Bill Commons

SD SB 171

enacted

amend provisions pertaining to the processing of absentee ballots and to declare an emergency.

South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Introduced
2026-01-29
Status date
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Latest action
2026-03-30 — Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 550
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Peterson (Sue)primary
  • Heinemannprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-29

    First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 141

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  2. 2026-02-04

    Scheduled for hearing

  3. 2026-02-04

    State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 0 S.J. 15

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  4. 2026-02-05

    Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 2 S.J. 201

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  5. 2026-02-06

    First Reading House H.J. 247

  6. 2026-02-09

    Referred to House State Affairs H.J. 262

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  7. 2026-03-02

    Scheduled for hearing

  8. 2026-03-02

    State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 171A

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  9. 2026-03-02

    State Affairs Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 0

  10. 2026-03-05

    House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 56, NAYS 11 H.J. 526

  11. 2026-03-10

    Senate Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 2 S.J. 511

  12. 2026-03-11

    Signed by the President S.J. 525

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  13. 2026-03-11

    Signed by the Speaker H.J. 560

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  14. 2026-03-12

    Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-12 S.J. 539

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  15. 2026-03-30

    Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 550

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do Pass

    2026-02-04 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Deibert: yes
    • Jensen (Kevin): yes
    • Karr: yes
    • Kolbeck (Steve): yes
    • Larson: yes
    • Pischke: yes
    • Voight: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Mehlhaff: yes

  • Do Pass

    2026-02-05 · pass · 32-2

    Member-level votes (35)
    • Beal: excused
    • Blanc: yes
    • Carley: no
    • Crabtree: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Deibert: yes
    • Duhamel: yes
    • Foster: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Hohn: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hulse: yes
    • Jensen (Kevin): yes
    • Karr: yes
    • Kolbeck (Steve): yes
    • Lapka: yes
    • Larson: yes
    • Marty: yes
    • Mehlhaff: yes
    • Miskimins: yes
    • Nelson: yes
    • Otten: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Peterson (Sue): yes
    • Pischke: yes
    • Reed: yes
    • Rohl: yes
    • Sauder: yes
    • Schoenfish: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Vilhauer: yes
    • Voight: yes
    • Voita: no
    • Wipf: yes
    • Zikmund: yes

  • Do Pass Amended

    2026-03-02 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Bahmuller: yes
    • Emery: yes
    • Gosch: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Healy: yes
    • Heinemann: yes
    • Jamison: yes
    • Lems: yes
    • May: yes
    • Reisch: excused
    • Schaefbauer: yes
    • Overweg: excused
    • Odenbach: yes

  • Do Pass Amended

    2026-03-05 · pass · 56-11

    Member-level votes (70)
    • Andera: yes
    • Arlint: yes
    • Auch: no
    • Aylward: no
    • Bahmuller: yes
    • Bathke: excused
    • Baxter: no
    • Czmowski: excused
    • DeGroot: yes
    • Derby: yes
    • Duffy: yes
    • Emery: yes
    • Fitzgerald: yes
    • Fosness: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Gosch: yes
    • Greenfield: yes
    • Halverson: yes
    • Healy: yes
    • Heermann: yes
    • Heinemann: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Hunt: no
    • Ismay: no
    • Jamison: yes
    • Jensen (Phil): no
    • Jordan: no
    • Jorgenson: yes
    • Kassin: yes
    • Kayser: yes
    • Kolbeck (Jack): yes
    • Kull: yes
    • Ladner: yes
    • Lems: yes
    • Manhart: no
    • Massie: yes
    • May: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Mortenson: yes
    • Muckey: yes
    • Mulally: no
    • Mulder: yes
    • Nolz: yes
    • Novstrup: yes
    • Odenbach: yes
    • Overweg: yes
    • Peterson (Drew): yes
    • Pourier: yes
    • Randolph: no
    • Rehfeldt: yes
    • Reimer: yes
    • Reisch: yes
    • Rice: no
    • Roby: yes
    • Roe: yes
    • Schaefbauer: yes
    • Schwans: yes
    • Shorma: yes
    • Shubeck: yes
    • Sjaarda: yes
    • Soye: excused
    • Stevens: yes
    • Uhre-Balk: yes
    • Van Diepen: yes
    • Walburg: yes
    • Weems: yes
    • Weisgram: yes
    • Wittman: yes
    • Hansen: yes

  • Concurred in amendments

    2026-03-10 · pass · 32-2

    Member-level votes (35)
    • Beal: excused
    • Blanc: yes
    • Carley: yes
    • Crabtree: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Deibert: yes
    • Duhamel: yes
    • Foster: no
    • Grove: yes
    • Hohn: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hulse: yes
    • Jensen (Kevin): yes
    • Karr: yes
    • Kolbeck (Steve): yes
    • Lapka: yes
    • Larson: yes
    • Marty: yes
    • Mehlhaff: yes
    • Miskimins: yes
    • Nelson: yes
    • Otten: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Peterson (Sue): yes
    • Pischke: yes
    • Reed: yes
    • Rohl: yes
    • Sauder: yes
    • Schoenfish: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Vilhauer: yes
    • Voight: yes
    • Voita: no
    • Wipf: yes
    • Zikmund: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Bills/27030

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