republic-os/legislation/us/states/sd/2020/hb-1298.md

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Bill	provide for the postponement of certain elections and to declare an emergency.	provide for the postponement of certain elections and to declare an emergency.	us/states/sd	South Dakota Legislature	2020	HB 1298	South Dakota HB 1298 (2020)	bill	Elections Emergency Clause Executive/Judiciary Request Sunset Clause	enacted	Greenfield (Brock) Heinert Langer Qualm Smith (Jamie)	5	14	7	2020-03-30	2020-03-31	openstates	ocd-bill/44968c41-4e84-4f71-9727-b52d28185c7d	https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?Bill=1298&Session=2020	5b94678e44a78677974beca652b6cbee95edb2446df3809834728e69c51ed64e	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sd

South Dakota HB 1298 (2020) — provide for the postponement of 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
2. Conference Committee (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?File=HB1298CNF.html&Session=2020&Version=Conference Committee&Bill=1298)
3. House (committee substitute) — source
4. Senate (committee substitute) — source
5. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Motion to amend - 2020 — 29–5 (pass) · upper
• Failed to concur, appoint Conference Committee - 2020 — 59–7 (pass) · lower
• Conference Committee Report adopted - 2020 — 62–0 (pass) · lower
• Conference Committee Report adopted - 2020 — 27–5 (pass) · upper
• Do Pass Amended - 2020 — 62–4 (pass) · lower
• Motion to amend - 2020 — 58–8 (pass) · lower
• Do Pass Amended - 2020 — 31–3 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Greenfield (Brock) — primary (person)
• Heinert — primary (person)
• Langer — primary (person)
• Qualm — primary (person)
• Smith (Jamie) — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2020-03-30 First Reading House H.J. 633
• 2020-03-30 House of Representatives Motion to amend, Passed, YEAS 58, NAYS 8. H.J. 643 Amendment 1298C
• 2020-03-30 House of Representatives Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 62, NAYS 4. H.J. 644 passage
• 2020-03-30 Senate Motion to amend, Passed, YEAS 29, NAYS 5. S.J. 570 Amendment 1298F
• 2020-03-30 Senate Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 31, NAYS 3. S.J. 570 passage
• 2020-03-30 Senate Conference Committee appointments S.J. 572
• 2020-03-30 Senate Conference Committee Report adopted, Passed, YEAS 27, NAYS 5. S.J. 574
• 2020-03-30 Signed by the President S.J. 577
• 2020-03-30 House of Representatives Failed to concur, appoint Conference Committee, Passed, YEAS 59, NAYS 7. H.J. 658
• 2020-03-30 House of Representatives Conference Committee appointments H.J. 658
• 2020-03-30 House of Representatives Conference Committee Report adopted, Passed, YEAS 62, NAYS 0. H.J. 659
• 2020-03-30 Signed by the Speaker H.J. 659
• 2020-03-30 Delivered to the Governor on March 31, 2020 H.J. 660 executive-receipt
• 2020-03-31 Signed by the Governor on March 31, 2020 executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/44968c41-4e84-4f71-9727-b52d28185c7d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).