HJR 5004 South Dakota House · 2025 Regular Session

Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election amendments to the Constitution to the State of South Dakota, increasing the number of required signatures on a petition to initiate an amendment or measure.

This bill proposes changing the South Dakota Constitution to require more voter signatures on petitions for constitutional amendments or ballot measures. It directly affects citizens who wish to initiate legislative proposals through the petition process by increasing the signature threshold. The key mechanism is raising the number of required signatures, making it more difficult to place such measures on the ballot. This change would apply to future elections and alter the current rules for citizen-initiated legislation in the state.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Last action Feb 12, 2025
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
State Affairs Tabled , Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to H.J. 106
lower
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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