HB 1303 South Dakota House · 2026 Regular Session

promote the future success and development of South Dakota.

This bill (HB 1303) is a procedural resolution stating the Legislature's intent to "promote the future success and development of South Dakota." It contains no specific policy mechanisms, funding provisions, or defined actions. The bill does not identify any particular groups affected or outline how promotion would occur. As a general statement of legislative purpose without concrete policy changes, it serves as an aspirational declaration rather than a substantive law.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Governor
Introduced Feb 25, 2026 Last action Mar 9, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2026 · House Feb 24, 2026

How they voted

330
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 35
Mar 9, 2026
D Democratic3
2 Yea 1
66% Yea
R Republican32
31 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Tabled , Passed, YEAS 33, NAYS 0 S.J. 499
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Deferred to another day , Passed, S.J. 478
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 0 S.J. 39
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Introduced
First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 398
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 57, NAYS 9 H.J. 428
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 2
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Referred to House State Affairs H.J. 237
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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