South Dakota · 2026
SB 164
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.
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Summary AI-generated
South Dakota Senate Bill 164 proposes to require that any holder of a commercial driver license in the state be proficient in the English language. The bill also includes provisions to establish a penalty for non-compliance with this requirement.
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
- Carl Perry Republican lead
- Dylan Jordan Republican lead
- John Sjaarda Republican lead
- Lauren Nelson Republican lead
- Phil Jensen lead
- Taffy Howard Republican lead
- Tim Goodwin Republican lead
Roll-call votes on this bill
| Question | Chamber | Result | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concurred in amendments | upper | pass | 32 | 2 | 1 | Mar 4, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| Do Pass Amended | lower | pass | 60 | 5 | 5 | Mar 2, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| Do Pass Amended | lower | pass | 10 | 0 | 3 | Feb 24, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| Do Pass | upper | pass | 29 | 5 | 1 | Feb 5, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| Do Pass | upper | pass | 5 | 2 | 0 | Feb 4, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |