SD Legislature

We have yet to fully rewrite this page for 2026,  
 Scroll down for information on

    1. SD Legislative Research Council legislative resources
    2. Environmental lobbyist efforts
    3. Bill Tracking note
    4.  E-mails of all House & Senate members (bulk lists) and key Committee lists

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    1. SD LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COUNCIL

 - GENERAL RESOURCES FOR SESSION

We provide these links for now.

FOR 2026, change the /70 to /71 

2026  Legislative Calendar

https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Committees/71

2026 Legislators:

 2026 Bill List:     https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bills/71

2026 Committees: https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Committees/71

 

Bill Status Report 2026 – this gives you a summary of the status of all bills at the time you down load it.

 https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/BillStatus/71

 MyLRC  –

MyLRC is a state web page were you can set up an account and add bills, committee/chambers, statutes changed to your lists so that LRC will alert you by e-mail, when actions on them/by them are taken. If you are tracking mutiple bills, LRC will keep you appraised of their progress. 

https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/

CONTACT LEGISLATORS 
List of all 2026 legislators – click on yours for their e-mail address, which is FIRST NAME.LAST NAME@sdlegislature.gov (there is a dot between first and last name) If there are legislators with the same name it gets more complex. Visit: 

Find my  legislator – https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Find or full list   – https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Listing/71

Or call and leave a message with the pages; tell them who message is for, the message, who you are. The page will deliver your phone message to their desk, Senate 773-3821, House 773-3851
If you scroll down to the bottom of the page we have the e-mails for this years full house and full senate –  and will be adding key committee e-mails also

TESTIFY REMOTELY IN COMMITTEES BY MICROSOFT TEAMS

For 2026, you must register digitally with committees to testify, in person or remotely

Groups or individuals wanting to testify before any committee via remote means or submit a digital handout or written testimony or testify in person must submit their request and/or materials in advance to a URL that appears on the agenda for the date of bill’s hearing.  Maybe there is a 24 hour advance deadline or not — In 2025 the committees’ staff person had to receive your remote testifying request and reply with an e-mail showing connection details, thus likely best to send the day before. 

    2. ENVIRONMENTAL LOBBIST EFFORTS

Conservation Groups in 2026  with lobbyists-
Dakota Rural Action, Sierra Club SD Chapter, Izaak Walton League of America – SD Division, & SD Camo-Coalition,  usually have full or part time lobbyists who are located in Pierre. Black Hills Clean Water Alliance sent in a Lobbyist as needed last year.
The above may send out legislative alerts or weekly updates to members/friends.

SD Camo Coalition in 2026 has a web site  & George Vandel will lobby for SD Wildlife Federation & for SD Division of Izaak Walton League of America. They normally send out some alerts and you can sign up for them on their web site. See:.  https://sdwfcamo.net
Dakota Rural Action  (DRA) in 2025 posted bill tracking and sends alerts to members.  Chase Jensen and Melissa McCauley  were their  lobbyists in 2024, 2025 & will be so again in 2026: https://www.dakotarural.org/  Last year DRA had a google spreadsheet published on their web page with
bill tracking of environmental and “good government” bills, while they will miss a few biodiversity or outdoor recreation bills we follow, they
get most of the pollution prevention, climate change and good government bills. Don’t know if they will do that this year.
Black Hills Clean Water Alliance e-mails out alerts to it’s mailing list and in 2024 they posted some info to Facebook for the bills they follow. Lilias Jarding was a  part time lobbyist in 2024 & we assume she will do so again in 2026: https://www.facebook.com/bhcleanwateralliance/
 Izaak Walton League of America   Paul Lepisto was lobbyist for Izaak Walton League, SD Division in 2025. He will not be lobbyist in 2026. George Vandel and Dana Rogers will lobby for them (and also for SDWF)

  SD Sierra Club Chapter has hired a new  lobbyist in 2026 their lobbyist is  Alec D. Matson. They may send out alerts to members and or  BHG of Sierra Club may post alerts on their Facebook page.
 Prairie Hills Audubon Society  (PHAS) may do some lobbying and bill tracking, which we will post here – scroll down.  Nancy Hilding is normally a part time lobbyist – but she mostly lobbies remotely from Black Hawk and likely will only drive to Pierre a few times for the anti-nest predator bounty bill.    We may start  e-mailing out some updates or alerts to our e-mail mailing list, in addition to these web pages.  

