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South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 138: revise the time within which a recount for a school board election must be completed.

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

SB 138 is a bill introduced in the South Dakota Senate on January 27, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: revise the time within which a recount for a school board election must be completed. Primary sponsor: Amber Hulse (Republican), Tim Goodwin (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 5, 2026): Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-05 S.J. 474.

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 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Amber HulsePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate30
Tim GoodwinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse30

“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 2026-03-05 S.J. 474
  2. Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-04 S.J. 455
  3. Signed by the Speaker H.J. 493
  4. Signed by the President S.J. 434
  5. House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 66, NAYS 0 H.J. 457
  6. Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
  7. Education Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 15, NAYS 0
  8. Scheduled for hearing
  9. First read in House and referred to House Education H.J. 356
  10. Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 273
  11. Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 11
  12. Education Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0 S.J. 11

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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