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SD SB 29

died on adjournment

amend provisions pertaining to the tabulation of ballots and permit the release of any cast vote record and collection of ballot images produced by automatic tabulating equipment and to declare an emergency.

South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did SD SB 29 pass?

No. SD SB 29 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 Tabled , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 0 S.J. 9

What is SD SB 29 about?

SD SB 29 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “amend provisions pertaining to the tabulation of ballots and permit the release of any cast vote record and collection of ballot images produced by automatic tabulating equipment and to declare an emergency.”.

Who sponsors SD SB 29?

State Affairs is the primary sponsor of SD SB 29.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-01-28 — State Affairs Tabled , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 0 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

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-28

    Scheduled for hearing

  3. 2026-01-28

    State Affairs Tabled , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 0 S.J. 9

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Tabled

    2026-01-28 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Deibert: yes
    • Jensen (Kevin): yes
    • Karr: yes
    • Kolbeck (Steve): yes
    • Larson: yes
    • Pischke: yes
    • Voight: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Mehlhaff: excused

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Bills/26605

Attribution

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

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