SB 99 South Dakota Senate · 2025 Regular Session

make an appropriation for purchasing, storing, and distributing sexual assault kits.

This bill allocates funds to purchase, store, and distribute sexual assault evidence kits in South Dakota. The appropriation directly supports law enforcement agencies and forensic laboratories that handle these kits. The funds are intended to ensure proper inventory management and distribution of the kits to relevant facilities. This measure addresses logistical needs without changing existing legal procedures for sexual assault investigations.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Signed Mar 13, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits · Feb 27, 2025

MINOR

This bill was converted from a draft introduction to its final enrolled version, ready for signing into law. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, with $180,000 appropriated to the Department of Health for purchasing, storing, and distributing sexual assault kits. The main change is the addition of official enrollment text and certification signatures required for the bill to become law.

TECHNICAL

Added official enrollment text including certification signatures from the Secretary of the Senate, Governor, and Secretary of State required to finalize the bill as law.

Removed browser compatibility warnings and navigation elements from the legislative website interface.

TIMELINE

Added effective date of June 30, 2025, and reversion date of June 30, 2028 for unspent funds.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2025 · House Feb 26, 2025

How they voted

30–5

Passed

Total votes 35

Feb 24, 2025

D Democratic3

3 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican32

27 Yea 5 Nay

84% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 13, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor on 2025-03-13 S.J. 528

executive

Mar 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by the Speaker H.J. 443

lower

Feb 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by the President S.J. 411

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 69, NAYS 1 H.J. 413

lower

Feb 25, 2025

Introduced

First read in House and referral to committee waived pursuant to JR 6D-1 H.J. 385

lower

Feb 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 30, NAYS 5 S.J. 357

upper

Feb 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee on Appropriations Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 3

upper

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Introduced

First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 100

upper

20 primary · 0 co-sponsors