SB 30 South Dakota Senate · 2026 Regular Session

amend the reasons for challenging an individual's eligibility to vote.

SB 30 restricts the reasons a voter's eligibility can be challenged to only one specific issue: whether the voter has already voted or registered to vote in another state. The bill deletes existing provisions allowing challenges based on residency (per §12-1-4) or U.S. citizenship status. This change directly affects voters whose eligibility might be challenged, county auditors who process such challenges, and the Secretary of State who can file them. The policy change narrows the grounds for filing eligibility challenges, making it harder to contest a voter's registration on residency or citizenship grounds.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed Mar 5, 2026
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Introduced Enrolled · 3 edits · Feb 25, 2026
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This document appears to be a formatting conversion of the same legislative bill from a web page format to a formal enrolled document. The substantive content of SB 30 remains unchanged - it amends voting eligibility challenge procedures in South Dakota. The changes are primarily structural, converting from a browser-based display to an official enrolled bill format with certification signatures.
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Converted from web page interface elements (browser warnings, loading indicators) to formal legislative document format with proper headers, footers, and certification sections

Added official enrolled bill formatting including executive office certification, governor approval sections, and attestation signatures

Removed browser compatibility warnings and website interface elements that were part of the original web display

Floor votes · Senate Jan 29, 2026 · House Feb 24, 2026

How they voted

303
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 35
Jan 29, 2026
D Democratic3
3 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican32
30 Yea 2
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Mar 5, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-05 S.J. 474
executive
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 462
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by the President S.J. 405
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 59, NAYS 5 H.J. 433
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 2
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First read in House and referred to House State Affairs H.J. 194
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 30, NAYS 3 S.J. 145
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 1 S.J. 9
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 15
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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