republic-os/legislation/us/states/sd/2020/hb-1259.md

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Bill	clarify provisions regarding the discretionary formula for determining the assessed value of property for tax purposes.	clarify provisions regarding the discretionary formula for determining the assessed value of property for tax purposes.	us/states/sd	South Dakota Legislature	2020	HB 1259	South Dakota HB 1259 (2020)	bill	Counties Hoghouse Property Sunset Clause Taxation	enacted	Brunner Chaffee Johnson (David) Smith (VJ)	3	18	4	2020-02-06	2020-03-30	openstates	ocd-bill/478ffc98-0495-4efc-9fe3-97f89cf0c2d7	https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?Bill=1259&Session=2020	5d44d34110ffc1f68f937a26a71985ced70f5d1da2d3ac7fe5960901b3de14b5	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sd

South Dakota HB 1259 (2020) — clarify provisions regarding the discretionary formula for determining the assessed value of property for tax purposes.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. House Taxation (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?File=HB1259HTA.html&Session=2020&Version=House Taxation&Bill=1259)
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Do Pass - 2020 — 6–0 (pass) · upper
• Do Pass Amended - 2020 — 12–0 (pass) · lower
• • 2020HB 1069, HB 1077, HB 1089, HB 1103, HB 1108, HB 1123, HB 1138, HB 1154, HB 1259, HB 1264, HB 1069, HB 1089, HB 1103, HB 1108, HB 1077, HB 1123, HB 1138, HB 1154, HB 1259, HB 1264 — 35–0 (pass) · upper
• • 2020HB 1110, HB 1119, HB 1154, HB 1216, HB 1259, HB 1264, HB 1119, HB 1110, HB 1154, HB 1216, HB 1259, HB 1264 — 64–1 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Brunner — primary (person)
• Chaffee — primary (person)
• Johnson (David) — primary (person)
• Smith (VJ) — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2020-02-06 First Reading House H.J. 210
• 2020-02-10 Referred to House Taxation H.J. 242 referral-committee
• 2020-02-13 Scheduled for hearing
• 2020-02-25 Scheduled for hearing
• 2020-02-25 Taxation Motion to amend, Passed Amendment 1259B amendment-introduction, amendment-passage
• 2020-02-25 Taxation Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0. committee-passage
• 2020-02-25 Certified uncontested, placed on consent
• 2020-02-25 Taxation Motion to amend, Passed Amendment 1259C amendment-introduction, amendment-passage
• 2020-02-27 House of Representatives Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 64, NAYS 1. H.J. 421 passage
• 2020-03-02 First read in Senate and referred to Senate Taxation S.J. 385 introduction, reading-1, referral-committee
• 2020-03-04 Scheduled for hearing
• 2020-03-04 Taxation Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0. committee-passage
• 2020-03-04 Certified uncontested, placed on consent
• 2020-03-05 Senate Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 35, NAYS 0. S.J. 437 passage
• 2020-03-09 Signed by the Speaker H.J. 535
• 2020-03-10 Signed by the President S.J. 475
• 2020-03-11 Delivered to the Governor on March 11, 2020 H.J. 552 executive-receipt
• 2020-03-30 Signed by the Governor on March 26, 2020 H.J. 629 executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/478ffc98-0495-4efc-9fe3-97f89cf0c2d7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).