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State Government / South Dakota / Legislation / SJR 503

SJR 503Session 2026SenateFailed

applying to the United States Congress for a convention of the states to propose amendments to the United States Constitution regarding the imposition of fiscal restraints on the federal government, further limiting the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limiting the terms of office for members of Congress and other federal officials.

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Latest development · Feb 18, 2026

Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6 , Failed, YEAS 29, NAYS 38 H.J. 354

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Session
2026
Introduced
Jan 14, 2026
Latest passage
Jan 26, 2026
TopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Budget & TaxesElections & Government

Source subjects

Convention of StatesSenate Joint Resolution

Document type

Joint resolution

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorAylward
Primary sponsorGarcia
Primary sponsorHeinemann
Primary sponsorJensen (Kevin)
Primary sponsorMehlhaff
Primary sponsorMulder
Primary sponsorOtten
Primary sponsorPischke

Action timeline

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View full action timeline12 actions⌄
  1. Feb 18, 2026

    Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6 , Failed, YEAS 29, NAYS 38 H.J. 354

    House
  2. Feb 17, 2026

    State Affairs Report out of committee without recommendation , Passed,

    House
  3. Feb 17, 2026

    Recalled from committee (Rule 7-7) , Passed, H.J. 333

    House
  4. Feb 11, 2026

    State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 5

    House
  5. Feb 11, 2026

    State Affairs Do Pass , Failed, YEAS 6, NAYS 6

    Committee FailureHouse
  6. Feb 11, 2026

    Scheduled for hearing

    House
  7. Jan 28, 2026

    Referred to House State Affairs H.J. 166

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  8. Jan 27, 2026

    First Reading House H.J. 150

    House
  9. Jan 26, 2026

    Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 25, NAYS 9 S.J. 116

    PassageSenate
  10. Jan 23, 2026

    State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 1 S.J. 5

    Committee PassageSenate
  11. Jan 23, 2026

    Scheduled for hearing

    Senate
  12. Jan 14, 2026

    First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 35

    IntroductionReading 1Referral CommitteeSenate

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Source data last updated Oct 27, 2026.