allow nonresident military members to purchase three-day temporary nonresident waterfowl licenses.
This bill allows nonresident military personnel to purchase three-day temporary waterfowl hunting licenses in South Dakota. The provision directly affects military members who are not residents of the state but wish to hunt waterfowl during short visits. By removing residency requirements for these specific licenses, the bill expands hunting opportunities for visiting service members without changing existing regulations for other hunters. The change applies only to waterfowl and is limited to three-day temporary licenses, leaving other hunting types and durations unaffected.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 18, 2025
Signed Mar 31, 2025
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Mar 6, 2025
MINOR
This bill was finalized into its enrolled form for signature by the Governor. The substantive policy content remains the same: it allows nonresident military personnel on active duty to purchase one three-day temporary waterfowl license annually, valid only on private land, with a limit of 100 licenses per year.
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Changed the bill status from 'Senate Engrossed' to 'Enrolled', indicating the bill has passed both chambers and is ready for Governor's signature.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2025 · House Feb 13, 2025
How they voted
35–0
Passed
Total votes 35
Mar 3, 2025
D
Democratic3
100% Yea
R
Republican32
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
10
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Mar 31, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 2025-03-31 H.J. 554
executive
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President S.J. 503
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 488
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
House of Representatives Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 70, NAYS 0 H.J. 461
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 35, NAYS 0 S.J. 417
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Introduced
Senate Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 417 Amendment 1188A
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6 , Passed, YEAS 31, NAYS 4 S.J. 416
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Agriculture and Natural Resources Report out of committee without recommendation , Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 2
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Agriculture and Natural Resources Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 3, NAYS 3
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 279
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 65, NAYS 3 H.J. 290
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
House of Representatives Deferred to another day , Passed, H.J. 271
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Military and Veterans Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 1 H.J. 3
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to H.J. 171
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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