address issues facing South Dakota.
HB 1302 is a procedural resolution with no specific policy provisions. It simply states that "The Legislature shall address issues facing South Dakota" without defining which issues, how they will be addressed, or who would be affected. The bill contains no concrete mechanisms, funding details, or targeted changes to existing laws. As a general mandate with no substantive content, it does not directly impact any specific group or policy area. This resolution serves only as a placeholder or directive without implementing any actual legislative action.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Governor
Introduced Feb 25, 2026
Last action Mar 9, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2026 · House Feb 24, 2026
How they voted
33–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 35
Mar 9, 2026
D
Democratic3
66% Yea
R
Republican32
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Tabled , Passed, YEAS 33, NAYS 0 S.J. 499
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Deferred to another day , Passed, S.J. 478
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 0 S.J. 39
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Introduced
First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 398
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 57, NAYS 9 H.J. 428
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 2
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Referred to House State Affairs H.J. 237
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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