---
type: "Bill"
title: "prohibit a ban of fuel gas appliances used by consumers."
description: "prohibit a ban of fuel gas appliances used by consumers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 1239"
citation: "South Dakota HB 1239 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Oil and Gas", "Public Health and Safety", "Public Utilities and Carriers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Aylward", "Bahmuller", "Callies", "Frye-Mueller", "Hoffman", "Kolbeck (Steve)", "Krohmer", "Kull", "May", "Mills", "Moore", "Novstrup", "Overweg", "Perry", "Pinnow", "Shorma", "Sjaarda"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 20
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-02-01"
last_action: "2023-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2329dfa5-596e-4c2d-a723-6a9a90c79411"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24208"
source_hash: "f8d06acd74b155af0313d96c0f21621cde3b0f6a08ae8084a28a6ab4ac8f29d7"
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 HB 1239 (2023) — prohibit a ban of fuel gas appliances used by consumers.

## 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/24208/248107)
2. **1239B** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/249223.pdf)
3. **1239E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/250004.pdf)
4. **1239F** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/251014.pdf)
5. **House Commerce and Energy Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24208/249268)
6. **Senate Commerce and Energy Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24208/250951)
7. **Senate Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24208/251168)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24208/251211)

## Votes

- Do Pass Amended — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass Amended — **11–1** (pass) · lower
- Motion to amend — **8–4** (pass) · lower
- Concurred in amendments — **67–3** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass Amended — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass Amended — **64–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Aylward — primary (person)
- Bahmuller — primary (person)
- Callies — primary (person)
- Frye-Mueller — primary (person)
- Hoffman — primary (person)
- Kolbeck (Steve) — primary (person)
- Krohmer — primary (person)
- Kull — primary (person)
- May — primary (person)
- Mills — primary (person)
- Moore — primary (person)
- Novstrup — primary (person)
- Overweg — primary (person)
- Perry — primary (person)
- Pinnow — primary (person)
- Shorma — primary (person)
- Sjaarda — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-01** First read in House and referred to H.J. 193 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-08** Scheduled for hearing
- **2023-02-13** Scheduled for hearing
- **2023-02-13** Commerce and Energy Motion to amend , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 4 Amendment 1239B `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2023-02-13** Commerce and Energy Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 1
- **2023-02-15** House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 64, NAYS 6 H.J. 309
- **2023-02-16** First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 292 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23** Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
- **2023-02-23** Commerce and Energy Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 37 Amendment 1239E `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2023-02-23** Commerce and Energy Deferred to another day , Passed, S.J. 38
- **2023-03-02** Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
- **2023-03-02** Commerce and Energy Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 0 S.J. 45
- **2023-03-06** Placed on calendar , Passed, S.J. 424
- **2023-03-06** Senate Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 438 Amendment 1239F `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-06** Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 35, NAYS 0 S.J. 438
- **2023-03-07** House of Representatives Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 67, NAYS 3 H.J. 496
- **2023-03-07** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 506 `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Signed by the President S.J. 461 `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Delivered to the Governor on 2023-03-08 H.J. 510 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-27** Signed by the Governor on 2023-03-27 H.J. 544 `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/2329dfa5-596e-4c2d-a723-6a9a90c79411`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).