---
type: "Bill"
title: "repeal the use of explosives, pyrotechnics, and fireworks for the protection of sunflower crops from depredating birds."
description: "repeal the use of explosives, pyrotechnics, and fireworks for the protection of sunflower crops from depredating birds."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 1015"
citation: "South Dakota HB 1015 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture and Horticulture", "Explosives"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-09"
last_action: "2018-02-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e3484d13-f117-4dd3-9ee2-d0cd0a9a53b6"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?Bill=1015&Session=2018"
source_hash: "a659fbf168cfb6973b06a7d1ddd7c899599aaaee574c3f0c3fc94efaa9f3ccb0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sd"]
---

# South Dakota HB 1015 (2018) — repeal the use of explosives, pyrotechnics, and fireworks for the protection of sunflower crops from depredating birds.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Printed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?File=HB1015P.htm&Session=2018&Version=Printed&Bill=1015)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?File=HB1015ENR.htm&Session=2018&Version=Enrolled&Bill=1015)

## Votes

- Do Pass - 2018HB 1015, HB 1035, HB 1037, HB 1046, HB 1047, HB 1030 — **33–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass - 2018 — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass - 2018HB 1011, HB 1015, HB 1039, HB 1047, HB 1030 — **60–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass - 2018 — **13–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Agriculture and Natural Resources — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-09** First read in House and referred to House Agriculture and Natural Resources H.J. 20 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-18** Scheduled for hearing
- **2018-01-18** Agriculture and Natural Resources Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0. H.J. 88 `committee-passage`
- **2018-01-18** Placed on consent, Passed
- **2018-01-19** House of Representatives Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 60, NAYS 0. H.J. 117 `passage`
- **2018-01-22** First read in Senate and referred to Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources S.J. 177 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-25** Scheduled for hearing
- **2018-01-25** Agriculture and Natural Resources Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0. S.J. 236 `committee-passage`
- **2018-01-25** Placed on consent, Passed
- **2018-01-30** Senate Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 33, NAYS 0. S.J. 272 `passage`
- **2018-01-31** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 266
- **2018-02-01** Signed by the President S.J. 338
- **2018-02-02** Delivered to the Governor on February 02, 2018 H.J. 310 `executive-receipt`
- **2018-02-06** Signed by the Governor on February 5, 2018 H.J. 352 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e3484d13-f117-4dd3-9ee2-d0cd0a9a53b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).