---
type: "Bill"
title: "update the deposit threshold for actions related to general rate cases."
description: "update the deposit threshold for actions related to general rate cases."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 11"
citation: "South Dakota SB 11 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Executive/Judiciary Request", "Fees", "Public Utilities and Carriers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 15
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-10"
last_action: "2023-02-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e9d4b4e1-0bea-42e2-a6bb-3b20a0ac7693"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/23839"
source_hash: "cec1af7123d740db58afd9b78badbf99d9a55e1c39223342f5cd3158c9da152e"
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 11 (2023) — update the deposit threshold for actions related to general rate cases.

## 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/23839/241991)
2. **11A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/244467.pdf)
3. **House Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/23839/247795)
4. **Senate Commerce and Energy Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/23839/244687)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/23839/248585)

## Votes

- Concurred in amendments — **28–5** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass Amended — **28–6** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass Amended — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass Amended — **59–9** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **10–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Commerce and Energy — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-10** First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 13 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-19** Scheduled for hearing
- **2023-01-19** Commerce and Energy Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 11A `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2023-01-19** Commerce and Energy Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 1
- **2023-01-23** Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 28, NAYS 6 S.J. 92
- **2023-01-24** First read in House and referred to H.J. 97 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-30** Scheduled for hearing
- **2023-01-30** Commerce and Energy Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 2 `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-31** House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 59, NAYS 9 H.J. 186
- **2023-01-31** House of Representatives Title amended , Passed, H.J. 186
- **2023-02-03** Senate Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 28, NAYS 5 S.J. 189
- **2023-02-13** Signed by the President S.J. 254 `passage`
- **2023-02-14** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 298 `passage`
- **2023-02-15** Delivered to the Governor on 2023-02-15 S.J. 273 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-02-24** Signed by the Governor on 2023-02-24 S.J. 336 `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/e9d4b4e1-0bea-42e2-a6bb-3b20a0ac7693`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).