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SD SB 56

enacted

require that agencies promulgating permanent rules publish the rules and associated rulemaking forms on a state website.

South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did SD SB 56 pass?

Yes. SD SB 56 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-02-06): Signed by the Governor on 2026-02-06 S.J. 206

What is SD SB 56 about?

SD SB 56 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “require that agencies promulgating permanent rules publish the rules and associated rulemaking forms on a state website.”.

Who sponsors SD SB 56?

Muckey, Larson, DeGroot and 2 others are the primary sponsors of SD SB 56.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-02-06 — Signed by the Governor on 2026-02-06 S.J. 206
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Muckeyprimary
  • Larsonprimary
  • DeGrootprimary
  • Howardprimary
  • Hansenprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-06

    Signed by the Governor on 2026-02-06 S.J. 206

    executive-signature,executive-signature

  2. 2026-02-04

    Delivered to the Governor on 2026-02-04 S.J. 177

    executive-receipt

  3. 2026-02-03

    Signed by the Speaker H.J. 210

    passage

  4. 2026-02-02

    Signed by the President S.J. 165

    passage

  5. 2026-01-29

    House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 65, NAYS 0 H.J. 182

    passage

  6. 2026-01-28

    Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, H.J. 8

  7. 2026-01-28

    State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0 H.J. 8

    committee-passage

  8. 2026-01-28

    Scheduled for hearing

  9. 2026-01-22

    Referred to House State Affairs H.J. 114

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-01-21

    First Reading House H.J. 105

  11. 2026-01-20

    Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 0 S.J. 67

    passage

  12. 2026-01-16

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

  13. 2026-01-16

    State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 0 S.J. 1

    committee-passage

  14. 2026-01-16

    Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1

  15. 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

    2026-01-16 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Beal: excused
    • Deibert: yes
    • Jensen (Kevin): yes
    • Karr: yes
    • Larson: yes
    • Pischke: yes
    • Kolbeck (Steve): yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Mehlhaff: yes
  • Do Pass

    2026-01-28 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Bahmuller: yes
    • Emery: yes
    • Gosch: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Healy: yes
    • Heinemann: yes
    • Jamison: yes
    • Lems: yes
    • Reisch: yes
    • Schaefbauer: yes
    • Soye: excused
    • Overweg: yes
    • Odenbach: yes
  • Do Pass

    2026-01-29 · pass · 65-0

    Member-level votes (70)
    • Andera: yes
    • Arlint: yes
    • Auch: yes
    • Aylward: yes
    • Bahmuller: yes
    • Bathke: excused
    • Baxter: yes
    • Czmowski: yes
    • DeGroot: excused
    • Derby: yes
    • Duffy: yes
    • Emery: yes
    • Fitzgerald: excused
    • Fosness: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Gosch: excused
    • Greenfield: yes
    • Halverson: yes
    • Healy: yes
    • Heermann: yes
    • Heinemann: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Ismay: yes
    • Jamison: yes
    • Jensen (Phil): yes
    • Jordan: yes
    • Jorgenson: yes
    • Kassin: yes
    • Kayser: yes
    • Kolbeck (Jack): yes
    • Kull: yes
    • Ladner: yes
    • Lems: yes
    • Manhart: yes
    • Massie: yes
    • May: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Mortenson: yes
    • Muckey: yes
    • Mulally: yes
    • Mulder: yes
    • Nolz: yes
    • Novstrup: yes
    • Odenbach: yes
    • Overweg: yes
    • Peterson (Drew): yes
    • Pourier: yes
    • Randolph: yes
    • Rehfeldt: yes
    • Reimer: yes
    • Reisch: yes
    • Rice: yes
    • Roby: yes
    • Roe: yes
    • Schaefbauer: yes
    • Schwans: yes
    • Shorma: excused
    • Shubeck: yes
    • Sjaarda: yes
    • Soye: yes
    • Stevens: yes
    • Uhre-Balk: yes
    • Van Diepen: yes
    • Walburg: yes
    • Weems: yes
    • Weisgram: yes
    • Wittman: yes
    • Hansen: yes

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