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South Dakota · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1208: designate an individual using the address of a mail forwarding service or post office box when applying to register as a voter or vote by absentee ballot as a federal voter.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1208 is a bill introduced in the South Dakota House on February 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: designate an individual using the address of a mail forwarding service or post office box when applying to register as a voter or vote by absentee ballot as a federal voter. Primary sponsor: Sue Peterson (Republican), Marty Overweg (Republican), Scott Odenbach (Republican), Lauren Nelson (Republican), Phil Jensen (Republican), Heather Baxter (Republican), Bobbi Andera (Republican), Tony Kayser (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 31, 2025): Signed by the Governor on 2025-03-31 H.J. 553.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sue PetersonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate13
Marty OverwegPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse21
Scott OdenbachPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse31
Lauren NelsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Phil JensenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Heather BaxterPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse34
Bobbi AnderaPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse10
Tony KayserPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse14

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by the Governor on 2025-03-31 H.J. 553
  2. Delivered to the Governor on 2025-03-13 H.J. 546
  3. Signed by the President S.J. 528
  4. Signed by the Speaker H.J. 539
  5. House of Representatives Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 56, NAYS 13 H.J. 519
  6. Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 25, NAYS 9 S.J. 484
  7. State Affairs Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 3
  8. State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1208I
  9. Scheduled for hearing
  10. First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 267
  11. House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 46, NAYS 22 H.J. 270
  12. Deferred with pending amendment (Rule 5-17) , Passed, H.J. 257

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source