South Dakota bills · 2026 Regular Session
South Dakota SB 83
require that any holder of a commercial driver license in this state must be proficient in the English language, and to provide a penalty therefor.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Voight (Republican)
- Sjaarda (Republican)
- Shorma (Republican)
- Schaefbauer (Republican)
- Rice (Republican)
- Pischke (Republican)
- Peterson (Sue) (Republican)
- Perry (Republican)
- Novstrup (Republican)
- Nelson (Republican)
- Moore (Republican)
- Manhart (Republican)
- Kayser (Republican)
- Jorgenson (Republican)
- Jordan (Republican)
- Jensen (Phil) (Republican)
- Jensen (Kevin) (Republican)
- Hughes (Republican)
- Hohn (Republican)
- Grove (Republican)
- Greenfield (Republican)
- Garcia (Republican)
- Carley (Republican)
- Blanc (Republican)
- Baxter (Republican)
- Aylward (Republican)
- Auch (Republican)
- Howard (Republican)
- Goodwin (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Jan 23, 2026): Transportation Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 3 S.J. 6
Text versions
- 83A
- Introduced· Jan 13, 2026
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2026 Senate | Do Pass Amended | fail | Set your home in South Dakota to see |
| Jan 23, 2026 Senate | Deferred to the 41st legislative day | pass | Set your home in South Dakota to see |
Actions
- Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
Transportation Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 3 S.J. 6 - Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
Transportation Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 3, NAYS 4 S.J. 6 - Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
Transportation Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 5 Amendment 83A - Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1 - Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Transportation S.J. 35