---
type: "Bill"
title: "update and revise certain references and provisions regarding state agencies and the employment of certain public employees."
description: "update and revise certain references and provisions regarding state agencies and the employment of certain public employees."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 1018"
citation: "South Dakota HB 1018 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Legislature and Statutes", "Public Officers and Employees", "State Affairs and Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-09"
last_action: "2018-02-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/832f9cd6-b381-47f9-a206-6102caf42675"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?Bill=1018&Session=2018"
source_hash: "155c605aa0f20f0fd64f31b604b67ec7dd7abc51b5af8be6a0206e130e83b815"
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 1018 (2018) — update and revise certain references and provisions regarding state agencies and the employment of certain public employees.

## 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=HB1018P.htm&Session=2018&Version=Printed&Bill=1018)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?File=HB1018ENR.htm&Session=2018&Version=Enrolled&Bill=1018)

## Votes

- Do Pass - 2018 — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass - 2018 — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass - 2018HB 1010, HB 1018, HB 1023, HB 1038, HB 1042 — **63–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass - 2018HB 1018, HB 1023, SB 153, SB 209, HB 1115, SB 144 — **35–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- State Affairs — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-09** First read in House and referred to House Commerce and Energy H.J. 20 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-19** Scheduled for hearing
- **2018-01-19** Commerce and Energy Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0. H.J. 106 `committee-passage`
- **2018-01-19** Placed on consent, Passed
- **2018-01-22** House of Representatives Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 63, NAYS 0. H.J. 131 `passage`
- **2018-01-23** First read in Senate and referred to Senate Commerce and Energy S.J. 201 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-06** Scheduled for hearing
- **2018-02-06** Commerce and Energy Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0. S.J. 382 `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-06** Placed on consent, Passed
- **2018-02-07** Senate Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 35, NAYS 0. S.J. 403 `passage`
- **2018-02-12** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 413
- **2018-02-20** Signed by the President S.J. 513
- **2018-02-21** Delivered to the Governor on February 21, 2018 H.J. 520 `executive-receipt`
- **2018-02-22** Signed by the Governor on February 22, 2018 H.J. 544 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/832f9cd6-b381-47f9-a206-6102caf42675`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).