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Proposed South Dakota Firearm Legislation HB1218

Legislation Overview

Title: Address the imposition of firearm restrictions on certain employees, officers, volunteers, and other individuals.

Subject: Counties: Firearms: Municipal Government: Townships

Description: Address the imposition of firearm restrictions on certain employees, officers, volunteers, and other individuals.

Session: 2025 Regular Session

Last Action: House of Representatives Conference Committee appointments H.J. 522

Last Action Date: March 11, 2025

History

Chamber	Date	Action
House	Mar 11, 2025	House of Representatives Failed to concur, appoint Conference Committee, Passed, YEAS 35, NAYS 34. H.J. 519
Senate	Mar 11, 2025	Senate Conference Committee appointments S.J. 514
House	Mar 11, 2025	House of Representatives Conference Committee appointments H.J. 522
Senate	Mar 10, 2025	Senate Motion to amend, Passed S.J. 489 Amendment 1218P
Senate	Mar 10, 2025	Senate Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 30, NAYS 4. S.J. 489
Senate	Mar 5, 2025	Local Government Motion to amend, Passed Amendment 1218M
Senate	Mar 5, 2025	Local Government Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 2.
Senate	Mar 5, 2025	Local Government Motion to amend, Passed Amendment 1218N
Senate	Mar 5, 2025	Scheduled for hearing
Senate	Feb 20, 2025	First read in Senate and referred to Senate Local Government S.J. 321
House	Feb 19, 2025	House of Representatives Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 44, NAYS 26. H.J. 334
House	Feb 19, 2025	Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6, Passed, YEAS 41, NAYS 29. H.J. 323
House	Feb 19, 2025	House of Representatives Motion to amend, Passed H.J. 332 Amendment 1218F
House	Feb 18, 2025	Local Government Report out of committee without recommendation as amended, Passed
House	Feb 18, 2025	Recalled from committee (Rule 7-7) House Local Government, Passed H.J. 304
House	Feb 13, 2025	Local Government Do Pass Amended, Failed, YEAS 6, NAYS 7. H.J. 2
House	Feb 13, 2025	Amend the amendment, Passed H.J. 2 Amendment 1218D
House	Feb 13, 2025	Local Government Motion to amend, Passed H.J. 1 Amendment 1218A
House	Feb 13, 2025	Scheduled for hearing
House	Feb 13, 2025	Local Government Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 3. H.J. 3
House	Feb 4, 2025	First read in House and referred to House Local Government H.J. 184

Texts

Type	Date	State Link	Text
Comm Sub	Mar 11, 2025	state link	bill text
Comm Sub	Mar 5, 2025	state link	bill text
Comm Sub	Feb 20, 2025	state link	bill text
Comm Sub	Feb 18, 2025	state link	bill text
Introduced	Feb 4, 2025	state link	bill text

Amendments

Title	Description	Date	State Link	Text	Adopted
Senate Amendment 1218P	Senate Amendment 1218P	Mar 10, 2025	State Link	amendment text	Yes
Senate Local Government Amendment 1218M	Senate Local Government Amendment 1218M	Mar 5, 2025	State Link	amendment text	Yes
Senate Local Government Amendment 1218N	Senate Local Government Amendment 1218N	Mar 5, 2025	State Link	amendment text	Yes
House of Representatives Amendment 1218F	House of Representatives Amendment 1218F	Feb 19, 2025	State Link	amendment text	Yes
House Local Government Amendment 1218A	House Local Government Amendment 1218A	Feb 13, 2025	State Link	amendment text	Yes
House Local Government Amendment 1218D	House Local Government Amendment 1218D	Feb 13, 2025	State Link	amendment text	Yes

Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

Description	Vote Date	Yea Votes	Nay Votes	No Votes	Absent	Passed
Do Pass Amended	02/13/2025	6	7	0	0	No
Andera, Bobbi (R) Yea Auch, Julie (R) Yea Bathke, Jeff (R) Nay Degroot, Roger (R) Nay Fitzgerald, Mary (R) Yea Heermann, Mellissa (R) Nay Jamison, Greg (R) Nay Kull, David (R) Nay Ladner, Trish (R) Yea Mulally, Tina (R) Yea Roby, Matt (R) Yea Van Diepen, Kevin (R) Nay Wittman, Kadyn (D) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
Deferred to the 41st legislative day	02/13/2025	10	3	0	0	Yes
Andera, Bobbi (R) Nay Auch, Julie (R) Nay Bathke, Jeff (R) Yea Degroot, Roger (R) Yea Fitzgerald, Mary (R) Yea Heermann, Mellissa (R) Yea Jamison, Greg (R) Yea Kull, David (R) Yea Ladner, Trish (R) Yea Mulally, Tina (R) Nay Roby, Matt (R) Yea Van Diepen, Kevin (R) Yea Wittman, Kadyn (D) Yea
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Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6	02/19/2025	41	29	0	0	Yes
Andera, Bobbi (R) Yea Arlint, Amber (R) Nay Auch, Julie (R) Yea Aylward, Aaron (R) Yea Bahmuller, Jessica (R) Yea Bathke, Jeff (R) Nay Baxter, Heather (R) Yea Czmowski, Tim (R) Yea Degroot, Roger (R) Nay Derby, Mike (R) Nay Duffy, Steve (R) Nay Emery, Eric (D) Nay Fitzgerald, Mary (R) Yea Garcia, Josephine (R) Yea Goodwin, Timothy (R) Yea Gosch, Spencer (R) Yea Greenfield, Lana (R) Yea Halverson, Jim (R) Nay Hansen, Jon (R) Yea Healy, Erin (D) Nay Heermann, Mellissa (R) Nay Heinemann, Leslie (R) Yea Hughes, John (R) Yea Hunt, Jana (R) Yea Ismay, Travis (R) Yea Jamison, Greg (R) Nay Jensen, Phil (R) Yea Jordan, Dylan (R) Yea Jorgenson, Terri (R) Yea Kassin, Chris (R) Nay Kayser, Tony (R) Yea Kolbeck, Jack (R) Yea Kull, David (R) Nay Ladner, Trish (R) Nay Lems, Karla (R) Yea Manhart, Logan (R) Yea Massie, Curt (R) Nay May, Elizabeth (R) Yea Moore, Scott (R) Yea Mortenson, Will (R) Nay Muckey, Erik (D) Nay Mulally, Tina (R) Yea Mulder, Brian (R) Nay Nolz, Kaley (R) Yea Novstrup, Al (R) Yea Odenbach, Scott (R) Yea Overweg, Marty (R) Yea Peterson, Drew (R) Nay Pourier, Peri (D) Yea Randolph, Tony (R) Yea Reder, Christopher (R) Yea Rehfeldt, Taylor (R) Nay Reimer, Rebecca (R) Nay Reisch, Timothy (R) Nay Rice, Kathy (R) Yea Roby, Matt (R) Yea Roe, Kent (R) Nay Schaefbauer, Brandei (R) Yea Schwans, Tesa (R) Yea Shorma, William (R) Nay Sjaarda, John (R) Yea Soye, Bethany (R) Yea Stevens, Mike (R) Nay Uhre-Balk, Nicole (D) Nay Van Diepen, Kevin (R) Nay Vasgaard, Richard (R) Yea Walburg, Tim (R) Yea Weems, Keri (R) Nay Weisgram, Mike (R) Nay Wittman, Kadyn (D) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
Do Pass Amended	02/19/2025	44	26	0	0	Yes
Andera, Bobbi (R) Yea Arlint, Amber (R) Yea Auch, Julie (R) Yea Aylward, Aaron (R) Yea Bahmuller, Jessica (R) Yea Bathke, Jeff (R) Nay Baxter, Heather (R) Yea Czmowski, Tim (R) Nay Degroot, Roger (R) Nay Derby, Mike (R) Nay Duffy, Steve (R) Nay Emery, Eric (D) Nay Fitzgerald, Mary (R) Yea Garcia, Josephine (R) Yea Goodwin, Timothy (R) Yea Gosch, Spencer (R) Yea Greenfield, Lana (R) Yea Halverson, Jim (R) Nay Hansen, Jon (R) Yea Healy, Erin (D) Nay Heermann, Mellissa (R) Nay Heinemann, Leslie (R) Yea Hughes, John (R) Yea Hunt, Jana (R) Yea Ismay, Travis (R) Yea Jamison, Greg (R) Nay Jensen, Phil (R) Yea Jordan, Dylan (R) Yea Jorgenson, Terri (R) Yea Kassin, Chris (R) Yea Kayser, Tony (R) Yea Kolbeck, Jack (R) Nay Kull, David (R) Nay Ladner, Trish (R) Yea Lems, Karla (R) Yea Manhart, Logan (R) Yea Massie, Curt (R) Yea May, Elizabeth (R) Yea Moore, Scott (R) Nay Mortenson, Will (R) Yea Muckey, Erik (D) Nay