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SD HB 1285

died on adjournment

amend provisions pertaining to the timing of municipal and school district elections.

South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did SD HB 1285 pass?

No. SD HB 1285 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): State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 1

What is SD HB 1285 about?

SD HB 1285 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “amend provisions pertaining to the timing of municipal and school district elections.”.

Who sponsors SD HB 1285?

Perry, Jordan, Goodwin and 1 others are the primary sponsors of SD HB 1285.

Introduced
2026-02-18
Latest action
2026-02-18 — State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Perryprimary
  • Jordanprimary
  • Goodwinprimary
  • Baxterprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-04

    First Reading House H.J. 220

  2. 2026-02-05

    Referred to House State Affairs H.J. 237

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-18

    Scheduled for hearing

  4. 2026-02-18

    State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1285A

    amendment-introduction,amendment-passage

  5. 2026-02-18

    State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 1

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Deferred to the 41st legislative day

    2026-02-18 · pass · 11-1

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Bahmuller: yes
    • Emery: yes
    • Gosch: no
    • Hansen: yes
    • Healy: yes
    • Heinemann: yes
    • Jamison: yes
    • Lems: yes
    • Reisch: yes
    • May: yes
    • Schaefbauer: excused
    • Overweg: yes
    • Odenbach: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Bills/27250

Attribution

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

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