South Dakota legislation · 101st Legislature (2026)
South Dakota SCR604: urging the people of the state of South Dakota to seek the Lord Most High for His healing presence and mercy upon South Dakota.
Status: In committee, January 29, 2026
What the bill says
An act a concurrent resolution urging.
From the enrolled text, February 2, 2026:
An Act A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the people of the state of South Dakota to seek the Lord Most High for His healing presence and mercy upon South Dakota. WHEREAS, we know that from the earliest days of the United States, the men and women who worked to build up our nation trusted in the all-powerful and most merciful hand of Providence to bless our land and guide their work with His wisdom; and WHEREAS, we know that these men and women founded the United States upon the Judeo-Christian values articulated by Sacred Scripture, among which are the beliefs that government is established by God to safeguard the rights of the members of the community over which it watches, that we are to love our neighbors as we ourselves have each been loved by God, and that each human person has been created in the image and likeness of God; and WHEREAS, we hold, as John Adams wrote to the Massachusetts Militia on October 11, 1798, "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious People. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other"; and WHEREAS, Article VIII, § 1 of the South Dakota Constitution affirms that the health of a state depends on the virtue of its people; and WHEREAS, the official motto of the State …
Sponsors
- Tony Randolph (R, HD-035) · primary sponsor
- Mykala Voita (R, SD-021) · primary sponsor
- Aaron Aylward (R, HD-006)
- Heather Baxter (R, HD-034)
- Greg Blanc (R, SD-035)
- John Carley (R, SD-029)
- Timothy Goodwin (R, HD-030)
- Jana Hunt (R, HD-028)
- Phil Jensen (R, 33)
- Al Novstrup (R, HD-003)
- Tom Pischke (R, 25)
- John Sjaarda (R, HD-002)
Latest actions
- : Concurred in Resolution
- : First read in House and referral to committee waived pursuant to JR 6D-1
- : Adopt Resolution as amended
- : Motion to amend
- : Committee referral waived pursuant to JR 6D-1
- : First Reading Senate
Votes
- Concurred in Resolution (January 29, 2026): 42 yea, 23 nay, passed
- Adopt Resolution as amended (January 27, 2026): 22 yea, 11 nay, passed
Subjects: Senate Concurrent Resolution, Religion
Common questions
- What is SCR604?
- SCR604 is a bill in the South Dakota Legislature (101st Legislature (2026)): urging the people of the state of South Dakota to seek the Lord Most High for His healing presence and mercy upon South Dakota.
- What does SCR604 do?
- In its own words: An act a concurrent resolution urging.
- What is the status of SCR604?
- In committee as of January 29, 2026. Latest action: Concurred in Resolution (January 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored SCR604?
- Tony Randolph (R, HD-035), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SCR604?
- On the South Dakota Legislature website: https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26975
Source: official South Dakota record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.