South Dakota · 2026
SJR 508
proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election, amendments to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, removing the lieutenant governor as presiding officer of the Senate.
Bill record: Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-bill/334f795a-87fc-4778-b287-add513d24f15 CC0-1.0
Summary AI-generated
SJR 508 proposes amending the South Dakota Constitution by submitting the measure to voters at the next general election. The amendment seeks to remove the lieutenant governor as the presiding officer of the Senate.
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
- Chris Karr Republican lead
- Jim Mehlhaff Republican lead
- Joy Hohn Republican lead
- Kevin Jensen Republican lead
- Lauren Nelson Republican lead
- Mark Lapka Republican lead
- MyKala Voita Republican lead
- Steve Kolbeck Republican lead
- Tamara Grove Republican lead
- Tom Pischke Republican lead
Roll-call votes on this bill
| Motion / question | Chamber | Stage | Roll | Outcome | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do Pass | lower | — | 1d0e3465-d735-4fb5-b832-0b280f5afec2 | fail | 25 | 42 | 3 | Mar 4, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1d0e3465-d735-4fb5-b832-0b280f5afec2 CC0-1.0 |
| Do Pass | lower | — | 6eb80d5d-bcbb-4a50-aaa9-33ca1ef9f37b | pass | 9 | 3 | 1 | Mar 2, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6eb80d5d-bcbb-4a50-aaa9-33ca1ef9f37b CC0-1.0 |
| Do Pass | upper | — | ccb5f2bb-d97f-49bb-8fbc-84d5b81564a9 | pass | 19 | 14 | 2 | Feb 24, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ccb5f2bb-d97f-49bb-8fbc-84d5b81564a9 CC0-1.0 |
| Do Pass | upper | — | f5308514-8df6-4798-8978-71bdb3c12272 | pass | 9 | 0 | 0 | Feb 23, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f5308514-8df6-4798-8978-71bdb3c12272 CC0-1.0 |