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SD SB5

Bill

Status

Passed

2/6/2026

Primary Sponsor

Chris Kassin

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires ballot questions to include a disclosure indicating whether the measure was proposed by the Legislature or by a citizen-initiated petition

  • Amends § 12-13-9 to mandate that attorney general statements for legislative constitutional amendments and referred laws include this origin disclosure

  • Amends § 12-13-25.1 to require the same disclosure for citizen-initiated measures and constitutional amendments

  • Specifies the order of information on printed ballots: title, disclosure, attorney general's explanation (maximum 200 words), fiscal note, and voting recitation

  • Attorney general must deliver recitations to the secretary of state before the third Tuesday in May for initiated measures that qualify for the ballot

Legislative Description

Require the disclosure of whether a ballot question was proposed by initiative or by the Legislature.

Elections

Last Action

Signed by the Governor on February 06, 2026 S.J. 208

2/6/2026

Committee Referrals

State Affairs1/22/2026
State Affairs1/13/2026

Full Bill Text

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