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South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 175: require that an individual provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote 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 175 is a bill introduced in the South Dakota Senate on January 29, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: require that an individual provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote and to declare an emergency. Primary sponsor: John Carley (Republican), Heather Baxter (Republican), Travis Ismay (Republican), Phil Jensen (Republican), Dylan Jordan (Republican), Carl Perry (Republican), Kathy Rice (Republican), John Sjaarda (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 30, 2026): Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 550.

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
John CarleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Heather BaxterPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse34
Travis IsmayPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse28B
Phil JensenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Dylan JordanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Carl PerryPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate3
Kathy RicePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse29
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 2026-03-30 S.J. 550
  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. House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 64, NAYS 3 H.J. 513
  6. State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 1
  7. Scheduled for hearing
  8. First read in House and referred to House State Affairs H.J. 387
  9. Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 28, NAYS 6 S.J. 315
  10. Senate Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 315 Amendment 175D
  11. Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6 , Passed, YEAS 28, NAYS 6 S.J. 310
  12. State Affairs Report out of committee without recommendation as amended , Passed,

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

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