South Dakota HB 1038 — allow the Public Utilities Commission to assess actual costs to data centers that are customers of public utilities.
South Dakota, 2026. HB 1038: allow the Public Utilities Commission to assess actual costs to data centers that are customers of public utilities.
Latest action
March 30, 2026 — Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 H.J. 579
Summary
No summary was supplied. Use the original legislative source for the bill text.
Sponsors
- Commerce and Energy — primary sponsor
Bill text
Introduced Read version ↗ Read version ↗
House Commerce and Energy Engrossed Read version ↗ Read version ↗
Senate Commerce and Energy Engrossed Read version ↗ Read version ↗
Enrolled Read version ↗ Read version ↗
1038A Read version ↗
1038C Read version ↗
Recorded votes
Do Pass Amended
January 28, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 12 · no: 0 · excused: 1 · absent: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (13)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Lems | yes |
| Bahmuller | yes |
| Weisgram | yes |
| Uhre-Balk | yes |
| Shorma | excused |
| Schwans | yes |
| Peterson (Drew) | yes |
| Nolz | yes |
| Mulally | yes |
| Kayser | yes |
| Greenfield | yes |
| Duffy | yes |
| Aylward | yes |
Do Pass Amended
February 2, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 60 · no: 5 · excused: 5 · absent: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (70)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Uhre-Balk | yes |
| Stevens | yes |
| Soye | excused |
| Sjaarda | yes |
| Shubeck | yes |
| Shorma | yes |
| Schwans | yes |
| Schaefbauer | yes |
| Roe | yes |
| Roby | yes |
| Rice | yes |
| Reisch | yes |
| Reimer | yes |
| Rehfeldt | yes |
| Randolph | excused |
| Pourier | yes |
| Peterson (Drew) | yes |
| Overweg | yes |
| Odenbach | yes |
| Novstrup | yes |
| Nolz | yes |
| Mulder | yes |
| Mulally | no |
| Muckey | yes |
| Mortenson | excused |
| Moore | yes |
| May | yes |
| Massie | yes |
| Manhart | no |
| Lems | yes |
| Ladner | excused |
| Kull | yes |
| Kolbeck (Jack) | yes |
| Kayser | yes |
| Kassin | yes |
| Jorgenson | yes |
| Jordan | no |
| Jensen (Phil) | no |
| Jamison | yes |
| Ismay | yes |
| Hunt | yes |
| Hughes | yes |
| Heinemann | yes |
| Heermann | yes |
| Healy | yes |
| Halverson | yes |
| Greenfield | yes |
| Gosch | yes |
| Goodwin | yes |
| Garcia | no |
| Fosness | yes |
| Fitzgerald | yes |
| Emery | yes |
| Duffy | yes |
| Derby | yes |
| DeGroot | yes |
| Czmowski | yes |
| Baxter | yes |
| Bathke | excused |
| Bahmuller | yes |
| Aylward | yes |
| Auch | yes |
| Arlint | yes |
| Andera | yes |
| Hansen | yes |
| Wittman | yes |
| Weisgram | yes |
| Weems | yes |
| Walburg | yes |
| Van Diepen | yes |
Do Pass Amended
March 5, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 7 · no: 2 · excused: 0 · absent: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (9)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Crabtree | yes |
| Peterson (Sue) | yes |
| Perry | yes |
| Larson | yes |
| Kolbeck (Steve) | no |
| Karr | yes |
| Hohn | yes |
| Deibert | yes |
| Mehlhaff | no |
Concurred in amendments
March 10, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 67 · no: 0 · excused: 3 · absent: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (70)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Uhre-Balk | yes |
| Stevens | yes |
| Soye | excused |
| Sjaarda | yes |
| Shubeck | yes |
| Shorma | yes |
| Schwans | yes |
| Schaefbauer | yes |
| Roe | yes |
| Roby | yes |
| Rice | yes |
| Reisch | yes |
| Reimer | yes |
| Rehfeldt | yes |
| Randolph | yes |
| Pourier | yes |
| Peterson (Drew) | yes |
| Overweg | yes |
| Odenbach | yes |
| Novstrup | yes |
| Nolz | yes |
| Mulder | yes |
| Mulally | yes |
| Muckey | yes |
| Mortenson | yes |
| Moore | yes |
| May | excused |
| Massie | yes |
| Manhart | yes |
| Lems | yes |
| Ladner | yes |
| Kull | yes |
| Kolbeck (Jack) | yes |
| Kayser | yes |
| Kassin | yes |
| Jorgenson | yes |
| Jordan | yes |
| Jensen (Phil) | yes |
| Jamison | yes |
| Ismay | yes |
| Hunt | yes |
| Hughes | yes |
| Heinemann | yes |
| Heermann | yes |
| Healy | yes |
| Halverson | yes |
| Greenfield | yes |
| Gosch | yes |
| Goodwin | yes |
| Garcia | yes |
| Fosness | yes |
| Fitzgerald | yes |
| Emery | yes |
| Duffy | yes |
| Derby | yes |
| DeGroot | yes |
| Czmowski | yes |
| Baxter | yes |
| Bathke | excused |
| Bahmuller | yes |
| Aylward | yes |
| Auch | yes |
| Arlint | yes |
| Andera | yes |
| Hansen | yes |
| Wittman | yes |
| Weisgram | yes |
| Weems | yes |
| Walburg | yes |
| Van Diepen | yes |
Do Pass Amended
March 9, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 32 · no: 2 · excused: 1 · absent: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (35)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Zikmund | yes |
| Wipf | yes |
| Voita | yes |
| Voight | yes |
| Vilhauer | yes |
| Smith | yes |
| Schoenfish | yes |
| Sauder | yes |
| Rohl | yes |
| Reed | yes |
| Pischke | yes |
| Peterson (Sue) | yes |
| Perry | yes |
| Otten | yes |
| Nelson (Lauren) | yes |
| Miskimins | yes |
| Mehlhaff | no |
| Marty | yes |
| Larson | yes |
| Lapka | yes |
| Kolbeck (Steve) | no |
| Karr | yes |
| Jensen (Kevin) | yes |
| Hulse | yes |
| Howard | yes |
| Hohn | yes |
| Grove | yes |
| Foster | yes |
| Duhamel | yes |
| Deibert | yes |
| Davis | yes |
| Crabtree | yes |
| Carley | yes |
| Blanc | yes |
| Beal | excused |
Legislative history
- Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 H.J. 579
- Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-12 H.J. 574
- Signed by the President S.J. 528
- Signed by the Speaker H.J. 560
- House of Representatives Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 67, NAYS 0 H.J. 548
- Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 2 S.J. 494
- Commerce and Energy Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 2
- Commerce and Energy Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1038C
- Scheduled for hearing
- Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
- First read in Senate and referred to Senate Commerce and Energy S.J. 170
- House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 60, NAYS 5 H.J. 196
- Commerce and Energy Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0 H.J. 11
- Commerce and Energy Motion to amend , Passed, H.J. 11 Amendment 1038A
- Scheduled for hearing
- First read in House and referred to House Commerce and Energy H.J. 11
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