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South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 164: require that any holder of a commercial driver license in this state must be proficient in the English language, and to provide a penalty therefor.

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 164 is a bill introduced in the South Dakota Senate on January 29, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: require that any holder of a commercial driver license in this state must be proficient in the English language, and to provide a penalty therefor. Primary sponsor: Taffy Howard (Republican), Tim Goodwin (Republican), Phil Jensen (Republican), Dylan Jordan (Republican), Lauren Nelson (Republican), Carl Perry (Republican), John Sjaarda (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 11, 2026): Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-11 S.J. 518.

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
Taffy HowardPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate34
Tim GoodwinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Phil JensenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Dylan JordanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Lauren NelsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Carl PerryPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate3
John SjaardaPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse2

“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 2026-03-11 S.J. 518
  2. Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-10 S.J. 510
  3. Signed by the Speaker H.J. 543
  4. Signed by the President S.J. 485
  5. Senate Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 2 S.J. 457
  6. House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 60, NAYS 5 H.J. 472
  7. Remove from Consent Calendar H.J. 457
  8. Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
  9. Transportation Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 0
  10. Transportation Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 164A
  11. Scheduled for hearing
  12. Referred to House Transportation H.J. 262

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

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