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South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 17: prohibit a candidate or political committee from accepting contributions or loans made by a foreign national, to provide a penalty therefor, and to declare an emergency.

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 17 is a bill introduced in the South Dakota Senate on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: prohibit a candidate or political committee from accepting contributions or loans made by a foreign national, to provide a penalty therefor, and to declare an emergency. Primary sponsor: State Affairs. Most recent recorded action (March 12, 2026): Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-12 S.J. 529.

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
State AffairsPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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 2026-03-12 S.J. 529
  2. Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-09 S.J. 488
  3. Signed by the Speaker H.J. 530
  4. Signed by the President S.J. 470
  5. House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 66, NAYS 0 H.J. 490
  6. State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 0
  7. Scheduled for hearing
  8. Scheduled for hearing
  9. First read in House and referred to House State Affairs H.J. 125
  10. Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 85
  11. State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0 S.J. 3
  12. Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

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