SD SB 198

died on adjournment

restrict the use of a cell phone by a student during the school day.

South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did SD SB 198 pass?

No. SD SB 198 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-05): House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 28, NAYS 39 H.J. 524

What is SD SB 198 about?

SD SB 198 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “restrict the use of a cell phone by a student during the school day.”.

Who sponsors SD SB 198?

Voight, Perry, Larson and 4 others are the primary sponsors of SD SB 198.

Introduced: 2026-01-29
Latest action: 2026-03-05 — House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 28, NAYS 39 H.J. 524
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-01-29
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Education S.J. 139
introduction,reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-10
Scheduled for hearing
2026-02-10
Education Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 3, NAYS 4 S.J. 9
committee-failure
2026-02-10
Education Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 9 Amendment 198A
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage
2026-02-10
Education Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 3, NAYS 4 S.J. 9
2026-02-10
Education Report out of committee without recommendation as amended , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 2 S.J. 9
2026-02-11
Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6 , Passed, YEAS 19, NAYS 14 S.J. 247
2026-02-17
Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 19, NAYS 15 S.J. 281
2026-02-18
First read in House and referred to House Education H.J. 356
introduction,reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-25
Scheduled for hearing
2026-03-02
Scheduled for hearing
2026-03-02
Education Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 7
2026-03-03
Recalled from committee (Rule 7-7) , Passed, H.J. 485
2026-03-03
Education Report out of committee without recommendation , Passed,
2026-03-04
Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6 , Passed, YEAS 50, NAYS 17 H.J. 508
2026-03-05
House of Representatives Motion to amend , Passed, H.J. 524 Amendment 198C
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage
2026-03-05
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 28, NAYS 39 H.J. 524

Versions

Introduced — 2026-01-29Compare
Senate Education Engrossed — 2026-02-10Compare
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Documents

