---
type: "Bill"
title: "amend and repeal provisions pertaining to the ballot requirements for certain elections and to declare an emergency."
description: "amend and repeal provisions pertaining to the ballot requirements for certain elections and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 32"
citation: "South Dakota SB 32 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections", "Emergency Clause", "Executive/Judiciary Request", "Voting"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 14
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-01-13"
last_action: "2026-03-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9741fcda-b66b-48c0-a6f7-4ac5219a5daa"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26616"
source_hash: "2ac546556dfcd7d99d847df379316d3397cef30472af95a49f03226749ab4dd7"
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 32 (2026) — amend and repeal provisions pertaining to the ballot requirements for certain elections and to declare an emergency.

## 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/26616/292267)
2. **32A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/294472.pdf)
3. **Senate State Affairs Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26616/300062)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26616/305252)

## Votes

- Do Pass Amended — **61–5** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass Amended — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass Amended — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **11–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- State Affairs — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-13** First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 15 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-02** Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
- **2026-02-02** State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 11 Amendment 32A `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-02** State Affairs Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 0 S.J. 11
- **2026-02-04** Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 183
- **2026-02-05** First Reading House H.J. 238
- **2026-02-06** Referred to House State Affairs H.J. 247 `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25** Scheduled for hearing
- **2026-02-25** State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 0 `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-26** House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 61, NAYS 5 H.J. 460
- **2026-03-02** Signed by the President S.J. 434 `passage`
- **2026-03-03** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 493 `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-04 S.J. 455 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-05** Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-05 S.J. 474 `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/9741fcda-b66b-48c0-a6f7-4ac5219a5daa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).