Proposed South Dakota Firearm Legislation SB2
Legislation Overview
Title: Provide that a firearm silencer is not a controlled weapon.
Subject: Crimes: Firearms
Description: Provide that a firearm silencer is not a controlled weapon.
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: House of Representatives Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 66, NAYS 0. H.J. 184
Last Action Date: January 29, 2026
Sponsors
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61 sponsors: Casey Crabtree (R); Drew Peterson (R); Aaron Aylward (R); Jessica Bahmuller (R); Heather Baxter (R); Greg Blanc (R); John Carley (R); Sydney Davis (R); Randy Deibert (R); Steve Duffy (R); Eric Emery (D); Nick Fosness (R);Timothy Goodwin (R); Tamara Grove (R); Jon Hansen (R); Mellissa Heermann (R); Joy Hohn (R); Taffy Howard (R); John Hughes (R); Amber Hulse (R); Kevin Jensen (R); Phil Jensen (R); Dylan Jordan (R); Terri Jorgenson (R); Steve Kolbeck (R); David Kull (R); Curt Massie (R); Jim Mehlhaff (R); Paul Miskimins (R); Scott Moore (R); Will Mortenson (R); Brian Mulder (R); Lauren Nelson (R); Kaley Nolz (R); Al Novstrup (R); Ernie Otten (R); Marty Overweg (R); Sue Lucas-Peterson (R); Tom Pischke (R); Peri Pourier (R); Tim Reed (R); Rebecca Reimer (R); Tim Reisch (R); Kathy Rice (R); Matt Roby (R); Kent Roe (R); Michael Rohl (R); Stephanie Sauder (R); Brandei Schaefbauer (R); Kyle Schoenfish (R); Tesa Schwans (R); William Shorma (R); John Shubeck (R);John Sjaarda (R); Kevin Van Diepen (R); Curt Voight (R); Mykala Voita (R); Tim Walburg (R); Keri Weems (R); Brandon Wipf (R);Larry Zikmund (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 174% (61 of 35)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 29, 2026 | House of Representatives Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 66, NAYS 0. H.J. 184 |
| House | Jan 28, 2026 | Scheduled for hearing |
| House | Jan 28, 2026 | Commerce and Energy Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0. H.J. 11 |
| House | Jan 26, 2026 | First read in House and referred to House Commerce and Energy H.J. 136 |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2026 | Senate Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0. S.J. 93 |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2026 | Senate Motion to amend, Passed S.J. 93 Amendment 2A |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2026 | Judiciary Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0. S.J. 5 |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2026 | Scheduled for hearing |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2026 | First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 13 |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 23, 2026 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Dec 19, 2025 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Senate Amendment 2A | Senate Amendment 2A | Jan 23, 2026 | State Link | amendment text | Yes |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Do Pass | 01/22/2026 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Do Pass Amended | 01/23/2026 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Do Pass | 01/28/2026 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Do Pass Amended | 01/29/2026 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
