---
type: "Bill"
title: "make an appropriation for the plugging and surface reclamation of natural gas wells and to declare an emergency."
description: "make an appropriation for the plugging and surface reclamation of natural gas wells and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "SB 17"
citation: "South Dakota SB 17 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriation", "Emergency Clause", "Executive/Judiciary Request", "Mining", "Oil and Gas"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 11
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-01-14"
last_action: "2020-03-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2f8f85fa-ef1a-4316-a2c7-c16277344546"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?Bill=17&Session=2020"
source_hash: "924795d30a008daffd174eb141a82bd1834e5bd9efecd15e09ee6c468261ef83"
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 SB 17 (2020) — make an appropriation for the plugging and surface reclamation of natural gas wells and to declare an emergency.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?File=SB17P.html&Session=2020&Version=Introduced&Bill=17)
2. **Joint Appropriations** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?File=SB17JAP.html&Session=2020&Version=Joint Appropriations&Bill=17)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?File=SB17ENR.html&Session=2020&Version=Enrolled&Bill=17)

## Votes

- Do Pass Amended - 2020 — **18–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass Amended - 2020 — **64–3** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass Amended - 2020 — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to amend - 2020 — **18–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Committee on Appropriations — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-14** First read in Senate and referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations S.J. 12 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2020-03-03** Scheduled for hearing
- **2020-03-03** Joint Committee on Appropriations Motion to amend, Passed, YEAS 18, NAYS 0. Amendment 17A
- **2020-03-03** Joint Committee on Appropriations Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 18, NAYS 0. `committee-passage`
- **2020-03-04** Senate Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0. S.J. 417 `passage`
- **2020-03-05** First read in House and referral to committee waived pursuant to JR 6D-1 H.J. 490 `introduction, reading-1`
- **2020-03-09** House of Representatives Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 64, NAYS 3. H.J. 517 `passage`
- **2020-03-10** Signed by the President S.J. 475
- **2020-03-11** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 583
- **2020-03-12** Delivered to the Governor on March 12, 2020 S.J. 522 `executive-receipt`
- **2020-03-30** Signed by the Governor on March 27, 2020 S.J. 558 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2f8f85fa-ef1a-4316-a2c7-c16277344546`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).