South Dakota 2026 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 34 — amend provisions pertaining to conducting a municipal or school district election and to declare an emergency.

Last action — State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 5

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

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 13, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Stalled 30% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    3 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

  • Introduced View text Current pdf January 02, 2026

Action History

  1. State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 5

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

  3. Scheduled for hearing

  4. First read in House and referred to House State Affairs H.J. 136

  5. Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 2 S.J. 94

  6. Senate Deferred to another day , Passed, S.J. 85

  7. Local Government Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0

  8. Scheduled for hearing

  9. First read in Senate and referred to Senate Local Government S.J. 14

Sponsors

  • State Affairs · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 104 not signed on · 15 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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"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 8 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 6500
Democratic 2000
Total 8500
% of votes cast 62%38%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Eric Emery Democratic Yea
Erin Healy Democratic Yea
Brandei Schaefbauer Republican Yea
Greg Jamison Republican Nay
Jessica Bahmuller Republican Nay
Jon Hansen Republican Yea
Karla Lems Republican Yea
Leslie Heinemann Republican Nay
Liz May Republican Nay
Marty Overweg Republican Yea
Scott Odenbach Republican Yea
Spencer Gosch Republican Yea
Tim Reisch Republican Nay

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Do Pass

Failed 5 Yea · 8 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 5600
Democratic 0200
Total 5800
% of votes cast 38%62%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Eric Emery Democratic Nay
Erin Healy Democratic Nay
Brandei Schaefbauer Republican Nay
Greg Jamison Republican Yea
Jessica Bahmuller Republican Yea
Jon Hansen Republican Nay
Karla Lems Republican Nay
Leslie Heinemann Republican Yea
Liz May Republican Yea
Marty Overweg Republican Nay
Scott Odenbach Republican Nay
Spencer Gosch Republican Nay
Tim Reisch Republican Yea

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Do Pass

Passed 32 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 28201
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 32201
% of votes cast 91%6%0%3%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Otten — Yea
Jamie Smith Democratic Yea
Liz Larson Democratic Yea
Red Dawn Foster Democratic Yea
Amber Hulse Republican Yea
Arch Beal Republican Not Voting
Brandon Wipf Republican Yea
Carl Perry Republican Yea
Casey Crabtree Republican Yea
Chris Karr Republican Yea
Curt Voight Republican Yea
Glen Vilhauer Republican Yea
Greg Blanc Republican Yea
Helene Duhamel Republican Yea
Jim Mehlhaff Republican Yea
John Carley Republican Nay
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 Nay
Tim Reed Republican Yea
Tom Pischke Republican Yea

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Subjects

elections education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 34?
SB 34 is sponsored by State Affairs.
What is the current status of SB 34?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 13, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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