Bill Commons

SD SB 31

enacted

permit the use of a confirmation letter to verify a voter's registration.

South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did SD SB 31 pass?

Yes. SD SB 31 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-05): Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-05 S.J. 474

What is SD SB 31 about?

SD SB 31 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “permit the use of a confirmation letter to verify a voter's registration.”.

Who sponsors SD SB 31?

State Affairs is the primary sponsor of SD SB 31.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-03-05 — Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-05 S.J. 474
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • State Affairsprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

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  1. 2026-03-05

    Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-05 S.J. 474

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  2. 2026-03-02

    Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-02 S.J. 422

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  3. 2026-02-26

    Signed by the Speaker H.J. 462

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  4. 2026-02-25

    Signed by the President S.J. 405

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  5. 2026-02-24

    House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 58, NAYS 6 H.J. 433

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  6. 2026-02-23

    State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 2

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  7. 2026-02-23

    Scheduled for hearing

  8. 2026-02-02

    First read in House and referred to House State Affairs H.J. 194

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  9. 2026-01-29

    Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 30, NAYS 3 S.J. 145

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  10. 2026-01-28

    State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 1 S.J. 9

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  11. 2026-01-28

    Scheduled for hearing

  12. 2026-01-13

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

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do Pass

    2026-01-28 · pass · 6-1

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

  • Do Pass

    2026-01-29 · pass · 30-3

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

  • Do Pass

    2026-02-23 · pass · 10-2

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Bahmuller: yes
    • Emery: no
    • Gosch: excused
    • Hansen: yes
    • Healy: no
    • Heinemann: yes
    • Jamison: yes
    • Lems: yes
    • Reisch: yes
    • May: yes
    • Schaefbauer: yes
    • Overweg: yes
    • Odenbach: yes

  • Do Pass

    2026-02-24 · pass · 58-6

    Member-level votes (70)
    • Andera: yes
    • Arlint: yes
    • Auch: yes
    • Aylward: excused
    • Bahmuller: yes
    • Bathke: excused
    • Baxter: yes
    • Czmowski: yes
    • DeGroot: yes
    • Derby: yes
    • Duffy: yes
    • Emery: no
    • Fitzgerald: yes
    • Fosness: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Gosch: yes
    • Greenfield: yes
    • Halverson: yes
    • Healy: no
    • Heermann: excused
    • Heinemann: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Ismay: yes
    • Jamison: yes
    • Jensen (Phil): yes
    • Jordan: yes
    • Jorgenson: yes
    • Kassin: yes
    • Kayser: yes
    • Kolbeck (Jack): excused
    • Kull: yes
    • Ladner: yes
    • Lems: yes
    • Manhart: yes
    • Massie: yes
    • May: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Mortenson: yes
    • Muckey: no
    • Mulally: yes
    • Mulder: yes
    • Nolz: yes
    • Novstrup: yes
    • Odenbach: yes
    • Overweg: yes
    • Peterson (Drew): yes
    • Pourier: excused
    • Randolph: yes
    • Rehfeldt: yes
    • Reimer: yes
    • Reisch: yes
    • Rice: yes
    • Roby: yes
    • Roe: yes
    • Schaefbauer: yes
    • Schwans: yes
    • Shorma: no
    • Shubeck: yes
    • Sjaarda: yes
    • Soye: excused
    • Stevens: yes
    • Uhre-Balk: no
    • Van Diepen: yes
    • Walburg: yes
    • Weems: yes
    • Weisgram: yes
    • Wittman: no
    • Hansen: yes

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