SB 15 South Dakota Senate · 2025 Regular Session

expand the policy advisory committee for animal damage control.

This bill proposes to expand the Animal Damage Control Policy Advisory Committee in South Dakota. The legislation would increase the number of committee members and potentially adjust their qualifications to better represent various stakeholders involved in managing wildlife damage. Changes would affect state agencies responsible for wildlife management and the advisory committee members themselves. The bill aims to improve the committee's structure without specifying new powers or funding allocations.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Signed Mar 13, 2025
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Introduced Enrolled · 2 edits · Mar 4, 2025
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The document transitioned from a browser compatibility error page to the full text of an enrolled South Dakota Senate Bill 15, which creates a policy advisory committee for animal damage control. This committee will include state officials and representatives from various agricultural and wildlife organizations to review and recommend animal damage control policies.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on establishing an advisory committee for animal damage control, with no substantive policy changes to the committee's composition or functions.
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Added the full text of Senate Bill 15 including the enrolled version with signatures from the Governor and legislative officers, replacing the initial browser error message.

REQUIREMENT

Established a new policy advisory committee for animal damage control consisting of state officials and representatives from eight specific organizations including cattlemen, farmers, and wildlife groups.

Floor votes · House Mar 3, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
9
Committee
2
Mar 13, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 2025-03-13 S.J. 529
executive
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 470
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by the President S.J. 443
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 68, NAYS 1 H.J. 436
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Agriculture and Natural Resources Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Introduced
First read in House and referred to H.J. 120
lower
Jan 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 35, NAYS 0 S.J. 90
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Agriculture and Natural Resources Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 10
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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