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SB 64 South Dakota Senate · 2025 Regular Session

revise provisions related to the establishment of an initial parole date.

SB 64 amends South Dakota law to revise how initial parole dates are established for certain offenders. The bill directly affects the state's parole system and individuals subject to parole eligibility. It modifies the statutory provisions governing the calculation or determination of when an offender first becomes eligible for parole consideration. This change updates the legal framework without altering the fundamental right to parole or the overall sentencing structure.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Signed Mar 31, 2025
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What changed between versions

Senate Judiciary Engrossed → Enrolled · 5 edits · Mar 10, 2025
MODERATE
SB 64 enrolls a revised version of legislation that establishes stricter parole eligibility rules for inmates convicted of serious violent offenses committed on or after July 1, 2023. The bill defines specific crimes that make inmates ineligible for parole, requires them to serve their full sentences without sentence reduction credits, and sets initial parole dates based on crime severity for offenses committed before the cutoff date.
Scope change
The bill applies to inmates convicted of specified violent offenses committed on or after July 1, 2023, and modifies parole eligibility rules for those convicted before that date.
ELIGIBILITY

Added a list of 18 specific violent offenses that make inmates ineligible for parole if committed on or after July 1, 2023, including first-degree murder, kidnapping, rape, human trafficking, and aggravated assault against public officials.

Added a list of 11 specific offenses that make inmates ineligible for parole if committed on or after July 1, 2023, including vehicular homicide, aggravated assault, and second-degree burglary.

Modified credit rules to prevent inmates from using earned credits to reduce their sentences, with credits only usable for increased privileges, except for discharge credits which may reduce sentences by up to 15%.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement that courts retain discretion to suspend portions of prison sentences, with the Board of Pardons and Paroles supervising suspended time and able to revoke it for failure to follow release conditions.

TIMELINE

Established July 1, 2023 as the cutoff date for determining which parole restrictions apply to different offenses.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2025 · House Mar 6, 2025

How they voted

33–2
Passed
Total votes 35
Jan 30, 2025
D Democratic3
1 Yea 2 Nay
66% Nay
R Republican32
32 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Amendments
1
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 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by the President S.J. 502
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 63, NAYS 6 H.J. 487
lower
Mar 6, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (62-6-1)
house
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 1 H.J. 9
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First read in House and referred to H.J. 172
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 33, NAYS 2 S.J. 144
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-2)
senate
Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Judiciary Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced
Judiciary Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 64B
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to S.J. 63
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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