2020 Legislative Session - Recap
The final week of the legislative session ended on Thursday, March 12th as legislators worked into the night as they completed the main part of their session for the year and passed a balanced budget. The lawmakers approved a 2% boost to funding for salary of teachers, state employees and people who work for non-profits with government funding in passing a budget that will start in July.
Legislators also approved a $3.5 million dollar proposal to legalize industrial hemp in South Dakota. There was also funding approved for building several university buildings and to repair aging bridges.
The legislature reconvened on Monday, March 30th, for the final day of session. This day is reserved for legislators to consider any vetoes.
Below are the bills that affected the alcoholic beverage/video lottery industry during the 2020 Legislative session and their outcome. A copy of each bill is also available at the following web address: www.sdlegislature.gov .
SENATE BILLS:
Bill No. SB 68
Sponsor: House Representatives: Reed, Barthel, Duba, Saba, Greenfield (Lana), Johns, Mills, Qualm, Rasmussen, Smith (Jamie), Steele, Willadsen, and Zikmund; and Senators: Steinhaurer, Curd, Duhamel, Ewing, Foster, Langer, Nesiba, Novstrup, Schoenbeck, Soholt, and Wismer
Title: To authorize a county gross receipts tax.
Status: Deferred to the 41st Day (6-1)
Bill No. SB 84
Sponsors: House Representatives: Rounds Barthel, Beal, Bordeaux, Borglum, Duba,
Duvall, Finck, Goodwin, Greenfield (Lana), Koth, Miskimins, Olson, Overweg,
Perry, Qualm, Reed, Reimer, Smith (Jamie), Steele, Wangsness, Weis, and
Zikmund; and Senators: Blare, Curd, Duhamel, Ewing, Lake, Langer, Novstrup,
Otten (Ernie), Smith (VJ), Soholt, White, Wiik, and Wismer
Title: To authorize animals in-training to enter certain establishments.
Status: SIGNED BY GOVERNOR – March 24, 2020
SJR 2
Sponsors: House of Representatives: Johns, Barthel, Beal, Bordeaux, Borglum, Chaffee, Chase, Deutsch, Diedrich, Goodwin, Gosch, Hammock, Johnson (David), Livermont, McCleerey, Olson, Otten (Herman), Pischke, Reed, Rounds, Smith (Jamie), and Willadsen; and Senators: Ewing, Castleberry, Curd, Duhamel, Foster, Heinert, Klumb, Kolbeck, Langer, Maher, Monroe, Partridge, Russell, Schoenbeck, Schoenfish, Smith (VJ), Soholt, and Youngberg
Title: Proposing and submitting to the voters an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, providing wagering on sporting events and to revise provisions regarding certain municipal proceeds of gaming revenues.
Status: Passed the Senate (24-10); Passed the House (36-27). WILL BE ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER.
HOUSE BILLS:
Bill No. HB 1021
Sponsors: The Committee on Commerce and Energy at the request of the Department of Revenue
Title: To revise certain provisions regarding the South Dakota Lottery Commission
Status: SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR – February 19, 2020
Bill No. HB 1063
Sponsors: House Representatives: Perry, Bartels, Deutsch, Glanzer, Goodwin, Greenfield (Lana), Hammock, Jensen (Kevin), Koth, Miskimins, Peterson (Sue), Qualm, and Steele; and Senators: Novstrup, Kolbeck, Rusch, Schoenbeck, Smith (VJ), and Soholt
Title: To revise certain provisions regarding the purchase, distribution, and sale of
tobacco products to persons under the age of twenty-one.
Status: SIGNED BY GOVERNOR – March 2, 2020
Bill No. HB 1064
Sponsors: House Representatives: Perry, Bartels, Borglum, Chaffee, Deutsch, Glanzer,
Greenfield (Lana), Hammock, Jensen (Kevin), Lesmeister, Peterson (Sue),
Qualm, Rasmussen, Reed, Reimer, and York; and Senators: Novstrup
Title: To restrict certain vapor products.
Status: Deferred to the 41st day (8-5)
Bill No. HB 1073
Sponsors: House Representatives: Hunhoff, Anderson, Barthel, Beal, Chase, Duba, Duvall,
Goodwin, Gosch, Hansen, Jensen (Kevin), Johns, McCleerey, Olson, Peterson
(Kent), Post, Qualm, Rasmussen, Reed, Reimer, Rounds, Sullivan, Wiese, and
York; and Senators: Ewing, Curd, Greenfield (Brock), Kennedy, Kolbeck, Langer,
Maher, Novstrup, Partridge, Schoenbeck, Soholt, Steinhauer, White, and Wiik.
