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SD SJR 508

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proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election, amendments to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, removing the lieutenant governor as presiding officer of the Senate.

South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did SD SJR 508 pass?

No. SD SJR 508 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-04): House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 25, NAYS 42 H.J. 514

What is SD SJR 508 about?

SD SJR 508 is a joint resolution in the 2026 Regular Session titled “proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election, amendments to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, removing the lieutenant governor as presiding officer of the Senate.”.

Who sponsors SD SJR 508?

Voita, Pischke, Nelson and 7 others are the primary sponsors of SD SJR 508.

Introduced
2026-02-04
Latest action
2026-03-04 — House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 25, NAYS 42 H.J. 514
Bill type
joint resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Voitaprimary
  • Pischkeprimary
  • Nelsonprimary
  • Mehlhaffprimary
  • Lapkaprimary
  • Karrprimary
  • Jensen (Kevin)primary
  • Hohnprimary
  • Groveprimary
  • Kolbeck (Steve)primary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-04

    House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 25, NAYS 42 H.J. 514

    failure

  2. 2026-03-02

    State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 3

    committee-passage

  3. 2026-03-02

    Scheduled for hearing

  4. 2026-02-25

    First read in House and referred to House State Affairs H.J. 445

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-24

    Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 19, NAYS 14 S.J. 385

    passage

  6. 2026-02-23

    State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 0 S.J. 31

    committee-passage

  7. 2026-02-23

    Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1

  8. 2026-02-04

    First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 179

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do Pass

    2026-02-23 · pass · 9-0

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

  • Do Pass

    2026-02-24 · pass · 19-14

    Member-level votes (35)
    • Beal: excused
    • Blanc: yes
    • Carley: absent
    • Crabtree: no
    • Davis: no
    • Deibert: yes
    • Duhamel: no
    • Foster: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Hohn: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hulse: no
    • Jensen (Kevin): yes
    • Karr: yes
    • Kolbeck (Steve): yes
    • Lapka: yes
    • Larson: no
    • Marty: yes
    • Mehlhaff: yes
    • Miskimins: no
    • Nelson: yes
    • Otten: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Peterson (Sue): yes
    • Pischke: yes
    • Reed: no
    • Rohl: no
    • Sauder: no
    • Schoenfish: no
    • Smith: no
    • Vilhauer: no
    • Voight: yes
    • Voita: yes
    • Wipf: no
    • Zikmund: no

  • Do Pass

    2026-03-02 · pass · 9-3

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Bahmuller: yes
    • Emery: no
    • Gosch: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Healy: no
    • Heinemann: yes
    • Jamison: yes
    • Lems: yes
    • May: yes
    • Reisch: excused
    • Schaefbauer: yes
    • Overweg: yes
    • Odenbach: no

  • Do Pass

    2026-03-04 · fail · 25-42

    Member-level votes (70)
    • Andera: yes
    • Arlint: no
    • Auch: yes
    • Aylward: no
    • Bahmuller: no
    • Bathke: excused
    • Baxter: yes
    • Czmowski: excused
    • DeGroot: no
    • Derby: no
    • Duffy: no
    • Emery: no
    • Fitzgerald: no
    • Fosness: no
    • Garcia: yes
    • Goodwin: no
    • Gosch: yes
    • Greenfield: no
    • Halverson: no
    • Healy: no
    • Heermann: no
    • Heinemann: yes
    • Hughes: no
    • Hunt: yes
    • Ismay: yes
    • Jamison: yes
    • Jensen (Phil): yes
    • Jordan: yes
    • Jorgenson: no
    • Kassin: no
    • Kayser: yes
    • Kolbeck (Jack): no
    • Kull: no
    • Ladner: no
    • Lems: yes
    • Manhart: no
    • Massie: no
    • May: yes
    • Moore: no
    • Mortenson: no
    • Muckey: no
    • Mulally: yes
    • Mulder: yes
    • Nolz: yes
    • Novstrup: no
    • Odenbach: no
    • Overweg: yes
    • Peterson (Drew): no
    • Pourier: no
    • Randolph: yes
    • Rehfeldt: no
    • Reimer: no
    • Reisch: no
    • Rice: yes
    • Roby: no
    • Roe: no
    • Schaefbauer: yes
    • Schwans: yes
    • Shorma: no
    • Shubeck: yes
    • Sjaarda: yes
    • Soye: excused
    • Stevens: no
    • Uhre-Balk: no
    • Van Diepen: no
    • Walburg: no
    • Weems: no
    • Weisgram: no
    • Wittman: no
    • Hansen: yes

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https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Bills/27169

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