Bill Commons

SD SB 177

enacted

clarify the requirements for marking an optical scan ballot.

South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did SD SB 177 pass?

Yes. SD SB 177 has been enacted into law. 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
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Perryprimary
  • Jordanprimary
  • Hulseprimary
  • Goodwinprimary
  • Manhartprimary
  • Blancprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-12

    Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-12 S.J. 529

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  2. 2026-03-05

    Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-05 S.J. 477

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  3. 2026-03-04

    Signed by the Speaker H.J. 516

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  4. 2026-03-03

    Signed by the President S.J. 448

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  5. 2026-03-02

    House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 62, NAYS 3 H.J. 475

  6. 2026-02-25

    State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 1

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  7. 2026-02-25

    Scheduled for hearing

  8. 2026-02-11

    First read in House and referred to House State Affairs H.J. 294

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  9. 2026-02-10

    Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 233

  10. 2026-02-06

    Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 18

  11. 2026-02-06

    State Affairs Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0 S.J. 18

  12. 2026-02-06

    State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 18 Amendment 177C

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  13. 2026-02-06

    Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1

  14. 2026-02-04

    Scheduled for hearing

  15. 2026-01-29

    First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 141

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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

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