Commerce and Energy Committee, South Dakota State Senate
The Commerce and Energy Committee is a standing committee of the South Dakota State Senate.
Per Section S4-1 of the Senate Rules, committees of the South Dakota State Senate are chosen by the President Pro Tempore and Minority Leader. Committees are assigned after the general election.[1] The President of the Senate is an ex officio member of the Legislative Procedure Committee and the President Pro Tempore is the chair of the Legislative Procedure Committee.[1] For all other standing committees, the member that is announced first serves as the chair of the committee.[2]
See rules: Senate 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.[3][4] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
Senate Commerce and Energy Committee, 2025-2026 |
||
---|---|---|
Democratic members (1) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
|
|
2023-2024 legislative session
Senate Commerce and Energy Committee, 2023-2024 |
||
---|---|---|
Democratic members (1) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(0) |
|
2021-2022 legislative session
Senate Commerce and Energy Committee, 2021-2022 |
||
---|---|---|
Democratic members (1) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
|
2019-2020 legislative session
Senate Commerce and Energy Committee, 2019-2020 |
||
---|---|---|
Democratic members (1) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
|
|
Stace Nelson (R) left this committee on December 10, 2019.
South Dakota on ![]() |
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Commerce and Energy Members, 2017 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic members (1) | Republican members (6) | |||
• Craig Kennedy | • Phil Jensen, Chair | |||
• Stace Nelson, Vice chair | ||||
• Jack Kolbeck | ||||
• Jenna Haggar | ||||
• Al Novstrup | ||||
• Neal Tapio |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Commerce and Energy Committee Members, 2015 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | |||
• James Bradford | • R. Blake Curd, Chair | |||
• Billie Sutton | • Brock Greenfield, Vice Chair | |||
• Jenna Haggar | ||||
• Dan Lederman | ||||
• David Novstrup |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Commerce and Energy Members, 2013 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic members (1) | Republican members (6) | |||
• Angie Buhl | • Ried Holien, Chair | |||
• Dan Lederman, Vice Chair | ||||
• Tim Begalka | ||||
• Phil Jensen | ||||
• Mark Johnston | ||||
• Ryan Maher |
2011-2012
Commerce and Energy Members, 2011 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic members (1) | Republican members (6) | |||
• Angie Buhl | • Thomas Nelson, Chair | |||
• Eldon Nygaard, Vice Chair | ||||
• Stanford Adelstein | ||||
• Mark Johnston | ||||
• Dan Lederman | ||||
• Timothy Rave |
2009-2010
Commerce and Energy Members, 2009 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic members (3) | Republican members (4) | |||
• Pam Merchant | • Russell Olson, Chair | |||
• Ben Nesselhuf | • Thomas Nelson, Vice Chair | |||
• Nancy Turbak Berry | • Stanford Adelstein | |||
• Jason Gant |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 South Dakota State Legislature, "Senate Rules," accessed February 22, 2021(Section 4-1)
- ↑ South Dakota State Legislature, "Senate Rules," accessed February 22, 2021(Section S4-2)
- ↑ 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.