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South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 34: amend provisions pertaining to conducting a municipal or school district election and to declare an emergency.

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 34 is a bill introduced in the South Dakota Senate on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: amend provisions pertaining to conducting a municipal or school district election and to declare an emergency. Primary sponsor: State Affairs. Most recent recorded action (February 25, 2026): State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 5.

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. State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 5
  2. State Affairs Do Pass , Failed, YEAS 5, NAYS 8
  3. Scheduled for hearing
  4. First read in House and referred to House State Affairs H.J. 136
  5. Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 2 S.J. 94
  6. Senate Deferred to another day , Passed, S.J. 85
  7. Local Government Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0
  8. Scheduled for hearing
  9. First read in Senate and referred to Senate Local Government S.J. 14

Sources

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