South Dakota 2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 7 R · 3 D cosponsors

SB 106 — modify the amount required to be set aside for extraordinary expenses incurred in providing special education programs.

Last action — Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 550

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 21, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Larry Rhoden (Republican) on March 30, 2026.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    10 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (7 R · 3 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

42 added · 23 removed

42 line(s) added, 23 removed.

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26.434.10 101st Legislative Session 106 South Dakota Legislature Senate Bill 106 HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS ENGROSSED Introduced by:
26.434.11 101st Legislative Session 106 South Dakota Legislature Senate Bill 106 ENROLLED AN A CT ENTITLED An Act to modify the amount required to be set aside for extraordinary expenses incurred in providing special education programs.
Senator Sauder An Act to modify the amount required to be set aside for extraordinary expenses incurred in providing special education programs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE S TATE OF SOUTH D AKOTA :
B E IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE S TATE OF SOUTH D AKOTA :
Subject to the limitation limitations provided below and in § 13-37-42, the secretary of the Department of Education shall, for school fiscal year 2014 and each year thereafter beginning July 1, 2026, set aside four five million dollars of the state aid to districts for special education appropriation for extraordinary expenses incurred in providing special education programs or services to one or more children with disabilities, with expenditures to be made as recommended by an oversight board and approved by the secretary of the Department of Education provided in § 13-37-60.
Subject to the limitations provided below and in § 13-37-42, the secretary of the Department of Education shall, beginning July 1, 2026, set aside five million dollars of the state aid to districts for special education appropriation for extraordinary expenses incurred in providing special education programs or services to children with disabilities, with expenditures to be made as provided in § 13-37-60.
Any funds not expended or obligated pursuant to this section shall are not be subject to reversion pursuant to § 4-8-19.
Any funds not expended or obligated pursuant to this section are not subject to reversion pursuant to § 4-8-19, provided that the total amount reserved each year for extraordinary expenses does not exceed five million five hundred thousand dollars.
The total amount set aside for extraordinary expenses each fiscal year plus the total amount not reverted from previous fiscal years may, provided that the total amount reserved each year for extraordinary expenses does not exceed five million five hundred thousand dollars.
26.434.11 2 106 An Act to modify the amount required to be set aside for extraordinary expenses incurred in providing special education programs.
The amount appropriated for extraordinary expenses shall be recalculated at the same time as the amount of the allocations for disability levels as provided in § 13-37- 35.2.
Received at this Executive Office I certify that the attached Act originated in this _____ day of _____________, the:
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at ____________M.
Senate as Bill No.
106 By Secretary of the Senate for the Governor The attached Act is hereby approved this ________ day of President of the Senate ______________, A.D., 2026 Attest:
Governor Secretary of the Senate STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, ss.
Office of the Secretary of State Speaker of the House Filed ____________, 2026 Attest:
at _________ o'clock __M.
Chief Clerk of the House Secretary of State Senate Bill No.
106 By File No.
____ Asst.
Secretary of State Chapter No.
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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 550

  2. Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-12 S.J. 539

  3. Signed by the Speaker H.J. 560

  4. Signed by the President S.J. 525

  5. Senate Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 20, NAYS 11 S.J. 514

  6. House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 54, NAYS 15 H.J. 539

  7. Committee on Appropriations Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 2

  8. Committee on Appropriations Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 106A

  9. Scheduled for hearing H.J. 1

  10. Scheduled for hearing

  11. First read in House and referred to House Committee on Appropriations H.J. 445

  12. Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 23, NAYS 10 S.J. 375

  13. Committee on Appropriations Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 3

  14. Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1

  15. Scheduled for hearing

  16. Referred to , Passed, Senate Committee on Appropriations YEAS 6, NAYS 1 S.J. 7

  17. Scheduled for hearing

  18. First read in Senate and referred to Senate Education S.J. 74

Sponsors

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10 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 95 not signed on · 29 voted No

Sponsors (10)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (95)

