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SD SB 28

died on adjournment

permit the use of a ballot on demand system and to declare an emergency.

South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did SD SB 28 pass?

No. SD SB 28 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 (2026-01-28): State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 1 S.J. 9

What is SD SB 28 about?

SD SB 28 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “permit the use of a ballot on demand system and to declare an emergency.”.

Who sponsors SD SB 28?

State Affairs is the primary sponsor of SD SB 28.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-01-28 — State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 1 S.J. 9
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • State Affairsprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-13

    First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 15

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  2. 2026-01-28

    Scheduled for hearing

  3. 2026-01-28

    State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 9 Amendment 28A

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  4. 2026-01-28

    State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 1 S.J. 9

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Deferred to the 41st legislative day

    2026-01-28 · pass · 7-1

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Deibert: yes
    • Jensen (Kevin): yes
    • Karr: yes
    • Kolbeck (Steve): yes
    • Larson: no
    • Pischke: yes
    • Voight: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Mehlhaff: excused

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Bills/26604

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:32:38.286047Z

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