwin
RRepublican
P
Tim Reed
RRepublican
P
Troy E. Heinert
DDemocratic
P
V. J. Smith
RRepublican
P
Wayne H. Steinhauer
RRepublican
P
Will Mortenson
RRepublican
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