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SD SB 34

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amend provisions pertaining to conducting a municipal or school district election and to declare an emergency.

South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did SD SB 34 pass?

No. SD SB 34 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-02-25). Latest recorded action (2026-02-25): State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 5

What is SD SB 34 about?

SD SB 34 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “amend provisions pertaining to conducting a municipal or school district election and to declare an emergency.”.

Who sponsors SD SB 34?

State Affairs is the primary sponsor of SD SB 34.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-02-25 — State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 5
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • State Affairsprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-13

    First read in Senate and referred to Senate Local Government S.J. 14

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-21

    Scheduled for hearing

  3. 2026-01-21

    Local Government Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0

    committee-passage

  4. 2026-01-22

    Senate Deferred to another day , Passed, S.J. 85

  5. 2026-01-23

    Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 2 S.J. 94

    passage

  6. 2026-01-26

    First read in House and referred to House State Affairs H.J. 136

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

  7. 2026-02-25

    Scheduled for hearing

  8. 2026-02-25

    State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 8

    committee-failure

  9. 2026-02-25

    State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 5

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do Pass

    2026-01-21 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Nelson: yes
    • Rohl: excused
    • Schoenfish: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Wipf: yes
    • Duhamel: yes
    • Reed: yes
  • Do Pass

    2026-01-23 · pass · 32-2

    Member-level votes (35)
    • Beal: excused
    • Blanc: yes
    • Carley: no
    • Crabtree: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Deibert: yes
    • Duhamel: yes
    • Foster: yes
    • Grove: no
    • Hohn: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hulse: yes
    • Jensen (Kevin): yes
    • Karr: yes
    • Kolbeck (Steve): yes
    • Lapka: yes
    • Larson: yes
    • 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: yes
    • Vilhauer: yes
    • Voight: yes
    • Voita: yes
    • Wipf: yes
    • Zikmund: yes
  • Deferred to the 41st legislative day

    2026-02-25 · pass · 8-5

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

    2026-02-25 · fail · 5-8

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

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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Attribution

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