Bill Sponsor
Arch E. Beal
South Dakota · State Senator · District 12 · Republican
Overview
Bills
Votes
Address
Capitol Building 500 E. Capitol Ave., Pierre, SD 57501
Phone
605-773-3821
Address
Capitol Building 500 E. Capitol Ave., Pierre, SD 57501
Phone
605-773-3821
Featured Bills
Mar 31, 2025
Signed by Governor
Sponsor
South Dakota House Bill 1071
Modify practice criteria for physician assistants.
Became Law
Mar 26, 2024
Signed by Governor
Sponsor
South Dakota Senate Bill 72
Increase the annual limit of tax credits that an insurance company may claim through the partners in education tax credit program.
Became Law
Mar 26, 2024
Signed by Governor
Sponsor
South Dakota House Bill 1244
Provide a process to withdraw a signature from a petition for an initiated measure, constitutional amendment, or a referendum on a law in certain situations and to declare an emergency.
Became Law
Mar 07, 2024
Signed by Governor
Sponsor
South Dakota House Bill 1076
Require the consideration of the definition of antisemitism when investigating unfair or discriminatory practices.
Became Law
Mar 07, 2024
Signed by Governor
Sponsor
South Dakota Senate Bill 115
Prevent a county, township, or municipality from authorizing a guaranteed income program.
Became Law
Recent Votes
Sep 23, 2025
Voted Yes
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Yes
Do Pass
Passed
South Dakota Senate Bill 2
Authorize the Department of Corrections to purchase and exchange certain real property, to contract for the design of a prison facility, to construct a prison facility in Minnehaha County for offenders committed to the Department of Corrections, to make an appropriation therefor, to transfer moneys to the incarceration construction fund, and to declare an emergency.
Mar 31, 2025
Voted Yes
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Yes
Veto override
Failed
South Dakota House Bill 1169
Modify the signature requirement for a petition to initiate a constitutional amendment.
Mar 13, 2025
Voted Yes
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Yes
Do Pass Amended
Passed
South Dakota House Bill 1046
Revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2025.
Mar 13, 2025
Voted Yes
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Yes
Do Pass Amended
Passed
South Dakota Senate Bill 55
Revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas.
Mar 13, 2025
Voted Yes
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Yes
Do Pass
Passed
South Dakota Senate Bill 220
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.
Mar 12, 2025
Voted Yes
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Yes
Conference Committee Report adopted
Passed
South Dakota Senate Bill 113
Provide protections for parental rights.