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South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 224: provide a rebuttable presumption in favor of joint physical custody of a minor child.

Passed one chamber 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 224 is a bill introduced in the South Dakota Senate on February 4, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: provide a rebuttable presumption in favor of joint physical custody of a minor child. Primary sponsor: Tom Pischke (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 4, 2026): Judiciary 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 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
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. Judiciary Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0
  2. Scheduled for hearing
  3. Referred to House Judiciary H.J. 417
  4. First Reading House H.J. 367
  5. Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 20, NAYS 14 S.J. 297
  6. Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 3
  7. Scheduled for hearing
  8. First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 179

Sources

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