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SD HB 1268

died on adjournment

repeal capital punishment.

South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did SD HB 1268 pass?

No. SD HB 1268 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 (2026-02-18): Judiciary Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 1

What is SD HB 1268 about?

SD HB 1268 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “repeal capital punishment.”.

Who sponsors SD HB 1268?

Wittman, Uhre-Balk, Smith and 10 others are the primary sponsors of SD HB 1268.

Introduced
2026-02-04
Latest action
2026-02-18 — Judiciary Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Wittmanprimary
  • Uhre-Balkprimary
  • Smithprimary
  • Shormaprimary
  • Muckeyprimary
  • Mehlhaffprimary
  • Larsonprimary
  • Kolbeck (Steve)primary
  • Heinemannprimary
  • Goodwinprimary
  • Emeryprimary
  • Reischprimary
  • Duhamelprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-04

    First read in House and referred to House Judiciary H.J. 219

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

  2. 2026-02-18

    Scheduled for hearing

  3. 2026-02-18

    Judiciary Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 1

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Deferred to the 41st legislative day

    2026-02-18 · pass · 10-1

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Mortenson: yes
    • Reisch: no
    • Walburg: yes
    • Roby: yes
    • Fitzgerald: yes
    • Reimer: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Massie: yes
    • Kull: yes
    • Pourier: excused
    • Hunt: yes
    • Soye: excused
    • Stevens: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Bills/26524

Attribution

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

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