address issues facing South Dakota.
This bill is a procedural placeholder with no substantive content. The text merely states "The Legislature shall address issues facing South Dakota" without specifying any actual issues, affected groups, or policy mechanisms. It contains no concrete provisions, funding details, or implementation requirements. As presented, it does not propose any specific legislative action or change to law.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2026
Last action Mar 9, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2026 · House Mar 9, 2026
How they voted
32–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 35
Feb 24, 2026
D
Democratic3
100% Yea
R
Republican32
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
House of Representatives Tabled , Passed, YEAS 66, NAYS 3 H.J. 536
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
House of Representatives Deferred to another day , Passed, H.J. 529
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 2
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Introduced
First read in House and referred to House State Affairs H.J. 445
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 1 S.J. 387
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 31
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 0 S.J. 31
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Introduced
First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 198
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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