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State Government / South Dakota / Legislation / SJR 505

SJR 505Session 2026SenateFailed

proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, limiting the assessed value of real property and limiting real property taxes.

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Latest development · Feb 23, 2026

State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 4 S.J. 31

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Session
2026
Introduced
Jan 26, 2026
Latest passage
Date unavailable
TopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Budget & TaxesElections & Government

Source subjects

Ballot MeasuresConstitutional AmendmentsProperty Assessment or ValuationProperty TaxSenate Joint Resolution

Document type

Joint resolution

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorAndera
Primary sponsorAylward
Primary sponsorBaxter
Primary sponsorHoward
Primary sponsorJensen (Phil)

Action timeline

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  1. Feb 23, 2026

    State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 4 S.J. 31

    Senate
  2. Feb 23, 2026

    State Affairs Do Pass , Failed, YEAS 3, NAYS 6 S.J. 31

    Committee FailureSenate
  3. Feb 23, 2026

    Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1

    Senate
  4. Feb 20, 2026

    State Affairs Deferred to another day , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 0 S.J. 29

    Senate
  5. Feb 20, 2026

    State Affairs Do Pass Amended , Failed, YEAS 4, NAYS 4 S.J. 29

    Senate
  6. Feb 20, 2026

    State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 29 Amendment SJR505A

    Amendment IntroductionAmendment PassageSenate
  7. Feb 20, 2026

    Scheduled for hearing

    Senate
  8. Jan 27, 2026

    Referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 121

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  9. Jan 26, 2026

    First Reading Senate S.J. 112

    Senate

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Source data last updated Oct 27, 2026.