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Legislator > Will Mortenson
State Representative
Will Mortenson
(R) - South Dakota
South Dakota House District 24
In Office - Started: 01/12/2021
contact info
Capitol Office
Capitol Building
500 E. Capitol Ave.
Pierre, SD 57501
500 E. Capitol Ave.
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: 605-773-3851
District Mailing Address
P.O. Box 190
Fort Pierre, SD 57532
Fort Pierre, SD 57532
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB1130 | Provide permissible dates for municipal and school district elections. | AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to provide permissible dates for municipal and school district elections. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1131 | Make an appropriation for the restoration, maintenance, and repair of the state capitol. | AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to make an appropriation for the restoration, maintenance, and repair of the state capitol. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1169 | Modify the signature requirement for a petition to initiate a constitutional amendment. | AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to modify the signature requirement for a petition to initiate a constitutional amendment. | Vetoed |
| SB106 | Require an individual be registered as a voter of this state before being eligible to be a petition sponsor for a ballot measure. | AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to require an individual be registered as a voter of this state before being eligible to be a petition sponsor for a ballot measure. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1192 | Remove the maximum fee permitted to be charged by a notary. | AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to remove the maximum fee permitted to be charged by a notary. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1133 | Amend bond requirements. | AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to amend bond requirements. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1079 | Increase the number of off-sale licenses from two to three in municipalities and counties of one thousand or less. | AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to increase the number of off-sale licenses from two to three in municipalities and counties of one thousand or less. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1129 | Provide for the transfer of motor vehicles and boats upon death. | AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to provide for the transfer of motor vehicles and boats upon death. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HJR5001 | Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, conditioning the requirement of expanded Medicaid on the level of federal medical assistance. | A JOINT RESOLUTION, Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, conditioning the requirement of expanded Medicaid on the level of federal medical assistance. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1063 | Revise the provisions for preparing a fiscal note for ballot questions. | AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to revise the provisions for preparing a fiscal note for ballot questions. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1110 | Make an appropriation to the South Dakota Board of Technical Education to provide a grant to Southeast Technical College for the purchase of the healthcare simulation center. | An Act to make an appropriation to the South Dakota Board of Technical Education to provide a grant to Southeast Technical College for the purchase of the healthcare simulation center. | Dead |
| HB1019 | Eliminate certain property taxes levied on owner-occupied single-family dwellings, and to increase certain gross receipts tax rates and use tax rates. | An Act to eliminate certain property taxes levied on owner-occupied single-family dwellings, and to increase certain gross receipts tax rates and use tax rates. | Dead |
| SCR604 | Supporting the expansion of transportation services for veterans receiving medical care in this state. | A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, Supporting the expansion of transportation services for veterans receiving medical care in this state. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1010 | Require cost model reports for certain programs and institutions. | An Act to require cost model reports for certain programs and institutions. | Dead |
| SCR603 | Supporting the establishment of a standardized system to recognize and award academic credit or certification for military service. | A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, Supporting the establishment of a standardized system to recognize and award academic credit or certification for military service. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR602 | Celebrating the sister-state relationship with Taiwan. | A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, Celebrating the sister-state relationship with Taiwan. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1121 | Revise passenger limits for holders of restricted minor's driving permits. | An Act to revise passenger limits for holders of restricted minor's driving permits. | Dead |
| HB1240 | Require an affidavit of succession for purposes of succeeding to the ownership of an abandoned mineral interest. | An Act to require an affidavit of succession for purposes of succeeding to the ownership of an abandoned mineral interest. | Dead |
| HB1064 | Permit the selling of fireworks throughout the year. | An Act to permit the selling of fireworks throughout the year. | Dead |
| HC8001 | Honoring Donna Leslie of the South Dakota Retailers Association for outstanding service to the business community. | A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION, Honoring Donna Leslie of the South Dakota Retailers Association for outstanding service to the business community. | Dead |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB1169 | Modify the signature requirement for a petition to initiate a constitutional amendment. | Veto override | 03/31/2025 | Yea |
| SB55 | Revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas. | Do Pass Amended | 03/13/2025 | Yea |
| HB1046 | Revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2025. | Do Pass Amended | 03/13/2025 | Yea |
| HB1132 | Establish provisions for eligibility in the child care assistance program for certain child care employees. | Veto override | 03/13/2025 | Nay |
| SB220 | Appropriate money for the ordinary expenses of the legislative, judicial, and executive departments of the state, the current expenses of state institutions, interest on the public debt, and common schools. | Do Pass | 03/13/2025 | Yea |
| SB68 | Require an individual be a citizen of the United States before being eligible to vote and to provide a penalty therefor. | Conference Committee Report adopted | 03/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB91 | Revise the requirements for a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment or to refer a law. | Conference Committee Report adopted | 03/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB113 | Provide protections for parental rights. | Conference Committee report not adopted, no committee appointed | 03/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB1218 | Address the imposition of firearm restrictions on certain employees, officers, volunteers, and other individuals. | Conference Committee Report adopted | 03/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB1007 | Prohibit use of the South Dakota public utilities commission gross receipts tax fund for reimbursement of costs incurred by the Public Utilities Commission. | Concurred in amendments | 03/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB1062 | Amend provisions pertaining to the maintenance and publication of the statewide voter registration file. | Concurred in amendments | 03/11/2025 | Nay |
