SD SB 46
enactedmodify the requirements for open meeting agendas and provide a penalty therefor.
South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did SD SB 46 pass?
Yes. SD SB 46 has been enacted into law as of 2026-02-17. Latest recorded action (2026-02-17): Signed by the Governor on 2026-02-17 S.J. 266
What is SD SB 46 about?
SD SB 46 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “modify the requirements for open meeting agendas and provide a penalty therefor.”.
Who sponsors SD SB 46?
Local Government is the primary sponsor of SD SB 46.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-02-17 — Signed by the Governor on 2026-02-17 S.J. 266
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Local Governmentprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-13
First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 15
introduction,reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-21
Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
2026-01-21
State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0 S.J. 3
committee-passage
2026-01-21
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 3
2026-01-22
Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 83
passage
2026-01-23
First Reading House H.J. 125
2026-01-26
Referred to House Local Government H.J. 137
referral-committee
2026-02-03
Scheduled for hearing
2026-02-03
Local Government Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0 H.J. 5
committee-passage
2026-02-03
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, H.J. 5
2026-02-04
House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 69, NAYS 0 H.J. 223
passage
2026-02-05
Signed by the President S.J. 203
passage
2026-02-06
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 251
passage
2026-02-09
Delivered to the Governor on 2026-02-09 S.J. 219
executive-receipt
2026-02-17
Signed by the Governor on 2026-02-17 S.J. 266
executive-signature,executive-signature
Versions
Documents
Votes
Do Pass
2026-01-21 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Deibert: excused
- Jensen (Kevin): yes
- Karr: yes
- Kolbeck (Steve): yes
- Larson: excused
- Pischke: yes
- Voight: yes
- Perry: yes
- Mehlhaff: yes
Do Pass
2026-02-03 · pass · 12-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Andera: yes
- Bathke: excused
- DeGroot: yes
- Fitzgerald: yes
- Heermann: yes
- Jensen (Phil): yes
- Kull: yes
- Mulally: yes
- Roby: yes
- Van Diepen: yes
- Wittman: yes
- Ladner: yes
- Jamison: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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