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SD SB 164

enacted

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.

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

  1. 2026-01-29

    First read in Senate and referred to Senate Transportation S.J. 142

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  2. 2026-02-04

    Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1

  3. 2026-02-04

    Transportation Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 2 S.J. 9

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  4. 2026-02-05

    Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 29, NAYS 5 S.J. 201

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  5. 2026-02-06

    First Reading House H.J. 247

  6. 2026-02-09

    Referred to House Transportation H.J. 262

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  7. 2026-02-24

    Scheduled for hearing

  8. 2026-02-24

    Transportation Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 164A

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  9. 2026-02-24

    Transportation Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 0

  10. 2026-02-24

    Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,

  11. 2026-02-26

    Remove from Consent Calendar H.J. 457

  12. 2026-03-02

    House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 60, NAYS 5 H.J. 472

  13. 2026-03-04

    Senate Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 2 S.J. 457

  14. 2026-03-05

    Signed by the President S.J. 485

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  15. 2026-03-09

    Signed by the Speaker H.J. 543

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  16. 2026-03-10

    Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-10 S.J. 510

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  17. 2026-03-11

    Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-11 S.J. 518

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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

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