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SB 63 South Dakota Senate · 2025 Regular Session

establish protections for state employees who report improper governmental conduct and crime.

SB 63 establishes protections for state employees who report improper governmental conduct or crimes within the state. The bill creates a formal mechanism allowing employees to report misconduct without fear of retaliation or adverse employment actions. It directly affects state workers who wish to report wrongdoing by providing them with legal safeguards and outlining procedures for handling such reports. The legislation aims to encourage transparency by ensuring that those who report issues are protected from negative consequences.
Issues: ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill strengthens accountability by protecting whistleblowers who report crime and misconduct, enhancing oversight within government operations and supporting criminal justice reform through transparency.75% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill establishes protections for state employees reporting misconduct, directly advancing worker rights and employment safeguards against retaliation.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Signed Mar 13, 2025
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What changed between versions

Senate Judiciary Engrossed → Enrolled · 3 edits · Mar 3, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was converted from a draft legislative version to the final enrolled version ready for signing. The substantive policy content regarding whistleblower protections for state employees remains unchanged, with only formatting, page headers, and certification signatures added to finalize the document.
Scope change
No substantive scope change; this is a formatting conversion from draft to enrolled bill with added certification signatures and page numbering.
TECHNICAL

Added official enrolled bill formatting including page numbers, session information, and certification signatures for the Governor and Senate.

Included standard legislative certification language and filing details required for final bill enactment.

Removed browser compatibility warnings and technical footer text from the draft version.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2025 · House Feb 27, 2025

How they voted

35–0
Passed
Total votes 35
Feb 13, 2025
D Democratic3
3 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican32
32 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Mar 13, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 2025-03-13 S.J. 529
executive
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 455
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President S.J. 425
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 70, NAYS 0 H.J. 424
upper
Feb 27, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (69-0)
house
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, H.J. 1
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0 H.J. 1
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
Referred to H.J. 324
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 35, NAYS 0 S.J. 268
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (35-0)
senate
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Judiciary Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Introduced
Judiciary Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 63A
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to S.J. 63
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.