SB 124 South Dakota Senate · 2025 Regular Session

establish the Incarceration Task Force.

SB 124 establishes the Incarceration Task Force in South Dakota to address issues related to the state's prison system. The bill creates a committee tasked with reviewing incarceration practices and making recommendations to improve the correctional system. This task force will directly affect state policymakers and correctional facilities by providing a structured body to analyze and propose changes to how the state handles imprisonment. The legislation focuses on creating an organized approach to examining current incarceration policies rather than implementing specific immediate changes.
Bill status in committee 2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Failed
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Last action Feb 25, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2025

How they voted

1520
Failed
Total votes 35
Feb 25, 2025
D Democratic3
1 Yea 2 Nay
66% Nay
R Republican32
14 Yea 18 Nay
56% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Feb 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 15, NAYS 20 S.J. 378
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced
Senate Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 377 Amendment 124C
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Vote failed
Senate Vote: fail (15-20)
senate
Feb 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 4 S.J. 1
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Introduced
First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 137
upper
14 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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