SD SB 83
died on adjournmentrequire that any holder of a commercial driver license in this state must be proficient in the English language, and to provide a penalty therefor.
South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did SD SB 83 pass?
No. SD SB 83 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-23): Transportation Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 3 S.J. 6
What is SD SB 83 about?
SD SB 83 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “require that any holder of a commercial driver license in this state must be proficient in the English language, and to provide a penalty therefor.”.
Who sponsors SD SB 83?
Voight, Sjaarda, Shorma and 26 others are the primary sponsors of SD SB 83.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-14
- Latest action
- 2026-01-23 — Transportation Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 3 S.J. 6
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Voightprimary
- Sjaardaprimary
- Shormaprimary
- Schaefbauerprimary
- Riceprimary
- Pischkeprimary
- Peterson (Sue)primary
- Perryprimary
- Novstrupprimary
- Nelsonprimary
- Mooreprimary
- Manhartprimary
- Kayserprimary
- Jorgensonprimary
- Jordanprimary
- Jensen (Phil)primary
- Jensen (Kevin)primary
- Hughesprimary
- Hohnprimary
- Groveprimary
- Greenfieldprimary
- Garciaprimary
- Carleyprimary
- Blancprimary
- Baxterprimary
- Aylwardprimary
- Auchprimary
- Howardprimary
- Goodwinprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-14
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Transportation S.J. 35
introduction,reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-23
Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
2026-01-23
Transportation Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 5 Amendment 83A
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage
2026-01-23
Transportation Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 3, NAYS 4 S.J. 6
2026-01-23
Transportation Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 3 S.J. 6
Versions
Documents
Votes
Deferred to the 41st legislative day
2026-01-23 · pass · 4-3
Member-level votes (7)
- Hohn: no
- Larson: yes
- Nelson: no
- Rohl: no
- Schoenfish: yes
- Sauder: yes
- Deibert: yes
Do Pass Amended
2026-01-23 · fail · 3-4
Member-level votes (7)
- Hohn: yes
- Larson: no
- Nelson: yes
- Rohl: yes
- Schoenfish: no
- Sauder: no
- Deibert: no
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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