The amendment added 15 co-sponsors (10 senators and 5 representatives) to the original bill and corrected the order of the governors—changing "Boys State and Girls State Governors" to "Girls State and Boys State Governors" respectively to properly match Madisen Younie with Girls State and Brody Tynan with Boys State. These changes strengthen the bill by broadening legislative support and ensuring accurate recognition of the honorees.
26.826.9 101st Legislative Session SC801 2026 South Dakota Legislature Senate Commemoration 801 Introduced by: Senator Zikmund Senators Zikmund, Crabtree, Deibert, Duhamel, Hulse, Larson, Nelson, Perry, Pischke, Reed, and Wipf and Representatives Bahmuller Bahmuller, Arlint, Aylward, Emery, Goodwin, Heermann, Jordan, Kull, Moore, Muckey, Novstrup, Peterson (Drew), Reisch, and Muckey Underscores indicate new language. Overstrikes indicate deleted language. Roby A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION honoring Madisen Younie of Rapid City, South 1 Dakota Girls State Governor, and Brody Tynan of Sioux Falls, South Dakota 2 Boys State Governor, and the South Dakota American Legion and Auxiliary for 3 their sponsorship and coordination of the Girls State and Boys State 4 programs. 5 WHEREAS, Madisen Younie and Brody Tynan were selected to serve in the highest office 6 in the Girls State and Boys State programs, respectively, and are outstanding young South 7 Dakota leaders; and 8 WHEREAS, the goals of Boys State and Girls State are to help youth understand and 9 appreciate the American system of government and way of life, including the rights and 10 responsibilities of citizenship, and to improve knowledge of the fundamental principles of 11 government, within the State of South Dakota, through a unique learn-by-doing workshop; 12 and 13 WHEREAS, the South Dakota American Legion and Auxiliary have worked diligently to 14 conduct these fine programs for more than eighty years; 15 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT COMMEMORATED, by the One Hundred First Legislature of the 16 State of South Dakota, that Madisen Younie and Brody Tynan are the 2025 Boys Girls State and 17 Girls Boys State Governors, respectively; that appreciation be extended to those adults who donate 18 time and energy to the program; and that the South Dakota American Legion and Auxiliary 19 be recognized for their many years of sponsoring and conducting Boys State and Girls State 20 programs. 21