National Audubon Society might have a part time lobbyist, who only lobbies a few bills (or not).

3. BILL TRACKING

Extensive bill tracking- in  past years Nancy Hilding studied all bills and engaged in bill tracking for environmental and good government bills that was placed on our bill tracking web site, which she updated every few days or once a week. If you want copies of previous years bill tracking, contact Nancy.  

4. MEETINGS ABOUT THE LEGISLATURE

5. LEGISLATORS CONTACT INFO 2026:

Thanks to PHAS Volunteer Laural Bidwell for creating these lists for us in 2025,

CHANGES 2025>2026  Rep Richard Vasgaard died & needed a 2026 replacement with Rep. Shubeck.  Two South Dakota legislators resigned in 2025: Representative-elect Herman Otten in January (declining his seat before the session) and Representative Chris Reder in May (during the session). Replacements for Reder & Otten. 

Bobbi.Andera@sdlegislature.gov, Amber.Arlint@sdlegislature.gov, Julie.Auch@sdlegislature.gov, Aaron.Aylward@sdlegislature.gov, Jessica.Bahmuller@sdlegislature.gov, Jeff.Bathke@sdlegislature.gov, Heather.Baxter@sdlegislature.gov, Roger.DeGroot@sdlegislature.gov, Mike.Derby@sdlegislature.gov, Steve.Duffy@sdlegislature.gov, Eric.Emery@sdlegislature.gov, Mary.Fitzgerald@sdlegislature.gov, Josephine.Garcia@sdlegislature.gov, Tim.Goodwin@sdlegislature.gov, Spencer.Gosch@sdlegislature.gov, Lana.Greenfield@sdlegislature.gov, Jim.Halverson@sdlegislature.gov, Jon.Hansen@sdlegislature.gov, Erin.Healy@sdlegislature.gov, Mellissa.Heermann@sdlegislature.gov, Les.Heinemann@sdlegislature.gov, John.Hughes@sdlegislature.gov, Jana.Hunt@sdlegislature.gov, Travis.Ismay@sdlegislature.gov, Greg.Jamison@sdlegislature.gov, Phil Jensen <Phil.Jensen@sdlegislature.gov>, Dylan.Jordan@sdlegislature.gov, “Terri.Jorgenson@sdlegislature.gov” <Terri.Jorgenson@sdlegislature.gov>, Chris.Kassin@sdlegislature.gov, Tony.Kayser@sdlegislature.gov, David.Kull@sdlegislature.gov, Trish.Ladner@sdlegislature.gov, Karla.Lems@sdlegislature.gov, Logan.Manhart@sdlegislature.gov, Curt Massie <Curt.Massie@sdlegislature.gov>, Liz.May@sdlegislature.gov, Scott.Moore@sdlegislature.gov, Will.Mortenson@sdlegislature.gov, Erik.Muckey@sdlegislature.gov, Tina.Mulally@sdlegislature.gov, Brian.Mulder@sdlegislature.gov, Kaley.Nolz@sdlegislature.gov, “al.novstrup@sdlegislature.gov” <Al.Novstrup@sdlegislature.gov>, Scott.Odenbach@sdlegislature.gov, * Marty.Overweg@sdlegislature.gov, Drew.Peterson@sdlegislature.gov, Peri.Pourier@sdlegislature.gov, Tony.Randolph@sdlegislature.gov, Taylor.Rehfeldt@sdlegislature.gov, Rebecca.Reimer@sdlegislature.gov, Tim.Reisch@sdlegislature.gov, Kathy.Rice@sdlegislature.gov, Matt.Roby@sdlegislature.gov, Kent.Roe@sdlegislature.gov, Brandei.Schaefbauer@sdlegislature.gov, Tesa.Schwans@sdlegislature.gov, William.Shorma@sdlegislature.gov, John.Sjaarda@sdlegislature.gov, Bethany.Soye@sdlegislature.gov, Mike.Stevens@sdlegislature.gov, Nicole.Uhre-Balk@sdlegislature.gov, Kevin.VanDiepen@sdlegislature.gov,  Tony.Venhuizen@sdlegislature.gov, Tim.Walburg@sdlegislature.gov, “Keri.Weems@sdlegislature.gov” <Keri.Weems@SDLegislature.gov>, Mike.Weisgram@sdlegislature.gov, Kadyn.Wittman@sdlegislature.gov, John.Shubeck@sdlegislature.gov, Nick.Fosness@sdlegislature.gov, Tim.Czmowski@sdlegislature.gov

