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South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 56: require that agencies promulgating permanent rules publish the rules and associated rulemaking forms on a state website.

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 56 is a bill introduced in the South Dakota Senate on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: require that agencies promulgating permanent rules publish the rules and associated rulemaking forms on a state website. Primary sponsor: Jon Hansen (Republican), Taffy Howard (Republican), Roger DeGroot (Republican), Liz Larson (Democratic), Erik Muckey (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 6, 2026): Signed by the Governor on 2026-02-06 S.J. 206.

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): Democratic 2 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jon HansenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Taffy HowardPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate34
Roger DeGrootPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse7
Liz LarsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Erik MuckeyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse15

“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 2026-02-06 S.J. 206
  2. Delivered to the Governor on 2026-02-04 S.J. 177
  3. Signed by the Speaker H.J. 210
  4. Signed by the President S.J. 165
  5. House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 65, NAYS 0 H.J. 182
  6. Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, H.J. 8
  7. State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0 H.J. 8
  8. Scheduled for hearing
  9. Referred to House State Affairs H.J. 114
  10. First Reading House H.J. 105
  11. Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 0 S.J. 67
  12. Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 1

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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