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type: "Bill"
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title: "amend provisions pertaining to the processing of absentee ballots and to declare an emergency."
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description: "amend provisions pertaining to the processing of absentee ballots and to declare an emergency."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
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legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "SB 171"
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citation: "South Dakota SB 171 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Absentee Voting", "Elections", "Emergency Clause"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Heinemann", "Peterson (Sue)"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2026-01-29"
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last_action: "2026-03-30"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/37b1e594-fe38-4cbf-9a86-702e32c3b38b"
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source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/27030"
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source_hash: "c161157bb794122ed4c77ff7e34850b0e4a39bcc7647e43f77a19615916dd284"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sd"]
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---
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# South Dakota SB 171 (2026) — amend provisions pertaining to the processing of absentee ballots and to declare an emergency.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/27030/299290)
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2. **171A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/302025.pdf)
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3. **House State Affairs Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/27030/305712)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/27030/306611)
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## Votes
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- Do Pass Amended — **56–11** (pass) · lower
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- Concurred in amendments — **32–2** (pass) · upper
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- Do Pass — **32–2** (pass) · upper
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- Do Pass Amended — **11–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do Pass — **9–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Heinemann — primary (person)
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- Peterson (Sue) — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-29** First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 141 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-04** Scheduled for hearing
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- **2026-02-04** State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 0 S.J. 15 `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-05** Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 2 S.J. 201 `passage`
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- **2026-02-06** First Reading House H.J. 247
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- **2026-02-09** Referred to House State Affairs H.J. 262 `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-02** Scheduled for hearing
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- **2026-03-02** State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 171A `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
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- **2026-03-02** State Affairs Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 0
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- **2026-03-05** House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 56, NAYS 11 H.J. 526
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- **2026-03-10** Senate Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 2 S.J. 511
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- **2026-03-11** Signed by the President S.J. 525 `passage`
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- **2026-03-11** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 560 `passage`
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- **2026-03-12** Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-12 S.J. 539 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-30** Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 550 `executive-signature, executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/37b1e594-fe38-4cbf-9a86-702e32c3b38b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).
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