The Senate took up 69 bills: 36 together on the consent calendar, then 33 one by one, listed below by bill.
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title = {The Senate, Thursday, March 7, 2024},
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note = {Accessed 19 Oct. 2026}
}The Senate journal does not record who spoke for or against a motion, so this is the vote record without the debate.
The record does not say what order these came in: the journal page is cited on only a few of them, so they are listed by bill.
Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-0533s, 4–2.
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled
In the record: Special Order to 03/21/2024, Without Objection
Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-0867s, 5–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2024-0867s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 3–2.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed 14–10 on a roll call
Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-0866, 3–2.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2024-0866s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 14–10 on a roll call
Senate Commerce recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-0792s, 5–0.
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled
In the record: Special Order to 03/21/2024, Without Objection
Senate Commerce recommended Interim Study (IS), 5–0.
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled
In the record: Special Order to 03/21/2024, Without Objection
Senate Education recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-0786s, 3–1.
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled
In the record: Special Order to 03/21/2024, Without Objection
Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 4–1.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2024-0975s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 3–2.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed 16–8 on a roll call
Reconsider (Vote again on a decision)
Motion Passed: Vote Reopened on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. Donna Soucy (D - SD18).
In the record: Reconsider the following action taken by this Body: Rescind Order to Third Reading and Reconsider the Vote on Ought to Pass
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed 18–6 on a roll call
Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 3–2.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed 18–6 on a roll call
Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-0865s, 3–2.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2024-0865s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Transportation recommended Interim Study (IS), 4–0.
Interim Study (IS, Study the bill after the session)
Motion Passed: Sent to Interim Study on a voice vote
In the record: Refer to Interim Study
Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 7–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-0795s, 7–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2024-0795s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Ways and Means recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-0824s, 3–2.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2024-0824s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-0811s, 3–2.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2024-0811s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 14–10 on a roll call
Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 5–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Judiciary recommended Interim Study (IS), 5–0.
Interim Study (IS, Study the bill after the session)
Motion Passed: Sent to Interim Study on a voice vote
In the record: Refer to Interim Study
Senate Transportation recommended Interim Study (IS), 4–0.
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Passed: Bill Tabled on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. Carrie Gendreau (R - SD1).
In the record: Laid on Table
Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-0799s, 7–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2024-0799s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Education recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 3–1.
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled
In the record: Special Order to 03/21/2024, Without Objection
Senate Judiciary recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 3–2.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
Senate Health and Human Services recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 4–1.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2024-0985s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 3–2.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed 14–10 on a roll call
Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-0861s, 5–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2024-0861s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Passed: Bill Tabled on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. Sharon Carson (R - SD14).
In the record: Laid on Table
Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 5–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Judiciary recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 3–2.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 16–8 on a roll call
Senate Ways and Means recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 4–1.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Transportation recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 4–0.
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled
In the record: Special Order to The beginning of the Calendar, Without Objection
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed 24–0 on a roll call
Senate Energy and Natural Resources recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-0787s, 4–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2024-0787s, 2024-1009s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
In the record: Ought to Pass with Amendment s 2024-0787s, and 2024-1009s
Senate Transportation recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 4–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Energy and Natural Resources recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-0791s, 4–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2024-0791s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Executive Departments and Administration recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 5–0.
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled
In the record: Special Order to The beginning of the Calendar, Without Objection
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote