---
type: "Bill"
title: "make an appropriation to implement provisions concerning the legalization, regulation, and taxation of marijuana, and to declare an emergency."
description: "make an appropriation to implement provisions concerning the legalization, regulation, and taxation of marijuana, and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 35"
citation: "South Dakota SB 35 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriation", "Emergency Clause", "Health Care", "Marijuana", "Taxation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 15
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-12"
last_action: "2021-03-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5747f332-a357-43ed-bfa4-c0d2cda29848"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22050"
source_hash: "5c714677c80c8355e822bf8329fc4fa4c491ddc6ba50b72f8488d67ca9471e00"
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 35 (2021) — make an appropriation to implement provisions concerning the legalization, regulation, and taxation of marijuana, 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/22050/210216)
2. **35A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/218021.pdf)
3. **35B** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/218498.pdf)
4. **Joint Appropriations Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22050/218614)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22050/220015)

## Votes

- Referred to — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass Amended — **58–9** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass Amended — **15–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass Amended — **31–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Committee on Appropriations — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-12** First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 16 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-17** Scheduled for hearing
- **2021-02-17** Referred to , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 0 S.J. 2 `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-25** Scheduled for hearing J.J. 1
- **2021-02-25** Amend the amendment , Passed, J.J. 1
- **2021-02-25** Committee on Appropriations Motion to amend , Passed, J.J. 1 Amendment 35A `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-25** Committee on Appropriations Motion to amend , Passed, J.J. 1 Amendment 35B `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-25** Committee on Appropriations Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 15, NAYS 1 J.J. 1
- **2021-03-03** Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 31, NAYS 4 S.J. 395
- **2021-03-04** First read in House and referral to committee waived pursuant to JR 6D-1 H.J. 494 `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-08** House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 58, NAYS 9 H.J. 517
- **2021-03-09** Signed by the President S.J. 465 `passage`
- **2021-03-10** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 550 `passage`
- **2021-03-11** Delivered to the Governor on 2021-03-11 S.J. 476 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-29** Signed by the Governor on 2021-03-29 S.J. 494 `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/5747f332-a357-43ed-bfa4-c0d2cda29848`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).