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RandySF

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Wed Feb 25, 2026, 05:23 AM 7 hrs ago

South Dakota senators endorse resolution asking voters to rein in lieutenant governor's authority

Voters would get to decide if South Dakota’s lieutenant governor retains the right to preside over the state Senate under the terms of a resolution passed Tuesday at the Capitol in Pierre.

The state Senate voted 19-14 to pass Senate Joint Resolution 508. The resolution now moves to a House of Representatives committee for consideration.

The resolution is an outgrowth of an issue that’s emerged during the 2026 legislative session in the long-term, health-related absence of Sen. Arch Beal, R-Sioux Falls.

In order for a bill to pass the Senate, the state constitution requires a yes vote from the majority of elected senators – 18 of the 35 – not a majority of the senators in the chamber when a vote takes place.




https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/south-dakota-senators-endorse-resolution-asking-voters-rein-lieutenant-governors-authority

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