---
type: "Bill"
title: "allow the secretary of state to share information from the statewide voter registration file."
description: "allow the secretary of state to share information from the statewide voter registration file."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 18"
citation: "South Dakota SB 18 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections", "Executive/Judiciary Request", "Voting"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-09"
last_action: "2024-03-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f7124e7e-a448-43db-8a10-ae20d5b46950"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24818"
source_hash: "9405f7a2d9c2dfd515708ee5937b4fb611e1d1138fcbb82b1968e6508a65d0ad"
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 18 (2024) — allow the secretary of state to share information from the statewide voter registration file.

## 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/24818/257759)
2. **18A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/259632.pdf)
3. **Senate State Affairs Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24818/260925)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24818/266633)

## Votes

- Do Pass Amended — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass Amended — **29–2** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass Amended — **56–12** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- State Affairs — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-09** First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 22 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-01-12** Scheduled for hearing
- **2024-01-19** Scheduled for hearing
- **2024-01-19** State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 18A `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2024-01-19** State Affairs Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0
- **2024-01-19** Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
- **2024-01-23** Remove from Consent Calendar S.J. 149
- **2024-01-24** Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 29, NAYS 2 S.J. 168
- **2024-01-25** First read in House and referred to H.J. 178 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-23** Scheduled for hearing H.J. 1
- **2024-02-23** State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0 `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-26** House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 56, NAYS 12 H.J. 405
- **2024-02-27** Signed by the President S.J. 435 `passage`
- **2024-02-28** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 432 `passage`
- **2024-02-29** Delivered to the Governor on 2024-02-29 S.J. 455 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-07** Signed by the Governor on 2024-03-07 S.J. 512 `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/f7124e7e-a448-43db-8a10-ae20d5b46950`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).