---
type: "Bill"
title: "modify the type of candidates that may use a joint petition."
description: "modify the type of candidates that may use a joint petition."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 26"
citation: "South Dakota SB 26 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections", "Executive/Judiciary Request", "Petitions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-12"
last_action: "2021-02-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/358f2d86-b023-40a8-abf6-90e1dc254fd4"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22048"
source_hash: "b967f5cc863b947821f8f57348bcad4783da09c6b8903ea847616aa6e240f698"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sd"]
---

# South Dakota SB 26 (2021) — modify the type of candidates that may use a joint petition.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22048/210009)
2. **26A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/212103.pdf)
3. **Senate State Affairs Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22048/212178)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22048/214940)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass Amended — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- State Affairs — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-12** First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 16 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-20** Scheduled for hearing
- **2021-01-20** State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 26A `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2021-01-20** State Affairs Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 0
- **2021-01-20** Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
- **2021-01-22** Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 96 `passage`
- **2021-01-25** First read in House and referred to H.J. 120 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-27** Scheduled for hearing
- **2021-01-27** State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0 `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-27** Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
- **2021-01-28** House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 65, NAYS 0 H.J. 155 `passage`
- **2021-02-01** Signed by the President S.J. 149 `passage`
- **2021-02-02** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 176 `passage`
- **2021-02-03** Delivered to the Governor on 2021-02-03 S.J. 167 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-02-10** Signed by the Governor on 2021-02-10 S.J. 232 `executive-signature, executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/358f2d86-b023-40a8-abf6-90e1dc254fd4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).