South Dakota legislation · 101st Legislature (2026)
South Dakota HB1072: provide an appropriation for a payment for state employee salaries.
Status: Failed, February 19, 2026
What the bill says
An Act to provide an appropriation for a payment for state employee salaries.
From the introduced text, January 14, 2026:
An Act to provide an appropriation for a payment for state employee salaries. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota: Section 1. [ADDED: There is appropriated $8,454,195 from the general fund, $3,524,321 in federal fund expenditure authority, and $8,678,462 in other fund expenditure authority, to the Bureau of Finance and Management, for a payment to each state employee of one and a half percent of the employee's current salary.] Section 2. [ADDED: The Bureau of Finance and Management shall distribute the amounts appropriated in section 1 of this Act to each state agency and other state governmental entity, having at least one state employee, to cover the requirements of section 3 of this Act.] Section 3. [ADDED: Starting July 1, 2026, each state employee employed as of January 1, 2026, shall be paid at the beginning of each month one twelfth of one and a half percent of the employee's annualized January 1, 2026 salary. If a state employee is no longer employed with the state as of the payment date, no payment may be made to the employee.] Section 4. [ADDED: The commissioner of the Bureau of Finance and Management shall approve vouchers and the state auditor shall draw warrants to pay expenditures authorized in this Act.] Section 5. [ADDED: Any amounts appropriated in …
Sponsors
- Tim Reed (R, 07) · primary sponsor
- Mike Weisgram (R, HD-024) · primary sponsor
- Jessica Bahmuller (R, HD-019)
- Jeff Bathke (R, HD-020)
- Roger Degroot (R, HD-007)
- Eric Emery (D, HD-026)
- Timothy Goodwin (R, HD-030)
- Lana Greenfield (R, HD-022)
- Mellissa Heermann (R, HD-007)
- Jim Mehlhaff (R, SD-024)
- Scott Moore (R, HD-023)
- Will Mortenson (R, HD-024)
Latest actions
- : Tabled
- : Scheduled for hearing
- : First read in House and referred to Committee on Appropriations
Votes
- Tabled (February 19, 2026): 16 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Uncodified Acts, State Employees, Appropriation
Common questions
- What is HB1072?
- HB1072 is a bill in the South Dakota Legislature (101st Legislature (2026)): provide an appropriation for a payment for state employee salaries.
- What does HB1072 do?
- In its own words: An Act to provide an appropriation for a payment for state employee salaries.
- What is the status of HB1072?
- Failed as of February 19, 2026. Latest action: Tabled (February 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1072?
- Tim Reed (R, 07), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1072?
- On the South Dakota Legislature website: https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26808
Source: official South Dakota record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.