SD SB 156

dead

modify the crime of cruelty to an animal and increase the penalty therefor.

South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did SD SB 156 pass?

No. SD SB 156 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-02-26). Latest recorded action (2026-02-26): Agriculture and Natural Resources Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 2 H.J. 33

What is SD SB 156 about?

SD SB 156 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “modify the crime of cruelty to an animal and increase the penalty therefor.”.

Who sponsors SD SB 156?

Perry, Moore, Larson and 6 others are the primary sponsors of SD SB 156.

Introduced: 2026-01-29
Latest action: 2026-02-26 — Agriculture and Natural Resources Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 2 H.J. 33
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-01-29
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 140
introduction,reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-10
Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
2026-02-10
Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 3 S.J. 19
committee-passage
2026-02-11
Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 25, NAYS 8 S.J. 249
passage
2026-02-12
First read in House and referred to House Agriculture and Natural Resources H.J. 316
introduction,reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-26
Scheduled for hearing
2026-02-26
Agriculture and Natural Resources Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 2 H.J. 33
2026-02-26
Agriculture and Natural Resources Do Pass , Passed, H.J. 33
committee-failure
2026-02-26
Agriculture and Natural Resources Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 2 H.J. 33

Versions

Introduced — 2026-01-28Compare

Documents

Votes

Do Pass
2026-02-10 · pass · 4-3
Member-level votes (7)
- Blanc: yes
- Duhamel: no
- Grove: no
- Mehlhaff: yes
- Pischke: yes
- Hulse: no
- Kolbeck (Steve): yes
Do Pass
2026-02-11 · pass · 25-8
Member-level votes (35)
- Beal: excused
- Blanc: yes
- Carley: yes
- Crabtree: no
- Davis: no
- Deibert: yes
- Duhamel: no
- Foster: yes
- Grove: yes
- Hohn: yes
- Howard: yes
- Hulse: yes
- Jensen (Kevin): yes
- Karr: yes
- Kolbeck (Steve): yes
- Lapka: no
- Larson: yes
- Marty: yes
- Mehlhaff: yes
- Miskimins: yes
- Nelson: yes
- Otten: no
- Perry: yes
- Peterson (Sue): excused
- Pischke: yes
- Reed: yes
- Rohl: yes
- Sauder: no
- Schoenfish: yes
- Smith: yes
- Vilhauer: no
- Voight: yes
- Voita: yes
- Wipf: no
- Zikmund: yes
Deferred to the 41st legislative day
2026-02-26 · pass · 10-2
Member-level votes (13)
- Goodwin: no
- Hunt: yes
- Ismay: yes
- Ladner: yes
- May: yes
- Nolz: yes
- Peterson (Drew): excused
- Rice: no
- Van Diepen: yes
- Wittman: yes
- Shubeck: yes
- Gosch: yes
- Overweg: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Bills/26559

Attribution

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

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