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South Dakota / State / 2026 Session

Ch. 171, L. 2026 (Senate Bill 131) Moved the disabled veterans pheasant hunt into the shooting preserve season

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Expands benefits Lets the disabled veterans pheasant hunt run during the longer shooting preserve season.

Amended 41-11-5.5. The hunt could previously be held "before or during the regular pheasant season"; it may now be held during the private shooting preserve season under 41-10-11, which may be all or any part of the seven months from September 1 to March 31. The narrower words produced a wider window. The act also replaced the loose reference to a "K Award" with a citation to special monthly compensation level K under 38 U.S.C. 1114 as of January 1, 2026, and removed the phrase "resident or nonresident" from the definition of disabled veteran without substituting a residency condition, so a nonresident veteran remains eligible. The twenty percent disability threshold is unchanged and remains the lowest in any South Dakota recreation statute.

Progress

Path to law: Bill in a two-chamber legislature

  1. Introduced Done,
  2. In committee Done, Senate Military and Veterans Affairs
  3. Passed one chamber Done, Senate, 34-0
  4. Passed both chambers Done, House passed it amended 66-0 on 2026-03-03; Senate concurred 34-0
  5. Signed by the governor Done,
  6. In effect Done,

Sponsors

  • Tim GoodwinSponsor, Republican, House, District 30
  • Larry ZikmundSponsor, Republican, Senate, District 14
  • Jessica BahmullerCo-sponsor, Republican, House, District 19
  • Heather BaxterCo-sponsor, Republican, House, District 34
  • Casey CrabtreeCo-sponsor, Republican, Senate, District 8
  • Eric EmeryCo-sponsor, Democratic, House, District 26A
  • Joy HohnCo-sponsor, Republican, Senate, District 9
  • Trish LadnerCo-sponsor, Republican, House, District 30
  • Liz LarsonCo-sponsor, Democratic, Senate, District 10
  • Scott MooreCo-sponsor, Republican, House, District 23
  • Lauren NelsonCo-sponsor, Republican, Senate, District 18
  • Tom PischkeCo-sponsor, Republican, Senate, District 25
  • Peri PourierCo-sponsor, Republican, House, District 27
  • Kathy RiceCo-sponsor, Republican, House, District 29
  • William ShormaCo-sponsor, Republican, House, District 17
  • John ShubeckCo-sponsor, Republican, House, District 16
  • Keri WeemsCo-sponsor, Republican, House, District 11
  • Brandon WipfCo-sponsor, Republican, Senate, District 22

What it touches

  • SDCL § 41-11-5.5

Catalog entry

Official record

Read Ch. 171, L. 2026 (Senate Bill 131) on the jurisdiction's own record