South Dakota SB 135 — protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers.
South Dakota, 2026. SB 135: protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers.
Latest action
March 30, 2026 — Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 549
Summary
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Sponsors
- Hansen — primary sponsor
- Karr — primary sponsor
- Andera — primary sponsor
- Aylward — primary sponsor
- Baxter — primary sponsor
- Greenfield — primary sponsor
- Heinemann — primary sponsor
- Hohn — primary sponsor
- Howard — primary sponsor
- Lapka — primary sponsor
- Lems — primary sponsor
- May — primary sponsor
- Nelson (Lauren) — primary sponsor
- Nolz — primary sponsor
- Novstrup — primary sponsor
- Odenbach — primary sponsor
- Peterson (Sue) — primary sponsor
- Voita — primary sponsor
Bill text
Introduced Read version ↗ Read version ↗
Senate Engrossed Read version ↗ Read version ↗
House State Affairs Engrossed Read version ↗ Read version ↗
Enrolled Read version ↗ Read version ↗
135F Read version ↗
135G Read version ↗
Recorded votes
Do Pass Amended
March 2, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 11 · no: 0 · excused: 2 · absent: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (13)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Odenbach | yes |
| Overweg | yes |
| Schaefbauer | yes |
| Reisch | excused |
| May | yes |
| Lems | yes |
| Jamison | yes |
| Heinemann | yes |
| Healy | yes |
| Hansen | yes |
| Gosch | yes |
| Emery | excused |
| Bahmuller | yes |
Concurred in amendments
March 10, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 33 · no: 1 · 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) | yes |
| 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 |
Do Pass
February 18, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 5 · no: 4 · excused: 0 · absent: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (9)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Mehlhaff | no |
| Perry | yes |
| Voight | yes |
| Pischke | yes |
| Larson | no |
| Kolbeck (Steve) | no |
| Karr | yes |
| Jensen (Kevin) | yes |
| Deibert | no |
Do Pass Amended
March 5, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 60 · no: 7 · excused: 3 · absent: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (70)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hansen | yes |
| Wittman | yes |
| Weisgram | yes |
| Weems | yes |
| Walburg | yes |
| Van Diepen | yes |
| Uhre-Balk | yes |
| Stevens | yes |
| Soye | excused |
| Sjaarda | yes |
| Shubeck | yes |
| Shorma | no |
| Schwans | yes |
| Schaefbauer | yes |
| Roe | no |
| Roby | yes |
| Rice | yes |
| Reisch | no |
| 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 | no |
| 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 | excused |
| Baxter | yes |
| Bathke | excused |
| Bahmuller | yes |
| Aylward | yes |
| Auch | yes |
| Arlint | yes |
| Andera | yes |
| Moore | no |
| May | yes |
| Massie | yes |
| Manhart | no |
| Lems | yes |
| Ladner | yes |
| Kull | yes |
| Kolbeck (Jack) | no |
| Kayser | yes |
| Kassin | yes |
| Jorgenson | yes |
| Jordan | yes |
| Jensen (Phil) | yes |
| Jamison | yes |
| Ismay | yes |
Motion to amend
February 20, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 30 · no: 4 · excused: 1 · absent: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (35)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Zikmund | yes |
| Wipf | yes |
| Voita | no |
| 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 | yes |
| Marty | yes |
| Larson | yes |
| Lapka | yes |
| Kolbeck (Steve) | yes |
| Karr | yes |
| Jensen (Kevin) | no |
| Hulse | yes |
| Howard | no |
| Hohn | yes |
| Grove | yes |
| Foster | yes |
| Duhamel | yes |
| Deibert | yes |
| Davis | yes |
| Crabtree | yes |
| Carley | no |
| Blanc | yes |
| Beal | excused |
Do Pass Amended
February 20, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 34 · no: 0 · 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 | yes |
| Marty | yes |
| Larson | yes |
| Lapka | yes |
| Kolbeck (Steve) | yes |
| 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 S.J. 549
- Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-12 S.J. 539
- Signed by the Speaker H.J. 560
- Signed by the President S.J. 525
- Senate Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 33, NAYS 1 S.J. 511
- House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 60, NAYS 7 H.J. 523
- Remove from Consent Calendar H.J. 509
- Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
- State Affairs Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 0
- State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 135G
- Scheduled for hearing
- First read in House and referred to House State Affairs H.J. 416
- Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 343
- Senate Motion to amend , Passed, YEAS 30, NAYS 4 S.J. 343 Amendment 135F
- Senate Deferred to another day , Passed, S.J. 309
- State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 4 S.J. 25
- Scheduled for hearing
- First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 120
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