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Taxation Committee, South Dakota State Senate
The Taxation 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 Taxation Committee:
| “ | Bills relating to the levying and collection of property, sales, and other taxes; assessment procedures; mill levies; and classification of property.[3][4] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Senate Taxation Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (0) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Senate Taxation Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Senate Taxation Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (0) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Senate Taxation Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Taxation Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Jason Frerichs | • Jeff Monroe, Chair | |||
| • Jack Kolbeck, Vice chair | ||||
| • Gary Cammack | ||||
| • Ernie Otten Jr. | ||||
| • Lance Russell | ||||
| • Jim Stalzer | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Taxation Committee Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Jason Frerichs | • Jeff Monroe, Chair | |||
| • Jim Peterson (South Dakota) | • Brock Greenfield, Vice Chair | |||
| • Gary Cammack | ||||
| • Bob Ewing | ||||
| • Jenna Haggar | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Taxation Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Chuck Welke | • Ryan Maher, Chair | |||
| • Jeff Monroe, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Bob Ewing | ||||
| • Mark Kirkeby | ||||
| • David Omdahl | ||||
| • Ernie Otten | ||||
2011-2012
| Taxation Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Jim Hundstad | • Tom Hansen, Chair | |||
| • Dan Lederman, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Arthur Fryslie | ||||
| • Ryan Maher | ||||
| • Thomas Nelson | ||||
| • Eldon Nygaard | ||||
2009-2010
| Taxation Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Sandy Jerstad | • Tom Hansen, Chair | |||
| • Ryan Maher | • Arthur Fryslie, Vice Chair | |||
| • Pam Merchant | • Stanford Adelstein | |||
| • James Peterson | • Gordon Howie | |||
| • Thomas Nelson | ||||
Note: Maher switched his party affiliation to Republican in March 2010.
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.
