SB 214 South Dakota Senate · 2026 Regular Session

amend provisions pertaining to the publication of the statewide voter registration file.

SB 214 requires South Dakota's Secretary of State to post weekly updates to the statewide voter registration file every Monday by 11:59 p.m. Central Time. It also establishes a rolling five-year historical archive of this data on the Secretary's website, making it freely available. The bill prohibits public access to sensitive personal information like Social Security numbers, driver license numbers, and birth dates within these files. Additionally, it bans selling or using voter data for commercial purposes (with exceptions for political polling), while allowing fees for paper copies of voter lists.

Issues: ✓ Technology

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Mar 2026

Introduced Feb 11, 2026 Signed Mar 30, 2026

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What changed between versions

House State Affairs Engrossed → Enrolled · 4 edits · Mar 9, 2026

MODERATE

This bill enrolls the final version of legislation requiring the South Dakota Secretary of State to publish a complete statewide voter registration file online every Monday. It mandates a rolling five-year historical archive of this data while strictly protecting sensitive personal information like Social Security numbers and birth dates from public view. The law also reinforces prohibitions on selling or using this data for commercial purposes, with specific exceptions for political campaigns and fees for paper copies.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on the publication and security of voter registration data, but it formalizes the enforcement of these rules by including the official enrolled text required for the law to take effect.

REQUIREMENT

The bill text was updated from a draft version to the official enrolled version, adding the formal certification signatures and filing details required to make the law active.

A new requirement was established to maintain a rolling five-year historical archive of the voter registration file on the Secretary of State's website.

Specific protections were added to the historical archive, ensuring that Social Security numbers, driver license numbers, nondriver ID numbers, and birth dates are not open to public inspection.

ENFORCEMENT

The enrolled text explicitly defines penalties for violations, including a Class 1 misdemeanor charge and a potential civil penalty of up to $2,000 per violation.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2026 · House Mar 3, 2026

How they voted

34–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 35

Mar 5, 2026

D Democratic3

3 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican32

31 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 30, 2026

Signed into law

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

executive

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by the Speaker H.J. 553

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by the President S.J. 505

lower

Mar 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Senate Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 480

lower

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 36, NAYS 30 H.J. 489

lower

Mar 3, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (36-30-4)

house

Feb 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

State Affairs Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 1

lower

Feb 25, 2026

Introduced

State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 214A

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Introduced

First read in House and referred to House State Affairs H.J. 294

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 233

upper

Feb 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 21

upper

Feb 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 0 S.J. 21

upper

Feb 4, 2026

Committee

Referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 182

upper

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors