List of South Dakota state legislatures

The legislature of the U.S. state of South Dakota has convened many times since statehood became effective on November 2, 1889.

## Legislatures

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Number[1] | Name  | Start date  | End date[1] | Last election

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1  | 1st South Dakota Legislature [Wikidata] | October 15, 1889[2] | March 7, 1890[3] | 1 October 1889[2]
2  |  |  | 1891  |
3  |  |  | 1893  |
4  |  |  | 1895  |
5  |  |  | 1897  |
6  | 6th South Dakota Legislature | January 3, 1899  | March 3, 1899[4] |
7 [5] |  |  | 1901  |
8  |  |  | 1903  |
9  |  |  | 1905  |
10  |  |  | 1907  |
11  |  |  | 1909  |
12  |  |  | 1911  |
13  |  |  | 1913  |
14  |  |  | 1915  |
15  |  |  | 1917  |
16  |  |  | 1919  |
17  |  |  | 1921  |
18  |  |  | 1923  |
19  |  |  | 1925  |
20  |  |  | 1927  |
21  |  |  | 1929  |
22  |  |  | 1931  |
23  |  |  | 1933  |
24  |  |  | 1935  |
25  |  |  | 1937  |
26  |  |  | 1939  |
27  |  |  | 1941  |
28  |  |  | 1943  |
29  |  |  | 1945  |
30  |  |  | 1947  |
31  |  |  | 1949  |
32  |  |  | 1951  |
33  |  |  | 1953  |
34  |  |  | 1955  |
35  |  |  | 1957  |
36  |  |  | 1959  |
37  |  |  | 1961  |
38  |  |  | 1963  |
39  |  |  | 1964  |
40  |  |  | 1965  |
41  |  |  | 1966  |
42  |  |  | 1967  |
43  |  |  | 1968  |
44  |  |  | 1969  |
45  |  |  | 1970  |
46  |  |  | 1971  | November 3, 1970 [6]
47  |  |  | 1972  |
48  |  |  | 1973  | November 7, 1972 [7]
49  |  |  | 1974  |
50  |  |  | 1975  |
51  |  |  | 1976  |
52  |  |  | 1977  |
53  |  |  | 1978  |
54  |  |  | 1979  |
55  |  |  | 1980  |
56  |  |  | 1981  |
57  |  |  | 1982  |
58  |  |  | 1983  |
59  |  |  | 1984  |
60  |  |  | 1985  |
61  |  |  | 1986  |
62  |  |  | 1987  |
63  |  |  | 1988  |
64  |  |  | 1989  |
65  |  |  | 1990  |
66  |  |  | 1991  |
67  |  |  | 1992  |
68  |  |  | 1993  |
69  |  |  | 1994  |
70  |  |  | 1995  |
71  |  |  | 1996  |
72  |  |  | 1997  |
73  |  |  | 1998  |
74  |  |  | 1999  |
75  |  |  | 2000  |
76  |  |  | 2001  |
77  |  |  | 2002  |
78  |  |  | 2003  |
79  |  |  | 2004  |
80  |  |  | 2005  |
81  |  |  | 2006  |
82  |  |  | 2007  |
83  |  |  | 2008  |
84  |  |  | 2009  |
85  |  |  | 2010  |
86  |  |  | 2011  |
87  |  |  | 2012  |
88  |  |  | 2013  |
89  |  |  | 2014  |
90  |  |  | 2015  |
91  |  |  | 2016  |
92  |  |  | 2017  |
93  |  |  | 2018  |
94  |  |  | 2019  |
95  |  |  | 2020  |
96  |  |  | 2021  | November 2020: House, Senate
97  |  |  | 2022  |
98  | 98th South Dakota Legislature |  | 2023  | November 2022: House, Senate
99  | 99th South Dakota Legislature | January 9, 2024[8] | March 26, 2024[8] |
100  | 100th South Dakota Legislature | January 14, 2025[9] | March 31, 2025[10] | November 5, 2024:[8] House, Senate

## See also

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* List of speakers of the South Dakota House of Representatives
* List of governors of South Dakota
* Constitution of South Dakota
* Politics of South Dakota
* Elections in South Dakota
* South Dakota State Capitol
* Timeline of South Dakota
* Lists of United States state legislative sessions

## References

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1. ^ a b Session Laws of South Dakota, South Dakota State Library, retrieved August 3, 2024
2. ^ a b Frank Leslie Ransom (1917), The Sunshine State: a History of South Dakota, Mitchell, S. D: Educator School Supply Co., p. 99 – via HathiTrust
3. ^ "South Dakota: Legislative Session". Appleton's Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1890. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1891 – via HathiTrust.
4. ^ "Session Laws of the State of South Dakota, Sixth Session, 1899".
5. ^ Official directory and rules...Seventh session of the Legislature of South Dakota, 1901-1902, hdl:2027/nyp.33433069240343 – via HathiTrust
6. ^ Members of the State Senate and House of Representatives, South Dakota Legislature, annual session of 1971 and 1972, hdl:2027/ien.35556038855300 – via HathiTrust
7. ^ Members of the State Senate and House of Representatives, South Dakota Legislature, annual session of 1973 and 1974, hdl:2027/uc1.c040629686 – via HathiTrust
8. ^ a b c "South Dakota State Legislature", ballotpedia.org, retrieved August 3, 2024
9. ^ "100th SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATIVE SESSION CALENDAR" (PDF).
10. ^ "2025 South Dakota legislative session". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 22, 2025.

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