South Dakota legislation · 101st Legislature (2026)
South Dakota HB1087: prohibit the use of paid petition circulators.
Status: In committee, January 27, 2026
What the bill says
An Act to prohibit the use of paid petition circulators.
From the introduced text, January 16, 2026:
An Act to prohibit the use of paid petition circulators. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota: Section 1. That § 2-1-1.1 be AMENDED: 2-1-1.1. A petition sponsor shall file, in a physical and electronic copy format, a petition for an initiated amendment to the South Dakota Constitution, as it is to be circulated, with the secretary of state before the petition may be circulated and at least one year before the next general election at which the initiated amendment to the constitution is proposed to be submitted to the voters. The petition must: (1) Be accompanied by the full text of the initiated amendment in fourteen-point font; (2) Designate, in fourteen-point font, the date of the general election at which the initiated amendment is to be submitted; (3) Contain, in fourteen-point font, the title and explanation of the initiated amendment as prepared by the attorney general, pursuant to § 12-13-25.1; (4) Contain the fiscal note, if any, prepared pursuant to § 2-9-30, in fourteen-point font; (5) Be accompanied by a notarized affidavit form, signed by each person who is a petition sponsor, which includes the name and address of each petition sponsor; and (6) Be accompanied by a statement of organization as provided in § 12-27-6. The title to be contained on a petition …
Sponsors
- Travis Ismay (R, HD-028) · primary sponsor
- Taffy Howard (R, 34)
- Jana Hunt (R, HD-028)
- Kevin Jensen (R, SD-016)
- Phil Jensen (R, 33)
- Tony Kayser (R, HD-014)
- Lauren Nelson (R, SD-018)
- Carl Perry (R, 03)
Latest actions
- : Do Pass
- : Do Pass
- : Scheduled for hearing
- : Referred to State Affairs
- : First Reading House
Votes
- Do Pass (January 27, 2026): 28 yea, 38 nay, failed
- Do Pass (January 26, 2026): 9 yea, 4 nay, passed
Subjects: Ballot Measures, Elections, Legislature and Statutes, Petitions
Common questions
- What is HB1087?
- HB1087 is a bill in the South Dakota Legislature (101st Legislature (2026)): prohibit the use of paid petition circulators.
- What does HB1087 do?
- In its own words: An Act to prohibit the use of paid petition circulators.
- What is the status of HB1087?
- In committee as of January 27, 2026. Latest action: Do Pass (January 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1087?
- Travis Ismay (R, HD-028), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1087?
- On the South Dakota Legislature website: https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26930
Source: official South Dakota record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.