Confirming Tonnis H. Venhuizen, Lincoln County, South Dakota, as lieutenant governor of South Dakota pursuant to S.D. Const., Art. IV, § 6.
This bill confirms Tonnis H. Venhuizen as the lieutenant governor of South Dakota, directly affecting the state's executive leadership. It relies on the state constitution to validate his appointment following the lieutenant governor's resignation. The measure is a procedural action that formalizes an existing vacancy filling process without introducing new policy changes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2025
Last action Jan 30, 2025
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This document is the enrolled version of Senate Resolution 701, which confirms Tonnis H. Venhuizen as South Dakota's lieutenant governor following a vacancy caused by Governor Kristi Noem's resignation. The text has been formatted and finalized for official legislative record, with no substantive policy changes to the confirmation process itself.
Scope change
No substantive scope change; the resolution's purpose remains identical to the introduced version.
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Browser compatibility warnings and navigation links were removed as this is the final enrolled version intended for official record.
Official formatting elements including session information, 'ENROLLED' designation, and signature lines for Senate leadership were added.
Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2025
How they voted
35–0
Passed
Total votes 35
Jan 30, 2025
D
Democratic3
100% Yea
R
Republican32
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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2
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Adopt Resolution , Passed, YEAS 35, NAYS 0 S.J. 134
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Introduced
First read in Senate and referral to committee waived pursuant to JR 6D-1 S.J. 128
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jim Mehlhaff
RRepublican
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