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State Government / South Dakota / Legislation / SB 47

SB 47Session 2026SenateBecame law

revise the requirements for executive sessions and closed meetings.

No separate plain-language summary is currently available from the source.

Latest development · Feb 17, 2026

Signed by the Governor on 2026-02-17 S.J. 266

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Session
2026
Introduced
Jan 13, 2026
Latest passage
Feb 6, 2026
TopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Elections & Government

Source subjects

Executive/Judiciary RequestOpen MeetingsState Affairs and Government

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsor

Local Government

Action timeline

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  1. Feb 17, 2026

    Signed by the Governor on 2026-02-17 S.J. 266

    Executive SignatureExecutive SignatureOffice of the Governor
  2. Feb 9, 2026

    Delivered to the Governor on 2026-02-09 S.J. 219

    Executive ReceiptSenate
  3. Feb 6, 2026

    Signed by the Speaker H.J. 251

    PassageSenate
  4. Feb 5, 2026

    Signed by the President S.J. 203

    PassageSenate
  5. Feb 4, 2026

    House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 69, NAYS 0 H.J. 223

    PassageSenate
  6. Feb 3, 2026

    Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, H.J. 6

    Senate
  7. Feb 3, 2026

    Local Government Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0 H.J. 5

    Committee PassageSenate
  8. Feb 3, 2026

    Scheduled for hearing

    Senate
  9. Jan 26, 2026

    Referred to House Local Government H.J. 137

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  10. Jan 23, 2026

    First Reading House H.J. 125

    Senate
  11. Jan 22, 2026

    Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 83

    PassageSenate
  12. Jan 21, 2026

    Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 3

    Senate
  13. Jan 21, 2026

    State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0 S.J. 3

    Committee PassageSenate
  14. Jan 21, 2026

    Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1

    Senate
  15. Jan 13, 2026

    First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 15

    IntroductionReading 1Referral CommitteeSenate

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Source data last updated Apr 24, 2026.