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Housing and Property Issue Summary

Key Votes

Date	State	Bill No.	Title	Outcome
Jan. 27, 2026	South Dakota	HJR 5001	Amends the State Constitution to Restrict Eminent Domain Use	Bill Passed - House (62 - 5)
March 4, 2025	South Dakota	HB 1052	Prohibits the Use of Eminent Domain for Carbon Dioxide Pipelines	Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
Feb. 24, 2025	South Dakota	SB 198	Requires Entities Using Eminent Domain to First Attend a Mediation Meeting with Affected Landowners	Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17)
Feb. 18, 2025	South Dakota	HB 1193	Rescinds the South Dakota Board of Regents' Requirement for First and Second-Year Students to Live on Campus and Purchase a Meal Plan	Bill Failed - House (28 - 42)
Jan. 27, 2025	South Dakota	HB 1052	Prohibits the Use of Eminent Domain for Carbon Dioxide Pipelines	Bill Passed - House (49 - 19)

Date	No.	Title	Outcome
1/27	HJR 5001	Amends the State Constitution to Restrict Eminent Domain Use	Bill Passed - House (62 - 5)
3/04	HB 1052	Prohibits the Use of Eminent Domain for Carbon Dioxide Pipelines	Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
2/24	SB 198	Requires Entities Using Eminent Domain to First Attend a Mediation Meeting with Affected Landowners	Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 17)
2/18	HB 1193	Rescinds the South Dakota Board of Regents' Requirement for First and Second-Year Students to Live on Campus and Purchase a Meal Plan	Bill Failed - House (28 - 42)
1/27	HB 1052	Prohibits the Use of Eminent Domain for Carbon Dioxide Pipelines	Bill Passed - House (49 - 19)

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Public Statements

Date	Title	Politician
July 19, 2023	Thune, Rounds Applaud Senate Passage of Their Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act	Sen. John Thune
May 18, 2023	Thune-Moran Bill Would Address Affordable Housing Shortage	Sen. John Thune
April 27, 2023	Thune, Rounds Sound Alarm on Biden Administration's Egregious Proposal to Punish Americans with Good Credit Scores	Sen. John Thune
Feb. 1, 2023	Stefanik, Costa, Crawford, Rounds, Tester Work to Protect U.S. Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries	Sen. Mike Rounds
Oct. 1, 2022	Letter to Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the Government Accountability Office - Thompson & Comer Lead Letter to Gao Regarding Foreign Investments in U.s. Farmland	Rep. Dusty Johnson

Date	Title	Politician
July 19, 2023	Thune, Rounds Applaud Senate Passage of Their Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act	Sen. John Thune
May 18, 2023	Thune-Moran Bill Would Address Affordable Housing Shortage	Sen. John Thune
April 27, 2023	Thune, Rounds Sound Alarm on Biden Administration's Egregious Proposal to Punish Americans with Good Credit Scores	Sen. John Thune
Feb. 1, 2023	Stefanik, Costa, Crawford, Rounds, Tester Work to Protect U.S. Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries	Sen. Mike Rounds
Oct. 1, 2022	Letter to Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the Government Accountability Office - Thompson & Comer Lead Letter to Gao Regarding Foreign Investments in U.s. Farmland	Rep. Dusty Johnson

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Interest Group Ratings

Year(s)	Special Interest Group
2020	Americans for Prosperity - South Dakota

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Ballot Measures

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 3, 2026	South Dakota	Amendment K: Creation of Unclaimed Property Trust Fund Amendment	Pending

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