SD SJR 503

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applying to the United States Congress for a convention of the states to propose amendments to the United States Constitution regarding the imposition of fiscal restraints on the federal government, further limiting the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limiting the terms of office for members of Congress and other federal officials.

South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did SD SJR 503 pass?

No. SD SJR 503 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-02-18). Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6 , Passed, YEAS 29, NAYS 38 H.J. 354

What is SD SJR 503 about?

SD SJR 503 is a joint resolution in the 2026 Regular Session titled “applying to the United States Congress for a convention of the states to propose amendments to the United States Constitution regarding the imposition of fiscal restraints on the federal government, further limiting the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limiting the terms of office for members of Congress and other federal officials.”.

Who sponsors SD SJR 503?

Pischke, Otten, Jensen (Kevin) and 5 others are the primary sponsors of SD SJR 503.

Introduced: 2026-01-14
Latest action: 2026-02-18 — Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6 , Passed, YEAS 29, NAYS 38 H.J. 354
Bill type: joint resolution
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-01-14
First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 35
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 25, NAYS 9 S.J. 116
passage
2026-01-27
First Reading House H.J. 150
2026-01-28
Referred to House State Affairs H.J. 166
referral-committee
2026-02-11
Scheduled for hearing
2026-02-11
State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 6
committee-failure
2026-02-11
State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 5
2026-02-17
Recalled from committee (Rule 7-7) , Passed, H.J. 333
2026-02-17
State Affairs Report out of committee without recommendation , Passed,
2026-02-18
Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6 , Passed, YEAS 29, NAYS 38 H.J. 354

Versions

Introduced — 2026-01-13Compare

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 · 25-9
Member-level votes (35)
- Beal: excused
- Blanc: yes
- Carley: no
- Crabtree: yes
- Davis: yes
- Deibert: yes
- Duhamel: no
- Foster: yes
- Grove: no
- Hohn: yes
- 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): yes
- Pischke: yes
- Reed: no
- Rohl: yes
- Sauder: yes
- Schoenfish: yes
- Smith: no
- Vilhauer: yes
- Voight: yes
- Voita: no
- Wipf: yes
- Zikmund: yes
Deferred to the 41st legislative day
2026-02-11 · pass · 7-5
Member-level votes (13)
- Bahmuller: no
- Emery: yes
- Gosch: yes
- Hansen: no
- Healy: yes
- Heinemann: no
- Jamison: no
- Lems: yes
- Reisch: yes
- Schaefbauer: yes
- Soye: excused
- Overweg: yes
- Odenbach: no
Do Pass
2026-02-11 · fail · 6-6
Member-level votes (13)
- Bahmuller: yes
- Emery: no
- Gosch: no
- Hansen: yes
- Healy: no
- Heinemann: yes
- Jamison: yes
- Lems: yes
- Reisch: no
- Schaefbauer: no
- Soye: excused
- Overweg: no
- Odenbach: yes
Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6
2026-02-18 · fail · 29-38
Member-level votes (70)
- Andera: yes
- Arlint: yes
- Auch: no
- Aylward: yes
- Bahmuller: yes
- Bathke: excused
- Baxter: no
- Czmowski: yes
- DeGroot: no
- Derby: no
- Duffy: no
- Emery: no
- Fitzgerald: yes
- Fosness: no
- Garcia: no
- Goodwin: yes
- Gosch: no
- Greenfield: no
- Halverson: no
- Healy: no
- Heermann: no
- Heinemann: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Hunt: no
- Ismay: no
- Jamison: yes
- Jensen (Phil): yes
- Jordan: yes
- Jorgenson: no
- Kassin: no
- Kayser: yes
- Kolbeck (Jack): yes
- Kull: yes
- Ladner: no
- Lems: no
- Manhart: no
- Massie: no
- May: yes
- Moore: no
- Mortenson: no
- Muckey: no
- Mulally: no
- Mulder: yes
- Nolz: no
- Novstrup: yes
- Odenbach: yes
- Overweg: no
- Peterson (Drew): no
- Pourier: yes
- Randolph: no
- Rehfeldt: yes
- Reimer: no
- Reisch: no
- Rice: no
- Roby: yes
- Roe: yes
- Schaefbauer: excused
- Schwans: no
- Shorma: yes
- Shubeck: no
- Sjaarda: yes
- Soye: excused
- Stevens: no
- Uhre-Balk: no
- Van Diepen: yes
- Walburg: yes
- Weems: yes
- Weisgram: no
- Wittman: no
- Hansen: yes

Related bills

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