2025 Regular Session • South Dakota Legislature
SB68
Legislative Summary
Require an individual be a citizen of the United States before being eligible to vote and to provide a penalty therefor.
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Bill History
1/14/2025
First Reading Senate S.J. 14
Senate
1/22/2025
Referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 72
Senate
1/29/2025
Scheduled for hearing
Senate
1/29/2025
State Affairs Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 4.
Senate
1/30/2025
Senate Deferred to another day, Passed S.J. 135
Senate
2/3/2025
Senate Motion to amend, Passed S.J. 154 Amendment 68D
Senate
2/3/2025
Senate Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 3. S.J. 156
Senate
2/4/2025
First read in House and referred to House State Affairs H.J. 185
House of Representatives
3/3/2025
Scheduled for hearing
House of Representatives
3/3/2025
State Affairs Motion to amend, Passed Amendment 68F
House of Representatives
3/3/2025
State Affairs Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 1.
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 63, NAYS 6. H.J. 482
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Senate Failed to concur, appoint Conference Committee, Passed S.J. 508
Senate
3/11/2025
House of Representatives Conference Committee appointments H.J. 522
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Motion to amend, Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0. Amendment 68K
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Conference Committee Report adopted, Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0.
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
House of Representatives Conference Committee Report adopted, Passed, YEAS 66, NAYS 4. H.J. 537
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Senate Conference Committee Report adopted, Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 2. S.J. 523
Senate
3/13/2025
Signed by the President S.J. 528
Senate
3/13/2025
Delivered to the Governor on March 13, 2025 S.J. 533
Senate
3/13/2025
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 548
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
Signed by the Governor on March 31, 2025 S.J. 539
Senate
Amendments
Joint Amendment 68K
Joint Amendment 68K
3/12/2025Adopted
House State Affairs Amendment 68F
House State Affairs Amendment 68F
3/3/2025Adopted
Senate Amendment 68D
Senate Amendment 68D
2/3/2025Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Conference Committee Report adopted
3/12/2025
32
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Conference Committee Report adopted
3/12/2025
66
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Motion to amend
3/12/2025
6
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Conference Committee Report adopted
3/12/2025
6
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do Pass Amended
3/6/2025
63
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do Pass Amended
3/3/2025
12
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do Pass Amended
2/3/2025
32
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do Pass
1/29/2025
5
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(3/31/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 25
Primary Sponsor

John Carley
Republican
Co-Sponsors (24)
Logan Manhart
Republican
Bobbi Andera
Republican
Aaron Aylward
Republican
Heather Baxter
Republican
Greg Blanc
Republican
Timothy Goodwin
Republican
Lana Greenfield
Republican
Tamara Grove
Republican
Taffy Howard
Republican
Amber Hulse
Republican
Travis Ismay
Republican
Kevin Jensen
Republican
Phil Jensen
Republican
Dylan Jordan
Republican
Curt Massie
Republican
Scott Moore
Republican
Tina Mulally
Republican
Lauren Nelson
Republican
Tom Pischke
Republican
Kathy Rice
Republican
Brandei Schaefbauer
Republican
Tesa Schwans
Republican
John Sjaarda
Republican
Curt Voight
Republican