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Commerce and Energy Committee, South Dakota House of Representatives
The Commerce and Energy Committee is a standing committee of the South Dakota House of Representatives.
Per the House Rules, South Dakota House of Representatives committees are assigned by the Speaker of the House with the advice of the Minority Leader. The Speaker appoints the chair and vice chair of each committee. The Speaker and Speaker Pro Tempore serve on the Legislative Procedure Committee as chair and vice chair, respectively.[1] Quorum and the timing of assignments are not defined in the rules.
See rules: South Dakota House Rules
Function
The Legislator Reference Book defines the following subject areas for the Commerce and Energy Committee:
| “ | Bills relating to insurance; banking; investment; loans and interest; labor; liquor; mercantile transactions; regulation of professions and occupations engaged in commerce; Uniform Commercial Code; OSHA; corporations; property; litter; and minimum wage.[2][3] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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House Commerce and Energy Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (12) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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House Commerce and Energy Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (14) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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House Commerce and Energy Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (12) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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House Commerce and Energy Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (11) | Third-party members(0) |
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South Dakota on 
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Commerce and Energy Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (11) | |||
| • Spencer Hawley | • Tim Rounds, Chair | |||
| • Steven McCleerey | • Larry P. Zikmund, Vice chair | |||
| • Arch Beal | ||||
| • Spencer Gosch | ||||
| • Lana Greenfield | ||||
| • David Johnson | ||||
| • Elizabeth May | ||||
| • John Mills | ||||
| • Tom Pischke | ||||
| • Wayne Steinhauer | ||||
| • Mark Willadsen | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Commerce and Energy Committee Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (11) | |||
| • Spencer Hawley | • Tim Rounds, Chair | |||
| • Patrick Kirschman | • Lee Schoenbeck, Vice-Chair | |||
| • Arch Beal | ||||
| • Fred Deutsch | ||||
| • Michele Harrison | ||||
| • Al Novstrup | ||||
| • Jim Stalzer | ||||
| • John Wiik | ||||
| • Mark Willadsen | ||||
| • Mathew Wollmann | ||||
| • Larry P. Zikmund | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Commerce and Energy Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (10) | |||
| • Patrick Kirschman | • Roger Solum, Chair | |||
| • Scott Parsley | • Kristin Conzet, Vice Chair | |||
| • Jim Peterson | • Gary Cammack | |||
| • Justin Cronin | ||||
| • Brock Greenfield | ||||
| • Patty Miller | ||||
| • Stace Nelson | ||||
| • Tim Rounds | ||||
| • Jim Stalzer | ||||
| • Steven Westra | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership in 2011. In 2012, Bob Deelstra was replaced by David Scott.
| Commerce and Energy Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (9) | |||
| • Mitch Fargen | • Roger Solum, Chair | |||
| • Spencer Hawley | • Kristin Conzet, Vice Chair | |||
| • Tom Jones | • Bob Deelstra | |||
| • Patrick Kirschman | • Brock Greenfield | |||
| • Lora Hubbel | ||||
| • Phil Jensen | ||||
| • Patty Miller | ||||
| • David Novstrup | ||||
| • Mark Willadsen | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership in 2009. In 2010, Roger Solum took over the Vice Chair position, and Brian Dreyer was replaced by Kristin Conzet.
| Commerce Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Susan Blake | • Tim Rounds, Chair | |||
| • Mitch Fargen | • Brian Dreyer, Vice Chair | |||
| • Patrick Kirschman | • Brock Greenfield | |||
| • Eldon Nygaard | • Phil Jensen | |||
| • Darrell Solberg | • Shantel Krebs | |||
| • David Novstrup | ||||
| • Carol Pitts | ||||
| • Roger Solum | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ South Dakota State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed Feb. 20, 2021
- ↑ South Dakota State Legislature, "Legislator Reference Book," accessed Feb. 20, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
