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SD HB 1226

died on adjournment

authorize boards of county commissioners to adopt policies for investigating allegations of misconduct of county departments, employees, and officers.

South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did SD HB 1226 pass?

No. SD HB 1226 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 (2026-02-05): Local Government Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 1

What is SD HB 1226 about?

SD HB 1226 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “authorize boards of county commissioners to adopt policies for investigating allegations of misconduct of county departments, employees, and officers.”.

Who sponsors SD HB 1226?

Gosch is the primary sponsor of SD HB 1226.

Introduced
2026-01-29
Latest action
2026-02-05 — Local Government Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Goschprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-29

    First read in House and referred to House Local Government H.J. 178

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  2. 2026-02-05

    Scheduled for hearing

  3. 2026-02-05

    Local Government Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1226A

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  4. 2026-02-05

    Local Government Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 1

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Deferred to the 41st legislative day

    2026-02-05 · pass · 11-1

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Andera: yes
    • Bathke: excused
    • DeGroot: yes
    • Fitzgerald: yes
    • Heermann: yes
    • Jensen (Phil): yes
    • Kull: yes
    • Mulally: no
    • Roby: yes
    • Van Diepen: yes
    • Wittman: yes
    • Ladner: yes
    • Jamison: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Bills/27149

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:32:38.286047Z

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