HB 1087 South Dakota House · 2026 Regular Session

prohibit the use of paid petition circulators.

HB 1087 prohibits the use of paid petition circulators for initiatives seeking to amend South Dakota's constitution or propose new laws. The bill requires that all petition circulators disclose whether they are volunteers or paid, and if paid, state the exact compensation amount. This disclosure requirement effectively bans paid circulators by making it impossible to circulate petitions without revealing payment details. The bill directly affects petition sponsors and circulators working on constitutional amendment or initiated measure petitions. It amends existing petition filing rules to enforce this prohibition.
Bill status failed 2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Jan 2026
House Failed
Jan 2026
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2026 Last action Jan 27, 2026
Floor votes · House Jan 27, 2026

How they voted

2838
Failed · 4 other
Total votes 70
Jan 27, 2026
D Democratic5
5 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican65
28 Yea 33 Nay 4
50% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Jan 27, 2026
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (28-38-4)
house
Jan 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 4 H.J. 3
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Committee
Referred to House State Affairs H.J. 105
lower
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors