update provisions pertaining to open records.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “update provisions pertaining to open records.” Read the full text
Official title shown verbatim from the official record. Plain-language summary coming as coverage deepens. Not legal advice.
2026 session
Where it is
First Reading House · Jan 20, 2026
Referred to · Jan 22, 2026
Scheduled for hearing · Jan 27, 2026
Local Government
Do Pass · Jan 27, 2026
Local Government
Do Pass · Jan 28, 2026
First read in Senate and referred to · Jan 29, 2026
Scheduled for hearing · Feb 25, 2026
Local Government
Do Pass · Feb 25, 2026
Local Government
Certified uncontested, placed on consent · Feb 25, 2026
Local Government
Remove from Consent Calendar · Feb 26, 2026
Do Pass · Mar 2, 2026
Signed by the Speaker · Mar 3, 2026
Signed by the President · Mar 4, 2026
Delivered to the Governor · Mar 5, 2026
Signed by the Governor · Mar 12, 2026
The numbers
0
sponsors on the bill
Recorded votes
Do PassSenate · 2026-03-02 · yeas 33, nays 0, excused 2, absent 0, present 0, notVoting 0
Do PassSenate · 2026-02-25 · yeas 7, nays 0, excused 0, absent 0, present 0, notVoting 0
Do PassHouse · 2026-01-28 · yeas 56, nays 11, excused 3, absent 0, present 0, notVoting 0
Do PassHouse · 2026-01-27 · yeas 11, nays 0, excused 2, absent 0, present 0, notVoting 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the South Dakota legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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