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Proposed South Dakota Firearm Legislation SB81

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Prohibit the use of a firearms code for transactions involving firearms, accessories, components, and ammunition and to provide a civil penalty therefor.

Subject: Banks and Banking: Confidential Information: Firearms: Penalty: Trade

Description: Prohibit the use of a firearms code for transactions involving firearms, accessories, components, and ammunition and to provide a civil penalty therefor.

Session: 2025 Regular Session

Last Action: Commerce and Energy Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 1.

Last Action Date: January 28, 2025

Sponsors

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13 sponsors: Terri Jorgenson (R); Jim Mehlhaff (R); Aaron Aylward (R); Heather Baxter (R); Casey Crabtree (R); Tamara Grove (R); Lauren Nelson (R); Carl Perry (R); Sue Lucas-Peterson (R); Tom Pischke (R); Christopher Reder (R); John Sjaarda (R); Mykala Voita (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 37% (13 of 35)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Jan 28, 2025 Scheduled for hearing
Senate Jan 28, 2025 Commerce and Energy Motion to amend, Passed Amendment 81A
Senate Jan 28, 2025 Commerce and Energy Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 1.
Senate Jan 21, 2025 First read in Senate and referred to Senate Commerce and Energy S.J. 62
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Comm Sub Jan 28, 2025 state link bill text
Introduced Jan 17, 2025 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
Senate Commerce and Energy Amendment 81A Senate Commerce and Energy Amendment 81A Jan 28, 2025 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
01/28/2025 8 1 0 0 Yes
  • Beal, Arch (R) Yea
  • Crabtree, Casey (R) Yea
  • Deibert, Randy (R) Yea
  • Hohn, Joy (R) Yea
  • Karr, Chris (R) Yea
  • Kolbeck, Steve (R) Yea
  • Larson, Elizabeth (D) Nay
  • Lucas-Peterson, Sue (R) Yea
  • Perry, Carl (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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