95 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Concurred in amendments

Passed 20 Yea · 11 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 181102
Democratic 1002
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 201104
% of votes cast 57%31%0%11%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Otten — Yea
Jamie Smith Democratic Not Voting
Liz Larson Democratic Yea
Red Dawn Foster Democratic Not Voting
Amber Hulse Republican Yea
Arch Beal Republican Not Voting
Brandon Wipf Republican Yea
Carl Perry Republican Yea
Casey Crabtree Republican Yea
Chris Karr Republican Nay
Curt Voight Republican Nay
Glen Vilhauer Republican Yea
Greg Blanc Republican Nay
Helene Duhamel Republican Yea
Jim Mehlhaff Republican Yea
John Carley Republican Nay
Joy Hohn Republican Nay
Kevin Jensen Republican Yea
Kyle Schoenfish Republican Yea
Larry Zikmund Republican Not Voting
Lauren Nelson Republican Nay
Mark Lapka Republican Nay
Michael Rohl Republican Yea
Mykala Voita Republican Yea
Paul Miskimins Republican Yea
Randy Deibert Republican Yea
Sam Marty Republican Nay
Stephanie Sauder Republican Yea
Steve Kolbeck Republican Yea
Sue Peterson Republican Yea
Sydney Davis Republican Yea
Taffy Howard Republican Nay
Tamara Grove Republican Nay
Tim Reed Republican Yea
Tom Pischke Republican Nay

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Do Pass Amended

Passed 54 Yea · 15 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 471501
Democratic 5000
Unaffiliated 2000
Total 541501
% of votes cast 77%21%0%1%
How each member voted (70)
Member Party Vote
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 Nay
Al Novstrup Republican Yea
Amber Arlint Republican Yea
Bethany Soye Republican Nay
Bobbi Andera Republican Yea
Brandei Schaefbauer Republican Yea
Brian Mulder Republican Yea
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 Nay
Jana Hunt Republican Nay
Jeff Bathke Republican Not Voting
Jessica Bahmuller Republican Yea
Jim Halverson Republican Yea
John Hughes Republican Yea
John Shubeck Republican Yea
John Sjaarda Republican Nay
Jon Hansen Republican Yea
Josephine Garcia Republican Yea
Julie Auch Republican Yea
Kaley Nolz Republican Yea
Karla Lems Republican Yea
Kathy Rice Republican Nay
Kent Roe Republican Yea
Keri Weems Republican Yea
Lana Greenfield Republican Yea
Leslie Heinemann Republican Yea
Liz May Republican Yea
Logan Manhart Republican Nay
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 Nay
Rebecca Reimer Republican Yea
Roger DeGroot Republican Yea
Scott Moore Republican Yea
Scott Odenbach Republican Nay
Spencer Gosch Republican Yea
Steve Duffy Republican Yea
Taylor Rehfeldt Republican Yea
Terri Jorgenson Republican Nay
Tesa Schwans Republican Nay
Tim Czmowski Republican Yea
Tim Goodwin Republican Yea
Tim Reisch Republican Yea
Tim Walburg Republican Yea
Tina Mulally Republican Nay
Tony Kayser Republican Nay
Tony Randolph Republican Nay
Travis Ismay Republican Nay
Trish Ladner Republican Yea
Will Mortenson Republican Yea
William Shorma Republican Yea

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Do Pass

Passed 23 Yea · 10 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 191002
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 231002
% of votes cast 66%29%0%6%
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 Nay
Curt Voight Republican Yea
Glen Vilhauer Republican Yea
Greg Blanc Republican Nay
Helene Duhamel Republican Yea
Jim Mehlhaff Republican Yea
John Carley Republican Not Voting
Joy Hohn Republican Nay
Kevin Jensen Republican Nay
Kyle Schoenfish Republican Yea
Larry Zikmund Republican Yea
Lauren Nelson Republican Yea
Mark Lapka Republican Nay
Michael Rohl Republican Yea
Mykala Voita Republican Nay
Paul Miskimins Republican Yea
Randy Deibert Republican Yea
Sam Marty Republican Nay
Stephanie Sauder Republican Yea
Steve Kolbeck Republican Yea
Sue Peterson Republican Yea
Sydney Davis Republican Yea
Taffy Howard Republican Nay
Tamara Grove Republican Nay
Tim Reed Republican Yea
Tom Pischke Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 106?
SB 106 is sponsored by Brandon Wipf (Republican), Nicole Uhre-Balk (Democratic), Kyle Schoenfish (Republican), Marty Overweg (Republican), Erik Muckey (Democratic), Mellissa Heermann (Republican), Tim Goodwin (Republican), Eric Emery (Democratic), Roger DeGroot (Republican), and Stephanie Sauder (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 106?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 21, 2026. Enacted.
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