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SD SB 94

died on adjournment

revise provisions pertaining to open records.

South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did SD SB 94 pass?

No. SD SB 94 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 (2026-02-09): State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 1 S.J. 21

What is SD SB 94 about?

SD SB 94 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “revise provisions pertaining to open records.”.

Who sponsors SD SB 94?

Rice, Jordan, Jensen (Phil) and 3 others are the primary sponsors of SD SB 94.

Introduced
2026-01-16
Latest action
2026-02-09 — State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 1 S.J. 21
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Riceprimary
  • Jordanprimary
  • Jensen (Phil)primary
  • Baxterprimary
  • Aylwardprimary
  • Carleyprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-16

    First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 60

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

  2. 2026-02-06

    Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1

  3. 2026-02-09

    Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1

  4. 2026-02-09

    State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 1 S.J. 21

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Deferred to the 41st legislative day

    2026-02-09 · pass · 8-1

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Deibert: yes
    • Jensen (Kevin): yes
    • Karr: yes
    • Kolbeck (Steve): yes
    • Larson: yes
    • Pischke: no
    • Voight: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Mehlhaff: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Bills/26968

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:32:38.286047Z

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