Mulally, Tina (R) Yea Mulder, Brian (R) Yea Nolz, Kaley (R) Yea Novstrup, Al (R) Yea Odenbach, Scott (R) Yea Overweg, Marty (R) Yea Peterson, Drew (R) Yea Pourier, Peri (D) Yea Randolph, Tony (R) Yea Reder, Christopher (R) Yea Rehfeldt, Taylor (R) Yea Reimer, Rebecca (R) Nay Reisch, Timothy (R) Nay Rice, Kathy (R) Yea Roby, Matt (R) Yea Roe, Kent (R) Nay Schaefbauer, Brandei (R) Yea Schwans, Tesa (R) Yea Shorma, William (R) Nay Sjaarda, John (R) Yea Soye, Bethany (R) Yea Stevens, Mike (R) Nay Uhre-Balk, Nicole (D) Nay Van Diepen, Kevin (R) Nay Vasgaard, Richard (R) Nay Walburg, Tim (R) Nay Weems, Keri (R) Nay Weisgram, Mike (R) Nay Wittman, Kadyn (D) Nay
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Do Pass Amended	03/5/2025	5	2	0	0	Yes
Duhamel, Helene (R) Yea Nelson, Lauren (R) Yea Reed, Tim (R) Nay Rohl, Michael (R) Yea Schoenfish, Kyle (R) Yea Smith, Jamie (D) Nay Wheeler, David (R) Yea
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Do Pass Amended	03/10/2025	30	4	0	1	Yes
Beal, Arch (R) Yea Blanc, Greg (R) Yea Carley, John (R) Yea Crabtree, Casey (R) Yea Davis, Sydney (R) Yea Deibert, Randy (R) Yea Duhamel, Helene (R) Yea Foster, Red (D) Absent Grove, Tamara (R) Yea Hohn, Joy (R) Yea Howard, Taffy (R) Yea Hulse, Amber (R) Yea Jensen, Kevin (R) Yea Karr, Chris (R) Yea Kolbeck, Steve (R) Yea Lapka, Mark (R) Yea Larson, Elizabeth (D) Nay Lucas-Peterson, Sue (R) Yea Marty, Sam (R) Yea Mehlhaff, Jim (R) Yea Miskimins, Paul (R) Yea Nelson, Lauren (R) Yea Otten, Ernie (R) Yea Perry, Carl (R) Yea Pischke, Tom (R) Yea Reed, Tim (R) Nay Rohl, Michael (R) Yea Sauder, Stephanie (R) Yea Schoenfish, Kyle (R) Yea Smith, Jamie (D) Nay Vilhauer, Glen (R) Yea Voight, Curt (R) Yea Voita, Mykala (R) Yea Wheeler, David (R) Nay Zikmund, Larry (R) Yea
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Failed to concur, appoint Conference Committee	03/11/2025	35	34	0	1	Yes
Andera, Bobbi (R) Nay Arlint, Amber (R) Yea Auch, Julie (R) Nay Aylward, Aaron (R) Nay Bahmuller, Jessica (R) Nay Bathke, Jeff (R) Yea Baxter, Heather (R) Nay Czmowski, Tim (R) Yea Degroot, Roger (R) Yea Derby, Mike (R) Yea Duffy, Steve (R) Yea Emery, Eric (D) Yea Fitzgerald, Mary (R) Yea Garcia, Josephine (R) Nay Goodwin, Timothy (R) Nay Gosch, Spencer (R) Nay Greenfield, Lana (R) Nay Halverson, Jim (R) Yea Hansen, Jon (R) Nay Healy, Erin (D) Yea Heermann, Mellissa (R) Yea Heinemann, Leslie (R) Nay Hughes, John (R) Nay Hunt, Jana (R) Nay Ismay, Travis (R) Nay Jamison, Greg (R) Yea Jensen, Phil (R) Nay Jordan, Dylan (R) Nay Jorgenson, Terri (R) Nay Kassin, Chris (R) Yea Kayser, Tony (R) Nay Kolbeck, Jack (R) Yea Kull, David (R) Yea Ladner, Trish (R) Yea Lems, Karla (R) Nay Manhart, Logan (R) Nay Massie, Curt (R) Yea May, Elizabeth (R) Nay Moore, Scott (R) Yea Mortenson, Will (R) Yea Muckey, Erik (D) Yea Mulally, Tina (R) Nay Mulder, Brian (R) Nay Nolz, Kaley (R) Nay Novstrup, Al (R) Nay Odenbach, Scott (R) Nay Overweg, Marty (R) Nay Peterson, Drew (R) Yea Pourier, Peri (D) Absent Randolph, Tony (R) Nay Reder, Christopher (R) Nay Rehfeldt, Taylor (R) Yea Reimer, Rebecca (R) Yea Reisch, Timothy (R) Yea Rice, Kathy (R) Nay Roby, Matt (R) Yea Roe, Kent (R) Yea Schaefbauer, Brandei (R) Nay Schwans, Tesa (R) Nay Shorma, William (R) Yea Sjaarda, John (R) Nay Soye, Bethany (R) Nay Stevens, Mike (R) Yea Uhre-Balk, Nicole (D) Yea Van Diepen, Kevin (R) Yea Vasgaard, Richard (R) Yea Walburg, Tim (R) Yea Weems, Keri (R) Yea Weisgram, Mike (R) Yea Wittman, Kadyn (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

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