---
type: "Bill"
title: "modify provisions pertaining to the testing of automatic tabulating equipment."
description: "modify provisions pertaining to the testing of automatic tabulating equipment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 1124"
citation: "South Dakota HB 1124 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Election Verification", "Elections"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Arlint", "Blare", "Crabtree", "Davis", "Duba", "Emery", "Heermann", "Mortenson", "Perry", "Reimer", "Reisch", "St. John", "Stalzer", "Tordsen", "Wittman"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 18
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-25"
last_action: "2023-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6327e2ef-26df-40f6-96ad-07bb66b1e640"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24148"
source_hash: "013b7e44baf79b8e4aa295ec235c0947af82240d9ea4ea4b185588b4469d72e6"
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 HB 1124 (2023) — modify provisions pertaining to the testing of automatic tabulating equipment.

## 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/24148/245825)
2. **1124A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/247953.pdf)
3. **1124B** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/248234.pdf)
4. **1124C** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/249895.pdf)
5. **House Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24148/248710)
6. **House State Affairs Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24148/248128)
7. **Senate State Affairs Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24148/249933)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24148/250820)

## Votes

- Do Pass Amended — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass Amended — **68–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass Amended — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurred in amendments — **68–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass Amended — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Arlint — primary (person)
- Blare — primary (person)
- Crabtree — primary (person)
- Davis — primary (person)
- Duba — primary (person)
- Emery — primary (person)
- Heermann — primary (person)
- Mortenson — primary (person)
- Perry — primary (person)
- Reimer — primary (person)
- Reisch — primary (person)
- St. John — primary (person)
- Stalzer — primary (person)
- Tordsen — primary (person)
- Wittman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-25** First read in House and referred to H.J. 103 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01** Scheduled for hearing H.J. 1
- **2023-02-01** State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1124A `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2023-02-01** State Affairs Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0
- **2023-02-03** House of Representatives Deferred to another day , Passed, H.J. 223
- **2023-02-06** House of Representatives Motion to amend , Passed, H.J. 234 Amendment 1124B `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2023-02-06** House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 68, NAYS 0 H.J. 235
- **2023-02-07** First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 214 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22** Scheduled for hearing
- **2023-02-22** State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1124C `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2023-02-22** State Affairs Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 0
- **2023-02-24** Senate Deferred to another day , Passed, S.J. 338
- **2023-02-27** Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 358
- **2023-03-01** House of Representatives Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 68, NAYS 0 H.J. 428
- **2023-03-06** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 489 `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Signed by the President S.J. 447 `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Delivered to the Governor on 2023-03-08 H.J. 509 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-27** Signed by the Governor on 2023-03-27 H.J. 545 `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/6327e2ef-26df-40f6-96ad-07bb66b1e640`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).