South Dakota State Representative

John Hughes 2025 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HB1044

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Report Pass
1/23/25  
Engrossed
1/27/25  
Refer
2/3/25  
Report Pass
2/21/25  
Enrolled
2/24/25  
Authorize the use of a newborn safety device for the voluntary surrender of a newborn and to make clarifying changes.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HB1052

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Report Pass
1/24/25  
Engrossed
1/27/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Report Pass
3/3/25  
Enrolled
3/4/25  
Prohibit the exercise of eminent domain for a pipeline that carries carbon oxide.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HB1053

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Report Pass
1/17/25  
Engrossed
1/21/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Report Pass
2/18/25  
Enrolled
2/19/25  
Require age verification by websites containing material that is harmful to minors, and to provide a penalty therefor.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HB1093

Introduced
1/24/25  
Refer
1/24/25  
Report Pass
2/5/25  
Report Pass
2/6/25  
Engrossed
2/7/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Report Pass
2/20/25  
Enrolled
2/25/25  
Modify the permissible dates for a school district bond election.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HB1096

Introduced
1/27/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Report Pass
2/7/25  
Engrossed
2/11/25  
Refer
2/13/25  
Report Pass
3/4/25  
Enrolled
3/5/25  
Prohibit eligibility for a suspended imposition of sentence for certain rape offenses.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HB1118

Introduced
1/29/25  
Refer
1/29/25  
Report Pass
2/4/25  
Engrossed
2/6/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Report Pass
2/18/25  
Enrolled
2/19/25  
Prohibit the award or use of state moneys for the research, production, promotion, sale, or distribution of cell-cultured protein.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HB1045

Introduced
1/14/25  
Create a share the road specialty license plate.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HB1061

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Report Pass
1/30/25  
Engrossed
2/4/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Report Pass
3/5/25  
Enrolled
3/6/25  
Prohibit a health care provider from restricting or denying a parent or guardian's access to certain medical records and other health information of a minor.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HB1125

Introduced
1/29/25  
Refer
1/29/25  
Report Pass
2/4/25  
Engrossed
2/7/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Report Pass
2/12/25  
Enrolled
2/13/25  
Create a share the road bicyclist safety emblem for use on an emblem specialty plate.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HB1174

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
2/3/25  
Report Pass
2/19/25  
Engrossed
2/20/25  
Refer
2/24/25  
Report Pass
3/4/25  
Enrolled
3/6/25  
Revise certain provisions related to the rights and obligations of a father of a child born to an unmarried mother.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HB1175

Introduced
1/30/25  
Establish the crime of aggravated careless driving and provide a penalty therefor.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HB1195

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
2/3/25  
Report Pass
2/19/25  
Engrossed
2/21/25  
Refer
2/24/25  
Report Pass
2/27/25  
Enrolled
3/3/25  
Revise a provision related to the termination of parental rights of a child adjudicated abused or neglected.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HB1228

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/5/25  
Report Pass
2/24/25  
Require an environmental impact statement from applicants seeking a carbon dioxide transmission facility permit from the Public Utilities Commission of the State of South Dakota.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HB1229

Introduced
2/5/25  
Provide an exemption from certain property taxation for owner-occupied single-family dwellings, and to limit the taxes due on property over the previous year.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session

South Dakota House Bill HB1230

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/5/25  
Report Pass
2/21/25  
Engrossed
2/24/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
3/6/25  
Enrolled
3/10/25  
Revise a provision related to unauthorized distribution of fentanyl and provide a penalty therefor.