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South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1324: abolish the State Board of Elections.

In committee 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 1324 is a bill introduced in the South Dakota House on February 4, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: abolish the State Board of Elections. Primary sponsor: Aaron Aylward (Republican), Heather Baxter (Republican), Travis Ismay (Republican), Phil Jensen (Republican), Dylan Jordan (Republican), Tony Kayser (Republican), Tom Pischke (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 19, 2026): State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0.

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 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Aaron AylwardPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Heather BaxterPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse34
Travis IsmayPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse28B
Phil JensenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Dylan JordanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Tony KayserPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Tom PischkePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate25

“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. State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0
  2. Scheduled for hearing H.J. 1
  3. Referred to House State Affairs H.J. 237
  4. First Reading House H.J. 220

Sources

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