---
type: "Bill"
title: "repeal the sunset clause regarding the recreational use of nonmeandered water."
description: "repeal the sunset clause regarding the recreational use of nonmeandered water."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 1081"
citation: "South Dakota HB 1081 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Game", "Fish", "Parks", "and Forestry", "Nonmeandered Water", "Property", "Recreation and Sports", "State Affairs and Government", "Water Management"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cammack", "Curd", "Ewing", "Frerichs", "Greenfield (Brock)", "Haugaard", "Hawley", "Maher", "Mickelson", "Peterson (Kent)", "Qualm", "Rhoden", "Sutton"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-16"
last_action: "2018-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/25ac068e-1e4e-40ba-8212-2f0608ca0a36"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?Bill=1081&Session=2018"
source_hash: "635f57b40bb2d31dd46530b0e2b5f9e5c341fdf2ccdf0d4e9612ddf35af07fac"
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 1081 (2018) — repeal the sunset clause regarding the recreational use of nonmeandered water.

## Version chain

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

1. **House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?File=HB1081H.htm&Session=2018&Version=House&Bill=1081)
2. **Printed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?File=HB1081P.htm&Session=2018&Version=Printed&Bill=1081)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?File=HB1081ENR.htm&Session=2018&Version=Enrolled&Bill=1081)

## Votes

- Do Pass Amended - 2018 — **51–12** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass Amended - 2018 — **20–15** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass - 2018 — **11–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass - 2018 — **7–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Cammack — primary (person)
- Curd — primary (person)
- Ewing — primary (person)
- Frerichs — primary (person)
- Greenfield (Brock) — primary (person)
- Haugaard — primary (person)
- Hawley — primary (person)
- Maher — primary (person)
- Mickelson — primary (person)
- Peterson (Kent) — primary (person)
- Qualm — primary (person)
- Rhoden — primary (person)
- Sutton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-16** First read in House and referred to House State Affairs H.J. 65 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-24** Scheduled for hearing
- **2018-01-24** State Affairs Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 1. H.J. 164 `committee-passage`
- **2018-01-25** House of Representatives Motion to amend, Passed H.J. 212 Amendment 1081aa
- **2018-01-25** House of Representatives Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 51, NAYS 12. H.J. 212 `passage`
- **2018-01-25** House of Representatives Title amended, Passed H.J. 213 Amendment 1081ata
- **2018-01-30** First read in Senate and referred to Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources S.J. 270 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-27** Scheduled for hearing
- **2018-02-27** Agriculture and Natural Resources Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 2. S.J. 608 `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-28** Senate Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 20, NAYS 15. S.J. 642 `passage`
- **2018-03-05** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 689
- **2018-03-07** Signed by the President S.J. 749
- **2018-03-08** Delivered to the Governor on March 08, 2018 H.J. 747 `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-26** Signed by the Governor on March 9, 2018 H.J. 794 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/25ac068e-1e4e-40ba-8212-2f0608ca0a36`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).