South Dakota 2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 20 — establish the crime of threatening or intimidating an election official or election worker.

Last action — House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 24, NAYS 46 H.J. 416

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 24, NAYS 46 H.J. 416

  2. State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 5

  3. Scheduled for hearing H.J. 1

  4. First read in House and referred to H.J. 145

  5. Senate Title amended , Passed, S.J. 121

  6. Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 21, NAYS 12 S.J. 121

  7. Senate Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 121 Amendment 20B

  8. Immediate Reconsideration (Rule 5-13.1) S.J. 120

  9. Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 23, NAYS 10 S.J. 120

  10. Senate Deferred to another day , Passed, S.J. 109

  11. State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 0

  12. Scheduled for hearing

  13. First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 22

Sponsors

  • State Affairs · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 104 not signed on · 41 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • State Affairs

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (104)

104 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Do Pass Amended

Failed 24 Yea · 46 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 152800
Unaffiliated 91500
Democratic 0300
Total 244600
% of votes cast 34%66%0%0%
How each member voted (70)
Member Party Vote
Bartels — Yea
Blare — Nay
Callies — Nay
Cammack — Yea
Chaffee — Nay
Chase — Yea
Conzet — Nay
Deutsch — Nay
Donnell — Nay
Drury — Yea
Duba — Yea
Gross — Nay
Koth — Yea
Krohmer — Nay
Krull — Nay
Lesmeister — Nay
Mills — Nay
Pinnow — Nay
Schneider — Yea
Teunissen — Yea
Tordsen — Nay
Venhuizen — Yea
Wangsness — Nay
St. John — Nay
Eric Emery Democratic Nay
Erin Healy Democratic Nay
Kadyn Wittman Democratic Nay
Aaron Aylward Republican Nay
Amber Arlint Republican Yea
Bethany Soye Republican Nay
Brandei Schaefbauer Republican Nay
Brian Mulder Republican Nay
Carl Perry Republican Nay
Chris Karr Republican Nay
Chris Kassin Republican Yea
Curt Massie Republican Yea
David Kull Republican Yea
Drew Peterson Republican Yea
Ernie Otten Republican Nay
Greg Jamison Republican Nay
Jessica Bahmuller Republican Nay
John Sjaarda Republican Nay
Jon Hansen Republican Nay
Julie Auch Republican Nay
Karla Lems Republican Nay
Kevin Jensen Republican Nay
Lauren Nelson Republican Nay
Liz May Republican Nay
Marty Overweg Republican Nay
Mary Fitzgerald Republican Yea
Mellissa Heermann Republican Nay
Mike Derby Republican Yea
Mike Stevens Republican Yea
Mike Weisgram Republican Yea
Peri Pourier Republican Nay
Phil Jensen Republican Nay
Rebecca Reimer Republican Yea
Roger DeGroot Republican Yea
Scott Moore Republican Nay
Scott Odenbach Republican Nay
Stephanie Sauder Republican Nay
Steve Duffy Republican Yea
Sue Peterson Republican Nay
Taylor Rehfeldt Republican Yea
Tim Reisch Republican Yea
Tina Mulally Republican Nay
Tony Randolph Republican Nay
Trish Ladner Republican Nay
Will Mortenson Republican Yea
William Shorma Republican Nay

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Do Pass

Passed 8 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5300
Republican 2200
Democratic 1000
Total 8500
% of votes cast 62%38%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Bartels — Yea
Blare — Nay
Cammack — Yea
Chaffee — Nay
Chase — Yea
Drury — Yea
Lesmeister — Yea
Wangsness — Nay
Erin Healy Democratic Yea
Jon Hansen Republican Nay
Rebecca Reimer Republican Nay
Taylor Rehfeldt Republican Yea
Will Mortenson Republican Yea

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Do Pass Amended

Passed 21 Yea · 12 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 7700
Unaffiliated 13401
Democratic 1100
Total 211201
% of votes cast 62%35%0%3%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
Bolin — Yea
Bordeaux — Yea
Breitling — Yea
Diedrich — Not Voting
Frye-Mueller — Nay
Hoffman — Nay
Hunhoff — Yea
Klumb — Yea
Maher — Nay
Nesiba — Yea
Otten (Herman) — Nay
Schoenbeck — Yea
Stalzer — Yea
Tobin — Yea
Wheeler — Yea
Wiik — Yea
Wink — Yea
Johnson (Chris) — Yea
Liz Larson Democratic Yea
Red Dawn Foster Democratic Nay
Al Novstrup Republican Nay
Arch Beal Republican Nay
Casey Crabtree Republican Yea
Helene Duhamel Republican Yea
Jack Kolbeck Republican Nay
Jim Mehlhaff Republican Nay
Kyle Schoenfish Republican Yea
Larry Zikmund Republican Yea
Michael Rohl Republican Nay
Randy Deibert Republican Nay
Steve Kolbeck Republican Yea
Sydney Davis Republican Yea
Tim Reed Republican Yea
Tom Pischke Republican Nay

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Do Pass

Passed 23 Yea · 10 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 8600
Unaffiliated 14301
Democratic 1100
Total 231001
% of votes cast 68%29%0%3%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
Bolin — Yea
Bordeaux — Yea
Breitling — Yea
Diedrich — Not Voting
Frye-Mueller — Nay
Hoffman — Nay
Hunhoff — Yea
Klumb — Yea
Maher — Yea
Nesiba — Yea
Otten (Herman) — Nay
Schoenbeck — Yea
Stalzer — Yea
Tobin — Yea
Wheeler — Yea
Wiik — Yea
Wink — Yea
Johnson (Chris) — Yea
Liz Larson Democratic Yea
Red Dawn Foster Democratic Nay
Al Novstrup Republican Nay
Arch Beal Republican Nay
Casey Crabtree Republican Yea
Helene Duhamel Republican Yea
Jack Kolbeck Republican Nay
Jim Mehlhaff Republican Nay
Kyle Schoenfish Republican Yea
Larry Zikmund Republican Yea
Michael Rohl Republican Yea
Randy Deibert Republican Nay
Steve Kolbeck Republican Yea
Sydney Davis Republican Yea
Tim Reed Republican Yea
Tom Pischke Republican Nay

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Do Pass

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4001
Republican 4000
Total 8001
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Diedrich — Not Voting
Schoenbeck — Yea
Nesiba — Yea
Tobin — Yea
Wheeler — Yea
Casey Crabtree Republican Yea
Helene Duhamel Republican Yea
Michael Rohl Republican Yea
Sydney Davis Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety elections
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 20?
SB 20 is sponsored by State Affairs.
What is the current status of SB 20?
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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