---
type: "Bill"
title: "authorize the Department of Agriculture to contract for the construction of a livestock and equestrian complex at the State Fair, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency."
description: "authorize the Department of Agriculture to contract for the construction of a livestock and equestrian complex at the State Fair, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 99"
citation: "South Dakota SB 99 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture and Horticulture", "Appropriation", "Emergency Clause", "Executive/Judiciary Request", "Procurement of Public Improvements"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-25"
last_action: "2021-03-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ada67137-1f0f-4a72-ba83-47de2d9378c8"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22055"
source_hash: "ce7a295a65f3a1cec2be1733288b62f935543ad8c67eded995cd5be703dd8d8c"
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 99 (2021) — authorize the Department of Agriculture to contract for the construction of a livestock and equestrian complex at the State Fair, to make an appropriation therefor, 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://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/212873.pdf)
2. **99A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/218364.pdf)
3. **Joint Appropriations Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22055/218546)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22055/219964)

## Votes

- Do Pass Amended — **59–9** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass Amended — **34–1** (pass) · upper
- Referred to — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass Amended — **12–6** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Committee on Appropriations — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-25** First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 102 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-02** Scheduled for hearing
- **2021-02-02** Referred to , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0 `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-05** Referred to , Passed, S.J. 200 `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24** Scheduled for hearing J.J. 1
- **2021-02-24** Committee on Appropriations Motion to amend , Passed, J.J. 1 Amendment 99A `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-24** Committee on Appropriations Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 6 J.J. 1
- **2021-03-02** Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 1 S.J. 376
- **2021-03-03** First Reading House H.J. 483
- **2021-03-04** First read in House and referral to committee waived pursuant to JR 6D-1 H.J. 493 `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-08** House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 59, NAYS 9 H.J. 514
- **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/ada67137-1f0f-4a72-ba83-47de2d9378c8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).