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In 2025 Richard Vasgaard died and he has been replaced with Shubeck- Richard.Vasgaard@sdlegislature.gov,

 

SENATE
Here are all the Senate e-mails 2026 with new folks added and lost folk deleted, We not aware of any senators, having died in 2025, 2025>2026  CHANGES Sen. David Wheeler resigned, Brandon Wipf replaced him

amber.hulse@sdlegislature.gov, arch.beal@sdlegislature.gov, carl.perry@sdlegislature.gov, casey.crabtree@sdlegislature.gov, chris.karr@sdlegislature.gov, curt.voight@sdlegislature.gov,  ernie.otten@sdlegislature.gov, glen.vilhauer@sdlegislature.gov, greg.blanc@sdlegislature.gov, helene.duhamel@sdlegislature.gov, jamie.smith@sdlegislature.gov, jim.mehlhaff@sdlegislature.gov, john.carley@sdlegislature.gov, joy.hohn@sdlegislature.gov, kevin.jensen@sdlegislature.gov, kyle.schoenfish@sdlegislation.gov, larry.zikmund@sdlegislature.gov, lauren.nelson@sdlegislature.gov, liz.larson@sdlegislature.gov, mark.lapka@sdlegislature.gov, “Michael.Rohl@sdlegislature.gov” <michael.rohl@sdlegislature.gov>, mykala.voita@sdlegislature.gov, paul.miskimins@sdlegislature.gov, randy.deibert@sdlegislature.gov, reddawn.foster@sdlegislature.gov, sam.marty@sdlegislature.gov, stephanie.sauder@sdlegislature.gov, steve.kolbeck@sdlegislature.gov, sue.peterson@sdlegislature.gov, sydney.davis@sdlegislature.gov, Taffy Howard <taffy.howard@sdlegislature.gov>, tamara.grove@sdlegislature.gov, tim.reed@sdlegislature.gov, tom.pischke@sdlegislature.gov, Brandon.Wipf@sdlegislature.gov,

 

COMMITTEES MIXED

 https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Committees/71

HERE ARE SOME SENATE COMMITTEES 2025 & 2026

Senate Agriculture and Natural Resource 2026 updated

curt.voight@sdleglislature.gov, helene.duhamel@sdlegislature.gov, kevin.jensen@sdlegislature.gov, sam.marty@sdlegislature.gov, sydney.davis@sdlegislature.gov, tom.pischke@sdlegislature.gov,  Brandon.Wipf@sdlegislature.gov

In 2026 Michael Rohl quit.  Brandon Wipf replaces Wheeler  who also quit.

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Senate Commerce & Energy 2025
“casey.crabtree@sdlegislature.gov” <casey.crabtree@sdlegislature.gov>,
sue.peterson@sdlegislature.gov, arch.beal@sdlegislature.gov, randy.deibert@sdlegislature.gov, joy.hohn@sdlegislature.gov,
chris.karr@sdlegislature.gov, steve.kolbeck@sdlegislature.gov, liz.larson@sdlegislature.gov, carl.perry@sdlegislature.gov,

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Senate Appropriations 2025
ernie.otten@sdlegislature.gov, mark.lapka@sdlegislature.gov, john.carley@sdlegislature.gov, reddawn.foster@sdlegislature.gov, taffy.howard@sdlegislature.gov, paul.miskimins@sdlegislature.gov, glen.vilhauer@sdlegislature.gov, mykala.voita@sdlegislature.gov, larry.zikmund@sdlegislature.gov,

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Senate Government Operations/Audit 2026 updated
Taffy Howard <taffy.howard@sdlegislature.gov>, ernie.otten@sdlegislature.gov, reddawn.foster@sdlegislature.gov, chris.karr@sdlegislature.gov, Jacob.Carlson@sdlegislature.gov, Tamara Grove <Tamara.Grove@sdlegislature.gov> 

