SD SB 34
deadamend 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
2026-01-13
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Local Government S.J. 14
introduction,reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-21
Scheduled for hearing
2026-01-21
Local Government Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0
committee-passage
2026-01-22
Senate Deferred to another day , Passed, S.J. 85
2026-01-23
Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 2 S.J. 94
passage
2026-01-26
First read in House and referred to House State Affairs H.J. 136
introduction,reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-25
Scheduled for hearing
2026-02-25
State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 8
committee-failure
2026-02-25
State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 5
Versions
- Introduced — 2026-01-02Compare
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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