| HB1066 | Revise residency requirements for the purposes of voter registration. | Concurred in amendments | 03/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB1135 | Provide opportunities for treatment courts for South Dakotans, create a workgroup to study rehabilitation programs, and declare an emergency. | Failed to concur, no committee appointed | 03/11/2025 | Nay |
| HB1143 | Require that the director of equalization adjust certain agricultural land values. | Concurred in amendments | 03/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB1169 | Modify the signature requirement for a petition to initiate a constitutional amendment. | Concurred in amendments | 03/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB1208 | Designate an individual using the address of a mail forwarding service or post office box when applying to register as a voter or vote by absentee ballot as a federal voter. | Concurred in amendments | 03/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB1218 | Address the imposition of firearm restrictions on certain employees, officers, volunteers, and other individuals. | Failed to concur, appoint Conference Committee | 03/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB1245 | Exempt from the state sales and use tax gross receipts for certain services to a partnership. | Concurred in amendments | 03/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB1230 | Revise a provision related to unauthorized distribution of fentanyl and provide a penalty therefor. | Concurred in amendments | 03/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB1239 | Revise certain provisions related to the restriction of access to obscene materials in a public library or public school library. | Concurred in amendments | 03/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB1259 | Prohibit unauthorized access to certain multi-occupancy rooms. | Concurred in amendments | 03/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB70 | Modify the maximum sparsity benefit a sparse school district is eligible to receive. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| SB95 | Make an appropriation to the Department of Revenue for distribution to county rural access infrastructure funds and to declare an emergency. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Nay |
| SB120 | Update the membership of the Animal Industry Board to include a poultry producer. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| SB127 | Authorize the expenditure of moneys and make an appropriation for grants supporting airport terminal improvements and expansion. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Nay |
| SB144 | Require legislative approval for significant capital expenditures by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| SB169 | Require a public hearing prior to a vote to impose an excess tax levy. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| SB169 | Require a public hearing prior to a vote to impose an excess tax levy. | Motion to amend | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| SB164 | Prohibit the use of a deepfake to influence an election and to provide a penalty therefor. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| SB172 | Provide a rebuttable presumption in favor of joint physical custody of a minor child. | Reconsidered | 03/10/2025 | Nay |
| SB172 | Provide a rebuttable presumption in favor of joint physical custody of a minor child. | Do Pass | 03/10/2025 | Nay |
| SB172 | Provide a rebuttable presumption in favor of joint physical custody of a minor child. | Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6 | 03/10/2025 | Nay |
| SB191 | Limit annual valuation increases on owner-occupied single-family dwellings and provide an exception for mill rate limitations on taxing districts. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Nay |
| SB216 | Reduce the growth in the assessed value of owner-occupied property, limit increases in certain property tax revenues, revise provisions regarding school district excess tax levies, and revise eligibility requirements for a property tax assessment freeze. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| SB216 | Reduce the growth in the assessed value of owner-occupied property, limit increases in certain property tax revenues, revise provisions regarding school district excess tax levies, and revise eligibility requirements for a property tax assessment freeze. | Reconsidered | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| SB216 | Reduce the growth in the assessed value of owner-occupied property, limit increases in certain property tax revenues, revise provisions regarding school district excess tax levies, and revise eligibility requirements for a property tax assessment freeze. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| SB6 | Authorize a loan from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund to a school district adjoining a federal military installation for the construction or expansion of a school building. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB3 | Increase driver license fees. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB32 | Revise amounts for licensing fees for the practice of accountancy. | Do Pass | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB14 | Revise and repeal provisions related to agricultural production facilities and to provide a penalty therefor. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB26 | Reduce employer contribution rates and increase the administrative fee rate for reemployment assistance. | Do Pass | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| HB1016 | Revise provisions related to pharmacy and to increase fees. | Concurred in amendments | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB28 | Revise provisions relating to licensing fees and license renewal dates for the practice of barbering and to declare an emergency. | Do Pass | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB64 | Revise provisions related to the establishment of an initial parole date. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB68 | Require an individual be a citizen of the United States before being eligible to vote and to provide a penalty therefor. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB73 | Require that an individual registering as a voter when applying for a driver license be a resident of this state for the purposes of voting. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SJR503 | Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, clarifying that an individual must be a citizen of the United States to be eligible to vote. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB88 | Increase the amount of exempt proceeds when a homestead is sold or divided by court order. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB90 | Clarify provisions regarding tax deeds. | Do Pass | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB100 | Limit the imposition of restrictions on the carrying of a concealed pistol and other items of self-defense while on the campus of a public institution of higher education. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB113 | Provide protections for parental rights. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB113 | Provide protections for parental rights. | Motion to amend | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB115 | Revise a provision related to sexual contact with a child under eighteen. | Do Pass | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB131 | Establish an electronic system for vehicle titles. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SJR505 | Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, establishing the trust for unclaimed property fund. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB143 | Modify the composition and staffing requirements of the South Dakota-Ireland Trade Commission. | Do Pass | 03/06/2025 | Nay |
