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Read. Follow. Verify.South Dakota appropriates $8 million for Blue Dog State Fish Hatchery construction and declares emergency
Last action · February 11, 2026: Signed by the Governor
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What This Bill Does
South Dakota appropriates $8,000,000 to the Department of Game, Fish and Parks for infrastructure construction, renovation, and modernization at the Blue Dog State Fish Hatchery, effective immediately upon gubernatorial approval. The funding consists of $3,500,000 in federal fund and $4,500,000 in other fund expenditure authority.
Provides $8 million in combined federal and other funds to overhaul hatchery infrastructure, managed under the supervision of the Bureau of Human Resources and Administration, with an immediate effective date due to an enacted .
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Department of Game, Fish and Parks
Receives $8,000,000 in expenditure authority and is authorized to contract for hatchery construction and modernization.
Bureau of Human Resources and Administration
Assumes general charge and supervision of the design and construction of the hatchery project.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
12 actions- Feb 11, 2026HouseEnrolledSigned by the Governor
- Feb 5, 2026HouseEnrolledDelivered to the Governor
- Feb 4, 2026SenateSigned by the President
- Feb 3, 2026HouseSigned by the Speaker
- Feb 2, 2026SenateFloorDo Pass
- Jan 29, 2026SenateDeferred to another day
Show 6 earlier actions
- Jan 28, 2026SenateIntroducedFirst read in Senate and referral to committee waived pursuant to JR 6D-1
- Jan 27, 2026HouseFloorDo Pass
- Jan 26, 2026Joint Committee on AppropriationsCommitteeDo Pass
- Jan 26, 2026Joint Committee on AppropriationsScheduled for hearing
- Jan 15, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to
- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedFirst Reading House
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Do Pass
Total
70
- Yes
- 58
- No
- 7
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
- Other positions
- 5
How they voted (1)
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- Controversy5Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment2Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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