Title: To authorize special event alcohol licenses for full-service restaurant licensees.
Status: SIGNED BY GOVERNOR – March 9, 2020
Bill No. HB 1081
Sponsors: House Representatives: Reed, Anderson, Bartels, Beal, Borglum, Duba, Duvall,
Finck, Gross, Hunhoff, Johnson (David), Olson, Post, Reimer, Rounds, and Smith
(Jamie); and Senators: Smith (VJ), Duhamel, Kolbeck, Partridge, Schoenbeck,
Schoenfish, and Soholt
Title: To exempt from alcoholic beverage regulations certain uses of alcohol by post-
secondary institutions.
Status: SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR – March 2, 2020
Bill No. HB 1098
Sponsors: House Representatives: Hansen, Bartels, Barthel, Borglum, Deutsch, Finck,
Goodwin, Greenfield (Lana), Hammock, Jensen (Kevin), Miskimins, Mulally,
Perry, Peterson (Kent), Pischke, Qualm, Rasmussen, Reed, Reimer, Wangsness,
and Zikmund; and Senators: Langer, Ewing, Novstrup, Otten (Ernie), Partridge,
Schoenbeck, Soholt, and Stalzer
Title: To authorize certain off-sale licenses for certain entities and to declare an
emergency.
Status: Deferred to 41st day (12-1)
Bill No. HB 1099
Sponsors: House Representatives York, Bartels, Barthel, Borglum, Chaffee, Greenfield (Lana), Perry, Reimer, and Wiese; and Senators: Novstrup, Ewing, Greenfield (Brock), Schoenbeck, Smith (VJ), Soholt, Steinhauer, and Wismer
Title: To authorize counties to impose temporary sales and use tax and to issue
revenue bonds to fund certain county infrastructure construction.
Status: Failed on House Floor (35-32)
Sponsors: House Representatives: Hansen, Bartels, Barthel, Bordeaux, Borglum, Dennert,
Finck, Goodwin, Gosch, Hammock, Qualm, Smith (Jamie) Wangsness, and
Zikmund, and Senators: Langer, Curd, Ewing, Jensen (Phil), Monroe, Partridge,
and White
Title: To authorize the consumption of alcohol in certain common areas.
Status: Withdrawn at the request of the prime sponsor
Bill No. HB 1249
Sponsors: House Representatives: Mills, Brunner, Deutsch, Finck, Goodwin, Hammock
Hansen, Haugaard, Latterell, Perry, Peterson (Sue), Post, Qualm, Randolph,
Steele, Weis, and Wiese; and Senators: Novstrup, Otten (Ernie), and Steinhauer
Title: To revise certain provisions regarding the operation of the South Dakota Lottery.
Status: Deferred to the 41st day (7-6)
Bill No. HB 1250
Sponsors: House Representatives: Mills, Brunner, Deutsch, Finck, Goodwin, Gross,
Hammock, Hansen, Haugaard, Latterell, Perry, Peterson (Sue), Pischke, Post,
Qualm Rasmussen, Weis, and Wiese; and Senators: Otten (Ernie), Novstrup,
Smith (VJ), and Steinhauer
Title: To increase the state’s percentage of video lottery revenues, to provide for
the deposit of certain excess revenues, and to repeal provisions regarding
video lottery.
Status: Deferred to the 41st day (8-4)
Bill No. HB 1265
Sponsors: House Representative Rounds and Senator Stalzer
Title: To revise provisions regarding off-sale delivery licenses for the delivery of
alcoholic beverages.
Status: Deferred to the 41st day (8-4)
Bill No. HB 1282
Sponsors: House Representatives: Latterell, Brunner, Haugaard, Mills, Rasmussen, and
Steele
Title: To create the lottery repeal and recovery fund and revise provisions regarding
the distribution of state revenue from video lottery.
Status: Deferred to the 41st day (6-5)
We always welcome your input during session regarding the bills that are being proposed or brought forward. Our association and lobbyist work continually over the year to protect the interests of our members and the industry. If you have any issues that you feel need to be addressed, please contact our office so that those topics can be discussed, etc. Our office number is #800-721-1789 or #605-343-1844.
Thank you.
