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Local Government Committee, South Dakota House of Representatives

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The Local Government 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.

DocumentIcon.jpg See rules: South Dakota House Rules

Function

The Legislator Reference Book defines the following subject areas for the Local Government Committee:

Bills relating to the organization and administration of county, municipal, and township government; special districts; elections; and planning and zoning.[2][3]

Membership

2025-2026 legislative session

House Local Government Committee, 2025-2026

Democratic members (1) Republican members (12) Third-party members(0)

2023-2024 legislative session

House Local Government Committee, 2023-2024

Democratic members (1) Republican members (13) Third-party members(0)

Jess Olson (R) left this committee on November 13, 2023. [Source]

2021-2022 legislative session

House Local Government Committee, 2021-2022

Democratic members (1) Republican members (12) Third-party members(0)

2019-2020 legislative session

House Local Government Committee, 2019-2020

Democratic members (2) Republican members (10) Third-party members(0)

Kyle Schoenfish (R) left this committee on January 06, 2020.

2017 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.

Local Government Members, 2017
Democratic members (2)Republican members (11)
Jamie SmithKristin Conzet, Chair
Karen SoliBurt Tulson, Vice chair
Lana Greenfield
Greg Jamison
Jason Kettwig
J. Sam Marty
Herman Otten
Tim Reed
Kyle Schoenfish
Charles Turbiville
Nancy York

2015 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.

2013-2014

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.

2011-2012

The following table describes committee membership in the 2011 legislative session. In 2012, Bob Deelstra was replaced by Stace Nelson.

2009-2010

External links

Footnotes

  1. South Dakota State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed Feb. 20, 2021
  2. South Dakota State Legislature, "Legislator Reference Book," accessed Feb. 20, 2021
  3. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


Leadership
Speaker of the House:Jon Hansen
Majority Leader:Scott Odenbach
Minority Leader:Erin Healy
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
Kent Roe (R)
District 5
Matt Roby (R)
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26A
District 26B
District 27
District 28A
Jana Hunt (R)
District 28B
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
Republican Party (63)
Democratic Party (6)