SD SB 164
enactedrequire that any holder of a commercial driver license in this state must be proficient in the English language, and to provide a penalty therefor.
South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did SD SB 164 pass?
Yes. SD SB 164 has been enacted into law as of 2026-03-11. Latest recorded action (2026-03-11): Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-11 S.J. 518
What is SD SB 164 about?
SD SB 164 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “require that any holder of a commercial driver license in this state must be proficient in the English language, and to provide a penalty therefor.”.
Who sponsors SD SB 164?
Sjaarda, Perry, Nelson and 4 others are the primary sponsors of SD SB 164.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-29
- Latest action
- 2026-03-11 — Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-11 S.J. 518
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Sjaardaprimary
- Perryprimary
- Nelsonprimary
- Jordanprimary
- Jensen (Phil)primary
- Goodwinprimary
- Howardprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-29
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Transportation S.J. 142
introduction,reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-04
Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
2026-02-04
Transportation Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 2 S.J. 9
committee-passage
2026-02-05
Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 29, NAYS 5 S.J. 201
passage
2026-02-06
First Reading House H.J. 247
2026-02-09
Referred to House Transportation H.J. 262
referral-committee
2026-02-24
Scheduled for hearing
2026-02-24
Transportation Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 164A
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage
2026-02-24
Transportation Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 0
2026-02-24
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
2026-02-26
Remove from Consent Calendar H.J. 457
2026-03-02
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 60, NAYS 5 H.J. 472
2026-03-04
Senate Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 2 S.J. 457
2026-03-05
Signed by the President S.J. 485
passage
2026-03-09
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 543
passage
2026-03-10
Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-10 S.J. 510
executive-receipt
2026-03-11
Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-11 S.J. 518
executive-signature,executive-signature
Versions
Documents
Votes
Do Pass
2026-02-04 · pass · 5-2
Member-level votes (7)
- Hohn: yes
- Larson: no
- Nelson: yes
- Rohl: yes
- Schoenfish: yes
- Sauder: no
- Deibert: yes
Do Pass
2026-02-05 · pass · 29-5
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: no
- Schoenfish: yes
- Smith: no
- Vilhauer: no
- Voight: yes
- Voita: yes
- Wipf: yes
- Zikmund: yes
Do Pass Amended
2026-02-24 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Arlint: excused
- Bathke: excused
- Duffy: yes
- Fosness: yes
- Goodwin: yes
- Mulder: yes
- Rehfeldt: yes
- Roe: yes
- Shorma: yes
- Shubeck: yes
- Weems: yes
- Czmowski: excused
- Randolph: yes
Do Pass Amended
2026-03-02 · pass · 60-5
Member-level votes (70)
- Andera: yes
- Arlint: yes
- Auch: yes
- Aylward: yes
- Bahmuller: yes
- Bathke: excused
- Baxter: yes
- Czmowski: excused
- DeGroot: yes
- Derby: yes
- Duffy: excused
- Emery: no
- Fitzgerald: yes
- Fosness: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Goodwin: yes
- Gosch: yes
- Greenfield: yes
- Halverson: yes
- Healy: no
- Heermann: yes
- Heinemann: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Ismay: yes
- Jamison: yes
- Jensen (Phil): yes
- Jordan: yes
- Jorgenson: yes
- Kassin: yes
- Kayser: yes
- Kolbeck (Jack): yes
- Kull: yes
- Ladner: yes
- Lems: yes
- Manhart: yes
- Massie: yes
- May: yes
- Moore: yes
- Mortenson: yes
- Muckey: no
- Mulally: yes
- Mulder: yes
- Nolz: yes
- Novstrup: yes
- Odenbach: yes
- Overweg: yes
- Peterson (Drew): yes
- Pourier: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Rehfeldt: yes
- Reimer: yes
- Reisch: excused
- Rice: yes
- Roby: yes
- Roe: yes
- Schaefbauer: yes
- Schwans: yes
- Shorma: yes
- Shubeck: yes
- Sjaarda: yes
- Soye: excused
- Stevens: yes
- Uhre-Balk: no
- Van Diepen: yes
- Walburg: yes
- Weems: yes
- Weisgram: yes
- Wittman: no
- Hansen: yes
Concurred in amendments
2026-03-04 · pass · 32-2
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: yes
- Vilhauer: yes
- Voight: yes
- Voita: yes
- Wipf: yes
- Zikmund: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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