| SB173 | Revise the process by which a recount may be requested. | Do Pass | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| HB1232 | Modify requirements relating to the operation of salons and booths and to declare an emergency. | Concurred in amendments | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB215 | Remove the prohibition against a landowner having an easement on the landowner's property. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SJR501 | Providing legislative approval for a future use water permit application by the Western Dakota Regional Water System. | Do Pass | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB45 | Impose a motor vehicle technology fee. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB56 | Authorize the payment of lease rental obligations to the South Dakota Building Authority by the Bureau of Finance and Management, to make an appropriation therefore, and to declare an emergency. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB54 | Revise the distribution of revenue from the cigarette tax. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB64 | Revise provisions related to the establishment of an initial parole date. | Do Pass | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB88 | Increase the amount of exempt proceeds when a homestead is sold or divided by court order. | Do Pass | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB89 | Repeal the requirement that judicial officers be listed on a separate nonpolitical ballot. | Do Pass | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB91 | Revise the requirements for a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment or to refer a law. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB106 | Require an individual be registered as a voter of this state before being eligible to be a petition sponsor for a ballot measure. | Do Pass | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| HB1114 | Make an appropriation for the purchasing of equipment to support the South Dakota Board of Technical Education. | Concurred in amendments | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB115 | Revise a provision related to sexual contact with a child under eighteen. | Do Pass | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| HB1131 | Make an appropriation for the restoration, maintenance, and repair of the state capitol. | Concurred in amendments | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB128 | Amend requirements for an official newspaper. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB146 | Revise provisions on interim transfers and appropriations. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB163 | Require certain firefighting equipment purchased by a fire department contain particular labeling. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Nay |
| SB155 | Reduce the amount of net receipts of unclaimed property deposited into the general fund. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB145 | Require legislative approval of real property leases that are necessary for the operation of state government and exceed specified durations or rental payments. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB169 | Require a public hearing prior to a vote to impose an excess tax levy. | Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6 | 03/05/2025 | Nay |
| SB185 | Amend provisions pertaining to the process by which the qualifications of a registered voter are verified. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB164 | Prohibit the use of a deepfake to influence an election and to provide a penalty therefor. | Do Pass | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB172 | Provide a rebuttable presumption in favor of joint physical custody of a minor child. | Deferred to the 41st legislative day | 03/05/2025 | Nay |
| SB172 | Provide a rebuttable presumption in favor of joint physical custody of a minor child. | Do Pass | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB154 | Prohibit pharmaceutical manufacturers from interfering in contracts between 340B entities and pharmacies and to provide a penalty therefor. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| HB1188 | Allow nonresident military members to purchase three-day temporary nonresident waterfowl licenses. | Concurred in amendments | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB175 | Create provisions governing litigation financing. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Nay |
| SB193 | Allow an applicant to have an interpreter present during the driving portion of a driver license exam. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB201 | Prohibit contributions and loans from an authorized committee of a candidate for federal office. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Nay |
| SB215 | Remove the prohibition against a landowner having an easement on the landowner's property. | Do Pass | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB31 | Revise amounts for inspection fees for electrical installations. | Do Pass | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB24 | Revise provisions relating to the promulgation of rules to set licensing and inspection fees for plumbers and related professions. | Do Pass | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB27 | Revise provisions relating to licensing fees for cosmetology, esthetics, and nail technology. | Do Pass | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB59 | Revise provisions relating to the delivery, possession with intent to deliver, and possession of unauthorized articles in a state correctional facility, and to provide a penalty therefor. | Do Pass Amended | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB58 | Revise provisions related to human trafficking, to prohibit the obstruction of human trafficking enforcement, and to provide a penalty therefor. | Do Pass | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB75 | Require an indication of United States citizenship status on a motor vehicle operator's license or permit, and on a nondriver identification card. | Do Pass Amended | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB1071 | Modify practice criteria for physician assistants. | Concurred in amendments | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB90 | Clarify provisions regarding tax deeds. | Do Pass | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB92 | Require that the director of the Legislative Research Council and the secretary of state review an initiated measure and determine if the measure embraces more than one subject. | Do Pass Amended | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB176 | Clarify the discovery procedures and powers and to modify the administration of the Government Operations and Audit Committee. | Do Pass Amended | 03/04/2025 | Nay |
| SB171 | Add questions about historical property to seller's disclosure statement. | Do Pass Amended | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB169 | Require a public hearing prior to a vote to impose an excess tax levy. | Report out of committee without recommendation | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB169 | Require a public hearing prior to a vote to impose an excess tax levy. | Do Pass | 03/04/2025 | Nay |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | South Dakota House District 24 | House | Republican | In Office | 01/12/2021 |