SB 131 South Dakota Senate · 2026 Regular Session

revise the season in which a nonprofit organization may host a special pheasant hunt for disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients.

SB 131 clarifies the timing for nonprofit-hosted pheasant hunts benefiting disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients. It revises the law to specify these hunts may occur "before or during the regular pheasant season" (removing confusing prior language about the "private shooting preserve season"). The bill directly affects nonprofit organizations hosting these events and the disabled veterans/Purple Heart recipients participating. Key provisions maintain that no fees may be charged to participants and require the Game, Fish and Parks Commission to create rules for administering these hunts. The bill does not change eligibility criteria for participants or alter the no-fee requirement.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Feb 9, 2026 Signed Mar 30, 2026
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What changed between versions

House Military and Veterans Affairs Engrossed Enrolled · 2 edits · Mar 9, 2026
MINOR
This bill transitions SB 131 from a draft version to its final enrolled form, making it official law. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, continuing to allow nonprofit organizations to host special pheasant hunts for disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients during the private shooting preserve season without charging fees.
TECHNICAL

Added official enrolled formatting, including the 101st Legislative Session header, the 2026 South Dakota Legislature title, and the full signature and attestation blocks required to finalize the bill as law.

Removed browser compatibility warnings and placeholder text (e.g., 'Loading...', 'Your browser is not supported') that were part of the draft webpage display but are not part of the legislative text.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2026 · House Mar 3, 2026

How they voted

340
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Mar 5, 2026
D Democratic3
3 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican32
31 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
10
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 30, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 550
executive
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 553
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by the President S.J. 505
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 479
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 66, NAYS 0 H.J. 489
lower
Mar 3, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (66-0-4)
house
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Military and Veterans Affairs Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0 H.J. 3
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Introduced
Military and Veterans Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, H.J. 3 Amendment 131A
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Introduced
First read in House and referred to House Military and Veterans Affairs H.J. 261
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 213
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Military and Veterans Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 0
upper
Jan 27, 2026
Committee
Referred to Senate Military and Veterans Affairs S.J. 121
upper
18 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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