SD SB 134

dead

restrict deference to a state agency's interpretation of a state statute, administrative rule, or policy.

South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did SD SB 134 pass?

No. SD SB 134 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-03-04). Latest recorded action (2026-03-04): Judiciary Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 3

What is SD SB 134 about?

SD SB 134 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “restrict deference to a state agency's interpretation of a state statute, administrative rule, or policy.”.

Who sponsors SD SB 134?

Novstrup, Peterson (Sue) are the primary sponsors of SD SB 134.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-04 — Judiciary Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 3
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-01-26
First Reading Senate S.J. 112
2026-01-27
Referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 121
referral-committee
2026-02-20
Scheduled for hearing
2026-02-20
State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 1 S.J. 29
committee-passage
2026-02-23
Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 31, NAYS 3 S.J. 360
passage
2026-02-24
First Reading House H.J. 423
2026-02-25
Referred to House Judiciary H.J. 446
referral-committee
2026-03-04
Scheduled for hearing
2026-03-04
Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 3, NAYS 10
committee-failure
2026-03-04
Judiciary Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 3

Versions

Introduced — 2026-01-26Compare

Documents

Votes

Do Pass
2026-02-20 · pass · 7-1
Member-level votes (9)
- Deibert: yes
- Jensen (Kevin): excused
- Karr: yes
- Kolbeck (Steve): yes
- Larson: no
- Pischke: yes
- Voight: yes
- Perry: yes
- Mehlhaff: yes
Do Pass
2026-02-23 · pass · 31-3
Member-level votes (35)
- Beal: excused
- Blanc: yes
- Carley: yes
- Crabtree: yes
- Davis: yes
- Deibert: yes
- Duhamel: yes
- Foster: no
- Grove: yes
- Hohn: yes
- Howard: yes
- Hulse: yes
- Jensen (Kevin): yes
- Karr: yes
- Kolbeck (Steve): yes
- Lapka: yes
- Larson: no
- Marty: yes
- Mehlhaff: yes
- Miskimins: yes
- Nelson: yes
- Otten: yes
- Perry: yes
- Peterson (Sue): yes
- Pischke: yes
- Reed: yes
- Rohl: yes
- Sauder: yes
- Schoenfish: yes
- Smith: no
- Vilhauer: yes
- Voight: yes
- Voita: yes
- Wipf: yes
- Zikmund: yes
Do Pass
2026-03-04 · fail · 3-10
Member-level votes (13)
- Mortenson: no
- Reisch: no
- Walburg: no
- Roby: no
- Fitzgerald: no
- Reimer: no
- Wittman: no
- Massie: no
- Kull: no
- Pourier: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Stevens: no
Deferred to the 41st legislative day
2026-03-04 · pass · 10-3
Member-level votes (13)
- Mortenson: yes
- Reisch: yes
- Walburg: yes
- Roby: yes
- Fitzgerald: yes
- Reimer: yes
- Wittman: yes
- Massie: yes
- Kull: yes
- Pourier: no
- Hunt: no
- Hughes: no
- Stevens: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Bills/27116

Attribution

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