Votes

Report out of committee without recommendation as amended
2026-02-10 · pass · 5-2
Member-level votes (7)
- Marty: yes
- Nelson: yes
- Peterson (Sue): yes
- Sauder: no
- Smith: yes
- Voight: yes
- Schoenfish: no
Do Pass Amended
2026-02-10 · fail · 3-4
Member-level votes (7)
- Marty: yes
- Nelson: no
- Peterson (Sue): yes
- Sauder: no
- Smith: no
- Voight: yes
- Schoenfish: no
Do Pass
2026-02-10 · fail · 3-4
Member-level votes (7)
- Marty: yes
- Nelson: no
- Peterson (Sue): no
- Sauder: no
- Smith: yes
- Voight: yes
- Schoenfish: no
Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6
2026-02-11 · pass · 19-14
Member-level votes (35)
- Beal: excused
- Blanc: yes
- Carley: yes
- Crabtree: no
- Davis: yes
- Deibert: no
- Duhamel: no
- Foster: no
- Grove: yes
- Hohn: yes
- Howard: yes
- Hulse: no
- Jensen (Kevin): yes
- Karr: yes
- Kolbeck (Steve): no
- Lapka: yes
- Larson: yes
- Marty: yes
- Mehlhaff: yes
- Miskimins: no
- Nelson: yes
- Otten: no
- Perry: yes
- Peterson (Sue): excused
- Pischke: yes
- Reed: no
- Rohl: no
- Sauder: no
- Schoenfish: no
- Smith: yes
- Vilhauer: no
- Voight: yes
- Voita: yes
- Wipf: no
- Zikmund: yes
Do Pass Amended
2026-02-17 · pass · 19-15
Member-level votes (35)
- Beal: excused
- Blanc: yes
- Carley: yes
- Crabtree: yes
- Davis: no
- Deibert: no
- Duhamel: no
- Foster: yes
- Grove: yes
- Hohn: yes
- Howard: yes
- Hulse: no
- Jensen (Kevin): yes
- Karr: yes
- Kolbeck (Steve): no
- Lapka: no
- Larson: yes
- Marty: no
- Mehlhaff: yes
- Miskimins: no
- Nelson: no
- Otten: yes
- Perry: yes
- Peterson (Sue): yes
- Pischke: yes
- Reed: no
- Rohl: yes
- Sauder: no
- Schoenfish: no
- Smith: no
- Vilhauer: no
- Voight: yes
- Voita: yes
- Wipf: no
- Zikmund: yes
Deferred to the 41st legislative day
2026-03-02 · pass · 8-7
Member-level votes (15)
- Garcia: yes
- DeGroot: no
- Halverson: no
- Rice: yes
- Schwans: yes
- Baxter: yes
- Heermann: no
- Ismay: no
- Arlint: no
- Jordan: yes
- Uhre-Balk: yes
- Nolz: yes
- Manhart: no
- Stevens: yes
- Greenfield: no
Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6
2026-03-04 · pass · 50-17
Member-level votes (70)
- Andera: yes
- Arlint: yes
- Auch: yes
- Aylward: no
- Bahmuller: yes
- Bathke: excused
- Baxter: yes
- Czmowski: excused
- DeGroot: yes
- Derby: yes
- Duffy: yes
- Emery: yes
- Fitzgerald: yes
- Fosness: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Goodwin: yes
- Gosch: no
- Greenfield: yes
- Halverson: yes
- Healy: yes
- Heermann: yes
- Heinemann: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Hunt: no
- Ismay: no
- Jamison: yes
- Jensen (Phil): no
- Jordan: no
- Jorgenson: yes
- Kassin: no
- Kayser: no
- Kolbeck (Jack): no
- Kull: yes
- Ladner: yes
- Lems: yes
- Manhart: yes
- Massie: yes
- May: yes
- Moore: no
- Mortenson: yes
- Muckey: yes
- Mulally: yes
- Mulder: yes
- Nolz: no
- Novstrup: yes
- Odenbach: yes
- Overweg: yes
- Peterson (Drew): no
- Pourier: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Rehfeldt: yes
- Reimer: yes
- Reisch: yes
- Rice: no
- Roby: yes
- Roe: yes
- Schaefbauer: no
- Schwans: yes
- Shorma: yes
- Shubeck: no
- Sjaarda: no
- Soye: excused
- Stevens: no
- Uhre-Balk: yes
- Van Diepen: yes
- Walburg: yes
- Weems: yes
- Weisgram: yes
- Wittman: yes
- Hansen: yes
Do Pass Amended
2026-03-05 · fail · 28-39
Member-level votes (70)
- Andera: no
- Arlint: yes
- Auch: no
- Aylward: no
- Bahmuller: yes
- Bathke: excused
- Baxter: no
- Czmowski: excused
- DeGroot: no
- Derby: yes
- Duffy: yes
- Emery: no
- Fitzgerald: no
- Fosness: no
- Garcia: yes
- Goodwin: no
- Gosch: no
- Greenfield: yes
- Halverson: no
- Healy: yes
- Heermann: yes
- Heinemann: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Hunt: no
- Ismay: no
- Jamison: yes
- Jensen (Phil): no
- Jordan: no
- Jorgenson: yes
- Kassin: no
- Kayser: no
- Kolbeck (Jack): no
- Kull: no
- Ladner: yes
- Lems: no
- Manhart: yes
- Massie: no
- May: yes
- Moore: no
- Mortenson: yes
- Muckey: yes
- Mulally: no
- Mulder: yes
- Nolz: no
- Novstrup: no
- Odenbach: yes
- Overweg: no
- Peterson (Drew): no
- Pourier: no
- Randolph: yes
- Rehfeldt: yes
- Reimer: no
- Reisch: no
- Rice: no
- Roby: no
- Roe: yes
- Schaefbauer: no
- Schwans: yes
- Shorma: yes
- Shubeck: no
- Sjaarda: no
- Soye: excused
- Stevens: no
- Uhre-Balk: no
- Van Diepen: no
- Walburg: yes
- Weems: yes
- Weisgram: no
- Wittman: yes
- Hansen: yes

Related bills

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https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Bills/26927

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