SD SB 177
enactedclarify the requirements for marking an optical scan ballot.
South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did SD SB 177 pass?
Yes. SD SB 177 has been enacted into law as of 2026-03-12. Latest recorded action (2026-03-12): Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-12 S.J. 529
What is SD SB 177 about?
SD SB 177 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “clarify the requirements for marking an optical scan ballot.”.
Who sponsors SD SB 177?
Perry, Jordan, Hulse and 3 others are the primary sponsors of SD SB 177.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-29
- Latest action
- 2026-03-12 — Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-12 S.J. 529
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Perryprimary
- Jordanprimary
- Hulseprimary
- Goodwinprimary
- Manhartprimary
- Blancprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-29
First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 141
introduction,reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-04
Scheduled for hearing
2026-02-06
Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
2026-02-06
State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 18 Amendment 177C
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage
2026-02-06
State Affairs Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0 S.J. 18
2026-02-06
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 18
2026-02-10
Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 233
2026-02-11
First read in House and referred to House State Affairs H.J. 294
introduction,reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-25
Scheduled for hearing
2026-02-25
State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 1
committee-passage
2026-03-02
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 62, NAYS 3 H.J. 475
2026-03-03
Signed by the President S.J. 448
passage
2026-03-04
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 516
passage
2026-03-05
Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-05 S.J. 477
executive-receipt
2026-03-12
Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-12 S.J. 529
executive-signature,executive-signature
Versions
Documents
Votes
Do Pass Amended
2026-02-06 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Deibert: excused
- Jensen (Kevin): yes
- Karr: excused
- Kolbeck (Steve): yes
- Larson: yes
- Pischke: yes
- Voight: yes
- Perry: yes
- Mehlhaff: yes
Do Pass
2026-02-25 · pass · 11-1
Member-level votes (13)
- Bahmuller: yes
- Emery: yes
- Gosch: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Healy: yes
- Heinemann: yes
- Jamison: yes
- Lems: yes
- May: yes
- Reisch: excused
- Schaefbauer: yes
- Overweg: no
- Odenbach: yes
Do Pass Amended
2026-03-02 · pass · 62-3
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: yes
- Fitzgerald: yes
- Fosness: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Goodwin: yes
- Gosch: yes
- Greenfield: yes
- Halverson: yes
- Healy: yes
- Heermann: no
- 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: no
- Muckey: yes
- Mulally: yes
- Mulder: yes
- Nolz: yes
- Novstrup: yes
- Odenbach: yes
- Overweg: no
- 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: yes
- Van Diepen: yes
- Walburg: yes
- Weems: yes
- Weisgram: yes
- Wittman: yes
- Hansen: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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