South Dakota 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee 4 R cosponsors

SB 94 — amend provisions pertaining to the duties of presidential electors.

Last action — State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 2

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. 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 10, NAYS 2

  2. State Affairs Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 3, NAYS 9

  3. State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 5 Amendment 94B

  4. Scheduled for hearing

  5. First read in House and referred to H.J. 287

  6. Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 33, NAYS 2 S.J. 257

  7. Senate Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 256 Amendment 94A

  8. Senate Deferred to another day , Passed, S.J. 233

  9. State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 1

  10. Scheduled for hearing

  11. Referred to S.J. 128

  12. First Reading Senate S.J. 89

Sponsors

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4 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 101 not signed on · 13 voted No

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (101)

101 members have not signed on to this bill.

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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

Do Pass Amended

Failed 3 Yea · 9 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 3800
Democratic 0101
Total 3901
% of votes cast 23%69%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Eric Emery Democratic Nay
Erin Healy Democratic Not Voting
Bethany Soye Republican Nay
Brandei Schaefbauer Republican Nay
Greg Jamison Republican Nay
Jessica Bahmuller Republican Yea
Jon Hansen Republican Nay
Karla Lems Republican Nay
Leslie Heinemann Republican Nay
Marty Overweg Republican Nay
Scott Odenbach Republican Nay
Spencer Gosch Republican Yea
Tim Reisch Republican Yea

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Motion to amend

Passed 7 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 7400
Democratic 0101
Total 7501
% of votes cast 54%38%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Eric Emery Democratic Nay
Erin Healy Democratic Not Voting
Bethany Soye Republican Nay
Brandei Schaefbauer Republican Nay
Greg Jamison Republican Yea
Jessica Bahmuller Republican Yea
Jon Hansen Republican Yea
Karla Lems Republican Nay
Leslie Heinemann Republican Yea
Marty Overweg Republican Yea
Scott Odenbach Republican Nay
Spencer Gosch Republican Yea
Tim Reisch Republican Yea

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Deferred to the 41st legislative day

Passed 10 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 9200
Democratic 1001
Total 10201
% of votes cast 77%15%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Eric Emery Democratic Yea
Erin Healy Democratic Not Voting
Bethany Soye Republican Yea
Brandei Schaefbauer Republican Yea
Greg Jamison Republican Yea
Jessica Bahmuller Republican Nay
Jon Hansen Republican Yea
Karla Lems Republican Yea
Leslie Heinemann Republican Yea
Marty Overweg Republican Yea
Scott Odenbach Republican Yea
Spencer Gosch Republican Nay
Tim Reisch Republican Yea

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Do Pass Amended

Passed 33 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 31000
Democratic 1200
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 33200
% of votes cast 94%6%0%0%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Wheeler — Yea
Jamie Smith Democratic Nay
Liz Larson Democratic Nay
Red Dawn Foster Democratic Yea
Amber Hulse Republican Yea
Arch Beal Republican Yea
Carl Perry Republican Yea
Casey Crabtree Republican Yea
Chris Karr Republican Yea
Curt Voight Republican Yea
Ernie Otten Republican Yea
Glen Vilhauer Republican Yea
Greg Blanc Republican Yea
Helene Duhamel Republican Yea
Jim Mehlhaff Republican Yea
John Carley Republican Yea
Joy Hohn Republican Yea
Kevin Jensen Republican Yea
Kyle Schoenfish Republican Yea
Larry Zikmund Republican Yea
Lauren Nelson Republican Yea
Mark Lapka Republican Yea
Michael Rohl Republican Yea
Mykala Voita Republican Yea
Paul Miskimins Republican Yea
Randy Deibert Republican Yea
Sam Marty Republican Yea
Stephanie Sauder Republican Yea
Steve Kolbeck Republican Yea
Sue Peterson Republican Yea
Sydney Davis Republican Yea
Taffy Howard Republican Yea
Tamara Grove Republican Yea
Tim Reed Republican Yea
Tom Pischke Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 94?
SB 94 is sponsored by Phil Jensen (Republican), Randy Deibert (Republican), Jessica Bahmuller (Republican), and Amber Hulse (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 94?
This bill died with 2025 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 94?
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