South Dakota · 2026
SB 2
provide that a firearm silencer is not a controlled weapon.
Bill record: Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-bill/9f3ef860-2294-47df-8e4c-c50582c23281 CC0-1.0
Summary AI-generated
South Dakota Senate Bill 2 proposes to establish that a firearm silencer is not classified as a controlled weapon. The legislation aims to clarify the legal status of silencers under state law by explicitly excluding them from the category of controlled weapons.
Software-generated, grounded only in the bill's own fields (it does not invent outcomes, amounts, or dates). Provenance: Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
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Sponsors
- Aaron Aylward Republican lead
- Al Novstrup Republican lead
- Amber Hulse Republican lead
- Brandei Schaefbauer Republican lead
- Brandon Wipf Republican lead
- Brian Mulder Republican lead
- Casey Crabtree Republican lead
- Curt Massie Republican lead
- Curt Voight Republican lead
- David Kull Republican lead
- Drew Peterson Republican lead
- Dylan Jordan Republican lead
- Eric Emery Democratic lead
- Ernie Otten lead
- Greg Blanc Republican lead
- Heather Baxter Republican lead
- Jessica Bahmuller Republican lead
- Jim Mehlhaff Republican lead
- John Carley Republican lead
- John Hughes Republican lead
- John Shubeck Republican lead
- John Sjaarda Republican lead
- Jon Hansen Republican lead
- Joy Hohn Republican lead
- Kaley Nolz Republican lead
Roll-call votes on this bill
| Motion / question | Chamber | Stage | Roll | Outcome | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do Pass Amended | lower | — | d7a2d8f1-b5c5-4fd6-9647-a9cf6809faab | pass | 66 | 0 | 4 | Jan 29, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d7a2d8f1-b5c5-4fd6-9647-a9cf6809faab CC0-1.0 |
| Do Pass | lower | — | 9a2decba-5155-49bd-847e-4430f981b614 | pass | 12 | 0 | 1 | Jan 28, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9a2decba-5155-49bd-847e-4430f981b614 CC0-1.0 |
| Do Pass Amended | upper | — | b1a1cf0b-e4a4-47e8-aca7-00311eb07056 | pass | 34 | 0 | 1 | Jan 23, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b1a1cf0b-e4a4-47e8-aca7-00311eb07056 CC0-1.0 |
| Do Pass | upper | — | 29b22ce5-598e-47b0-8e8f-59fa295357bf | pass | 7 | 0 | 0 | Jan 22, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/29b22ce5-598e-47b0-8e8f-59fa295357bf CC0-1.0 |