---
type: "Bill"
title: "prohibit the enactment or implementation of an ordinance, resolution, or policy that prohibits the use of an energy utility service."
description: "prohibit the enactment or implementation of an ordinance, resolution, or policy that prohibits the use of an energy utility service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 174"
citation: "South Dakota SB 174 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Counties", "Municipal Government", "Public Utilities and Carriers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Aylward", "Diedrich", "Drury", "Krohmer", "Larson", "Novstrup", "Otten (Herman)", "Reed", "Rohl"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 20
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-01-30"
last_action: "2023-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f54ab6ad-fba7-44f9-a941-e7aafcbf447a"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24109"
source_hash: "4b0a37887ffa84f4dd6c60cc4cb585278a4f49b39c45d7d61ca79ec9925f686b"
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 174 (2023) — prohibit the enactment or implementation of an ordinance, resolution, or policy that prohibits the use of an energy utility 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/24109/247174)
2. **174B** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/249450.pdf)
3. **174C** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/250156.pdf)
4. **House Commerce and Energy Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24109/250791)
5. **Senate Local Government Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24109/249540)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24109/251244)

## Votes

- Do Pass Amended — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass Amended — **11–1** (pass) · lower
- Motion to amend — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Deferred to another day — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurred in amendments — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass Amended — **64–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Aylward — primary (person)
- Diedrich — primary (person)
- Drury — primary (person)
- Krohmer — primary (person)
- Larson — primary (person)
- Novstrup — primary (person)
- Otten (Herman) — primary (person)
- Reed — primary (person)
- Rohl — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-30** First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 136 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-08** Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
- **2023-02-15** Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
- **2023-02-15** Local Government Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 11 Amendment 174B `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2023-02-15** Local Government Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0 S.J. 12
- **2023-02-15** Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 12
- **2023-02-21** Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 302
- **2023-02-22** First read in House and referred to H.J. 347 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-24** Scheduled for hearing
- **2023-02-24** Commerce and Energy Deferred to another day , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0 H.J. 6
- **2023-02-27** Scheduled for hearing
- **2023-03-01** Scheduled for hearing
- **2023-03-01** Commerce and Energy Motion to amend , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0 Amendment 174C `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-01** Commerce and Energy Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 1
- **2023-03-06** House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 64, NAYS 5 H.J. 484
- **2023-03-07** Senate Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 452
- **2023-03-08** Signed by the President S.J. 458 `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 517 `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Delivered to the Governor on 2023-03-08 S.J. 467 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-27** Signed by the Governor on 2023-03-27 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/f54ab6ad-fba7-44f9-a941-e7aafcbf447a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).