South Dakota 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 2 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 156 — increase the minimum age for marriage.

Last action — Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 16, NAYS 19 S.J. 282

  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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. Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 16, NAYS 19 S.J. 282

  2. Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 2

  3. Scheduled for hearing

  4. Referred to S.J. 152

  5. First Reading Senate S.J. 137

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 102 not signed on · 19 voted No

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (102)

102 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

Failed 16 Yea · 19 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 131800
Democratic 2100
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 161900
% of votes cast 46%54%0%0%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Wheeler — Yea
Jamie Smith Democratic Yea
Liz Larson Democratic Yea
Red Dawn Foster Democratic Nay
Amber Hulse Republican Nay
Arch Beal Republican Nay
Carl Perry Republican Nay
Casey Crabtree Republican Yea
Chris Karr Republican Nay
Curt Voight Republican Nay
Ernie Otten Republican Nay
Glen Vilhauer Republican Yea
Greg Blanc Republican Nay
Helene Duhamel Republican Yea
Jim Mehlhaff Republican Yea
John Carley Republican Nay
Joy Hohn Republican Nay
Kevin Jensen Republican Nay
Kyle Schoenfish Republican Yea
Larry Zikmund Republican Yea
Lauren Nelson Republican Nay
Mark Lapka Republican Nay
Michael Rohl Republican Yea
Mykala Voita Republican Nay
Paul Miskimins Republican Yea
Randy Deibert Republican Yea
Sam Marty Republican Nay
Stephanie Sauder Republican Yea
Steve Kolbeck Republican Yea
Sue Peterson Republican Nay
Sydney Davis Republican Yea
Taffy Howard Republican Nay
Tamara Grove Republican Nay
Tim Reed Republican Yea
Tom Pischke Republican Nay

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Subjects

civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 156?
SB 156 is sponsored by Kadyn Wittman (Democratic), Taylor Rehfeldt (Republican), and Sydney Davis (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 156?
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 156?
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