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Appropriations Committee, South Dakota House of Representatives
The Appropriations Committee is a standing committee of the South Dakota House of Representatives.
The House Appropriations Committee is made up of the House members serving on the Joint Appropriations Committee. House members on the joint appropriations committee are appointed in the same way as members are appointed to other standing House committees.
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 Appropriations Committee:
| “ | The general appropriation bill, which contains the budgets of all departments of state government; all bills for special appropriation of state revenues; and bills relating to the appropriation process.[2][3] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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House Appropriations Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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House Appropriations Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (10) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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House Appropriations Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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House Appropriations Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (10) | 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.
| Appropriations Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Dan Ahlers | • David Anderson, Chair | |||
| • Jean Hunhoff, Vice chair | ||||
| • Hugh Bartels | ||||
| • Lance Carson | ||||
| • Taffy Howard | ||||
| • Chris Karr | ||||
| • John Lake | ||||
| • Sue Lucas-Peterson | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Appropriations Committee Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Shawn Bordeaux | • Justin Cronin, Chair | |||
| • Ray Ring | • Dan Dryden, Vice Chair | |||
| • David Anderson (South Dakota) | ||||
| • Jean Hunhoff | ||||
| • Alex Jensen | ||||
| • Jeff Partridge | ||||
| • Fred Romkema | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Appropriations Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Spencer Hawley | • Fred Romkema, Chair | |||
| • Susan Wismer | • Lance Carson, Vice Chair | |||
| • Jim Bolin | ||||
| • Dan Dryden | ||||
| • Don Haggar | ||||
| • Mark Mickelson | ||||
| • Dick Werner | ||||
2011-2012
| Appropriations Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Paul Dennert | • Dean Wink, Chair | |||
| • Susan Wismer | • Lance Carson, Vice Chair | |||
| • James Bolin | ||||
| • Dan Dryden | ||||
| • Kent Juhnke | ||||
| • Fred Romkema | ||||
| • Jim White | ||||
2009-2010
| Appropriations Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Quinten Burg | • Larry Tidemann, Chair | |||
| • Paul Dennert | • J.E. Putnam, Vice Chair | |||
| • Susan Wismer | • Lance Carson | |||
| • Thomas Deadrick | ||||
| • Deb Peters | ||||
| • Dean Wink | ||||
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.
