SD HB 1243

died on adjournment

require the display of the state motto in public schools and provide for associated legal representation.

South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did SD HB 1243 pass?

No. SD HB 1243 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 (2026-02-10): House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 28, NAYS 38 H.J. 282

What is SD HB 1243 about?

SD HB 1243 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “require the display of the state motto in public schools and provide for associated legal representation.”.

Who sponsors SD HB 1243?

Voight, Randolph, Jordan and 3 others are the primary sponsors of SD HB 1243.

Introduced: 2026-02-02
Latest action: 2026-02-10 — House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 28, NAYS 38 H.J. 282
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

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Action timeline

2026-02-02
First read in House and referred to House Education H.J. 192
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2026-02-06
Scheduled for hearing
2026-02-06
Education Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1243B
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2026-02-06
Education Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 6
2026-02-10
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 28, NAYS 38 H.J. 282

Versions

Introduced — 2026-01-29Compare
House Education Engrossed — 2026-02-06Compare
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Documents

Votes

Do Pass Amended
2026-02-06 · pass · 9-6
Member-level votes (15)
- Garcia: yes
- DeGroot: no
- Halverson: no
- Rice: yes
- Schwans: yes
- Baxter: yes
- Heermann: no
- Ismay: yes
- Arlint: no
- Jordan: yes
- Uhre-Balk: no
- May: yes
- Manhart: yes
- Stevens: no
- Greenfield: yes
Do Pass Amended
2026-02-10 · fail · 28-38
Member-level votes (70)
- Andera: yes
- Arlint: no
- Auch: yes
- Aylward: yes
- Bahmuller: no
- Bathke: excused
- Baxter: yes
- Czmowski: no
- DeGroot: no
- Derby: no
- Duffy: no
- Emery: no
- Fitzgerald: no
- Fosness: no
- Garcia: yes
- Goodwin: excused
- Gosch: no
- Greenfield: no
- Halverson: no
- Healy: no
- Heermann: no
- Heinemann: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Ismay: yes
- Jamison: no
- Jensen (Phil): yes
- Jordan: yes
- Jorgenson: yes
- Kassin: no
- Kayser: yes
- Kolbeck (Jack): no
- Kull: no
- Ladner: excused
- Lems: yes
- Manhart: yes
- Massie: no
- May: yes
- Moore: no
- Mortenson: no
- Muckey: no
- Mulally: yes
- Mulder: no
- Nolz: yes
- Novstrup: no
- Odenbach: yes
- Overweg: yes
- Peterson (Drew): no
- Pourier: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Rehfeldt: no
- Reimer: no
- Reisch: no
- Rice: yes
- Roby: no
- Roe: no
- Schaefbauer: yes
- Schwans: yes
- Shorma: no
- Shubeck: yes
- Sjaarda: yes
- Soye: excused
- Stevens: no
- Uhre-Balk: no
- Van Diepen: no
- Walburg: no
- Weems: no
- Weisgram: no
- Wittman: no
- Hansen: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Bills/26767

Attribution

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