The proposed half-cent sales tax hike that would help fund Republican Gov. Dennis Daugaard's plan to raise teacher pay has survived a difficult political test.
House lawmakers voted 47-21 Monday to approve the bill, meeting the two-thirds requirement to pass through the House. It now heads to the Senate.
The proposal last week fell just one vote short of the two-thirds margin.
But supporters successfully pushed to have the bill reconsidered, and several lawmakers switched their votes on the proposal Monday.