South Dakota 2026 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 2 R cosponsors

SB 134 — restrict deference to a state agency's interpretation of a state statute, administrative rule, or policy.

Last action — Judiciary Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 3

  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 26, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 34% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    3 passed, 1 failed in 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

  • Introduced View text Current pdf January 26, 2026

Action History

  1. Judiciary Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 3

  2. Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 3, NAYS 10

  3. Scheduled for hearing

  4. Referred to House Judiciary H.J. 446

  5. First Reading House H.J. 423

  6. Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 31, NAYS 3 S.J. 360

  7. State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 1 S.J. 29

  8. Scheduled for hearing

  9. Referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 121

  10. First Reading Senate S.J. 112

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 103 not signed on · 16 voted No

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (103)

103 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 3 Yea · 10 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 3900
Democratic 0100
Total 31000
% of votes cast 23%77%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Kadyn Wittman Democratic Nay
Curt Massie Republican Nay
David Kull Republican Nay
Jana Hunt Republican Yea
John Hughes Republican Yea
Mary Fitzgerald Republican Nay
Matt Roby Republican Nay
Mike Stevens Republican Nay
Peri Pourier Republican Yea
Rebecca Reimer Republican Nay
Tim Reisch Republican Nay
Tim Walburg Republican Nay
Will Mortenson Republican Nay

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Deferred to the 41st legislative day

Passed 10 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 9300
Democratic 1000
Total 10300
% of votes cast 77%23%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Kadyn Wittman Democratic Yea
Curt Massie Republican Yea
David Kull Republican Yea
Jana Hunt Republican Nay
John Hughes Republican Nay
Mary Fitzgerald Republican Yea
Matt Roby Republican Yea
Mike Stevens Republican Yea
Peri Pourier Republican Nay
Rebecca Reimer Republican Yea
Tim Reisch Republican Yea
Tim Walburg Republican Yea
Will Mortenson Republican Yea

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Do Pass

Passed 31 Yea · 3 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 30001
Democratic 0300
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 31301
% of votes cast 89%9%0%3%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Otten — Yea
Jamie Smith Democratic Nay
Liz Larson Democratic Nay
Red Dawn Foster Democratic Nay
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

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Subjects

civil-rights elections
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 134?
SB 134 is sponsored by Al Novstrup (Republican) and Sue Peterson (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 134?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 26, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
Where can I track SB 134?
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