Bill Commons

SD SB 51

enacted

revise certain requirements for contesting actions of the South Dakota Retirement System.

South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did SD SB 51 pass?

Yes. SD SB 51 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-02-17): Signed by the Governor on 2026-02-17 S.J. 266

What is SD SB 51 about?

SD SB 51 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “revise certain requirements for contesting actions of the South Dakota Retirement System.”.

Who sponsors SD SB 51?

Retirement Laws is the primary sponsor of SD SB 51.

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

  • Retirement Lawsprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-17

    Signed by the Governor on 2026-02-17 S.J. 266

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  2. 2026-02-12

    Delivered to the Governor on 2026-02-12 S.J. 259

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  3. 2026-02-11

    Signed by the Speaker H.J. 300

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  4. 2026-02-10

    Signed by the President S.J. 236

    passage

  5. 2026-02-09

    House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 65, NAYS 0 H.J. 262

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  6. 2026-02-05

    Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, H.J. 1

  7. 2026-02-05

    Retirement Laws Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 0 H.J. 1

    committee-passage

  8. 2026-02-05

    Scheduled for hearing H.J. 1

  9. 2026-01-26

    Referred to House Retirement Laws H.J. 137

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  10. 2026-01-23

    First Reading House H.J. 125

  11. 2026-01-22

    Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 83

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  12. 2026-01-20

    Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 1

  13. 2026-01-20

    Retirement Laws Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 0 S.J. 1

    committee-passage

  14. 2026-01-20

    Scheduled for hearing

  15. 2026-01-13

    First read in Senate and referred to Senate Retirement Laws S.J. 14

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do Pass

    2026-01-20 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Kolbeck (Steve): yes
    • Foster: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Vilhauer: yes
    • Deibert: yes

  • Do Pass

    2026-02-05 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Arlint: excused
    • Kull: yes
    • Muckey: yes
    • Heinemann: yes
    • Weisgram: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Bills/26850

Attribution

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