South Dakota State Representative

Heather Baxter Authored & Sponsored Legislation

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota Senate Bill SB88

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Report Pass
1/30/25  
Engrossed
2/4/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Report Pass
3/5/25  
Enrolled
3/6/25  
Increase the amount of exempt proceeds when a homestead is sold or divided by court order.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota Senate Bill SB89

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Report Pass
2/3/25  
Engrossed
2/4/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Report Pass
3/3/25  
Enrolled
3/5/25  
Repeal the requirement that judicial officers be listed on a separate nonpolitical ballot.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota Senate Bill SB9

Introduced
1/14/25  
Make public the calendars and appointment logs of statewide public officials.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota Senate Bill SCR602

Introduced
1/30/25  
Engrossed
2/4/25  
Celebrating the sister-state relationship with Taiwan.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota Senate Bill SCR603

Introduced
1/30/25  
Engrossed
2/4/25  
Supporting the establishment of a standardized system to recognize and award academic credit or certification for military service.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota Senate Bill SCR606

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Expressing the Legislature's concern about the potential for a carbon oxide pipeline to become a weapon of mass destruction to be used by terrorists or unfriendly governments and urging the Public Utilities Commission to conduct risk assessments and establish stronger regulatory and security measures for carbon oxide pipelines to ensure adequate state, county, business, and family emergency response planning.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota Senate Bill SCR608

Introduced
2/5/25  
To provide for an interim study to examine the South Dakota criminal justice system with a focus on substance abuse, mental health issues, and corrections.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota Senate Bill SJR503

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Report Pass
1/29/25  
Engrossed
2/3/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Report Pass
3/5/25  
Enrolled
3/6/25  
Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, clarifying that an individual must be a citizen of the United States to be eligible to vote.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota Senate Bill SJR505

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
2/3/25  
Report Pass
2/19/25  
Engrossed
2/20/25  
Refer
2/21/25  
Report Pass
3/5/25  
Enrolled
3/6/25  
Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, establishing the trust for unclaimed property fund.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota Senate Bill SJR506

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
2/3/25  
Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, limiting to a flat rate the real property taxes.