South Dakota 2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 6 R · 4 D cosponsors

SB 96 — prohibit the use of a deepfake to influence an election and to provide a penalty therefor.

Last action — State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 5

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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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 5

  2. State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 96G

  3. Scheduled for hearing H.J. 1

  4. First read in House and referred to H.J. 333

  5. Senate Title amended , Passed, S.J. 312

  6. Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 22, NAYS 10 S.J. 312

  7. Senate Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 312 Amendment 96E

  8. Immediate Reconsideration (Rule 5-13.1) S.J. 312

  9. Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 21, NAYS 11 S.J. 311

  10. Senate Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 311 Amendment 96D

  11. Senate Deferred to another day , Passed, S.J. 295

  12. State Affairs Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 3

  13. State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 96B

  14. Scheduled for hearing

  15. First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 107

Sponsors

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16 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 89 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (16)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (89)

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Deferred to the 41st legislative day

Passed 7 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5300
Republican 2101
Democratic 0100
Total 7501
% of votes cast 54%38%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Bartels — Nay
Blare — Yea
Cammack — Yea
Chaffee — Yea
Chase — Yea
Drury — Nay
Lesmeister — Nay
Wangsness — Yea
Erin Healy Democratic Nay
Jon Hansen Republican Yea
Rebecca Reimer Republican Yea
Taylor Rehfeldt Republican Not Voting
Will Mortenson Republican Nay

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Do Pass Amended

Passed 21 Yea · 11 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 10400
Unaffiliated 9703
Democratic 2000
Total 211103
% of votes cast 60%31%0%9%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Bolin — Nay
Bordeaux — Yea
Breitling — Nay
Diedrich — Not Voting
Frye-Mueller — Yea
Hoffman — Nay
Hunhoff — Nay
Klumb — Yea
Maher — Yea
Nesiba — Yea
Otten (Herman) — Yea
Schoenbeck — Yea
Stalzer — Yea
Tobin — Nay
Walsh — Not Voting
Wheeler — Nay
Wiik — Nay
Wink — Not Voting
Johnson (Chris) — Yea
Liz Larson Democratic Yea
Red Dawn Foster Democratic Yea
Al Novstrup Republican Nay
Arch Beal Republican Yea
Casey Crabtree Republican Nay
Helene Duhamel Republican Nay
Jack Kolbeck Republican Yea
Jim Mehlhaff Republican Nay
Kyle Schoenfish Republican Yea
Larry Zikmund Republican Yea
Michael Rohl Republican Yea
Randy Deibert Republican Yea
Steve Kolbeck Republican Yea
Sydney Davis Republican Yea
Tim Reed Republican Yea
Tom Pischke Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety elections technology
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 96?
SB 96 is sponsored by Kadyn Wittman (Democratic), William Shorma (Republican), Rebecca Reimer (Republican), Pinnow, Carl Perry (Republican), Nesiba, Lesmeister, Mellissa Heermann (Republican), Red Dawn Foster (Democratic), Eric Emery (Democratic), Duba, Randy Deibert (Republican), Blare, Drew Peterson (Republican), Liz Larson (Democratic), and Johnson (Chris).
What is the current status of SB 96?
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.
Where can I track SB 96?
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