The amendment added ten additional legislators as co-sponsors (Representatives Arlint, Aylward, Emery, Gosch, Moore, Muckey, and Shorma and Senators Foster, Duhamel, and Perry) and removed the bill numbering and markup language from the introduced version, but made no substantive changes to the commemorative content itself.
26.1047.9 101st Legislative Session HC8025 2026 South Dakota Legislature House Commemoration 8025 Introduced by: Representative Pourier Underscores indicate new language. Overstrikes indicate deleted language. Representatives Pourier, Arlint, Aylward, Emery, Gosch, Moore, Muckey, and Shorma and Senators Foster, Duhamel, and Perry A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION honoring the accomplishments of University of 1 South Dakota women's basketball player Josie Hill. 2 WHEREAS, Josie Hill of Rapid City has distinguished herself as an outstanding basketball 3 player, having earned a reputation as a center who can score, rebound, and block shots at a 4 high level; and 5 WHEREAS, Josie starred at Rapid City Central High School, where she set the school record 6 for career blocked shots, led the Cobblers to the state basketball tournament, and was named 7 to the Class AA all-state first team her senior year; and 8 WHEREAS, upon graduating high school, Josie played for three years at Chicago State 9 University, where she set the single-game and single-season records for blocked shots, and 10 had the seventh highest blocks per game in NCAA Division 1 Women's Basketball during the 11 2023-24 season; and 12 WHEREAS, Josie transferred to the University of South Dakota for the 2025-26 season, 13 providing the Coyotes with a consistent and intimidating post-presence, recording her one 14 thousandth career point, and helping the Coyotes to a 22-8 record and third-place finish in 15 the Summit League; and 16 WHEREAS, Josie is an enrolled member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate and, through her 17 commitment to academic and athletic excellence, and community service, has become a 18 visible Native American role model who inspires Indigenous youth to pursue excellence; 19 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT COMMEMORATED, by the One Hundred First Legislature of the 20 State of South Dakota, that Josie Hill is recognized for her outstanding accomplishments and 21 commitment to service in her community and this state. 22