---
type: "Bill"
title: "create an exception to the dual compensation prohibition for state employees for military service."
description: "create an exception to the dual compensation prohibition for state employees for military service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 65"
citation: "South Dakota SB 65 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Executive/Judiciary Request", "National Guard", "Public Officers and Employees", "State Employees"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-12"
last_action: "2021-03-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9fddde0e-906c-47c6-84ce-676f55292bd9"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22084"
source_hash: "2ee593d277661fdb64d3f6ce37d32657a9c5866c23b338f548ac464951d2f52e"
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 65 (2021) — create an exception to the dual compensation prohibition for state employees for military service.

## 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/22084/210674)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22084/219933)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Commerce and Energy — 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`
- **2021-02-11** Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
- **2021-02-11** Military and Veterans Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 0 S.J. 1 `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-11** Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 1
- **2021-02-17** Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 35, NAYS 0 S.J. 278 `passage`
- **2021-02-18** First read in House and referred to H.J. 323 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03** Scheduled for hearing
- **2021-03-03** Military and Veterans Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 0 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-03** Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
- **2021-03-08** House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 66, NAYS 2 H.J. 508 `passage`
- **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/9fddde0e-906c-47c6-84ce-676f55292bd9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).