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State Representative
Kadyn Wittman
(D) - South Dakota
South Dakota House District 15
In Office - Started: 01/10/2023

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Bill Bill Name Summary Progress
SB164 Prohibit the use of a deepfake to influence an election and to provide a penalty therefor. AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to prohibit the use of a deepfake to influence an election and to provide a penalty therefor. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1071 Modify practice criteria for physician assistants. AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to modify practice criteria for physician assistants. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
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
HB1116 Repeal a reporting requirement regarding industrial hemp. AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to repeal a reporting requirement regarding industrial hemp. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB176 Clarify the discovery procedures and powers and to modify the administration of the Government Operations and Audit Committee. AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to clarify the discovery procedures and powers and to modify the administration of the Government Operations and Audit Committee. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
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
SB143 Modify the composition and staffing requirements of the South Dakota-Ireland Trade Commission. AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to modify the composition and staffing requirements of the South Dakota-Ireland Trade Commission. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1225 Update and repeal provisions related to the reporting of hospital charge information. AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to update and repeal provisions related to the reporting of hospital charge information. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1114 Make an appropriation for the purchasing of equipment to support the South Dakota Board of Technical Education. AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to make an appropriation for the purchasing of equipment to support the South Dakota Board of Technical Education. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB154 Prohibit pharmaceutical manufacturers from interfering in contracts between 340B entities and pharmacies and to provide a penalty therefor. AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to prohibit pharmaceutical manufacturers from interfering in contracts between 340B entities and pharmacies and to provide a penalty therefor. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB83 Revise the penalty and provide treatment for the ingestion of certain controlled substances. AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to revise the penalty and provide treatment for the ingestion of certain controlled substances. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1141 Provide an exception for employers to acquire and distribute opioid antagonists that are available over the counter. AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to provide an exception for employers to acquire and distribute opioid antagonists that are available over the counter. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB193 Allow an applicant to have an interpreter present during the driving portion of a driver license exam. AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to allow an applicant to have an interpreter present during the driving portion of a driver license exam. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HCR6011 Urging the Trump-Vance administration and Office of Management and Budget to uphold the Reagan administration policy of government-to-government relations with tribal nations. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, Urging the Trump-Vance administration and Office of Management and Budget to uphold the Reagan administration policy of government-to-government relations with tribal nations. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB111 Permit a court to order family therapy or reunification therapy in a custody or visitation dispute. AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to permit a court to order family therapy or reunification therapy in a custody or visitation dispute. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1144 Adopt the dietitian licensure compact. AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to adopt the dietitian licensure compact. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1099 Modify the community paramedic endorsement. AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to modify the community paramedic endorsement. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HC8023 Honoring Glenn Muller of Davis, selected as the 2025 Agribusiness Citizen of the Year by the Agribusiness Division of the Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce. A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION, Honoring Glenn Muller of Davis, selected as the 2025 Agribusiness Citizen of the Year by the Agribusiness Division of the Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce. Dead
SC817 Honoring the life of former legislator and educator Jan Nicolay for her service to this state. A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION, Honoring the life of former legislator and educator Jan Nicolay for her service to this state. Dead
SC816 Honoring the life of former United States senator, United States representative, and state legislator Tim Johnson. A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION, Honoring the life of former United States senator, United States representative, and state legislator Tim Johnson. Dead
SB202 Create the water infrastructure development fund. An Act to create the water infrastructure development fund. Dead
SB192 Rename the Department of Corrections. An Act to rename the Department of Corrections. Dead
HB1228 Require an environmental impact statement from applicants seeking a carbon dioxide transmission facility permit from the Public Utilities Commission of the State of South Dakota. An Act to require an environmental impact statement from applicants seeking a carbon dioxide transmission facility permit from the Public Utilities Commission of the State of South Dakota. Dead
HB1075 Modify the persons eligible to sign an affidavit for proof of homelessness for purposes of waiving the fee for a nondriver identification card. AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to modify the persons eligible to sign an affidavit for proof of homelessness for purposes of waiving the fee for a nondriver identification card. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1074 Modify the individuals eligible to sign an affidavit of homelessness for purposes of obtaining a free copy of a birth certificate. AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to modify the individuals eligible to sign an affidavit of homelessness for purposes of obtaining a free copy of a birth certificate. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1072 Modernize provisions relating to water development districts. AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to modernize provisions relating to water development districts. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1089 Establish parameters for the reimbursement of school districts that provide free or reduced-price meals to students. An Act to establish parameters for the reimbursement of school districts that provide free or reduced-price meals to students. Dead
HB1043 Require counties and municipalities to provide emergency medical services within their jurisdictions, increase liquidated court costs, and create the emergency medical services fund and make an appropriation therefor. An Act to require counties and municipalities to provide emergency medical services within their jurisdictions, increase liquidated court costs, and create the emergency medical services fund and make an appropriation therefor. Dead
