South Dakota 2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 5 R cosponsors

HB 1314 — modify provisions pertaining to the testing and use of automatic tabulating equipment.

Last action — State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 3

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

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 04, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Advancing 44% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    5 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

12 added · 14 removed

12 line(s) added, 14 removed.

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1314A 101st Legislative Session 1314 South Dakota Legislature House Bill 1314 AMENDMENT 1314A FOR THE INTRODUCED BILL Introduced by:
26.777.17 101st Legislative Session 1314 South Dakota Legislature House Bill 1314 Introduced by:
1314A 2 1314 board, in consultation with the vendor and the state chair of each political party, shall select an independent person to examine the system's software source code.
26.777.17 2 1314 board, in consultation with the vendor and the state chair of each political party, shall select an independent person to examine the system's software source code.
1314A 3 1314 Section 5.
26.777.17 3 1314 Section 5.
Not more than ten days prior to an election, the The person in charge of the election shall conduct a test of the automatic tabulating equipment on the first Saturday preceding the sixtieth fortieth day before the election, at nine a.m.
Not more than ten days prior to an election, the The person in charge of the election shall conduct a test of the automatic tabulating equipment on the first Saturday preceding the sixtieth day before the election, at nine a.m.
If the automatic tabulating equipment does not produce an errorless count by the fiftieth thirtieth day before the election, the person in charge of the election may not use any automatic tabulating equipment to tabulate the results of the election.
If the automatic tabulating equipment does not produce an errorless count by the fiftieth day before the election, the person in charge of the election may not use any automatic tabulating equipment to tabulate the results of the election.
1314A 4 1314 of the election shall post the notice of the time and place of the additional test to the secretary of state's website.
26.777.17 4 1314 of the election shall post the notice of the time and place of the additional test to the secretary of state's website.
1314A 5 1314 Section 8.
26.777.17 5 1314 Section 8.
1314A 6 1314 ballots exceeds one hundred ballots.
26.777.17 6 1314 ballots exceeds one hundred ballots.
1314A 7 1314 Section 14.
26.777.17 7 1314 Section 14.
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Action History

  1. State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 3

  2. State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1314A

  3. Scheduled for hearing

  4. Referred to House State Affairs H.J. 237

  5. First Reading House H.J. 220

Sponsors

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5 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 100 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (5)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (100)

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Votes

Deferred to the 41st legislative day

Passed 9 Yea · 3 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 7301
Democratic 2000
Total 9301
% of votes cast 69%23%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Eric Emery Democratic Yea
Erin Healy Democratic Yea
Bethany Soye Republican Not Voting
Brandei Schaefbauer Republican Nay
Greg Jamison Republican Yea
Jessica Bahmuller Republican Yea
Jon Hansen Republican Nay
Karla Lems Republican Nay
Leslie Heinemann Republican Yea
Marty Overweg Republican Yea
Scott Odenbach Republican Yea
Spencer Gosch Republican Yea
Tim Reisch Republican Yea

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Subjects

elections
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1314?
HB 1314 is sponsored by Kathy Rice (Republican), Dylan Jordan (Republican), Heather Baxter (Republican), Aaron Aylward (Republican), and Tony Kayser (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1314?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 04, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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