HB 1262 South Dakota House · 2026 Regular Session

make an appropriation for a non-residential, school-based, therapeutic services facility in Brown County and to declare an emergency.

HB 1262 appropriates $2 million from the general fund to construct a juvenile corrections center in Brown County, including necessary infrastructure like utilities and equipment. The bill directs the Department of Corrections to manage the project, with the Bureau of Human Resources overseeing design and construction. It declares an emergency to expedite funding, requiring immediate use of the allocated funds for the facility's completion. The bill does not affect specific individuals but directly provides resources for a state-run juvenile corrections facility in Brown County.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Feb 4, 2026 Signed Mar 30, 2026
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Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2026 · House Feb 26, 2026

How they voted

304
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Mar 4, 2026
D Democratic3
2 Yea 1 Nay
66% Yea
R Republican32
28 Yea 3 Nay 1
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 30, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 H.J. 580
executive
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President S.J. 506
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 529
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 30, NAYS 4 S.J. 463
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (30-4-1)
senate
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Deferred to another day , Passed, S.J. 443
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Introduced
First read in Senate and referral to committee waived pursuant to JR 6D-1 S.J. 425
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 61, NAYS 5 H.J. 458
lower
Feb 26, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (61-5-4)
house
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee on Appropriations Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 14, NAYS 2 J.J. 29
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Education Referred as Amended to , Passed, YEAS 15, NAYS 0
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Introduced
Education Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1262A
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Introduced
First read in House and referred to House Education H.J. 218
lower
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors