---
type: "Bill"
title: "transfer moneys and make an appropriation for the replacement of the Richmond Lake dam and spillway and to declare an emergency."
description: "transfer moneys and make an appropriation for the replacement of the Richmond Lake dam and spillway and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 121"
citation: "South Dakota SB 121 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriation", "Emergency Clause", "Hoghouse-Vehicle Bill", "Public Construction", "Transfer of Moneys", "Uncodified Acts", "Water Management"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Novstrup", "Otten", "Perry"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 20
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-01-26"
last_action: "2026-03-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/051d9ea8-5fb3-4010-b529-a48c27afaf1d"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/27134"
source_hash: "d0f736556c1296ad1b32615add674c94c33d23811454e5663c71b4e0b5a2f8fa"
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 121 (2026) — transfer moneys and make an appropriation for the replacement of the Richmond Lake dam and spillway 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/27134/296907)
2. **121C** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/306384.pdf)
3. **121D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/306787.pdf)
4. **Conference Committee Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/27134/306795)
5. **House Appropriations Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/27134/306413)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/27134/306796)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **7–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass Amended — **66–3** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass Amended — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Conference Committee Report adopted — **61–3** (pass) · lower
- Conference Committee Report adopted — **28–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Novstrup — primary (person)
- Otten — primary (person)
- Perry — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-26** First read in Senate and referred to Senate Committee on Appropriations S.J. 111 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-23** Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
- **2026-02-23** Committee on Appropriations Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 1 `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 33, NAYS 0 S.J. 377 `passage`
- **2026-02-25** First read in House and referred to House Committee on Appropriations H.J. 445 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-05** Scheduled for hearing H.J. 1
- **2026-03-05** Committee on Appropriations Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 121C `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-05** Committee on Appropriations Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 0
- **2026-03-09** House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 66, NAYS 3 H.J. 540
- **2026-03-10** Senate Failed to concur, appoint Conference Committee , Passed, S.J. 515
- **2026-03-11** House of Representatives Conference Committee appointments H.J. 556
- **2026-03-30** Scheduled for hearing
- **2026-03-30** Motion to amend , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0 Amendment 121D `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-30** Conference Committee Report adopted , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0
- **2026-03-30** Senate Conference Committee Report adopted , Passed, YEAS 28, NAYS 2 S.J. 550
- **2026-03-30** House of Representatives Conference Committee Report adopted , Passed, YEAS 61, NAYS 3 H.J. 581
- **2026-03-30** Signed by the President S.J. 551 `passage`
- **2026-03-30** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 583 `passage`
- **2026-03-30** Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 552 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-30** Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 `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/051d9ea8-5fb3-4010-b529-a48c27afaf1d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).