---
type: "Bill"
title: "authorize certain wind and solar easements and leases by the commissioner of School and Public Lands."
description: "authorize certain wind and solar easements and leases by the commissioner of School and Public Lands."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 1031"
citation: "South Dakota HB 1031 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Energy", "Energy Facilities", "Property", "Public Officers and Employees", "Public Property", "Purchases", "and Contracts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 14
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-01-08"
last_action: "2019-02-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d534171-5ff7-45cb-80c8-b2918791e742"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?Bill=1031&Session=2019"
source_hash: "55b9f72b0f027563b7290c7f31ba0305d6f5fe930517039471148a1b1af101f5"
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 1031 (2019) — authorize certain wind and solar easements and leases by the commissioner of School and Public Lands.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment 1031wa** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Amendment.aspx?Amend=amd1031wa.htm)
2. **Printed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?File=HB1031P.htm&Session=2019&Version=Printed&Bill=1031)
3. **Senate Commerce and Energy** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?File=HB1031SCO.htm&Session=2019&Version=Senate Commerce and Energy&Bill=1031)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?File=HB1031ENR.htm&Session=2019&Version=Enrolled&Bill=1031)

## Votes

- Do Pass Amended - 2019 — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass - 2019 — **12–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass Amended - 2019 — **34–1** (pass) · upper
- Concurred in amendments - 2019 — **60–5** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass - 2019 — **56–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Commerce and Energy — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-08** First read in House and referred to House Commerce and Energy H.J. 22 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-14** Scheduled for hearing
- **2019-01-14** Commerce and Energy Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 1. H.J. 44 `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-15** House of Representatives Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 56, NAYS 11. H.J. 71 `passage`
- **2019-01-16** First read in Senate and referred to Senate Commerce and Energy S.J. 107 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-22** Scheduled for hearing
- **2019-01-22** Commerce and Energy Motion to amend, Passed Amendment 1031wa `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2019-01-22** Commerce and Energy Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0. S.J. 136 `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-24** Senate Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 1. S.J. 172 `passage`
- **2019-01-28** House of Representatives Concurred in amendments, Passed, YEAS 60, NAYS 5. H.J. 217
- **2019-01-29** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 241
- **2019-01-30** Signed by the President S.J. 220
- **2019-01-31** Delivered to the Governor on January 31, 2019 H.J. 276 `executive-receipt`
- **2019-02-06** Signed by the Governor on February 5, 2019 H.J. 304 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4d534171-5ff7-45cb-80c8-b2918791e742`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).