SD SB 159

enacted

revise requirements pertaining to the minimum age for marriage.

South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did SD SB 159 pass?

Yes. SD SB 159 has been enacted into law as of 2026-03-30. Latest recorded action (2026-03-30): Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 549

What is SD SB 159 about?

SD SB 159 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “revise requirements pertaining to the minimum age for marriage.”.

Who sponsors SD SB 159?

Voita, Randolph, Perry and 2 others are the primary sponsors of SD SB 159.

Introduced: 2026-01-29
Latest action: 2026-03-30 — Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 549
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
2026-02-17
Scheduled for hearing
2026-02-19
Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
2026-02-19
Judiciary Motion to amend , Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 3 S.J. 25 Amendment 159A
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage
2026-02-19
Judiciary Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 2 S.J. 25
2026-02-23
Senate Deferred to another day , Passed, S.J. 355
2026-02-24
Senate Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 377 Amendment 159C
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage
2026-02-24
Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 25, NAYS 8 S.J. 379
2026-02-25
First read in House and referred to House State Affairs H.J. 445
introduction,reading-1,referral-committee
2026-03-02
Scheduled for hearing
2026-03-02
State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 159E
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage
2026-03-02
State Affairs Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 5
2026-03-05
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 40, NAYS 27 H.J. 526
2026-03-10
Senate Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 31, NAYS 3 S.J. 512
2026-03-11
Signed by the President S.J. 525
passage
2026-03-11
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 560
passage
2026-03-12
Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-12 S.J. 539
executive-receipt
2026-03-30
Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 549
executive-signature,executive-signature

Versions

Introduced — 2026-01-29Compare
Senate Judiciary Engrossed — 2026-02-19Compare
Senate Engrossed — 2026-02-25Compare
House State Affairs Engrossed — 2026-03-03Compare
Enrolled — 2026-03-11Compare
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159ACompare
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Documents

Votes

Motion to amend
2026-02-19 · pass · 4-3
Member-level votes (7)
- Blanc: no
- Duhamel: yes
- Grove: no
- Mehlhaff: yes
- Pischke: no
- Hulse: yes
- Kolbeck (Steve): yes
Do Pass Amended
2026-02-19 · pass · 5-2
Member-level votes (7)
- Blanc: yes
- Duhamel: yes
- Grove: yes
- Mehlhaff: yes
- Pischke: no
- Hulse: yes
- Kolbeck (Steve): no
Do Pass Amended
2026-02-24 · pass · 25-8
Member-level votes (35)
- Beal: excused
- Blanc: yes
- Carley: absent
- Crabtree: no
- Davis: no
- Deibert: no
- Duhamel: yes
- Foster: yes
- Grove: yes
- Hohn: yes
- Howard: yes
- Hulse: yes
- Jensen (Kevin): yes
- Karr: yes
- Kolbeck (Steve): yes
- Lapka: yes
- Larson: yes
- Marty: yes
- Mehlhaff: yes
- Miskimins: no
- Nelson: yes
- Otten: no
- Perry: yes
- Peterson (Sue): yes
- Pischke: yes
- Reed: no
- Rohl: yes
- Sauder: no
- Schoenfish: yes
- Smith: yes
- Vilhauer: yes
- Voight: yes
- Voita: yes
- Wipf: yes
- Zikmund: no
Do Pass Amended
2026-03-02 · pass · 7-5
Member-level votes (13)
- Bahmuller: yes
- Emery: no
- Gosch: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Healy: no
- Heinemann: yes
- Jamison: yes
- Lems: no
- May: yes
- Reisch: excused
- Schaefbauer: yes
- Overweg: no
- Odenbach: no
Do Pass Amended
2026-03-05 · pass · 40-27
Member-level votes (70)
- Andera: yes
- Arlint: yes
- Auch: yes
- Aylward: yes
- Bahmuller: yes
- Bathke: excused
- Baxter: yes
- Czmowski: excused
- DeGroot: no
- Derby: yes
- Duffy: no
- Emery: yes
- Fitzgerald: no
- Fosness: no
- Garcia: yes
- Goodwin: yes
- Gosch: yes
- Greenfield: yes
- Halverson: no
- Healy: no
- Heermann: no
- Heinemann: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Hunt: no
- Ismay: no
- Jamison: yes
- Jensen (Phil): yes
- Jordan: yes
- Jorgenson: yes
- Kassin: yes
- Kayser: yes
- Kolbeck (Jack): yes
- Kull: no
- Ladner: no
- Lems: yes
- Manhart: yes
- Massie: no
- May: yes
- Moore: no
- Mortenson: no
- Muckey: yes
- Mulally: yes
- Mulder: no
- Nolz: yes
- Novstrup: yes
- Odenbach: no
- Overweg: no
- Peterson (Drew): yes
- Pourier: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Rehfeldt: no
- Reimer: no
- Reisch: no
- Rice: yes
- Roby: yes
- Roe: no
- Schaefbauer: yes
- Schwans: yes
- Shorma: no
- Shubeck: yes
- Sjaarda: yes
- Soye: excused
- Stevens: no
- Uhre-Balk: yes
- Van Diepen: no
- Walburg: no
- Weems: yes
- Weisgram: no
- Wittman: no
- Hansen: yes
Concurred in amendments
2026-03-10 · pass · 31-3
Member-level votes (35)
- Beal: excused
- Blanc: yes
- Carley: yes
- Crabtree: yes
- Davis: no
- Deibert: no
- Duhamel: yes
- Foster: yes
- 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: yes
- Vilhauer: yes
- Voight: yes
- Voita: yes
- Wipf: yes
- Zikmund: yes

Related bills

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https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Bills/26940

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