SB 218 — provide for the establishment of charter schools.
Last action — Introduced
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 03, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
Odds of enactment
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Introduced
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Mixed recorded votes
1 passed, 2 failed in recorded votes so far.
Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.
Summary
provide for the establishment of charter schools.
Bill Text
We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.
Read SB 218 on the official South Dakota source →Action History
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Introduced
Sponsors
- SD member #4794 · Primary
- SD member #4818 · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 103 not signed on · 17 voted No
Sponsors (2)
- SD member #4794
- SD member #4818
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (103)
103 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 103 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 14 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| Democratic | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 49% | 46% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Jensen (Kevin) | — | Yea |
| Kolbeck (Steve) | — | Nay |
| Peterson (Sue) | — | Yea |
| Jamie Smith | Democratic | Nay |
| Liz Larson | Democratic | Nay |
| Red Dawn Foster | Democratic | Yea |
| Amber Hulse | Republican | Nay |
| Arch Beal | Republican | Not Voting |
| Brandon Wipf | Republican | Nay |
| Carl Perry | Republican | Yea |
| Casey Crabtree | Republican | Nay |
| Chris Karr | Republican | Not Voting |
| Curt Voight | Republican | Yea |
| Ernie Otten | Republican | Nay |
| Glen Vilhauer | Republican | Nay |
| Greg Blanc | Republican | Yea |
| Helene Duhamel | Republican | Nay |
| Jim Mehlhaff | Republican | Yea |
| John Carley | Republican | Yea |
| Joy Hohn | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Schoenfish | Republican | Nay |
| Larry Zikmund | Republican | Nay |
| Lauren Nelson | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Lapka | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Rohl | Republican | Nay |
| Mykala Voita | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Miskimins | Republican | Nay |
| Randy Deibert | Republican | Yea |
| Sam Marty | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Sauder | Republican | Nay |
| Sydney Davis | Republican | Nay |
| Taffy Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Tamara Grove | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Reed | Republican | Nay |
| Tom Pischke | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 49% | 49% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Jensen (Kevin) | — | Yea |
| Kolbeck (Steve) | — | Nay |
| Peterson (Sue) | — | Yea |
| Jamie Smith | Democratic | Nay |
| Liz Larson | Democratic | Nay |
| Red Dawn Foster | Democratic | Yea |
| Amber Hulse | Republican | Yea |
| Arch Beal | Republican | Not Voting |
| Brandon Wipf | Republican | Nay |
| Carl Perry | Republican | Nay |
| Casey Crabtree | Republican | Nay |
| Chris Karr | Republican | Yea |
| Curt Voight | Republican | Yea |
| Ernie Otten | Republican | Nay |
| Glen Vilhauer | Republican | Nay |
| Greg Blanc | Republican | Yea |
| Helene Duhamel | Republican | Nay |
| Jim Mehlhaff | Republican | Yea |
| John Carley | Republican | Yea |
| Joy Hohn | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Schoenfish | Republican | Nay |
| Larry Zikmund | Republican | Nay |
| Lauren Nelson | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Lapka | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Rohl | Republican | Nay |
| Mykala Voita | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Miskimins | Republican | Nay |
| Randy Deibert | Republican | Nay |
| Sam Marty | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Sauder | Republican | Nay |
| Sydney Davis | Republican | Nay |
| Taffy Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Tamara Grove | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Reed | Republican | Nay |
| Tom Pischke | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 57% | 43% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (7)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Peterson (Sue) | — | Yea |
| Jamie Smith | Democratic | Nay |
| Curt Voight | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Schoenfish | Republican | Nay |
| Lauren Nelson | Republican | Yea |
| Sam Marty | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Sauder | Republican | Nay |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 218 do?
- provide for the establishment of charter schools.
- Who sponsors SB 218?
- SB 218 is sponsored by SD member #4794 and SD member #4818.
- What is the current status of SB 218?
- This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 03, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
- Where can I track SB 218?
- Track SB 218 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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