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
SB126 Establish the manner of determining payments for the child care assistance program. An Act to establish the manner of determining payments for the child care assistance program. Dead
SCR608 To provide for an interim study to examine the South Dakota criminal justice system with a focus on substance abuse, mental health issues, and corrections. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, To provide for an interim study to examine the South Dakota criminal justice system with a focus on substance abuse, mental health issues, and corrections. Dead
SCR607 Encouraging the Legislature to continue using person-first language that acknowledges the person before any disability. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, Encouraging the Legislature to continue using person-first language that acknowledges the person before any disability. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HC8013 Honoring the Sioux Falls Lincoln High School Patriots Marching Band senior class for its many accomplishments. A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION, Honoring the Sioux Falls Lincoln High School Patriots Marching Band senior class for its many accomplishments. Dead
HB1262 Terminate bounty payments for nest predators, transfer moneys to the general fund, and declare an emergency. An Act to terminate bounty payments for nest predators, transfer moneys to the general fund, and declare an emergency. Dead
SB196 Incorporate the Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings in public school curriculum. An Act to incorporate the Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings in public school curriculum. Dead
SB156 Increase the minimum age for marriage. An Act to increase the minimum age for marriage. Dead
SB119 Repeal capital punishment. An Act to repeal capital punishment. Dead
HB1058 Prohibit the reporting of medical debt to a consumer reporting agency and to provide a penalty therefor. An Act to prohibit the reporting of medical debt to a consumer reporting agency and to provide a penalty therefor. Dead
HB1258 Subject lithium mining operations to certain provisions regarding permitting, annual reporting, disturbed land limitations, and mined land reclamation. An Act to subject lithium mining operations to certain provisions regarding permitting, annual reporting, disturbed land limitations, and mined land reclamation. Dead
HB1128 Revise certain provisions related to sexual contact with a child under sixteen. An Act to revise certain provisions related to sexual contact with a child under sixteen. Dead
SB96 Revise eligibility requirements for the crime victims' compensation program. An Act to revise eligibility requirements for the crime victims' compensation program. Dead
SB98 Update references in certain statutes to the 2024 standard building codes. An Act to update references in certain statutes to the 2024 standard building codes. Dead
HB1070 Prohibit cost-sharing in certain health insurance policies for diagnostic and supplemental breast imaging examinations. An Act to prohibit cost-sharing in certain health insurance policies for diagnostic and supplemental breast imaging examinations. Dead
HB1060 Revise a provision related to civil commitment following a determination of mental incompetency. An Act to revise a provision related to civil commitment following a determination of mental incompetency. Dead
SC802 Honoring Callie Mueller of Florence, South Dakota, on being named Miss Rodeo America 2025. A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION, Honoring Callie Mueller of Florence, South Dakota, on being named Miss Rodeo America 2025. Dead
HB1018 Require the Department of Revenue provide an annual report to tribal governments regarding certain tax collections. An Act to require the Department of Revenue provide an annual report to tribal governments regarding certain tax collections. Dead
SC801 Recognizing and expressing gratitude to South Dakota Wildland Fire and Black Hills volunteer fire departments for their quick response and cooperation on Black Hills wildfires. A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION, Recognizing and expressing gratitude to South Dakota Wildland Fire and Black Hills volunteer fire departments for their quick response and cooperation on Black Hills wildfires. 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 Nay
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 Nay
HB1132 Establish provisions for eligibility in the child care assistance program for certain child care employees. Veto override 03/13/2025 Yea
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 Nay
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
SB68 Require an individual be a citizen of the United States before being eligible to vote and to provide a penalty therefor. Motion to amend 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 Nay
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 Nay
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 Nay
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 Nay
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 Nay
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 Nay
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Nay
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 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. 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 Nay
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 Nay
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 Nay
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 Nay
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 Nay
SB113 Provide protections for parental rights. Do Pass Amended 03/06/2025 Nay
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
SB120 Update the membership of the Animal Industry Board to include a poultry producer. 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
SB144 Require legislative approval for significant capital expenditures by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks. Do Pass 03/06/2025 Yea
SB143 Modify the composition and staffing requirements of the South Dakota-Ireland Trade Commission. Do Pass 03/06/2025 Yea
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 Nay
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
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 Yea
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
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 Yea
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
SB14 Revise and repeal provisions related to agricultural production facilities and to provide a penalty therefor. Reconsidered 03/04/2025 Yea
SB14 Revise and repeal provisions related to agricultural production facilities and to provide a penalty therefor. Do Pass Amended 03/04/2025 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
SJR501 Providing legislative approval for a future use water permit application by the Western Dakota Regional Water System. 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 Nay
HB1071 Modify practice criteria for physician assistants. Concurred in amendments 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
SB127 Authorize the expenditure of moneys and make an appropriation for grants supporting airport terminal improvements and expansion. Referred as Amended to 03/04/2025 Yea
SB127 Authorize the expenditure of moneys and make an appropriation for grants supporting airport terminal improvements and expansion. Motion to amend 03/04/2025 Yea
SB128 Amend requirements for an official newspaper. Do Pass 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 Yea
SB171 Add questions about historical property to seller's disclosure statement. Do Pass Amended 03/04/2025 Yea
  Committee Position Rank
Detail South Dakota House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee 13
Detail South Dakota House Local Government Committee 13
Detail South Dakota Joint Agriculture Land Assessment Task Force 2
Detail South Dakota Joint Initial Incarceration, Reentry Analysis and Comparison of Relevant States Interim Committee 6
State District Chamber Party Status Start Date End Date
SD South Dakota House District 15 House Democrat In Office 01/10/2023