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SD SB 218

died on adjournment

provide for the establishment of charter schools.

South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did SD SB 218 pass?

No. SD SB 218 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 (2026-02-20): Senate Reconsidered , Passed, YEAS 17, NAYS 16 S.J. 339

What is SD SB 218 about?

SD SB 218 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “provide for the establishment of charter schools.”.

Who sponsors SD SB 218?

Voight, Soye, Rice and 19 others are the primary sponsors of SD SB 218.

Introduced
2026-02-04
Latest action
2026-02-20 — Senate Reconsidered , Passed, YEAS 17, NAYS 16 S.J. 339
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Voightprimary
  • Soyeprimary
  • Riceprimary
  • Pischkeprimary
  • Perryprimary
  • Mehlhaffprimary
  • Manhartprimary
  • Kayserprimary
  • Jordanprimary
  • Jensen (Phil)primary
  • Huntprimary
  • Howardprimary
  • Hohnprimary
  • Groveprimary
  • Garciaprimary
  • Blancprimary
  • Baxterprimary
  • Aylwardprimary
  • Auchprimary
  • Anderaprimary
  • Schwansprimary
  • Nelsonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-20

    Senate Reconsidered , Passed, YEAS 17, NAYS 16 S.J. 339

  2. 2026-02-19

    Intent to reconsider , Passed, S.J. 315

  3. 2026-02-19

    Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 17, NAYS 17 S.J. 314

  4. 2026-02-19

    Senate Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 314 Amendment 218C

    amendment-introduction,amendment-passage

  5. 2026-02-17

    Education Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 3 S.J. 13

  6. 2026-02-17

    Education Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 13 Amendment 218A

    amendment-introduction,amendment-passage

  7. 2026-02-17

    Scheduled for hearing

  8. 2026-02-04

    First read in Senate and referred to Senate Education S.J. 179

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do Pass Amended

    2026-02-17 · pass · 4-3

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Marty: yes
    • Nelson: yes
    • Peterson (Sue): yes
    • Sauder: no
    • Smith: no
    • Voight: yes
    • Schoenfish: no
  • Do Pass Amended

    2026-02-19 · fail · 17-17

    Member-level votes (35)
    • Beal: excused
    • Blanc: yes
    • Carley: yes
    • Crabtree: no
    • Davis: no
    • Deibert: no
    • Duhamel: no
    • Foster: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Hohn: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hulse: yes
    • Jensen (Kevin): yes
    • Karr: yes
    • Kolbeck (Steve): no
    • Lapka: yes
    • Larson: no
    • Marty: yes
    • Mehlhaff: yes
    • Miskimins: no
    • Nelson: yes
    • Otten: no
    • Perry: no
    • Peterson (Sue): yes
    • Pischke: yes
    • Reed: no
    • Rohl: no
    • Sauder: no
    • Schoenfish: no
    • Smith: no
    • Vilhauer: no
    • Voight: yes
    • Voita: yes
    • Wipf: no
    • Zikmund: no
  • Reconsidered

    2026-02-20 · pass · 17-16

    Member-level votes (35)
    • Beal: excused
    • Blanc: yes
    • Carley: yes
    • Crabtree: no
    • Davis: no
    • Deibert: yes
    • Duhamel: no
    • Foster: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Hohn: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hulse: no
    • Jensen (Kevin): yes
    • Karr: excused
    • Kolbeck (Steve): no
    • Lapka: yes
    • Larson: no
    • Marty: yes
    • Mehlhaff: yes
    • Miskimins: no
    • Nelson: yes
    • Otten: no
    • Perry: yes
    • Peterson (Sue): yes
    • Pischke: yes
    • Reed: no
    • Rohl: no
    • Sauder: no
    • Schoenfish: no
    • Smith: no
    • Vilhauer: no
    • Voight: yes
    • Voita: yes
    • Wipf: no
    • Zikmund: no

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