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Senate Education 2025
kyle.schoenfish@sdlegislation.gov, Curt Voight <curt.voight@sdlegislature.gov>, sam.marty@sdlegislature.gov, lauren.nelson@sdlegislature.gov, sue.peterson@sdlegislature.gov, stephanie.sauder@sdlegislature.gov, jamie.smith@sdlegislature.gov,

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Senate State Affairs 2025

 senatestateaffairs@sdlegislature.gov, https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Committee/1254/Detail

arch.beal@sdlegislature.gov, randy.deibert@sdlegislature.gov, kevin.jensen@sdlegislature.gov, chris.karr@sdlegislature.gov, liz.larson@sdlegislature.gov,   jim.mehlhaff@sdlegislature.gov,  carl.perry@sdlegislature.gov, sue.peterson@sdlegislature.gov, tom.pischke@sdlegislature.gov,

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HERE ARE SOME HOUSE COMMITTEES 2025
House State Affairs 2025

Scott.Odenbach@sdlegislature.gov, Marty.Overweg@sdlegislature.gov, Jessica.Bahmuller@sdlegislature.gov, Eric.Emery@sdlegislature.gov, Spencer.Gosch@sdlegislature.gov, Jon.Hansen@sdlegislature.gov, Erin.Healy@sdlegislature.gov, Les.Heinemann@sdlegislature.gov, Greg.Jamison@sdlegislature.gov, Karla.Lems@sdlegislature.gov, Tim.Reisch@sdlegislature.gov, Brandei.Schaefbauer@sdlegislature.gov, Bethany.Soye@sdlegislature.gov,

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House Appropriations 2025

mike.derby@sdlegislature.gov, tony.venhuizen@sdlegislature.gov,  terri.jorgenson@sdlegislature.gov, chris.kassin@sdlegislature.gov, liz.may@sdlegislature.gov, scott.moore@sdlegislature.gov, erik.muckey@sdlegislature.gov,  al.novstrup@sdlegislature.gov, john.sjaarda@sdlegislature.gov

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House Agriculture and Natural Resources 2026 updated — 

 https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Committee/1225/Detail  — Overweg is chair & Gosch is vice-chair,  houseagnaturalresources@sdlegislature.gov

Marty.Overweg@sdlegislature.gov, Spencer.Gosch@sdlegislature.gov, Julie.Auch@sdlegislature.gov, Tim.Goodwin@sdlegislature.gov, Jana.Hunt@sdlegislature.gov, Travis.Ismay@sdlegislature.gov, Trish.Ladner@sdlegislature.gov, Kaley.Nolz@sdlegislature.gov, Drew.Peterson@sdlegislature.gov, Kathy.Rice@sdlegislature.gov, Kevin.VanDiepen@sdlegislature.gov, Kadyn.Wittman@sdlegislature.gov, John.Shubeck@sdlegislature.gov

In 2026, Richard Vasgaard has been replaced with Shubeck-  

Here is a link to a 2025 chart we made for members of the Committee, with information on party, home town and job (before Vasgaard was replaced) https://phas-wsd.org/wp-content/uploads/CHAT_HB1262_Full_Committee_Chart.docx

JOINT COMMITTEES

Joint Appropriations

Mike.Derby@sdlegislature.gov, “John.Carley@sdlegislature.gov” <John.Carley@sdlegislature.gov>, “Terri.Jorgenson@sdlegislature.gov” <Terri.Jorgenson@sdlegislature.gov>, Chris.Kassin@sdlegislature.gov, Liz.May@sdlegislature.gov, Scott.Moore@sdlegislature.gov, Erik.Muckey@sdlegislature.gov, “al.novstrup@sdlegislature.gov” <Al.Novstrup@sdlegislature.gov>, John.Sjaarda@sdlegislature.gov, RedDawn.Foster@sdlegislature.gov, Taffy Howard <Taffy.Howard@sdlegislature.gov>, Mark.Lapka@sdlegislature.gov, Paul.Miskimins@sdlegislature.gov, “ernie.otten@sdlegislature.gov” <Ernie.Otten@sdlegislature.gov>, Glen.Vilhauer@sdlegislature.gov, Mykala.Voita@sdlegislature.gov, Larry.Zikmund@sdlegislature.gov