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
15–20
Failed
Total votes 35
Feb 25, 2025
D
Democratic3
66% Nay
R
Republican32
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
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Aaron Aylward
RRepublican
P
Brandei Schaefbauer
RRepublican
P
Carl Perry
RRepublican
P
Dylan Jordan
RRepublican
P
Eric Emery
DDemocratic
P
Julie Auch
RRepublican
P
Karla Lems
RRepublican
P
Kevin Jensen
RRepublican
P
Liz May
RRepublican
P
Peri Pourier
RRepublican
P
Phil Jensen
RRepublican
P
Red Dawn Foster
DDemocratic
P
Scott Moore
RRepublican
P
Travis Ismay
RRepublican
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