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Proposed South Dakota Firearm Legislation HCR6015

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Legislation Overview

Title: Encouraging the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council to form an interim legislative committee to study the role and function of county boards of mental illness.

Subject: Criminal Background Investigation: House Concurrent Resolution: Legislative Study: Mentally Ill Persons: Reports

Description: Encouraging the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council to form an interim legislative committee to study the role and function of county boards of mental illness.

Session: 2026 Regular Session

Last Action: Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1

Last Action Date: March 3, 2026

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

5 sponsors: Erik Muckey (D); Brandon Wipf (R);Eric Emery (D); Josephine Garcia (R); Kadyn Wittman (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 7% (5 of 70)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Mar 3, 2026 Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
Senate Feb 20, 2026 Referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 338
Senate Feb 19, 2026 First Reading Senate S.J. 309
House Feb 18, 2026 House of Representatives Adopt Resolution as amended, Passed, YEAS 46, NAYS 21. H.J. 353
House Feb 11, 2026 Judiciary Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 2.
House Feb 11, 2026 Scheduled for hearing H.J. 1
House Feb 11, 2026 Judiciary Motion to amend, Passed Amendment HCR6015B
House Feb 11, 2026 Amend the amendment, Passed Amendment HCR6015C
House Feb 6, 2026 Referred to House Judiciary H.J. 246
House Feb 4, 2026 First Reading House H.J. 216
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Comm Sub Feb 12, 2026 state link bill text
Introduced Feb 4, 2026 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
House Judiciary Amendment HCR6015B House Judiciary Amendment HCR6015B Feb 11, 2026 State Link amendment text Yes
House Judiciary Amendment HCR6015C House Judiciary Amendment HCR6015C Feb 11, 2026 State Link amendment text Yes
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
02/11/2026 7 2 0 4 Yes
  • Fitzgerald, Mary (R) Nay
  • Hughes, John (R) Absent
  • Hunt, Jana (R) Nay
  • Kull, David (R) Yea
  • Massie, Curt (R) Yea
  • Mortenson, Will (R) Absent
  • Pourier, Peri (D) Yea
  • Reimer, Rebecca (R) Yea
  • Reisch, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Roby, Matt (R) Absent
  • Soye, Bethany (R) Absent
  • Stevens, Mike (R) Yea
  • Walburg, Tim (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/18/2026 46 21 0 3 Yes
  • Andera, Bobbi (R) Yea
  • Arlint, Amber (R) Yea
  • Auch, Julie (R) Nay
  • Aylward, Aaron (R) Nay
  • Bahmuller, Jessica (R) Nay
  • Bathke, Jeff (R) Absent
  • Baxter, Heather (R) Yea
  • Czmowski, Tim (R) Yea
  • Degroot, Roger (R) Yea
  • Derby, Mike (R) Nay
  • Duffy, Steve (R) Yea
  • Emery, Eric (D) Yea
  • Fitzgerald, Mary (R) Yea
  • Fosness, Nicholas (R) Yea
  • Garcia, Josephine (R) Yea
  • Goodwin, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Gosch, Spencer (R) Nay
  • Greenfield, Lana (R) Yea
  • Halverson, Jim (R) Yea
  • Hansen, Jon (R) Nay
  • Healy, Erin (D) Yea
  • Heermann, Mellissa (R) Yea
  • Heinemann, Leslie (R) Yea
  • Hughes, John (R) Yea
  • Hunt, Jana (R) Nay
  • Ismay, Travis (R) Nay
  • Jamison, Greg (R) Yea
  • Jensen, Phil (R) Nay
  • Jordan, Dylan (R) Nay
  • Jorgenson, Terri (R) Yea
  • Kassin, Chris (R) Yea
  • Kayser, Tony (R) Yea
  • Kolbeck, Jack (R) Yea
  • Kull, David (R) Yea
  • Ladner, Trish (R) Yea
  • Lems, Karla (R) Nay
  • Manhart, Logan (R) Yea
  • Massie, Curt (R) Yea
  • May, Elizabeth (R) Nay
  • Moore, Scott (R) Yea
  • Mortenson, Will (R) Yea
  • Muckey, Erik (D) Yea
  • Mulally, Tina (R) Nay
  • Mulder, Brian (R) Yea
  • Nolz, Kaley (R) Nay
  • Novstrup, Al (R) Nay
  • Odenbach, Scott (R) Nay
  • Overweg, Marty (R) Nay
  • Peterson, Drew (R) Yea
  • Pourier, Peri (D) Yea
  • Randolph, Tony (R) Yea
  • Rehfeldt, Taylor (R) Yea
  • Reimer, Rebecca (R) Yea
  • Reisch, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Rice, Kathy (R) Nay
  • Roby, Matt (R) Yea
  • Roe, Kent (R) Yea
  • Schaefbauer, Brandei (R) Absent
  • Schwans, Tesa (R) Nay
  • Shorma, William (R) Yea
  • Shubeck, John (R) Nay
  • Sjaarda, John (R) Nay
  • Soye, Bethany (R) Absent
  • Stevens, Mike (R) Yea
  • Uhre-Balk, Nicole (D) Yea
  • Van Diepen, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Walburg, Tim (R) Yea
  • Weems, Keri (R) Yea
  • Weisgram, Mike (R) Yea
  • Wittman, Kadyn (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

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