SB 92 — clarify the rights to appeal and refer certain decisions of boards of county commissioners.
Last action — House of Representatives Tabled , Passed, YEAS 61, NAYS 1 H.J. 322
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✓Introduced
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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 is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 15, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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In Committee
Current position in the legislative process.
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8 sponsors
8 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (8 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
11 added · 12 removed11 line(s) added, 12 removed.
26.560.1126.560.12 101st Legislative Session 92 South Dakota Legislature Senate Bill 92 SENATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENGROSSED Introduced by:
Consideration of any changes to the proposed amendment, supplement, change, modification, or repeal requested action may only be done occur if the time and place of the hearing is published in a legal newspaper of the county, at least ten days in advance in a legal newspaper of the county.
If adopted, the board shall If the board adopts the requested action, the board must publish a notice of the hearing.fact of adoption once in a legal newspaper of the county and take effect on the twentieth day after publication.
Ifpursuant theto board§ adopts11-2-21. the requested action:
(1) The boardprovisions must publish a notice of the§ fact11-2-22 ofare adoptionapplicable decisionto oncethis insection a legal newspaper of the countydecision. and take;
(2)If Thethe decisionboard takesrejects effectthe onrequested action, the twentiethprovisions dayof after§§ publication.,7-8-27 unlessto referendum7-8-32, isinclusive, invoked;are applicable.
and (3) The provisions of § 11-2-22 are applicable to this section the decision.
If the board rejects the requested action, the provisions of §§ 7-8-27 to 7-8-32, inclusive, are applicable to the rejection decision.
View plain text versions (3)
- Engrossed Senate Local Government Engrossed Current pdf January 28, 2026
- Introduced View text pdf January 15, 2026
- 92A View text pdf
Action History
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House of Representatives Tabled , Passed, YEAS 61, NAYS 1 H.J. 322
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Remove from Consent Calendar H.J. 295
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Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
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Local Government Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 0
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Scheduled for hearing
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First read in House and referred to House Local Government H.J. 208
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Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 162
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Local Government Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0 S.J. 2
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Local Government Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 2 Amendment 92A
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Scheduled for hearing
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Scheduled for hearing
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First read in Senate and referred to Senate Local Government S.J. 55
Sponsors
- Tony Randolph · Primary
- Tom Pischke · Primary
- Dylan Jordan · Primary
- Phil Jensen · Primary
- Josephine Garcia · Primary
- Heather Baxter · Primary
- Lauren Nelson · Primary
- Julie Auch · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →8 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 97 not signed on · 1 voted No
Sponsors (8)
- Tony Randolph Republican
- Tom Pischke Republican
- Dylan Jordan Republican
- Phil Jensen Republican
- Josephine Garcia Republican
- Heather Baxter Republican
- Lauren Nelson Republican
- Julie Auch Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (97)
97 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 97 →"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 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Democratic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 61 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 1% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (70)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Kolbeck (Jack) | — | Yea |
| Van Diepen | — | Yea |
| Eric Emery | Democratic | Yea |
| Erik Muckey | Democratic | Yea |
| Erin Healy | Democratic | Yea |
| Kadyn Wittman | Democratic | Yea |
| Nicole Uhre-Balk | Democratic | Yea |
| Aaron Aylward | Republican | Yea |
| Al Novstrup | Republican | Yea |
| Amber Arlint | Republican | Yea |
| Bethany Soye | Republican | Not Voting |
| Bobbi Andera | Republican | Yea |
| Brandei Schaefbauer | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Mulder | Republican | Nay |
| Chris Kassin | Republican | Yea |
| Curt Massie | Republican | Yea |
| David Kull | Republican | Yea |
| Drew Peterson | Republican | Yea |
| Dylan Jordan | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Jamison | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Baxter | Republican | Yea |
| Jana Hunt | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Bathke | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jessica Bahmuller | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Halverson | Republican | Yea |
| John Hughes | Republican | Yea |
| John Shubeck | Republican | Yea |
| John Sjaarda | Republican | Yea |
| Jon Hansen | Republican | Yea |
| Josephine Garcia | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Auch | Republican | Yea |
| Kaley Nolz | Republican | Yea |
| Karla Lems | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy Rice | Republican | Yea |
| Kent Roe | Republican | Yea |
| Keri Weems | Republican | Yea |
| Lana Greenfield | Republican | Yea |
| Leslie Heinemann | Republican | Yea |
| Liz May | Republican | Yea |
| Logan Manhart | Republican | Yea |
| Marty Overweg | Republican | Yea |
| Mary Fitzgerald | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Roby | Republican | Yea |
| Mellissa Heermann | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Derby | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Stevens | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Weisgram | Republican | Yea |
| Nick Fosness | Republican | Yea |
| Peri Pourier | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Jensen | Republican | Yea |
| Rebecca Reimer | Republican | Yea |
| Roger DeGroot | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Moore | Republican | Not Voting |
| Scott Odenbach | Republican | Yea |
| Spencer Gosch | Republican | Not Voting |
| Steve Duffy | Republican | Yea |
| Taylor Rehfeldt | Republican | Not Voting |
| Terri Jorgenson | Republican | Yea |
| Tesa Schwans | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Czmowski | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Goodwin | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tim Reisch | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Walburg | Republican | Yea |
| Tina Mulally | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tony Kayser | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Randolph | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Ismay | Republican | Yea |
| Trish Ladner | Republican | Yea |
| Will Mortenson | Republican | Not Voting |
| William Shorma | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 85% | 0% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (13)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Van Diepen | — | Yea |
| Kadyn Wittman | Democratic | Yea |
| Bobbi Andera | Republican | Yea |
| David Kull | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Jamison | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Bathke | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mary Fitzgerald | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Roby | Republican | Yea |
| Mellissa Heermann | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Jensen | Republican | Yea |
| Roger DeGroot | Republican | Yea |
| Tina Mulally | Republican | Yea |
| Trish Ladner | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| 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 | 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 |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (7)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Jamie Smith | Democratic | Yea |
| Brandon Wipf | Republican | Yea |
| Helene Duhamel | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Schoenfish | Republican | Yea |
| Lauren Nelson | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Rohl | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Reed | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 92?
- SB 92 is sponsored by Tony Randolph (Republican), Tom Pischke (Republican), Dylan Jordan (Republican), Phil Jensen (Republican), Josephine Garcia (Republican), Heather Baxter (Republican), Lauren Nelson (Republican), and Julie Auch (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 92?
- This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 15, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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