SD HB 1278

died on adjournment

prohibit certain political committees from accepting contributions by certain officers or employees of this state.

South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did SD HB 1278 pass?

No. SD HB 1278 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 (2026-02-23): House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 20, NAYS 47 H.J. 414

What is SD HB 1278 about?

SD HB 1278 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “prohibit certain political committees from accepting contributions by certain officers or employees of this state.”.

Who sponsors SD HB 1278?

Uhre-Balk, Muckey, Heermann and 3 others are the primary sponsors of SD HB 1278.

Introduced: 2026-02-04
Latest action: 2026-02-23 — House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 20, NAYS 47 H.J. 414
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-02-04
First read in House and referred to House State Affairs H.J. 219
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2026-02-18
Scheduled for hearing
2026-02-18
State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1278C
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2026-02-18
State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1278D
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2026-02-18
State Affairs Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 4
2026-02-23
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 20, NAYS 47 H.J. 414

Versions

Introduced — 2026-02-04Compare
House State Affairs Engrossed — 2026-02-19Compare
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Documents

Votes

Do Pass Amended
2026-02-18 · pass · 8-4
Member-level votes (13)
- Bahmuller: no
- Emery: yes
- Gosch: no
- Hansen: yes
- Healy: yes
- Heinemann: yes
- Jamison: yes
- Lems: yes
- Reisch: yes
- May: yes
- Schaefbauer: excused
- Overweg: no
- Odenbach: no
Do Pass Amended
2026-02-23 · fail · 20-47
Member-level votes (70)
- Andera: no
- Arlint: yes
- Auch: no
- Aylward: excused
- Bahmuller: no
- Bathke: excused
- Baxter: no
- Czmowski: yes
- DeGroot: yes
- Derby: no
- Duffy: yes
- Emery: no
- Fitzgerald: no
- Fosness: no
- Garcia: no
- Goodwin: yes
- Gosch: no
- Greenfield: no
- Halverson: yes
- Healy: no
- Heermann: yes
- Heinemann: no
- Hughes: no
- Hunt: no
- Ismay: no
- Jamison: yes
- Jensen (Phil): no
- Jordan: no
- Jorgenson: no
- Kassin: yes
- Kayser: no
- Kolbeck (Jack): no
- Kull: no
- Ladner: no
- Lems: yes
- Manhart: no
- Massie: yes
- May: no
- Moore: no
- Mortenson: yes
- Muckey: no
- Mulally: no
- Mulder: no
- Nolz: no
- Novstrup: no
- Odenbach: no
- Overweg: no
- Peterson (Drew): yes
- Pourier: no
- Randolph: no
- Rehfeldt: yes
- Reimer: no
- Reisch: yes
- Rice: no
- Roby: yes
- Roe: yes
- Schaefbauer: no
- Schwans: no
- Shorma: yes
- Shubeck: no
- Sjaarda: no
- Soye: excused
- Stevens: no
- Uhre-Balk: no
- Van Diepen: yes
- 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/26650

Attribution

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