SB 120 South Dakota Senate · 2025 Regular Session

update the membership of the Animal Industry Board to include a poultry producer.

SB 120 amends the membership of South Dakota's Animal Industry Board by adding a representative from the poultry industry. This change directly affects the board's composition by ensuring poultry producers have a voice in state animal health and industry regulations. The bill establishes a new voting member position to balance representation across different agricultural sectors. This adjustment modifies the existing statutory requirements for board appointments without altering the board's overall authority or responsibilities.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Feb 20, 2025 Signed Mar 31, 2025

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What changed between versions

Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Engrossed → Enrolled · 3 edits · Mar 11, 2025

MINOR

This bill enrolls the final version of Senate Bill 120, which updates the Animal Industry Board membership requirements to include a poultry producer. The changes add a new required board member category and clarify that poultry is included in the definition of livestock for regulatory purposes.

Scope change

The bill now applies to the Animal Industry Board's composition, requiring one member to be a poultry producer in addition to existing categories like cattleman, sheepman, hog producer, and others.

ELIGIBILITY

Added a requirement that one Animal Industry Board member must be a poultry producer, alongside existing requirements for cattleman, sheepman, hog producer, and other agricultural representatives.

DEFINITION

Clarified that the terms 'livestock,' 'domestic animals,' and 'nondomestic animal' include poultry, with specific examples of covered birds (chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, game birds) while excluding pigeons and doves.

TECHNICAL

Added enrolled version formatting including certification signatures, dates, and official filing information for the 100th Legislative Session of 2025.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2025 · House Mar 10, 2025

How they voted

34–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 35

Feb 19, 2025

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

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 31, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor on 2025-03-31 S.J. 538

executive

Mar 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by the Speaker H.J. 524

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by the President S.J. 511

lower

Mar 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 69, NAYS 0 H.J. 493

lower

Mar 10, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (68-0-1)

house

Mar 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Agriculture and Natural Resources Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Introduced

First read in House and referred to H.J. 344

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 297

upper

Feb 19, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (34-0-1)

senate

Feb 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Agriculture and Natural Resources Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 0

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Introduced

Agriculture and Natural Resources Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 120A

upper

Jan 30, 2025

Committee

Referred to S.J. 142

upper

9 primary · 0 co-sponsors