SD SJR 502

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applying to the United States Congress under Article V of the United States Constitution to call for a convention proposing an amendment to the constitution fixing the number of justices of the United States Supreme Court at one chief justice and eight associate justices.

South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did SD SJR 502 pass?

No. SD SJR 502 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-02-25). Latest recorded action (2026-02-25): State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0

What is SD SJR 502 about?

SD SJR 502 is a joint resolution in the 2026 Regular Session titled “applying to the United States Congress under Article V of the United States Constitution to call for a convention proposing an amendment to the constitution fixing the number of justices of the United States Supreme Court at one chief justice and eight associate justices.”.

Who sponsors SD SJR 502?

Zikmund, Vilhauer, Shubeck and 7 others are the primary sponsors of SD SJR 502.

Introduced: 2026-01-13
Latest action: 2026-02-25 — State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0
Bill type: joint resolution
Last updated: —

Subjects

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
2026-01-23
Scheduled for hearing
2026-01-23
State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 1 S.J. 5
committee-passage
2026-01-26
Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 24, NAYS 10 S.J. 115
passage
2026-01-27
First Reading House H.J. 150
2026-01-28
Referred to House State Affairs H.J. 166
referral-committee
2026-02-25
Scheduled for hearing
2026-02-25
State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 8
committee-failure
2026-02-25
State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0

Versions

Introduced — 2025-12-19Compare

Documents

Votes

Do Pass
2026-01-23 · pass · 8-1
Member-level votes (9)
- Deibert: yes
- Jensen (Kevin): yes
- Karr: yes
- Kolbeck (Steve): yes
- Larson: no
- Pischke: yes
- Voight: yes
- Perry: yes
- Mehlhaff: yes
Do Pass
2026-01-26 · pass · 24-10
Member-level votes (35)
- Beal: excused
- Blanc: yes
- Carley: no
- Crabtree: yes
- Davis: yes
- Deibert: yes
- Duhamel: no
- Foster: no
- Grove: no
- Hohn: no
- Howard: yes
- Hulse: yes
- Jensen (Kevin): yes
- Karr: yes
- Kolbeck (Steve): yes
- Lapka: no
- Larson: no
- Marty: yes
- Mehlhaff: yes
- Miskimins: yes
- Nelson: no
- Otten: yes
- Perry: yes
- Peterson (Sue): no
- Pischke: yes
- Reed: yes
- Rohl: yes
- Sauder: yes
- Schoenfish: yes
- Smith: no
- Vilhauer: yes
- Voight: yes
- Voita: yes
- Wipf: yes
- Zikmund: yes
Deferred to the 41st legislative day
2026-02-25 · pass · 12-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Bahmuller: yes
- Emery: yes
- Gosch: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Healy: yes
- Heinemann: yes
- Jamison: yes
- Lems: yes
- May: yes
- Reisch: excused
- Schaefbauer: yes
- Overweg: yes
- Odenbach: yes
Do Pass
2026-02-25 · fail · 4-8
Member-level votes (13)
- Bahmuller: no
- Emery: yes
- Gosch: no
- Hansen: no
- Healy: no
- Heinemann: yes
- Jamison: yes
- Lems: no
- May: yes
- Reisch: excused
- Schaefbauer: no
- Overweg: no
- Odenbach: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Bills/26493

Attribution

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

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