---
type: "Bill"
title: "make an appropriation for the site preparation of a prison facility for offenders committed to the Department of Corrections, to transfer moneys to the incarceration construction fund, and to declare an emergency."
description: "make an appropriation for the site preparation of a prison facility for offenders committed to the Department of Corrections, to transfer moneys to the incarceration construction fund, and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 49"
citation: "South Dakota SB 49 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriation", "Corrections", "Emergency Clause", "Executive/Judiciary Request", "Fund", "Transfer of Funds"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 13
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-09"
last_action: "2024-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/50a65d76-47e7-41a1-acc1-53fda8bc62b6"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24927"
source_hash: "60356e7189062fd8178f07b8b7c57c5e48678b2c66068d54e2d745ea375583dc"
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 49 (2024) — make an appropriation for the site preparation of a prison facility for offenders committed to the Department of Corrections, to transfer moneys to the incarceration construction fund, 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/24927/258070)
2. **49A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/265904.pdf)
3. **Joint Appropriations Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24927/266397)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24927/267019)

## Votes

- Do Pass Amended — **14–4** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass Amended — **58–11** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass Amended — **27–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Senate Committee on Appropriations — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-09** First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 16 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-21** Scheduled for hearing
- **2024-02-21** Committee on Appropriations Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 49A `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-22** Scheduled for hearing
- **2024-02-23** Scheduled for hearing J.J. 1
- **2024-02-23** Committee on Appropriations Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 14, NAYS 4 J.J. 13
- **2024-02-27** Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 27, NAYS 6 S.J. 428
- **2024-02-28** First read in House and referral to committee waived pursuant to JR 6D-1 H.J. 425 `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-02-29** House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 58, NAYS 11 H.J. 441
- **2024-03-04** Signed by the President S.J. 477 `passage`
- **2024-03-05** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 480 `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Delivered to the Governor on 2024-03-06 S.J. 490 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-26** Signed by the Governor on 2024-03-26 S.J. 528 `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/50a65d76-47e7-41a1-acc1-53fda8bc62b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).