SD HB 1209

died on adjournment

require employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide a penalty therefor.

South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did SD HB 1209 pass?

No. SD HB 1209 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-11): Senate Reconsidered , Passed, YEAS 15, NAYS 19 S.J. 524

What is SD HB 1209 about?

SD HB 1209 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “require employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide a penalty therefor.”.

Who sponsors SD HB 1209?

Schaefbauer, Rice, Nolz and 6 others are the primary sponsors of SD HB 1209.

Introduced: 2026-01-29
Latest action: 2026-03-11 — Senate Reconsidered , Passed, YEAS 15, NAYS 19 S.J. 524
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-01-29
First read in House and referred to House State Affairs H.J. 179
introduction,reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-09
Scheduled for hearing
2026-02-09
State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1209A
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage
2026-02-09
State Affairs Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 4
2026-02-12
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 49, NAYS 13 H.J. 319
2026-02-17
First Reading Senate S.J. 272
2026-02-18
Referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 296
referral-committee
2026-03-02
Scheduled for hearing
2026-03-02
State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 37 Amendment 1209B
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage
2026-03-02
State Affairs Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 2 S.J. 37
2026-03-04
Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 2 S.J. 462
2026-03-09
House of Representatives Failed to concur, appoint Conference Committee , Passed, YEAS 62, NAYS 7 H.J. 535
2026-03-10
Senate Conference Committee appointments S.J. 513
2026-03-11
Scheduled for hearing
2026-03-11
Motion to amend , Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 2 Amendment 1209F
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage
2026-03-11
Conference Committee Report adopted , Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 2
2026-03-11
Senate Conference Committee report not adopted, no committee appointed , Passed, YEAS 18, NAYS 15 S.J. 523
2026-03-11
Intent to reconsider , Passed, S.J. 524
2026-03-11
Senate Reconsidered , Passed, YEAS 15, NAYS 19 S.J. 524

Versions

Introduced — 2026-01-29Compare
House State Affairs Engrossed — 2026-02-10Compare
Senate State Affairs Engrossed — 2026-03-02Compare
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Documents

Votes

Do Pass Amended
2026-02-09 · pass · 7-4
Member-level votes (13)
- Bahmuller: no
- Emery: no
- Gosch: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Healy: no
- Heinemann: yes
- Jamison: no
- Lems: yes
- Reisch: excused
- Schaefbauer: yes
- Soye: excused
- Overweg: yes
- Odenbach: yes
Do Pass Amended
2026-02-12 · pass · 49-13
Member-level votes (70)
- Andera: yes
- Arlint: yes
- Auch: yes
- Aylward: yes
- Bahmuller: yes
- Bathke: excused
- Baxter: yes
- Czmowski: yes
- DeGroot: yes
- Derby: no
- Duffy: yes
- Emery: no
- Fitzgerald: yes
- Fosness: no
- Garcia: yes
- Goodwin: excused
- Gosch: excused
- Greenfield: yes
- Halverson: yes
- Healy: no
- Heermann: yes
- Heinemann: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Ismay: yes
- Jamison: yes
- Jensen (Phil): yes
- Jordan: yes
- Jorgenson: yes
- Kassin: yes
- Kayser: yes
- Kolbeck (Jack): yes
- Kull: yes
- Ladner: yes
- Lems: yes
- Manhart: yes
- Massie: yes
- May: yes
- Moore: excused
- Mortenson: excused
- Muckey: no
- Mulally: excused
- Mulder: no
- Nolz: yes
- Novstrup: yes
- Odenbach: yes
- Overweg: yes
- Peterson (Drew): yes
- Pourier: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Rehfeldt: excused
- Reimer: yes
- Reisch: no
- Rice: yes
- Roby: yes
- Roe: yes
- Schaefbauer: yes
- Schwans: yes
- Shorma: no
- Shubeck: yes
- Sjaarda: yes
- Soye: excused
- Stevens: no
- Uhre-Balk: no
- Van Diepen: no
- Walburg: yes
- Weems: no
- Weisgram: yes
- Wittman: no
- Hansen: yes
Do Pass Amended
2026-03-02 · pass · 6-2
Member-level votes (9)
- Deibert: yes
- Jensen (Kevin): yes
- Karr: excused
- Kolbeck (Steve): no
- Larson: no
- Pischke: yes
- Voight: yes
- Perry: yes
- Mehlhaff: yes
Do Pass Amended
2026-03-04 · 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: no
- 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: yes
- Wipf: yes
- Zikmund: yes
Failed to concur, appoint Conference Committee
2026-03-09 · pass · 62-7
Member-level votes (70)
- Andera: yes
- Arlint: yes
- Auch: yes
- Aylward: yes
- Bahmuller: yes
- Bathke: excused
- Baxter: yes
- Czmowski: yes
- 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: yes
- Ismay: yes
- Jamison: no
- Jensen (Phil): yes
- Jordan: yes
- Jorgenson: yes
- Kassin: yes
- Kayser: yes
- Kolbeck (Jack): yes
- Kull: yes
- Ladner: yes
- Lems: yes
- Manhart: yes
- Massie: yes
- May: yes
- Moore: yes
- Mortenson: yes
- Muckey: yes
- Mulally: yes
- Mulder: no
- Nolz: yes
- Novstrup: yes
- Odenbach: yes
- Overweg: yes
- Peterson (Drew): yes
- Pourier: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Rehfeldt: yes
- Reimer: no
- Reisch: no
- Rice: yes
- Roby: yes
- Roe: yes
- Schaefbauer: yes
- Schwans: yes
- Shorma: yes
- Shubeck: yes
- Sjaarda: yes
- Soye: yes
- Stevens: yes
- Uhre-Balk: yes
- Van Diepen: no
- Walburg: no
- Weems: no
- Weisgram: yes
- Wittman: yes
- Hansen: yes
Reconsidered
2026-03-11 · fail · 15-19
Member-level votes (35)
- Beal: excused
- Blanc: yes
- Carley: yes
- Crabtree: no
- Davis: no
- Deibert: no
- Duhamel: no
- Foster: no
- Grove: yes
- Hohn: yes
- Howard: yes
- Hulse: yes
- Jensen (Kevin): yes
- Karr: yes
- Kolbeck (Steve): no
- Lapka: yes
- Larson: no
- Marty: yes
- Mehlhaff: no
- Miskimins: no
- Nelson: yes
- Otten: no
- Perry: no
- Peterson (Sue): yes
- Pischke: yes
- Reed: no
- Rohl: no
- Sauder: no
- Schoenfish: no
- Smith: no
- Vilhauer: no
- Voight: yes
- Voita: yes
- Wipf: no
- Zikmund: no
Conference Committee report not adopted, no committee appointed
2026-03-11 · pass · 18-15
Member-level votes (35)
- Beal: excused
- Blanc: no
- Carley: no
- Crabtree: yes
- Davis: yes
- Deibert: yes
- Duhamel: yes
- Foster: yes
- Grove: no
- Hohn: no
- Howard: no
- Hulse: no
- Jensen (Kevin): no
- Karr: no
- Kolbeck (Steve): yes
- Lapka: no
- Larson: yes
- Marty: no
- Mehlhaff: yes
- Miskimins: yes
- Nelson: no
- Otten: yes
- Perry: yes
- Peterson (Sue): no
- Pischke: no
- Reed: excused
- Rohl: yes
- Sauder: yes
- Schoenfish: yes
- Smith: yes
- Vilhauer: yes
- Voight: no
- Voita: no
- Wipf: yes
- Zikmund: yes

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