---
type: "Bill"
title: "make an appropriation for the improvement of the radio system in South Dakota and to declare an emergency."
description: "make an appropriation for the improvement of the radio system in South Dakota and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 1265"
citation: "South Dakota HB 1265 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriation", "Emergency Clause", "Telecommunications"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 17
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-02-04"
last_action: "2021-03-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3a80edb9-69b7-47a9-9353-7a09005ccde1"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22450"
source_hash: "d11531149f0367a447f059480ac4afa4b547716bc6edb996b0d777ef968ccbcc"
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 1265 (2021) — make an appropriation for the improvement of the radio system in South Dakota 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/Session/Bill/22450/216585)
2. **1265A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/219058.pdf)
3. **1265C** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/219435.pdf)
4. **Senate Appropriations Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22450/219683)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22450/220144)

## Votes

- Concurred in amendments — **65–3** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **65–3** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass Amended — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass Amended — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Committee on Appropriations — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-04** First Reading House H.J. 209
- **2021-02-16** Referred to H.J. 293 `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** Scheduled for hearing H.J. 1
- **2021-02-22** Committee on Appropriations Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 0 `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-23** House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 65, NAYS 3 H.J. 361 `passage`
- **2021-02-24** First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 340 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02** Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
- **2021-03-03** Scheduled for hearing
- **2021-03-03** Committee on Appropriations Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1265A `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-03** Committee on Appropriations Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1265C `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-03** Committee on Appropriations Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 0
- **2021-03-08** Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 35, NAYS 0 S.J. 449
- **2021-03-09** House of Representatives Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 65, NAYS 3 H.J. 537
- **2021-03-10** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 550 `passage`
- **2021-03-11** Delivered to the Governor on 2021-03-11 H.J. 554 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-11** Signed by the President S.J. 478 `passage`
- **2021-03-29** Signed by the Governor on 2021-03-29 H.J. 570 `executive-signature, executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3a80edb9-69b7-47a9-9353-7a09005ccde1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).